Arts_Sainement (A_S) is a movement created in 2020 by ten independent artists in French-speaking Switzerland to fight against all types of abuse of power, discrimination, harassment and hostile behaviour in the performing arts in the region. The aim of the association is to support victims and those affected by abuse, as well as to prevent, raise awareness of and open up dialogue on issues of abuse, in the performing arts sector. The association maintains close contact with its counterparts at the national level and has taken part in a number of round tables and professional meetings on health and well-being at work in the cultural sector. The association has also been awarded a «trust» prize for young initiatives by the Legs Pro Culture foundation (Erbprozent), and will receive support from M2Act for the next two years.

Sidonie Atgé-Delbays (she), co-author of the Carnet Rose, has a degree in Political Science and Gender Studies from the University of Geneva. She has worked in Swiss cultural institutions on a number of occasions to support professionals in implementing practices that promote gender equality in their workplaces. She has been involved in a number of feminist projects in French-speaking Switzerland, and is particularly interested in issues relating to education and power relations between adults and children. A committed feminist, she is currently working at the Centre Hubertine Auclert, a resource centre dedicated to promoting equality in the Île-de-France region.

Hazbi Avdiji (they/he) is co-directing the Awareness Lab at Helvetiarockt. Their work supports institutions in the music industry in their work towards greater equality and safer spaces for gender and racial minorities. They are also a lecturer on professional and economic discriminations at HEG Geneva and the University of Lausanne. Hazbi is also a musician, producer, performer and DJ.

Pascale Baba Altenburger (she) is a dance artist who engages with socially critical topics within her artistic and pedagogical practice. Her many years of experience as a freelance dancer, dance educator, and choreographer allow her to approach the performing arts not only from an artistic perspective but also from a cultural-political one. She is a member of **Bla*Sh**. Since 2021, she has been leading workshops addressing anti-Black racism, discrimination, and intersectionality.

Zürich schaut hin – gemeinsam gegen Sexismus, Homo- und Transfeindlichkeit
Naomi Chinasa Bögli (she), Project Manager, Office for Gender Equality, City of Zurich

Public spaces in Zurich should be safe and accessible to everyone – regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, skin color, or whether someone lives with or without a disability.

« Zürich schaut hin makes boundary violations visible, which are part of everyday life for many people – especially women and queer individuals. Through an anonymous reporting platform, victims and witnesses can share their experiences. The project also promotes civil courage, strengthens self-assertion, and raises awareness among the public and specific professional groups about discrimination and harassment.

The project is jointly implemented by the Office for Gender Equality and the Department of Security of the City of Zurich.

The Federal Office of Culture (FOC) is the Swiss government's specialist cultural policy agency.
Cultural diversity is a defining feature of Switzerland. The FOC promotes culture as a vital part of open and democratic societies, both in Switzerland and abroad.

Angela Calia (she) is a lecturer and researcher at the Accademia Dimitri (SUPSI), and a dance/video dance artist. She gained a humanities degree with a theatre major from UNIBA in Italy and was awarded a Master of Art in Theatre by the Dimitri Academy in Switzerland. She focuses on research and artistic creation in the field of body memory, gender-based violence and site-specific creation processes.

Founded in 2013, ultra operates from Lucerne, Geneva, Bern and Biel in theatre plays, performances and installations at the edges of stability. In 2016, the group was nominated for the Swiss Performance Award. Their plays have repeatedly been shortlisted for the Swiss Theatre Meeting and were shown in several languages in all parts of the country. ultra was awarded the Selective Funding of the Canton of Lucerne multiple times and benefited from the three-year «Prairie» grant from Migros Culture Percentage from 2018–2021. From an interdisciplinary perspective, ultra searches for overlaps between life, art and activism.

Sonja Eismann (she) is a journalist and cultural scientist. She studied comparative literature in Vienna, Mannheim, Dijon and Santa Cruz (USA) and was co-founder of nylon magazine and Missy Magazine, where she is still part of the editorial team. From 2016 to 2022 she was a member of the Goethe-Institut’s Music Council, and in 2024, she was a pop lecturer at the University of Paderborn. She writes for Spex, taz, Freitag and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, among others, and researches gender representations in pop and gender-sensitive music journalism.

Noemi Grütter (she) is a feminist activist and human rights expert. With her feminist work, she inspires across local, national and international institutions to the clubs and on the streets. Together with the Les Créatives festival, she co-designed and co-wrote the Carnet Rose for more equality in the cultural and art scene. She is a DJ herself (DJ ALÉLÉFI) and part of the feminist party collective «Cats Calling Back». She heads the women’s rights programme at Amnesty International.

Sandra Feller (she) is a cultural worker and part of the Salzhaus Winterthur team. She is jointly responsible for ecological and social sustainability, part of the booking and communication. In her spare time, she organises an alternative music festival in Aarau and has been involved in various cultural events in the past, such as the «One of a Million Festival», the «KIFF» in Aarau, etc. She is particularly interested in the issue of power relations in the male-dominated music industry.

Mark Damon Harvey (he), who has lived in Switzerland since 1980, was born in 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He graduated with a degree in economics, obtained an MBA shortly afterwards and later studied education in Switzerland. He has been teaching anti-prejudice and anti-racism courses in the private sector and at universities since 1992. His focus is primarily on the action level and how microaggressions can be countered with effective interventions in everyday life.

Helvetiarockt is an association active throughout Switzerland, dedicated to promoting gender equality in Swiss popular music. It creates low-barrier access to music through its programs, supports and provides a network for professional artists, and raises awareness within the industry. The association advocates for appropriate visibility and recognition of women, inter, non-binary, trans, and agender people, as well as for gender-balanced line-ups, teams, and committees. Every day, Helvetiarockt strives to inspire individuals to combat inequality and work together to find solutions.

Mathieu Horeau (he) is a lecturer and researcher at the Dimitri Academy (SUPSI). He holds a doctorate from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he taught aesthetics and the history of philosophy. He writes documentaries and was co-author of the film «Préliminaires», broadcast by Arte in 2021. His research activities focus on applied theatre, adopting an approach that is both philosophical and socially committed.

Mattia Iacobelli (he/they) is a project manager at the association We Can Dance iT, which fights against sexism and sexual violence in festive and cultural spaces. Holding a master’s degree in Gender Studies, Mattia works in the prevention of gender-based and sexual violence as well as in cultural mediation on issues of gender and sexuality. Active for several years in cultural, alternative, and feminist circles, Mattia places celebration at the heart of their activist commitment.

Livia Kern (she/no pronouns) is a freelance choreographer, qualified movement and dance therapist, certified Axis Syllabus teacher and dancer in Basel. In her own project, she researches between political activism and performance as well as between art and healing. In 2023, she directed and choreographed the queer-feminist dance piece «Resistor» at Roxy Birsfelden. In 2024, she choreographed the participatory dance piece «Innehalte» at Roxy Birsfelden, the dance flash mob «Courage» with the Power Flower theatre for people aged 60+ and the Swiss-wide dance campaign «Carrying Care» by femtak. Livia Kern has won the Atelier Mondial grant for 2025 and is researching dance rituals in public spaces in Japan.

The Kaserne Basel is one of Switzerland's leading centres for contemporary theatre, dance, performance and popular music. It consistently supports independent companies and emerging talents from the local, national and international theatre and dance scenes. Its music programme offers a diverse mix of emerging and established artists. Along with the KaBar, the Kaserne Basel is a popular meeting place in a vibrant area.

Raffaela Kolb (she) operates at the interface between culture and society. With years of experience in the music industry and a master’s degree in cultural journalism under her belt, she is committed to greater diversity and inclusion as project manager for Social Affairs at Salzhaus and m4music. Her focus is on awareness and prevention work and on the question of how culture can promote structural change and initiate sustainable, participatory transformation processes.

Agota Lavoyer (she) is a social worker specialising in sexualised violence. As a victim support counsellor, she has supported countless victims and their families. Today, she works as a freelance consultant, speaker and political activist. She is the author of the bestselling books «Ist das okay?» and «Jede_ Frau» Her third book, «Ermutigt.», a handbook for victims of sexualised violence, was recently published.

A lawyer specialising in employment law and a performer to boot, Patrick Mangold (he) regularly works in the performing arts sector, providing advice and holding workshops, in particular on issues relating to the protection of the person and the prevention of harassment in the workplace. He was President of the AVDC (Vaud association for contemporary dance) for 6 years and is now a member of the Culture Committee of the FASC, the Vaud body responsible for redistributing the assets of lottery company Loterie Romande.

Marie Major (she) is a qualified lawyer. During her career, she has specialised in employment law, adult education and management. She is particularly interested in issues relating to the protection of the person, identity and data protection in employment relationships. Alongside her professional duties, Marie Major has a passion for the performing arts and dance, and is active in the voluntary sector. She has co-created a number of training courses and supported projects to prevent harassment and violence in the workplace.

Opferhilfe beider Basel is committed to supporting and counselling people affected by violence. Elena Spinnler (she) is a counsellor for women, young people and children affected by violence. Within Opferhilfe beider Basel, she is responsible for awareness and violence prevention. Thomas Gall (he) is a counsellor for men and queer people who have been victims of violence. He is the team leader and deputy managing director.

Veronica Provenzale (she) is a researcher and administrative director at the Dimitri Academy (SUPSI). She graduated in archaeology and art history from the University of Lausanne where she obtained her doctorate in the arts in 2006. She was an academic member of staff and associate of the Istituto Svizzero di Roma, before becoming a research associate at the Museo Comunale d'Arte Moderna di Ascona. She focuses on practice-based projects with application in social and educational fields as well as in-depth studies on the professions of the performing arts.

Agathe Raboud (she) has been active in the French-speaking Swiss cultural scene since 2012. She is an actress, a cultural mediator in various institutions, founder of an independent cultural radio station, member of the committee of the literary cabaret, and a municipal councillor for the Ensemble à gauche group in Lausanne. Since January 2025, she has been coordinating the association Arts_Sainement, of which she has been a member since 2020.

The cultural and contrast radio station Radio X has been broadcasting from Basel since 1998 (via radiox.ch, FM, cable, and DAB+). The station's main focus areas include music, culture(s), and social topics. Radio X is an independent, open, innovative, and inclusive medium. Its target audience includes young people, the young at heart, culturally interested, and engaged individuals. Radio X has the courage to step outside the circle of habits with and through its programming.

Danielle Bürgin (she) has been working at Radio X for almost 10 years. As the station's Head of Music and Culture, she is closely connected to various cultural topics and scenes. She develops her own programs and formats and regularly organizes events in the club and subculture sectors. As a DJ, she has been performing under the name Féline in various Swiss clubs for nearly thirty years.

Reboot is a Franco-Swiss project run by Courant d'Cirque and iElles examining power relationships, violence and stereotypes in circus arts training. Inspired by feminist values, it uses workshops, professional exchanges and a collective intelligence process to question and deconstruct, as well as to propose resources.

Beren Tuna (she) grew up in Turkey and Germany. She completed her acting studies at the HMT (now ZHdK) in 2006. Since then, she has worked freelance in theatre and film. In 2016, Beren Tuna was honoured with the Swiss Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in the feature film «Köpek» (director: Esen Işık), and in 2020 she was nominated again for her role in «Al-Shafaq». She has been directing her own theatre works since 2018. Beren Tuna is a co-founder and board member of the Fe:maleAct association, which is committed to equality and diversity in film and theatre. In this context, she is networked with Switzerland’s various activist initiatives, each of which works towards less discriminatory and more sustainable theatre practice in its own way.

t. Theaterschaffen Schweiz is the national professional and industry association for people involved in professional independent theatre. With over 1750 members, t. represents the interests of the sector at a cultural policy and social level throughout Switzerland. t. supports theatre professionals by setting standard wages and fees, providing advice and offering numerous services.

Themis Vertrauensstelle gegen sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt e.V. was founded in 2018 by cultural and media industry associations and broadcasters. It offers confidential legal and psychological counselling for victims, witnesses and companies. Themis is supported by industry associations, broadcasters and sponsors and is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media. Katrin I. Kirstein (she) is a legal advisor at Themis and also works as a freelance lawyer.

The Bernese association Flirt Don’t Hurt is committed to preventing and raising awareness of the issue of sexualised violence in Bern's nightlife. The association takes various approaches to achieve this: it offers workshops for club staff, runs information campaigns on social media, supports similar initiatives, provides coaching for managers and supports nightlife establishments in the awareness process. All with the aim of ensuring a safe night out for all revellers. Flirt Don’t Hurt actively combats sexualised violence in Bern’s nightlife.

We Ca Dance iT is an association that aims to promote equality and prevent and raise awareness of sexist and sexual violence in the cultural sphere, public spaces and nightlife environments. Our activities are organised into 4 areas. The aim of the association is to give a seal of approval to cultural or festival institutions to encourage them to take into account issues linked to sexist and sexual violence by providing them with support. Cultural or festival institutions that adopt the label enter into a long-term work commitment.

Dr. Andrea Zimmermann (she) is a gender researcher at the University of Bern. Since 2018, she has been leading various projects on gender relations in cultural institutions and teaching at various universities. Her work focuses on topics such as gender equality, emancipatory critique, gender-based violence, and masculinities. Since 2018, she has been involved with Art of Intervention to foster a lively exchange between science, culture, and the public.