Q de festa! nits de Qualitatprevention and risk reduction in nightlife settings

Noel GarciaSpora Sinergies

noel.garcia@spora.wswww.spora.ws

Q de festa!prevention and risk reduction in nightlife settings

Q de festa! is a project by the Catalan Government to reduce and prevent health related risks in nightlife settings

This project is a member of Party+: European Network for Safer Party Labels. This is a network that links Catalunya with three other projects in Europe: Fêtez Clairs (France) Quality Nights (Belgium) and Saferclubbing (Switzerland).

Q de festa! is a label given to those places that offer some specific services for the promotion of quality and wellbeing.

Q de festa! has certain services that are considered to be basics. These basic services are the ones that have to be offered in order to be part of the label. In addition to these, there are other services that are recognised by the label.

Q de festa!

basics

extra

• Information stand display with leaflets about health, drug consumption and other risky behaviour.

basics servicesQ de festa!

• Training and awareness of club nightlife staff about risk reduction and prevention.

• Resources aimed at preventing drink driving.

❡ Breathalyzer (optional).

❡ Take-home resource for calculating blood/alcohol levels.

Q de festa! basic services

• Free access to drinking water

• Detailed and up to date information about the nearest public transportation.

❡ Sign showing transport information specific to the venue.

Q de festa! basic services

• Condom machine

❡ Can be provided to the venues that do not already have them.

• Earplugs

extra services

Free for staff and up to the venue to charge

Q de festa!

• Menu of non-alcoholic cocktails.

• Chill Out

Tailor made advice on creating chill out space is provided.

• Food

- Provision of (ideally) healthy food at the bar or in vending machines.

• Cloakroom

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- A safe space to store clothes and other personal possessions.

extra services

• Safe transport

‐ Venues subsidise the cost of public transport for partygoers or provide their own.

• Medical assistance

- Emergency medical assistance available in the setting.

What does Q de festa! offer to the clubs?

In relation to the basic services…

1. The exhibitors and the leaflets.

1. The training sessions for the staff.

1. A Q de festa! door sign to identify the place with the project.

1. Assistance in obtaining a condom machine if needed.

In terms of diffusion and external communication:

www.qdefesta.cat1. A website explaining the project and the list of Q de festa! places:

1. A media communication strategy, involving:

1. The European Network for Safer Party Labels

1. Annual reports on Nightlife and health from the Catalan Government.

examples:

What does Q de festa! offer to the clubs?

• General mass media.

• Specialized media –nightlife, trends, music, tourism… etc.-

• Specialized nightlife networks.

• General social networks.

• Local, national and international nightlife tourism promotion.

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Partners

Catalan Government Departments

• Security, Institutional Relations and Participation

Servei Català de TrànsitDirecció General del Joc i d’Espectacles

Agència Catalana de Turisme

• Industry, Comerç and Tourism

• Culture and Media

Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)

NGO

Private companies

• Plataforma NitsQ

• ARSU Festa

• Cogailes

• Energy Control

• EMT Tarragona• Deejay Magazine• Grup Enderrock• Mondosonoro• Nadafool

Nightlife unions and federations

• Patatabrava• Ràdio Flaixbac• Revivelanoche• Tillate

• Tarragona

• Reus

• Mataró

• Asacc• Concat

• Fecasarm• Territorial Policy and Public Works

Consorci del Transport Públic del Camp de Tarragona

• H2O

• SOM.NIT

• S.O.S. Tarragona

City councils

• Fadiscat• Fecalon

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• Sant Sadurní d’Anoia

• La Seu d’Urgell

• Vilafranca del Penedès

Q de festa! nits de Qualitatprevention and risk reduction in nightlife settings

Noel GarciaSpora Sinergies

noel.garcia@spora.wswww.spora.ws

www.qdefesta.cat