Inclusive Conscious?

Why be Inclusive Conscious?

 

Sometimes when there aren’t many people around you who are the same…

Ethnicity

Should I be here?

Being inclusive conscious means to think about how to make everyone feel welcome, not just disabled people but all people !

Gender or Sexuality

Speaking the same language as you.

Can I Join In?

Everyone has the right to make art and share it with other people. Everyone has the right to come to gigs and have a good time.

have Disability

You might start thinking?

Will I be bullied?

 

How to be Inclusive Conscious?

  • a person with a question mark

    1 who is not in the room?

  • a waving hand

    2. How can you be friendly and welcoming to those people.

  • a speech bubble with a tick and a cross in it

    3 Ask for their positive and negative feedback

  • a person with a arrow in a circle

    4 Change based on the feedback

How we are Inclusive Conscious

  • Crew T shirts

    Everyone working on Robyn’s Rocket has a yellow or black Crew T Shirt with the crew logo, this is so artists/musicians and the audience know who they can ask for help should they need it.

  • Shapes and colours

    Written and spoken English is not accessible to everyone. Each artist has a shape and colour, your shape and colour will be on the timetable, merch table and on the stage.

  • a rocket

    rocket badges

    everyone at Robyn’s Rocket is given a rocket badges, Rocket badges are used to show how much communication each person wants with other people;

    Up = happy to talk to everyone,

    Sideways= I only want to talk to people I know,

    Down = please don’t speak to me. You can change your rocket badge position as much as you like.

  • a purple person paying a trumpet

    Disabled artist led

    Led by a disabled artist and including disabled artists as equals alongside non disabled artists.

  • a pair of ear plugs

    Sensory Needs

    We lend out ear defenders and sunglasses, and provide free ear plugs, as some people can feel overwhelmed with sound and light.

  • t shirt

    Merch Table

    We try to make it part of Going to the gig. We handle payments for you and give you, your money at the end of the gig, we do not take a percentage or charge a fee.

  • a stage with lights and a microphone

    Spaceship theme

    We make the stage look like a homemade spaceship, so we have a clear visual identity. We want people to remember their time at Robyn’s Rocket.

  • a overhead projector

    Live visual art

    Rucksack Cinema (AKA Jaime) does video mixing and projections on to the walls and celling - with live art by an artist from Heart N Soul.

  • a group of stars

    Feedback

    We want to hear everyone’s (including artists) feedback. Positive and negative. You will find star shaped cards to write your feedback on, placed on the tables inside the venue.

  • a timetable

    Timetable

    Some people feel happier when they know what is going to happen next. Some people need to plan their journey home. The timetable also offers a way for people to be able to match the artist with their merchandise on the merch table, using the shapes and colours.

  • a group of circles

    Floor shapes

    We use coloured shapes on the floor for people who struggle to see in dim light as you can feel them - and to help people to know where to queue. On the stage area, the shapes give you somewhere safe to stand if you find it hard to see cables on the floor.

  • a pink planet

    social distancing badges

    we use badges to tell other people your social distancing preferences.

  • a red play button

    streaming

    There are lots of reasons why someone can’t come to a gigs so we stream online.

  • a child playing with a car and airplane

    Kids play area

    When we do sunday afternoon gigs, we have a play area for kids with toys divided between 0-3 and 3+