Canadian Live Music Association Offers Seminars On Safety At Concerts

Raising The Bar is a first-of-its-kind, national training program brought to you by the Canadian Live Music Association. It provides hands-on training and education to live music industry professionals to ensure event safety in Canada’s live music industry.

On March 4, 2019, The Canadian Live Music Association  partnered with London-based Anova (working to create a future without violence in London and Middlesex County), Over the Bridge (connecting members of the music industry to mental health and addiction recovery, education, training, and long-term support services) and the London 2019 JUNO Host Committee to launch Raising The Bar.  Read the launch press release here.

Upcoming events include:

  • Two panels during Canadian Music Week:
    • Overdose Prevention: it only takes 20 minutes to save a life!
      Day/time: Thursday, May 9 at 3:25 pm
      Type: Workshop
      Speakers: Over the Bridge & Marchese Health Care
    • Healthy Festivals and Venues: Keeping Our Spaces Safe
      Day/time: Friday, May 10 at 2:15 pm
      Type: Panel
      Speakers: TBA
      Moderator: Samantha Slattery, Canadian Live Music Association
  • Raising The Bar – West Coast Summit: Full day of programming on May 27 at the Imperial in Vancouver, British Columbia

Event details and program information can be found on the Raising The Bar website.  Please follow Raising The Bar on FacebookTwitter and Instagram.

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Sponsorship opportunities for Raising The Bar are available. Contact Samantha Slattery for more details of how to get involved.