We understand the Reeperbahn Festival as a cultural space for peaceful, respectful, communal, and diverse coexistence. To create awareness of boundary-crossing behavior and discrimination, and to contribute to lasting social change, we have developed a number of awareness measures together with act aware e. V. and L'Unità Security.

We believe that a considerate way of interacting with one another is only possible if everyone takes shared responsibility. We face the challenge of bringing together a wide variety of venues and participants within our festival concept. We address this by strengthening all team members' knowledge on the topic of awareness, by offering various opportunities for interaction in our program for music industry professionals, and by creating an information and support service through trained awareness teams.

Our Focus: Exchange!

As the Reeperbahn Festival, we constantly try to revise and improve our awareness offerings. We see our awareness work as an ongoing process and know that it is far from perfect and still has room for improvement. That's why we welcome input and want to incorporate a range of perspectives on the topic.

Your opinion is extremely valuable in this process. We welcome feedback at any time. If you have comments or questions about the concept, please get in touch via our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram) or by email.

We want to focus on prevention and create an offering that is accessible to everyone — regardless of how much prior knowledge they have.

We have already begun with our awareness campaign "Handbook of Shared Responsibility." In it, we address eight topics, on which we asked people from various fields to share their views: awareness, language, safety, consent, representation, violence, accessibility, and boundaries.

You can download these voices, background knowledge, tips, and reflection questions here as a PDF.

Handbook of Shared Responsibility

In addition, we equip most of the backstage areas with Artist Awareness Kits. These contain information materials as well as support items for artists, including stress balls, acupressure rings, glucose tablets, strong chewing gum, sleep masks, and earplugs.

An acoustic announcement providing information about awareness is also played across the event grounds.

Our Awareness Teams

Everything related to the awareness concept at the Reeperbahn Festival can be recognized by the purple umbrella symbol. Our awareness teams wear this symbol on their purple vests, along with the word "Awareness" and the L'Unità logo.

This service is aimed at anyone who feels threatened, harassed, or assaulted, who has experienced something concrete, who is unsure whether something has happened to them, or who feels uncomfortable for any other reason and would like support.

The service is also available to all companions, all staff, the crew, and the artists.

+49 176 13795940

The awareness team can be found both on site at the Awareness Points at the Festival Village and at Spielbudenplatz, as well as mobile throughout the Reeperbahn Festival area, including the participating clubs.

Mobile Awareness Teams (moving through the event area and clubs) 
Wednesday – Saturday, September 16–19 
18:00 – 02:00

Awareness Points

Awareness Point Heiligengeistfeld 
Wednesday – Saturday, September 16–19 
11:00 – 00:00

Awareness Point Spielbudenplatz 
Wednesday – Saturday, September 16–19 
11:00 – 02:00

You'll find the Awareness Points at the Festival Village on the Heiligengeistfeld and at Spielbudenplatz. They serve as a central point of contact for questions and offer support throughout the entire Reeperbahn Festival. The Awareness Point serves as a retreat space where the awareness team can be found.

Affected individuals can come directly to the Point, or be picked up and accompanied there by the awareness team, to find protection, support, and calm.

The Awareness Point at the Spielbudenplatz is equipped with seating and retreat options such as sofas, pillows, and blankets, as well as support and aid materials such as glucose tablets, water, sweets, stress balls, skills tools, hygiene items, bandages, electrolytes, sick bags, and hearing protection.

Have you ever heard the term "allyship"?

Allyship means forming alliances, taking action, and supporting people affected by discrimination.

You can be an ally by…

• Paying attention and actively taking action — in the interest of the affected person.
• Listening to people affected by discrimination and following them on social media.
• Educating yourself about discrimination and related terminology.
• Giving affected people space and keeping your own perspective in the background.
• Donating time or money to disadvantaged communities.
• Talking with your friends and learning together.
• Speaking up about problems and intervening.
• Engaging with your own privileges.

For terms related to awareness, check out our glossary

Important: Always pay attention to your own boundaries and those of others.

If you observe a situation that seems wrong to you, or you feel that another person is not doing well, check your own capacity to intervene or offer support. If you don't feel able to do so, be sure to let someone else know.

If you decide to intervene, speak directly with the affected person and ask whether they need your support. If they don't want it, respect that. If they do want your support, ask them what would help.

Confidential Forensic Examination Center for Survivors of Violence 

Appointment booking: 040 7410 5261 
vertrauliche.spurensicherung@uke.de 
Available: 24 hours a day
Appointment Booking and Counseling Phone: 01522 2895261 
Hours: Mon–Thu 9:00–15:00, Fri 9:00–14:00

Frauennotruf (Women's Crisis Line) 

Topic: Sexualized violence 
www.frauennotruf-hamburg.de 
kontakt@frauennotruf-hamburg.de 
040 255566 
Phone counseling and appointment scheduling: 
Mon 9:30–13:00 & 15:00–19:00

Amira 

Topic: Racism 
adb-hamburg.de/amira
amira@basisundwoge.de 
040 39842647 
In-person counseling and appointments by phone or email

Transberatung Nord 

Topic: Medical counseling for trans people 
transberatung-nord.de
info@transberatung-nord.de 
01575 4832445 By email or phone, by appointment

MhC 

Topic: General counseling for trans people and support around violence
mhc-hh.de/jugend-und-elternarbeit 
info@mhc-jugendarbeit.de 
040 27877803 
Phone and office hours: 
Wednesday 16:00–19:00

Basis und Woge 

Topic: All forms of discrimination 
basisundwoge.de
info@basisundwoge.de 
040 3984260 
Monday to Friday 9:00–16:00

Deutsche Depressionshilfe (German Depression Support) 

Topic: Depression and mental illness 
deutsche-depressionshilfe.de
0800 3344533 
Mon, Tue, Thu 13:00–17:00; Wed & Fri 8:30–12:30

Crisis & Self-Help Groups 

Topic: Drugs, addiction, mental health crises 
https://dieboje.de/angebote/krisen-und-notfaelle

Drug Crisis Service

Topic: Drugs 
https://drogennotdienst.de/angebote/beratung-und-reha/drogennotdienst-3/ 
Addiction & drug hotline, 24h: 030 19237

Telefonseelsorge (Telephone Crisis Line) 

www.telefonseelsorge.de 
Available around the clock: 0800 111 0 111