The Sanctuary Podcast launches today on TasteMakers Radio

Stacey Marie is the Guardian Angel of Vancouver’s Club District.

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Stacey Marie is campaigning for a safer nightlife. She is a music lover, nurse, activist, visual artist, host of The Sanctuary Podcast, and the manager of Harm Reduction Services for Bass Coast Festival.

She is also the Co-Founder of Good Night Out Vancouver, a non-profit society focused on reducing sexual violence in music and nightlife venues with a focus on the electronic music sector.

Stacey also works as a consultant in the music industry, supporting festivals and artists to collectively increase safety at their events. She is a Public Health facilitator and sexual violence prevention specialist aka Stacey Marie wants her community to party safe! Here is how she helps do that.

Good Night Out works with artists, venues, promoters, & patrons to build the capacity to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and assault. Good Night Out has trained nearly 1500 people across North America. Artists trained include: Ana Sia, Digital Ethos, Huxley Anne, Ill Gates, Mr. Bill, Chee, Little Snake and GJones.

For the last 10 years Stacey has directed the Harm Reduction program for Bass Coast Music Festival. Her work for this 7000 person festival includes training over 100 volunteers, running a 24 hour education space, and implementing drug testing services, including the use of Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) technology. The harm reduction program at Bass Coast is renowned across North America for its progressive approach.

In 2018, Stacey worked with GJones on a comprehensive tour safety package to help increase patron safety for his Ineffable Truth tour. This included designing posters with consent messaging, implementing “SOS Cards,” creating a safety rider, checklist for venue security, and a workshop for the tour crew.

Stacey has worked with a variety of artists to create custom safety messaging for live shows, including, Buku, Shlump and Little Snake.

The TasteMakers Radio family is proud to bring this siren of safety to our channel!

Tune into her show, The Sanctuary, every Wednesday at 1pm PST on DASH Radio.