Our events are rooted in alternative cultures. From witchcraft and goth to punk and hippie, etc.
Not as aesthetics but as a value systems. These cultures have always questioned authority, rejected exploitation and refused cruelty and harm as tradition. At their core they teach personal responsibilities, DIY ethics, and conscious participation. They encourage awareness of who benefits, who is harmed and meaningful forms of resistance. This isn’t politics being added on. It’s the backbone of these cultures.
Zero Tolerance Policy
We maintain zero tolerance for harassment, discrimination, or abusive behaviour of any kind. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Racism, xenophobia, or ethnic discrimination
- Sexism or misogyny
- Transphobia or homophobia
- Ableism
- Body shaming
- Harassment, intimidation, threats, or unwanted sexual attention
Any conduct that creates an unsafe, hostile, or exclusionary environment will be addressed immediately.
Harm & Ethical Responsibility
Ethical responsibility extends beyond interpersonal conduct to include our collective impact on land, animals, resources, and shared environments.
Examples of how this applies at our events include:
• Vegan food only: All vendors selling food must provide 100% vegan options, ensuring no animal products are used in preparation, ingredients, or packaging.
• Leather, Silk, Wool, Beeswax and animal-derived items: Animal products brought along to events for sale must be made from second-hand/upcycled reflecting respect for animal life and the environment.
• Taxidermy and curios: Ethical sourcing is mandatory, with verification of legally and sustainably sourced items only. No items from illegally hunted or exploited animals will be permitted.
• Single-use plastics: where possible, we ask vendors to consider the lifecycle of all products and packaging. Reusing and recycling non biodegradable materials.
Where possible, we encourage waste reduction, responsible disposal, and conscious material use. Vendors are expected to avoid products or practices that promote unnecessary harm, cruelty, or environmental damage.
Handmade & Ethical Trading
Our events prioritise genuine, handmade, and artist-produced work. We do not accept mass-produced goods, dropshipped items, or AI-generated content presented as original creative work.
This policy exists to protect independent small businesses and artists, uphold creative integrity, and ensure our events remain spaces for real, human-made work rather than mass-produced harmful output.
Respect, Consent & Boundaries
Respect for personal boundaries is mandatory. Consent must be explicit, informed, and ongoing. This applies to physical contact, verbal interaction, photography, filming, and performance engagement. Consent may be withdrawn at any time and must be respected without question.
Inclusivity & Sex Worker Support
We are committed to inclusive, non-discriminatory spaces. Stigma, shaming, or exclusion based on occupation, identity, background, or body is not tolerated. We actively work to ensure equitable access and representation for marginalised and under-represented communities.
Ethical Spending & Conscious Sourcing
We recognise that money is power, and that where we spend it is a political and ethical choice. We ask our community from vendors and performers, to attendees to treat their money as a form of consent and to spend it consciously wherever possible.
Ethical participation includes recognising that neutrality benefits harmful systems. Choosing where not to spend money is as important as choosing where to spend it.
We actively discourage supporting businesses, suppliers, or organisations that fund, promote, or materially support systems of oppression, including but not limited to: state violence, immigration detention and deportation regimes, military occupation, far-right politics, or policies that harm marginalised communities and animals.
This includes avoiding suppliers or companies that publicly or financially support entities such as military funding tied to human rights abuses, far-right political movements, or politicians and organisations whose policies promote racism, transphobia, colonial violence, or social harm.
Where feasible, we prioritise independent, local, community-led, and ethically aligned businesses. We encourage participants to research where their money goes and to opt out of supporting companies whose values conflict with this code.
Here is a non exhaustive list of websites as a resource:
https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/
https://www.corporatewatch.org/
https://www.business-humanrights.org/
Enforcement & Removal
The organiser reserves the right to take immediate action in response to breaches of this code. This may include written or verbal warnings, removal from the event without refund, or exclusion from future events. Decisions are final and made in the interest of community safety, wellbeing, and ethical integrity.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that some of our events take place on lands that were never ceded and remain the traditional territories of Indigenous peoples.
In Australia, we acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we gather and pay respect to Elders past and present.
In Aotearoa New Zealand, we recognise Māori as tangata whenua and honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
We recognise the ongoing impacts of colonisation, including dispossession, violence, and cultural erasure, and acknowledge that these histories are not past, they continue to shape the present.
We commit to holding our events with respect for Indigenous sovereignty, culture, and knowledge, and aim to approach our work with accountability rather than neutrality.
Reporting
Feedback is always welcomed.
Breaches of this code may be reported to the organiser. Reports will be taken seriously, investigated and handled with discretion, raising a concern in good faith will not negatively affect your ability to attend, trade, perform, or work at our events.
See you under the moon and stars
By accepting attendance as a vendor, customer, performer, or working at our events, you agree to comply with this Code of Conduct and Ethical Practices policy and to contribute to a safer, more ethical alternative community space.