Mindfulness measures

Mission statement of Hannover Verstanstaltungs GmbH (HVG)

At our events, whether at the Maschsee Festival, the International Fireworks Competition or the Glitterbox, people - some of them from all over the world - come together with different cultural backgrounds, ways of life and individual interests and needs. We greatly appreciate all our guests and the resulting diversity at each of our events.

However, the reality, even in the colourful world of events and leisure activities, is not always as tolerant and considerate as we as organisers think and live by our basic values. As a result, we endeavour to expressly oppose all injustices, border crossings and discrimination of any kind and to offer the best possible safe space during our events. As a rule, however, this can only be achieved through the respectful and helpful treatment of every person who attends our events.

We, the HVG team, warmly welcome everyone who wants to enjoy a good time with us in a positive and respectful atmosphere and be part of a peaceful event culture!

To support our mission statement and provide the best possible help in critical situations, this year we are working for the first time with the Saferspaces App together. In an expanded line-up, the St John on site with their PSNV team (psychosocial emergency care) for adults and children, which also serves as the interface (operator) for the app. Of course, all security staff are also generally available, but they can generally only be called in by St John Ambulance in the second instance with regard to all topics within the scope of our "Mindfulness Guidelines".

It is important to note that due to the large area of the Maschseefest (over 20,000m²) and the fact that we only have the right to use parts of the area, we are not able to cover all the paths around and on the Maschsee. An overview of where the posters and the Johanniter area of operation extend to can be found in the appendices.