In 2018 the Barcelona City Council launched “No Callem”, a protocol to address gender-based violence (GBV), particularly sexual and LGBTQI-phobic violence, in nighttime entertainment spaces.
Nightlife venues, including concert halls, bars, music bars and festivals, are spaces to meet and socialize that often become the scenes of behaviours preventing free and universal enjoyment. In this way, sexual violence, or the threat of it, is one of the primary ways that equal access to public spaces is restricted.
When entertainment venues sign the collaborative agreement, they commit to implement the “No Callem” protocol, including by sensitizing and training staff on what constitutes sexual harassment and assault and how to respond to such incidents.
