Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
Embarking on a journey to combine the festival experience with higher thinking and spirituality, begs that our attendees and organizers take continuous personal inventory. This can, at times, require us to sit in uncomfortable realities.
For Revival, we have identified that being a fledgling organization, comes with the opportunity to weave our cultural desires into the fabric of our starting foundations.
We can accomplish this by first recognizing the following:
We are directly stepping into a space celebrating the summer solstice, on stolen land.
We presently do not have any Black, Indigenous, or People of Color among our volunteer organizers.
Our cross-cultural programming must first amplify BIPOC voices in order to hold validity in spaces of plant medicine, ceremony, and ritual.
These are just the first of many areas that we will need to address as we grow. The goal of Revival is to create wellness in the community. Laughing alongside learning. We are committed to acting in the present, by learning from our past, to pave a better future.
To start addressing this shortcoming, we have begun creating our framework for creating authentically inclusive spaces for BIPOC community members.
Active Efforts
The first step in recognizing our present leaderships experiences cannot be expected to speak to the whole of our community, is to give space for those voices who can, in tangible and measurable ways. Our ambitions and implementation for measures of growth include:
Starting immediately we are taking applications for volunteer leadership positions on our Advisory group. On their guidance, we will charter more ways Revival can actively practice anti-racism, reverse anti-blackness mentalities and work towards better representation of people of color in festival faces.
Waiving vendor fees for black and indigenous owned businesses.
Begin working with local activist groups to increase BIPOC event access. Including making changes to our Workshop, Ceremony and Culture Camp selection processes.
Starting with this actions will allow us to continually evaluate our work and progress, in identifying an anti- racist stance in the wold, and to expand our efforts to other marginalized groups and communities.
Collaborative Aspirations
Of the 8 indigenous tribes that inhabit Utah, what is now North Fork Park once rightfully belonged to members of the Eastern Shoshone [SHOH] + [SHOH] + [NEE] tribe. Moving forward we would like to see our venue costs going directly to indigenous peoples, instead of the US government. We aspire to create a professional relationship with indigenous property owners in hopes of hosting our event on Reservation lands, or with an Indigenous property owner. We hope to first start a conversation on honoring the land and invite Indigenous peoples to participate in our plans for opening ceremonies, and our mindfulness spaces at the event.
We also would like to invite cultures who practice spirituality or any of its practices to come participate in our workshops and ceremony spaces. As we are committed to giving representation, education and acknowledgment to these practices.
Lastly we invite any marginalized groups to contact us regarding our culture camps. Our event organizers have reserved dedicated capacity and resources for helping these groups organize and execute Culture or Theme Camps. Removing as many obstacles as possible to support those with a desire to be an elevated voice is a top priority of ours.
Continued Conversations
We want to hear from you, and are open to criticism as growth opportunities as we work together in these conversations. If you would like to get involved with our Advisory Committee, or would like to offer your personal evaluation on our goals and plans of action, please email hello@ourrevival.org . We commit to contemplate ways in which we can take action, including educating ourselves and others, increasing BIPOC representation, and supporting BIPOC organizations and initiatives. We commit to listening.