Visions for Fastaval 2025
Here you will find the main organizing group's vision for Fastaval 2025. Like a clockwork with many cogs, the different areas of Fastaval are inextricably linked and must work together to create Fastaval for all of us. Even though many work in isolation in a single area, it's important to focus on the fact that we are a united community working together and wanting the best for Fastaval. That's why it's important to have a common direction and goals.
Active inclusion
Fastaval is a place where many different enthusiasts gather around our shared passions and hobbies. At the same time, it's also a place with its own culture and traditions that can easily risk unconsciously excluding participants if we don't actively work on our inclusion. We want Fastaval to be more inclusive so that everyone can see themselves participating in the various activities of the program and Fastaval as a whole. We will work with representation and accessibility and explore how we can ensure that our shared culture does not exclude anyone who wants to be part of the community.
Safety
Many years of work have gone into making Fastaval a safe community for participants and volunteers, and we will carry this torch forward into 2025.
We will ensure that all participants and volunteers know where to turn if they need support or have questions regarding safety. We will also work to better equip Fastaval volunteers to handle and respond to conflicts and unsafe situations that may arise during Fastaval. Fastaval volunteers often have the most direct contact with Fastaval participants, so it's important that they feel comfortable and know what is - and is not - expected of them.
Volunteer management
Fastaval is a big machine with many moving parts that need to work together to make it all run smoothly. There's a lot we can do to strengthen and improve that cooperation.
We will work towards clear expectations and better communication to and between Fastaval volunteers. In this way, we will support the collaboration between Fastaval's different areas and strengthen the experience of a unified volunteer Fastaval. In addition, we must ensure clear chains of command and a common framework for communication between the main organizers and the rest of Fastaval.
Volunteer care and culture
Volunteering at Fastaval should be fun and rewarding - no matter what area you volunteer in and what tasks you do at Fastaval. We will work for a better culture of recognition of Fastaval's volunteers and the great effort they all put into creating Fastaval. At the same time, we will work for more equality and less hierarchy between volunteers, as well as greater presence and cooperation between main organizers and volunteers.
