Event organisation for marginalised communities

Abstract

In spite of event organisers' best intentions, events and festivals have the capacity to contribute to the marginalisation of underprivileged groups and communities. This often happens through exclusion, by creating a physically or financially inaccessible event, or by highlighting their 'lack’. However, recent research on an event held for a marginalised community in South Dunedin, New Zealand, found that, with careful planning and execution, events can provide significant social value.