Global Crowd Management Alliance®
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5/5
#PinkBowsPledge #GCMA #GlobalCrowdSafety #EventSafety #SaferCrowds #PublicTrust #LiveEvents #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
#PinkBowsPledge #GCMA #GlobalCrowdSafety #EventSafety #SaferCrowds #PublicTrust #LiveEvents #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
4/5
There is no place for complacency in crowd safety. Every crowd, everywhere, deserves to return home safely.
🔗 Read the Pink Bows Pledge and join the commitment: pinkbowsfoundation.org/pledge/
There is no place for complacency in crowd safety. Every crowd, everywhere, deserves to return home safely.
🔗 Read the Pink Bows Pledge and join the commitment: pinkbowsfoundation.org/pledge/
Pink Bows Foundation
Pink Bows Foundation
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December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
4/5
There is no place for complacency in crowd safety. Every crowd, everywhere, deserves to return home safely.
🔗 Read the Pink Bows Pledge and join the commitment: pinkbowsfoundation.org/pledge/
There is no place for complacency in crowd safety. Every crowd, everywhere, deserves to return home safely.
🔗 Read the Pink Bows Pledge and join the commitment: pinkbowsfoundation.org/pledge/
3/5
We also recognise the wider principles of the pledge: prevention-focused planning, clear communication in moments of risk, situational awareness within crowds, and respect for the lives lost whose legacies must drive meaningful change.
We also recognise the wider principles of the pledge: prevention-focused planning, clear communication in moments of risk, situational awareness within crowds, and respect for the lives lost whose legacies must drive meaningful change.
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
3/5
We also recognise the wider principles of the pledge: prevention-focused planning, clear communication in moments of risk, situational awareness within crowds, and respect for the lives lost whose legacies must drive meaningful change.
We also recognise the wider principles of the pledge: prevention-focused planning, clear communication in moments of risk, situational awareness within crowds, and respect for the lives lost whose legacies must drive meaningful change.
2/5
has a role to play in recognising risk early and acting decisively when safety is threatened.
Through this pledge, GCMA reaffirms its commitment to educate, supporting international knowledge-sharing, evidence-informed practice, and open collaboration across borders and disciplines.
has a role to play in recognising risk early and acting decisively when safety is threatened.
Through this pledge, GCMA reaffirms its commitment to educate, supporting international knowledge-sharing, evidence-informed practice, and open collaboration across borders and disciplines.
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
2/5
has a role to play in recognising risk early and acting decisively when safety is threatened.
Through this pledge, GCMA reaffirms its commitment to educate, supporting international knowledge-sharing, evidence-informed practice, and open collaboration across borders and disciplines.
has a role to play in recognising risk early and acting decisively when safety is threatened.
Through this pledge, GCMA reaffirms its commitment to educate, supporting international knowledge-sharing, evidence-informed practice, and open collaboration across borders and disciplines.
5/5
#Goa #India #CrowdSafety #EventSafety #PublicSafety #FireSafety #NightTimeEconomy #GlobalStandards #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
#Goa #India #CrowdSafety #EventSafety #PublicSafety #FireSafety #NightTimeEconomy #GlobalStandards #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
4/5
and practical safety tools that help protect both staff and audiences worldwide.
🔗 Read the INA statement in full: www.nightlifeinternational.org/en/
Our thoughts remain with everyone affected in Goa.
and practical safety tools that help protect both staff and audiences worldwide.
🔗 Read the INA statement in full: www.nightlifeinternational.org/en/
Our thoughts remain with everyone affected in Goa.
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
4/5
and practical safety tools that help protect both staff and audiences worldwide.
🔗 Read the INA statement in full: www.nightlifeinternational.org/en/
Our thoughts remain with everyone affected in Goa.
and practical safety tools that help protect both staff and audiences worldwide.
🔗 Read the INA statement in full: www.nightlifeinternational.org/en/
Our thoughts remain with everyone affected in Goa.
3/5
Tragedies like this underline the importance of effective design, clear emergency egress, responsible operations, and accountability where safety obligations are not met.
GCMA supports the INA’s work to promote learning, prevention,
Tragedies like this underline the importance of effective design, clear emergency egress, responsible operations, and accountability where safety obligations are not met.
GCMA supports the INA’s work to promote learning, prevention,
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
3/5
Tragedies like this underline the importance of effective design, clear emergency egress, responsible operations, and accountability where safety obligations are not met.
GCMA supports the INA’s work to promote learning, prevention,
Tragedies like this underline the importance of effective design, clear emergency egress, responsible operations, and accountability where safety obligations are not met.
GCMA supports the INA’s work to promote learning, prevention,
2/5
which has issued a statement mourning those lost and calling for stronger, consistently enforced global fire-prevention standards across nightlife and live entertainment venues.
As the INA notes, no entertainment experience should ever come at the cost of human life.
which has issued a statement mourning those lost and calling for stronger, consistently enforced global fire-prevention standards across nightlife and live entertainment venues.
As the INA notes, no entertainment experience should ever come at the cost of human life.
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
2/5
which has issued a statement mourning those lost and calling for stronger, consistently enforced global fire-prevention standards across nightlife and live entertainment venues.
As the INA notes, no entertainment experience should ever come at the cost of human life.
which has issued a statement mourning those lost and calling for stronger, consistently enforced global fire-prevention standards across nightlife and live entertainment venues.
As the INA notes, no entertainment experience should ever come at the cost of human life.
5/6
fast-moving, multi-risk environments. There are no easy conclusions to draw, only the ongoing challenge of preparedness.
fast-moving, multi-risk environments. There are no easy conclusions to draw, only the ongoing challenge of preparedness.
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
5/6
fast-moving, multi-risk environments. There are no easy conclusions to draw, only the ongoing challenge of preparedness.
fast-moving, multi-risk environments. There are no easy conclusions to draw, only the ongoing challenge of preparedness.
4/6
and how official public guidance differs internationally.
Read and share Milad’s article here: doi.org/10.64628/AA....
As this tragedy shows, public safety is shaped not by single controls or slogans, but by how people actually behave in complex,
and how official public guidance differs internationally.
Read and share Milad’s article here: doi.org/10.64628/AA....
As this tragedy shows, public safety is shaped not by single controls or slogans, but by how people actually behave in complex,
Intervene or run and hide: what should you do during public violence like the attacks at Bondi?
Ahmed al Ahmed’s actions almost certainly saved lives, but does bystander intervention go against official advice during mass violence events?
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
4/6
and how official public guidance differs internationally.
Read and share Milad’s article here: doi.org/10.64628/AA....
As this tragedy shows, public safety is shaped not by single controls or slogans, but by how people actually behave in complex,
and how official public guidance differs internationally.
Read and share Milad’s article here: doi.org/10.64628/AA....
As this tragedy shows, public safety is shaped not by single controls or slogans, but by how people actually behave in complex,
3/6
Associate Professor, Milad Haghani (University of Melbourne) has published a timely and important article in The Conversation, examining bystander behaviour during public violence, including when intervention can reduce harm, the very real personal risks involved,
Associate Professor, Milad Haghani (University of Melbourne) has published a timely and important article in The Conversation, examining bystander behaviour during public violence, including when intervention can reduce harm, the very real personal risks involved,
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
3/6
Associate Professor, Milad Haghani (University of Melbourne) has published a timely and important article in The Conversation, examining bystander behaviour during public violence, including when intervention can reduce harm, the very real personal risks involved,
Associate Professor, Milad Haghani (University of Melbourne) has published a timely and important article in The Conversation, examining bystander behaviour during public violence, including when intervention can reduce harm, the very real personal risks involved,
2/6
For crowd and event safety professionals, the question now is not whether people show courage under pressure, but how evidence-based guidance is framed, understood, and applied in real-world conditions of fear, confusion, and uncertainty.
For crowd and event safety professionals, the question now is not whether people show courage under pressure, but how evidence-based guidance is framed, understood, and applied in real-world conditions of fear, confusion, and uncertainty.
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
2/6
For crowd and event safety professionals, the question now is not whether people show courage under pressure, but how evidence-based guidance is framed, understood, and applied in real-world conditions of fear, confusion, and uncertainty.
For crowd and event safety professionals, the question now is not whether people show courage under pressure, but how evidence-based guidance is framed, understood, and applied in real-world conditions of fear, confusion, and uncertainty.
4/4
Thank you again for joining us and contributing to a thoughtful end-of-year discussion. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2026! 🙌
#TheControlRoom #CrowdManagement #HarmReduction #EventSafety #MajorEvents #GCMA #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
Thank you again for joining us and contributing to a thoughtful end-of-year discussion. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2026! 🙌
#TheControlRoom #CrowdManagement #HarmReduction #EventSafety #MajorEvents #GCMA #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
4/4
Thank you again for joining us and contributing to a thoughtful end-of-year discussion. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2026! 🙌
#TheControlRoom #CrowdManagement #HarmReduction #EventSafety #MajorEvents #GCMA #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
Thank you again for joining us and contributing to a thoughtful end-of-year discussion. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2026! 🙌
#TheControlRoom #CrowdManagement #HarmReduction #EventSafety #MajorEvents #GCMA #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
3/4
It was a lively, honest and constructive final session of the year, with thoughtful contributions on substance use, harm-reduction practice and emerging approaches in festival and nightlife environments.
It was a lively, honest and constructive final session of the year, with thoughtful contributions on substance use, harm-reduction practice and emerging approaches in festival and nightlife environments.
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
3/4
It was a lively, honest and constructive final session of the year, with thoughtful contributions on substance use, harm-reduction practice and emerging approaches in festival and nightlife environments.
It was a lively, honest and constructive final session of the year, with thoughtful contributions on substance use, harm-reduction practice and emerging approaches in festival and nightlife environments.
2/4
Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP, Danielle Gaudet, Sara-Jane Kickham, Don Parman, Konstantin Turuntcev, Eric Stuart QPM, Meghan Wilcox, Iain Fourie, Whitney Tran, Robert Brown, Carmen Hubbard, William "Will" Sēton.
Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP, Danielle Gaudet, Sara-Jane Kickham, Don Parman, Konstantin Turuntcev, Eric Stuart QPM, Meghan Wilcox, Iain Fourie, Whitney Tran, Robert Brown, Carmen Hubbard, William "Will" Sēton.
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
2/4
Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP, Danielle Gaudet, Sara-Jane Kickham, Don Parman, Konstantin Turuntcev, Eric Stuart QPM, Meghan Wilcox, Iain Fourie, Whitney Tran, Robert Brown, Carmen Hubbard, William "Will" Sēton.
Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP, Danielle Gaudet, Sara-Jane Kickham, Don Parman, Konstantin Turuntcev, Eric Stuart QPM, Meghan Wilcox, Iain Fourie, Whitney Tran, Robert Brown, Carmen Hubbard, William "Will" Sēton.
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
4/5
A truly global alliance working together to support safer, better-managed crowds everywhere.
#GCMA #GlobalCrowdManagementAlliance #CrowdManagement #EventSafety #MajorEvents #CrowdSafety #InternationalCollaboration #EducateAdvocateMotivate #GCMA #Global #Crowds
A truly global alliance working together to support safer, better-managed crowds everywhere.
#GCMA #GlobalCrowdManagementAlliance #CrowdManagement #EventSafety #MajorEvents #CrowdSafety #InternationalCollaboration #EducateAdvocateMotivate #GCMA #Global #Crowds
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
4/5
A truly global alliance working together to support safer, better-managed crowds everywhere.
#GCMA #GlobalCrowdManagementAlliance #CrowdManagement #EventSafety #MajorEvents #CrowdSafety #InternationalCollaboration #EducateAdvocateMotivate #GCMA #Global #Crowds
A truly global alliance working together to support safer, better-managed crowds everywhere.
#GCMA #GlobalCrowdManagementAlliance #CrowdManagement #EventSafety #MajorEvents #CrowdSafety #InternationalCollaboration #EducateAdvocateMotivate #GCMA #Global #Crowds
3/5
commitment and collaboration: Oliver Kastens, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), Eoghan Gill PGDip, Jacob Worek, SMP, Thyr Rodrigues, Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Chris Kerr, Cathy Knowsley, Iain Fourie, Eric Stuart QPM, Simon Battersby, Kate James, John Badcock, Ben Kidd, Janet Sellery, CRSP, CHSC
commitment and collaboration: Oliver Kastens, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), Eoghan Gill PGDip, Jacob Worek, SMP, Thyr Rodrigues, Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Chris Kerr, Cathy Knowsley, Iain Fourie, Eric Stuart QPM, Simon Battersby, Kate James, John Badcock, Ben Kidd, Janet Sellery, CRSP, CHSC
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
3/5
commitment and collaboration: Oliver Kastens, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), Eoghan Gill PGDip, Jacob Worek, SMP, Thyr Rodrigues, Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Chris Kerr, Cathy Knowsley, Iain Fourie, Eric Stuart QPM, Simon Battersby, Kate James, John Badcock, Ben Kidd, Janet Sellery, CRSP, CHSC
commitment and collaboration: Oliver Kastens, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), Eoghan Gill PGDip, Jacob Worek, SMP, Thyr Rodrigues, Rebecca Wilusz, Ph.D., Chris Kerr, Cathy Knowsley, Iain Fourie, Eric Stuart QPM, Simon Battersby, Kate James, John Badcock, Ben Kidd, Janet Sellery, CRSP, CHSC
2/5
global crowd management community.
The discussion covered current priorities across education, member engagement, professional standards and upcoming global initiatives — all shaped by the diverse expertise around the table.
Thank you to our Board colleagues for their time,
global crowd management community.
The discussion covered current priorities across education, member engagement, professional standards and upcoming global initiatives — all shaped by the diverse expertise around the table.
Thank you to our Board colleagues for their time,
December 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
2/5
global crowd management community.
The discussion covered current priorities across education, member engagement, professional standards and upcoming global initiatives — all shaped by the diverse expertise around the table.
Thank you to our Board colleagues for their time,
global crowd management community.
The discussion covered current priorities across education, member engagement, professional standards and upcoming global initiatives — all shaped by the diverse expertise around the table.
Thank you to our Board colleagues for their time,