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Volunteering
There are two ways to volunteer at the 2011 Harmony Festival.
Harmony Festival Street Team
Help us get the word out about the 2011 Harmony Festival by signing up here to join the Harmony Festival Fan Manager Street Team.
and/or
Volunteer at the Festival
Sign up here to volunteer at the 2011 Harmony Festival and click here to read the volunteer crew information page.
Harmony Festival Street Team
Help us get the word out about the 2011 Harmony Festival by signing up here to join the Harmony Festival Fan Manager Street Team.
and/or
Volunteer at the Festival
Sign up here to volunteer at the 2011 Harmony Festival and click here to read the volunteer crew information page.
Festival Box Office & Gate Hours
Tickets for Harmony Festival 2012 are not on sale yet. Watch this space for details to be announced.
2011 Volunteer Crew Info
WHAT'S INVOLVED
Time Commitment
A total of twelve (12) volunteer hours during the Event (June 10-12, 2011) gets you: one (1) All-Weekend Pass*. Includes ALL Weekend Access to every show, every stage, every venue at the festival, EXCEPT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IN GRACE PAVILION. You get ALL Day Shows, Friday and Saturday Night Shows in Harmony Hall and the Harmony After Dark Zone.
A Total of eighteen (18) volunteer hours if working before or after, and not during the Event (June 10-12, 2011) gets you one (1) All-Weekend Pass*. Includes ALL Weekend Access to every show, every stage, every venue at the festival, EXCEPT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IN GRACE PAVILION. You get ALL Day Shows, Friday and Saturday Night Shows in Harmony Hall and the Harmony After Dark Zone.
Note: Capacity in Harmony Hall is limited so be sure to come early!
Benefits
All-Weekend Pass*, Crew Camping, and a Crew T-Shirt. (*All-Weekend pass does NOT include Techno-Tribal Dance.)
Skills & Training
We are always in need of responsible Crew Members. We are looking for talented, energetic, enthusiastic folks who love Festivals to help maintain the high quality of this annual event. We are looking for folks with all sorts of different skills. Most Festival Barter Crew jobs do not require specialized skills (there are a few exceptions & will be noted). All Crew Members must contact their Coordinator who is responsible for scheduling & coordinating them & making sure their area runs smoothly.
Training occurs at one of two group meetings at the Festival Site in June:
The Individual Crew Meetings can be scheduled before or after the General Meeting (Thursday, June 9, 2011), Check with your Coordinator.
Returning Crew Members
Returning Crew Members are given preference if you apply early enough. If you are a returning Crew Member & wish to work in the same department as last year, please complete the Crew Member application form online. An email confirming your application will be sent to you from the Festival Crews Coordinator. Your details will be passed on to the Coordinator of your selected area, who will then contact you.
If you are a returning Crew Member wishing to work in a different department, please complete the Crew Member application form online & indicate your preferences of departments.
The Festival Crews Coordinator will discuss these possible changes with you & then forward your details to the relevant Crew Coordinator.
Please note, that the Festival Crews Coordinator will make every effort to place you in your preferred 'new' department. However, positions are limited & returning Crew Members remaining in the same department will be given priority.
LOGISTICS
Crew Check-in
Crew Members must arrive Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA, anytime after 8:00 a.m. to check in with your Crew Koordinator.
Location: Brookwood Parking Lot
Hours
Thursday 8 am – 8 pm
Friday 8 am – 8 pm
Saturday 8 am – 2 pm
No Early Arrivals unless requested to do so! If you haven’t been confirmed for a Crew Position, don’t arrive looking for work!
Mandatory Crew Meeting
There is a mandatory meeting at 8:15 pm on June 9, 2011 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.
Crew Meetings
Attend your Crew meeting. LEARN THE NAME OF YOUR CREW, MEET YOUR CREW COORDINATOR. Get clear on your job. You should plan on working a minimum of 24 hours if pre-event/post-event; or 12 hours during the event. Your Crew Coordinator will assign your Schedule for the weekend.
Monday Departure
If you don’t have an assigned job for after show, we expect you to leave on Monday.
CAMPING & OTHER CREW "NEED TO KNOWS"
Camping
Crew Camping is available for all trades. Crew Camping is provided in our designated Crew Camping area. No Crew Camping in Public areas. Carpooling helps us maximize the space.
Respecting Quiet
Respect your fellow Crew members who work early and late throughout the weekend and may be sleeping at any hour.
What to Bring
A hat, comfortable shoes, sunscreen, a water bottle, a flashlight & extra batteries, food or money for food: Excellent food fare is available at many food booths that benefit community non-profit groups.
What NOT to Bring (Major General No-Nos)
No glass or alcohol is to be brought into the concert bowl!!
No generators are to be brought on-site!
No animals! No BBQs! No Fires! No Candles! No Nitrous Tanks! No Fireworks!!!! (Anyone with fireworks will be asked to leave.)
Child Safety
All Crew with attending children (including teens): You are responsible at all times for your children, even in Crew Camp! Non-Crew teen family members must camp with parent or guardian.
Parent Guidelines
Please don’t treat the Kids Area as a day care center. We encourage all parents to participate in the activities.Children can easily get lost. Please locate a good rendezvous point in the Festival & let your children know where it is, in case they get lost. (Harmony Central is a great place). We will be placing bands on all young children. Please make sure you take your child to the Box Office or Security Booth for a band, if you didn’t receive one for them when you checked in.
FESTIVAL CREW AGREEMENT
Festival Crew Code of Ethics
As a Harmony Crew Member
Festival Crew Obligations
Crew Members are one of the mainstays of this festival - without their dedication & effort; we could not put the Festival on each year. Each Crew Member represents the "face" of the Harmony Festival, & thereby is an ambassador for our organization. The Harmony Festival expects that they will be enthusiastic, friendly, helpful, & professional at all times during their Crew shifts. It will be important to report on time & ready to work to all shifts to which you have been assigned.
In addition, Crew Members are required to:
BECOMING A FESTIVAL CREW MEMBER
Application Process
All you need to do to become a Festival Crew Member is to complete the Online Application (http://www.harmonyfestival.com/volunteer-application.html). If your choice of job is available, an appropriate Coordinator will contact you. Otherwise, a Festival Coordinator, who will match you to an alternative job, will contact you. You are not confirmed until contacted!
The application form will be available until all positions are filled.
After submitting your application, please allow approximately two weeks to hear back from us about whether you have been selected as a Crew Member. If you are selected, you will receive confirmation and further instructions, including contact information for your designated Crew Coordinator.
Apply online at: http://www.harmonyfestival.com/volunteer-application.html
Application Deadline: June 1, 2011
Other Important Information
Contact Kerry Morgan, Crews Coordinator, at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or
HarmonyCrew
PO Box 5421
Eureka, CA 95502
Time Commitment
A total of twelve (12) volunteer hours during the Event (June 10-12, 2011) gets you: one (1) All-Weekend Pass*. Includes ALL Weekend Access to every show, every stage, every venue at the festival, EXCEPT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IN GRACE PAVILION. You get ALL Day Shows, Friday and Saturday Night Shows in Harmony Hall and the Harmony After Dark Zone.
A Total of eighteen (18) volunteer hours if working before or after, and not during the Event (June 10-12, 2011) gets you one (1) All-Weekend Pass*. Includes ALL Weekend Access to every show, every stage, every venue at the festival, EXCEPT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS IN GRACE PAVILION. You get ALL Day Shows, Friday and Saturday Night Shows in Harmony Hall and the Harmony After Dark Zone.
Note: Capacity in Harmony Hall is limited so be sure to come early!
Benefits
All-Weekend Pass*, Crew Camping, and a Crew T-Shirt. (*All-Weekend pass does NOT include Techno-Tribal Dance.)
Skills & Training
We are always in need of responsible Crew Members. We are looking for talented, energetic, enthusiastic folks who love Festivals to help maintain the high quality of this annual event. We are looking for folks with all sorts of different skills. Most Festival Barter Crew jobs do not require specialized skills (there are a few exceptions & will be noted). All Crew Members must contact their Coordinator who is responsible for scheduling & coordinating them & making sure their area runs smoothly.
Training occurs at one of two group meetings at the Festival Site in June:
1. First at the Festival General Meeting on Thursday at 8:15 pm; and
2. Then at Individual Crew Meetings.
2. Then at Individual Crew Meetings.
The Individual Crew Meetings can be scheduled before or after the General Meeting (Thursday, June 9, 2011), Check with your Coordinator.
Returning Crew Members
If you are a returning Crew Member wishing to work in a different department, please complete the Crew Member application form online & indicate your preferences of departments.
The Festival Crews Coordinator will discuss these possible changes with you & then forward your details to the relevant Crew Coordinator.
Please note, that the Festival Crews Coordinator will make every effort to place you in your preferred 'new' department. However, positions are limited & returning Crew Members remaining in the same department will be given priority.
LOGISTICS
Crew Check-in
Crew Members must arrive Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, CA, anytime after 8:00 a.m. to check in with your Crew Koordinator.
Location: Brookwood Parking Lot
Hours
Thursday 8 am – 8 pm
Friday 8 am – 8 pm
Saturday 8 am – 2 pm
No Early Arrivals unless requested to do so! If you haven’t been confirmed for a Crew Position, don’t arrive looking for work!
Mandatory Crew Meeting
There is a mandatory meeting at 8:15 pm on June 9, 2011 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.
Crew Meetings
Attend your Crew meeting. LEARN THE NAME OF YOUR CREW, MEET YOUR CREW COORDINATOR. Get clear on your job. You should plan on working a minimum of 24 hours if pre-event/post-event; or 12 hours during the event. Your Crew Coordinator will assign your Schedule for the weekend.
Monday Departure
If you don’t have an assigned job for after show, we expect you to leave on Monday.
CAMPING & OTHER CREW "NEED TO KNOWS"
Camping
Crew Camping is available for all trades. Crew Camping is provided in our designated Crew Camping area. No Crew Camping in Public areas. Carpooling helps us maximize the space.
Respecting Quiet
Respect your fellow Crew members who work early and late throughout the weekend and may be sleeping at any hour.
What to Bring
A hat, comfortable shoes, sunscreen, a water bottle, a flashlight & extra batteries, food or money for food: Excellent food fare is available at many food booths that benefit community non-profit groups.
What NOT to Bring (Major General No-Nos)
No glass or alcohol is to be brought into the concert bowl!!
No generators are to be brought on-site!
No animals! No BBQs! No Fires! No Candles! No Nitrous Tanks! No Fireworks!!!! (Anyone with fireworks will be asked to leave.)
Child Safety
All Crew with attending children (including teens): You are responsible at all times for your children, even in Crew Camp! Non-Crew teen family members must camp with parent or guardian.
Parent Guidelines
Please don’t treat the Kids Area as a day care center. We encourage all parents to participate in the activities.Children can easily get lost. Please locate a good rendezvous point in the Festival & let your children know where it is, in case they get lost. (Harmony Central is a great place). We will be placing bands on all young children. Please make sure you take your child to the Box Office or Security Booth for a band, if you didn’t receive one for them when you checked in.
FESTIVAL CREW AGREEMENT
Festival Crew Code of Ethics
As a Harmony Crew Member
1. I realize that I am subject to a code of ethics similar to that which binds the professionals in any field.
2. I, like them, assume certain responsibilities & expect to account for what I do in terms of what I am expected to do. I will honor the goals, rules, & regulations of the festival.
3. I interpret “Festival Crew Member” to mean that I have been accepted as a "partner-in-service" & I expect to do my work according to standards set out by the festival organizers.
4. I understand that the shirt (marked staff) is my uniform.
5. I will refrain from using alcohol and/or drugs before or during my work shifts, or at any time while wearing my staff shirt.
6. I understand that as a Crew member, I represent the Harmony Festival and will act in a manner that reflects positively on the event.
7. I promise to take to my work an attitude of open mindedness, to be willing to be trained for it, & to bring to it my interest & attention.
8. I believe my attitude toward Crew work should be professional. I believe that I have an obligation to my work, to those who direct it, to my colleagues, & to the public.
9. Being eager to contribute all that I can to the goals of festival, I accept this code of ethics, to be followed carefully & cheerfully.
2. I, like them, assume certain responsibilities & expect to account for what I do in terms of what I am expected to do. I will honor the goals, rules, & regulations of the festival.
3. I interpret “Festival Crew Member” to mean that I have been accepted as a "partner-in-service" & I expect to do my work according to standards set out by the festival organizers.
4. I understand that the shirt (marked staff) is my uniform.
5. I will refrain from using alcohol and/or drugs before or during my work shifts, or at any time while wearing my staff shirt.
6. I understand that as a Crew member, I represent the Harmony Festival and will act in a manner that reflects positively on the event.
7. I promise to take to my work an attitude of open mindedness, to be willing to be trained for it, & to bring to it my interest & attention.
8. I believe my attitude toward Crew work should be professional. I believe that I have an obligation to my work, to those who direct it, to my colleagues, & to the public.
9. Being eager to contribute all that I can to the goals of festival, I accept this code of ethics, to be followed carefully & cheerfully.
Festival Crew Obligations
In addition, Crew Members are required to:
- Sign & return one copy of their Festival Crew Member Info Sheet/Waiver.
- Attend the Training Meetings held at the Festival site (Sonoma County Fairgrounds). Attendance at our General Crew meeting is mandatory for all Crew Members & indicates a Crew Member's commitment to completing their job assignment. The General Meeting is held at 8:15 pm on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds.
BECOMING A FESTIVAL CREW MEMBER
Application Process
All you need to do to become a Festival Crew Member is to complete the Online Application (http://www.harmonyfestival.com/volunteer-application.html). If your choice of job is available, an appropriate Coordinator will contact you. Otherwise, a Festival Coordinator, who will match you to an alternative job, will contact you. You are not confirmed until contacted!
The application form will be available until all positions are filled.
After submitting your application, please allow approximately two weeks to hear back from us about whether you have been selected as a Crew Member. If you are selected, you will receive confirmation and further instructions, including contact information for your designated Crew Coordinator.
Apply online at: http://www.harmonyfestival.com/volunteer-application.html
Application Deadline: June 1, 2011
Other Important Information
- Develop a community and ask questions. Our attitude will be one of openness, friendliness and respect toward all people and the environment around us.
- Check in at designated area 15 minutes before scheduled shift.
- Be prepared to work your shift when reporting for duty. Bring water, snacks, appropriate clothing and a flashlight (if nighttime) when coming on your shift.
- Please camp in designated areas. Be prepared. Bring essential camping gear.
- Respect the Fire Lanes. Any vehicles or tents blocking fire lanes will be removed.
- For ecological, economical and other practical reasons, carpooling is strongly encouraged.
- No animals!
- No vehicle ins and outs!
- Pack out what you pack in! Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!
- Drink water, wear sunscreen, wear a hat, wear comfortable shoes, and be prepared for any kind of weather, etc.
- No campfires at all.
- No vending, especially food or drugs.
- Be knowledgeable about where facilities are (water, toilet, security, fire suppression and communication equipment, etc.)
- If using a radio, state the person's name you are contacting, your name, and your purpose. Keep it brief.
- Be safe.
- Have fun, care for one another, and help make it work and REMEMBER TO WIGGLE!!!
Contact Kerry Morgan, Crews Coordinator, at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or
HarmonyCrew
PO Box 5421
Eureka, CA 95502
Charities & Non-Profits
Harmony Festival is pleased to support humanitarian organizations in the spirit of co-creating the greater story of our collective shift as one. In 2011, we are pleased to announce the following designated charities and non-profit partners.
Spotlight on The Pachamama Alliance and FourYears.Go.
In March 2010, The Pachcmama Alliance, launched FourYears.Go., a global communications and commitment campaign to inspire people toward creating a sustainable, just and fulfilling place for all life. So far, hundreds of allied organizations and thousands of individuals have signed on through 2014 to literally change the course and engagement. We can do this.
www.pachamama.org
www.fouryearsago.org
Spotlight on Harmonic Humanity
Harmonic Humanity and Harmony Festival: changing lives, one song at a time.
Harmonic Humanity is a Bay Area non-profit that produces compilation CDs of conscious musicians/actiists and disstributes then to homeless street vendors who sell and profit fro them. The project helped vendors raise an estimated $90,000- for themselves on the west oast during the organization's pilot run in 2010. Last year, a group of homeless vendors were invited to the Festival to work and take the Main Stage to share their experiences.
In 2011, Harmonic Humanity will release its second compilation CD entitled Relief, featuring donated tracks by artists such as Fishbone, Singing Bear, Kitaro, Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars, Blane Lyon and many more.
Ffind Harmonic Humanity and special guests pn stage and their booth next to Harmony Central. Donations are 100% tax-deductible.
www.harmonichumanity.org
Spotlight on Woman's Earth Alliance
Women's Earth Alliance is a global organization that unites women on the front lines of environmental causes coordinating resources, training & networks to support thriving women, communities and earth. WEA, along with the Harmony Foundation, was instrumental in bringing Ms. Lauryn Hill (2010) and Julia Butterfly Hill (2009) to Harmony.
www.womensearthalliance.org
Spotlight on The Pachamama Alliance and FourYears.Go.
In March 2010, The Pachcmama Alliance, launched FourYears.Go., a global communications and commitment campaign to inspire people toward creating a sustainable, just and fulfilling place for all life. So far, hundreds of allied organizations and thousands of individuals have signed on through 2014 to literally change the course and engagement. We can do this.
www.pachamama.org
www.fouryearsago.org
Spotlight on Harmonic Humanity
Harmonic Humanity and Harmony Festival: changing lives, one song at a time.
Harmonic Humanity is a Bay Area non-profit that produces compilation CDs of conscious musicians/actiists and disstributes then to homeless street vendors who sell and profit fro them. The project helped vendors raise an estimated $90,000- for themselves on the west oast during the organization's pilot run in 2010. Last year, a group of homeless vendors were invited to the Festival to work and take the Main Stage to share their experiences.
In 2011, Harmonic Humanity will release its second compilation CD entitled Relief, featuring donated tracks by artists such as Fishbone, Singing Bear, Kitaro, Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars, Blane Lyon and many more.
Ffind Harmonic Humanity and special guests pn stage and their booth next to Harmony Central. Donations are 100% tax-deductible.
www.harmonichumanity.org
Spotlight on Woman's Earth Alliance
Women's Earth Alliance is a global organization that unites women on the front lines of environmental causes coordinating resources, training & networks to support thriving women, communities and earth. WEA, along with the Harmony Foundation, was instrumental in bringing Ms. Lauryn Hill (2010) and Julia Butterfly Hill (2009) to Harmony.
www.womensearthalliance.org
