Working with the Aotearoa music community to create safer and more inclusive workplaces and spaces

What we do

We provide free education, guidance and support, and resources for individuals, groups, businesses, and organisations in the Aotearoa music community to safely address sexual harm, bullying, harassment, and discrimination in music workplaces and community spaces.

Grounded in the experiences of our community and supported by specialist expertise, our work brings together lived experience, research, and best practice to prevent and respond to sexual harm, bullying, harassment, and discrimination across the sector.

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How can we help?

Education

Designed with Sexual Harm Prevention Specialist Rachel Harrison, Professional Respect Training has supported the Aotearoa music community since 2021 with industry-specific training about preventing and responding to sexual harm. Explore practical workplace tools, legal responsibilities, and WorkSafe obligations through an interactive workshop experience.

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Support & Guidance

Explore our Resource Directory for a range of community-informed and specialist-developed resources, freely available to support the prevention and response of harm across music workplaces and community spaces.

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Resources

In 2023, SoundCheck Aotearoa launched an industry world-first sexual harm prevention and response advisor service (SHAPRA). This service is free and available to all people across the Aotearoa music community to access specialist advice, guidance, and support in an independent and confidential space.

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  • "The SHAPRA service fills a gap and provides support and expertise that is not readily available elsewhere. There is also flexibility with the service the SHAPRA offers, it can be tailored to individual needs, and is not as restricted or prescribed as other services. That it is funded and there is no financial barrier to accessing support is hugely important"

  • "Support like this should be accessible to everyone and not just those who can afford it. It’s a vital service for the music industry which has far too many dark corners"

  • "More of it - in all industries!"

  • "I have used the advice, knowledge and resources to make changes in my workplace that would not have happened otherwise"

  • "Thanks for all the hard work. Holding space for these tough conversations cannot be easy and I appreciate the amount you all give to this mahi"

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