https://fantomtl.cargo.site FANTOM Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:19 +0000 https://fantomtl.cargo.site en https://fantomtl.cargo.site/home Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:13:24 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/home <img width="3718" height="763" width_o="3718" height_o="763" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a596ff1104c2181e16477e5efb468181389b96a5c44694550f6bbec5607759d/FANTOM-Wordmark-Black-On-Transparent_supercropped2.png" data-mid="164433618" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a596ff1104c2181e16477e5efb468181389b96a5c44694550f6bbec5607759d/FANTOM-Wordmark-Black-On-Transparent_supercropped2.png" /> Fédération pour les Arts Nocturnes comprenant les Travailleur·euses et Organisateur·ices de Montréal FANTOM is a non-profit collective created by and for queer/trans/BIPOC/ally underground nightlife and after-hours artists, workers, and organizers. We foster inititatives that seek to meaningfully improve the material conditions of alternative cultural work in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal. FANTOM relies on community input via surveys, meet-ups, and working groups in order to guide projects and set priorities. ︎︎︎ now underwaySPACE INITIATIVE Uniting event producers, researchers, partners, and collaborators who share our values and vision, FANTOM is taking up the task of building a transparent and accountable not-for-profit event space ︎︎︎more https://fantomtl.cargo.site/space Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:50:08 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/space BUILDING SPACE Developing sustainable nightlife spaces for Tiohtià:ke/Montréal. PARQUETTE (PILOT PROJECT) Operating on a short term (year-to-year) lease, Parquette seeks to provide immediate space for alternative art &amp; nightlife communities.&nbsp;The pilot project also explores the viability of new models for collective organizing.2025 SURVEY This followup to FANTOM’s 2023 survey sought to quantify issues surrounding access to space for alternative nightlife. It also explored interactions between city policy and challenges associated with organized nightlife. LONG-TERM SPACE INITIATIVE Accompanied by Rayside Labossière, FANTOM is proud to support the development of a new space dedicated to culture and joy on the territory of Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, collectively-imagined by a cross-disciplinary group of artists, designers, and researchers. We thank Alex Blue V., Amai Moïse, Danji Buck-Moore, Fernanda Alvarez, and Tiana McLaughlan for contributing to the foundational vision and values for this project. GET INVOLVED→ sign up for the BUILDING SPACE newsletteror reach us at space@fantomtl.ca <img width="724" height="1086" width_o="724" height_o="1086" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37c2f9346e5318ef040fa3cb02df74aae4d152edca2571b21674c4f9336fa90b/4918B935-76FB-4FE2-9D3D-838BA77682F0_1_105_c.jpeg" data-mid="219501031" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/724/i/37c2f9346e5318ef040fa3cb02df74aae4d152edca2571b21674c4f9336fa90b/4918B935-76FB-4FE2-9D3D-838BA77682F0_1_105_c.jpeg" /> https://fantomtl.cargo.site/about-1 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 23:41:52 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/about-1 ABOUT US MISSION &nbsp; &nbsp;FANTOM aims to ensure the safety, sustainability, and solidarity of a thriving alternative nightlife culture. WHAT WE DO We create frameworks for collective action, policy analysis and advocacy, as well as the creation of tools for knowledge and resource sharing.We foster inititatives that seek to meaningfully improve the material conditions of alternative cultural work in Tiohtià:ke / Montreal. HOW WE WORK FANTOM relies on community input via surveys, meet-ups, and working groups in order to guide projects and set priorities. HISTORY FANTOM was founded in 2022 in response to a groundswell of frustration among workers, performers, organizers, and other members of Montreal’s queer/trans/BIPOC/ally nightlife communities experiencing violence, harassment, exploitation, and misrepresentation. Taken together, these experiences were clear threats to the continued viability of underground and alternative nightlife in Montreal. Incorporating FANTOM as a not-for-profit organization in Quebec was the first step towards being able to better understand and respond to these threats through collective action. https://fantomtl.cargo.site/projects Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:13:24 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/projects PROJECTS PAST &amp; PRESENT︎︎︎ COMMUNITY-RUN EVENT SPACEUniting the foremost event producers, researchers, partners, and collaborators who share FANTOM’s values and vision, we are taking up the task of building a transparent and accountable not-for-profit event space. → more on FANTOM space project COLLIDE : NIGHTLIFE BEFORE DARK Collide is an all-evening event co-hosted by Studio ZX and FANTOM, intended to serve as a shared and open space for the many scenes that make up Montreal nightlife to meet, find common ground, and build lasting ties of solidarity—regardless of experience level or other barriers.&nbsp; → more on Collide UNDERGROUND NIGHTLIFE SURVEY → more info here AWAITING FUNDING&nbsp;︎︎︎ GUIDEBOOK FOR ORGANIZERS Compiling a guidebook of community-determined best practices for safe and accessible nightlife events, along with protocols for inclusivity, sensitivity, equitable compensation, and fair treatment of workers and artists. → add your voice→&nbsp;call for reference resources ONLINE RESOURCE HUBWe know that there are so many resources and organizations that already do good work - we want to be able to share these via an online resource centre where new nightlife organizers/ workers/ DJs/ performers/ partygoers can find out about them. → call for resources SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF MONTREAL UNDERGROUND NIGHTLIFE Producing video and other documentary media that records the untold histories of underground nightlife in Montreal, helping contemporary communities situate themselves within a broader narrative and to understand the impacts of historical shifts in policy and socioeconomic displacement on their present context. → collaborate APP FOR SAFER EVENT SPACES Developing a web and mobile app to allow nightlife artists, organizers, workers, and community members to lookup, review, and share information about venues and other event spaces, with the goal of improving transparency and communication within an often exploited and marginalized community, as well as holding venue operators accountable with respect to standards of safety, accessibility, inclusivity, and equitable compensation. The app will be modelled around the needs of queer, trans, and BIPOC individuals and communities.&nbsp;→ collaborate https://fantomtl.cargo.site/call-for-resources Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:19 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/call-for-resources CALL FOR RESOURCES If you know of resources or organizations in Montreal or other cities/ countries, please send them our way so we can collaborate and build off existing work! We want to hear about: →&nbsp; organizations that promote safety/ inclusivity within nightlife or beyond (like GRIP and PLURI) →&nbsp; books/ zines / guides about safer dancefloors, safer event design, intervention strategies, etc →&nbsp; unions or guilds for performers, pay scale recommendations, legal resources, etc →&nbsp; platforms that encourage accountability within a community or other network →&nbsp; any other resource we should include in an online directory for nightlife organizers, workers, and artists - even if from another city/ country/ sector → GET INVOLVED Reach us at info@fantomtl.ca https://fantomtl.cargo.site/consultation Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:10:38 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/consultation COMMUNITY CONSULTATION FANTOM’s first survey closed February 28, 2023, with 106 participants giving detailed responses as part of our strategy to assess to needs of queer, trans, and BIPOC nightlife artists, organizers, and workers in Montreal’s underground.&nbsp; We presented intitial results of the survey at the 2023 MTL Sommet de Nuit, highlighting common themes from all of the input we've received from those who took a moment to share their dreams and concerns with us. A full report will be published in the coming months. We are currently establishing open working groups centred around the key themes identified by the survey. The outcomes of these conversations will form the basis for our guidebook and all of our advocacy work. <img width="2400" height="2364" width_o="2400" height_o="2364" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87aae23cc750943ff45c474b7d53f315d124bcd6f16b7f6bbdece8d20e7cf174/0985-06.tif.png" data-mid="177814740" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/87aae23cc750943ff45c474b7d53f315d124bcd6f16b7f6bbdece8d20e7cf174/0985-06.tif.png" /> <img width="2400" height="1591" width_o="2400" height_o="1591" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcca0f208001e6e18de28b0716ba8498c4bfe7c3d48fe016f4a9d9c459d37252/0986-11.tif.png" data-mid="177822493" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcca0f208001e6e18de28b0716ba8498c4bfe7c3d48fe016f4a9d9c459d37252/0986-11.tif.png" /> <img width="2400" height="2352" width_o="2400" height_o="2352" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4398c3d57820d749eca64c9001bdf56bb181221be7d2198e9ca6c5a33d69e125/0981-10.tif.png" data-mid="177814718" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4398c3d57820d749eca64c9001bdf56bb181221be7d2198e9ca6c5a33d69e125/0981-10.tif.png" /> <img width="2400" height="1591" width_o="2400" height_o="1591" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bae98ef5d74d3fa7b062ff12bb7dc329cfdd305f2068e58d8bb17ce6722706ab/0986-10.tif.png" data-mid="177822485" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bae98ef5d74d3fa7b062ff12bb7dc329cfdd305f2068e58d8bb17ce6722706ab/0986-10.tif.png" /> → PRELIMINARY RESULTS At the survey deadline, 106 respondents had given thoughtful, detailed, context-rich, often quite lengthy answers, which FANTOM researchers manually coded into 38 categories. Queer, trans, and BIPOC respondants shared the same top two concerns: 1. Access to safe venues and event spaces The most frequently mentioned need across all demographic groups was the access to safe venues and event spaces, with 61% of queer and trans, 58% of BIPOC, and 48% of non-QTBIPOC respondents bringing up this issue when asked in an open question to talk about the challenges they face in Montreal nightlife. Answers often specified that by “safe” spaces they meant sensitive security, respectful crowds, good dancefloor safety policies. Many of these respondants mentioned experiences of physical harassment and other unpleasant or dangerous experiences with crowds.2. Greater diversity of events Queer, trans, and BIPOC groups also shared the same second top concern : greater diversity of events in terms of music genre, lineup diversity, and types of artists featured. Lack of event diversity was brought up (unprompted) by 43% of BIPOC respondants and 29% of queer or trans respondants. By contrast, for those who did not identify as QTBIPOC, this was only the 8th most frequently stated issue, with only 13% of this group mentioning a need for great diversity of events. The 3rd highest concern for queer and trans respondants was access to after-hours venues.&nbsp; For BIPOC respondants, financial accessbility of events was the 3rd highst concern. This was also one of the top concerns for queer and trans people, but very few non-QTBIPOC respondants mentioned financial accessibility.Concerns about fair compensation for workers and artists, as well as more resources for harm reduction, were other top challenges brought up by queer, trans, and BIPOC groups. Both of these issues did not figure in the top subjects mentioned by non-QTBIPOC respondants. Survey questions were open-ended, avoiding mentioning any specific issues or concerns to elicit the most candid and diverse answers possible. As there were no pre-set categories to choose from, if a respondant did not mention a topic, it doesn't necessarily indicate they don't share a certain need or priority, they just did not actively mention it. ︎ A number of direct quotes from the hundreds of open responses are shared anonymously in a highlight on our Instagram page. https://fantomtl.cargo.site/policy Fri, 01 Dec 2023 06:46:03 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/policy MONTREAL’S NIGHTLIFE POLICY IS CHANGING ANNOUNCEMENTS TO COME &nbsp;Montreal's economic development and urban habitation commission have promised changes to funding, permitting, and enforcement pertaining to sound and alcohol in select zones of nightlife activity. → FURTHER READINGMontreal Gazette (2023).&nbsp;Is this the end of Montreal's celebrated culture scene? Billboard (2023).&nbsp;As Montreal Venues Raise Concern About Noise Complaints, Changes Could Be Coming.FANTOM (2023). Underground nightlife survey.&nbsp; CTV News (2024). Montreal cuts funding to nightlife organization. VibeLab (2023).&nbsp;Montreal Creative Footprint Report. Resident Advisor (2023).&nbsp;Montreal may see 24-hour zones and venues in 2024. MTL 24/24 (2022).&nbsp;Montréal 24 Hours: An Economic Report on the City‘s Sociocultural Nightlife. THE HOUSING CRISIS IS A NIGHTLIFE CRISIS WHAT ARE LEASE TRANSFERS?Lease transfers are one of the last defenses against the displacement of queer, trans, immigrant, BIPOC, and working-class communities—the heart of our city and our nightlife.When moving out, many Montreal residents will choose to transfer their lease—instead of declining to renew— to prevent their landlord from arbitrarily raising rent on the incoming tenant.&nbsp; Lease transfers help keep housing costs reasonable for everyone—not just those who rent. &nbsp;They discourage speculation in real estate by making it harder for landlords and investors to rely on rent increases in their perpetual race for higher profits. Informal lease transfer networks also provide an essential alternative for those facing housing discrimination from biased landlords. Lease transfers are also a way for us to look out for each other—they have been essential in preventing displacement of queer, BIPOC, immigrant, and working-class communities.Even the threat of a lease transfer can put renters in a better position to compel their landlords to meet lease obligations and make essential repairs. They are one of the few actions at our disposal before resorting to disconnected tribunals to defend against exploitation and neglect.→ info on how to transfer your lease here&nbsp; WHY DOES QUEBEC NEED A RENT REGISTRY? An official government rent registry would provide access to a unit’s rent history without having to appear before a housing tribunal. While new tenants have the right to invoke section G of their lease—which compels landlords to disclose the lowest rent paid by the previous tenant in the year prior to the new lease—many are either unaware of their rights or may want to avoid jeopardizing their housing security. Housing tribunal appearances are publicly logged, and future landlords may refuse to rent to you if they see you have invoked section G. While landlords are not yet compelled to use it, there is a new non-governmental Rental Registry where tenants can enter their rent—an important act of solidarity with other tenants to help keep landlords in check and help preserve housing affordability across the city.&nbsp; →&nbsp;add your rent to the registry → learn more about your rights as a tenant → FURTHER READINGNew Republic (2023). Want a Thriving Arts Scene? Build More Housing.&nbsp; Mixmag (2023). How the cost of living crisis is impacting DJs and producers.Cult MTL (2023). The CAQ is attacking artists by ending lease transfers, and artists need to step up. The Star (2023). Loss of artist studio spaces for housing signals more than lack of affordability; it’s intentional displacement of people. https://fantomtl.cargo.site/get-involved Thu, 12 Jan 2023 03:13:24 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/get-involved Advocacy ︎︎︎ Funding ︎︎︎&nbsp; Join a project ︎︎︎ Mailing list&nbsp;︎︎︎Contact us ︎︎︎&nbsp; https://fantomtl.cargo.site/home-fr Fri, 20 Jan 2023 05:33:36 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/home-fr <img width="3718" height="763" width_o="3718" height_o="763" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a596ff1104c2181e16477e5efb468181389b96a5c44694550f6bbec5607759d/FANTOM-Wordmark-Black-On-Transparent_supercropped2.png" data-mid="165353834" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a596ff1104c2181e16477e5efb468181389b96a5c44694550f6bbec5607759d/FANTOM-Wordmark-Black-On-Transparent_supercropped2.png" /> Fédération pour les Arts Nocturnes comprenant les Travailleur·euses et Organisateur·ices de Montréal FANTOM est un organisme à but non lucratif créé par et pour les artistes, travailleur·euses, et organisateur·ices de la vie nocturne et de l'after-hours queer/ trans/ PANDC/ allié·es de Tiohtià:ke / Montréal. FANTOM vise à assurer la sécurité, la durabilité et la solidarité d'une culture nocturne alternative florissante par le biais de l'engagement communautaire, de l'analyse des politiques et du plaidoyer, ainsi que par la création d'outils de partage des connaissances et des ressources. FANTOM s'appuie sur la contribution de la communauté par le biais de sondages, de réunions et de groupes de travail afin d'orienter nos projets et de fixer nos priorités. Nous organisons des rencontres intercommunautaires comme plateformes de responsabilisation, de recherche de consensus et de création de nouvelles relations et d'opportunités de collaboration. ︎︎︎ en coursVERS UN ESPACE COMMUN En réunissant des producteurs d'événements, des chercheurs, des partenaires et des collaborateurs qui partagent nos valeurs et notre vision, FANTOM s'attelle à la tâche de construire un espace événementiel-culturel transparent et responsable à but non lucratif. https://fantomtl.cargo.site/projects-fr Sun, 22 Jan 2023 20:34:34 +0000 FANTOM https://fantomtl.cargo.site/projects-fr PROJETS COLLIDE : NIGHTLIFE BEFORE DARK Collide is an all-evening event co-hosted by Studio ZX and FANTOM, intended to serve as a shared and open space for the many scenes that make up Montreal nightlife to meet, find common ground, and build lasting ties of solidarity—regardless of experience level or other barriers. → more on Collide GUIDE POUR LES ORGANISATEUR·ICES Compilation d'un guide des meilleures pratiques déterminées par la communauté pour des événements nocturnes sûrs et accessibles, ainsi que des protocoles d'inclusion, de sensibilité, de compensation équitable et de traitement juste des travailleur·euses et des artistes. SÉRIE SUR L'HISTOIRE DE LA VIE NOCTURNE UNDERGROUND MONTRÉALAISE Produire des vidéos et d'autres documentaires qui relatent l'histoire inédite de la vie nocturne underground à Montréal, en aidant les communautés contemporaines à se situer dans un récit plus large et à comprendre les impacts des changements historiques de politiques et des déplacements socio-économiques sur leur contexte actuel. APPLICATION POUR DES ESPACES ÉVÉNEMENTIELS PLUS SÛRS Développement d'une application web et mobile pour permettre aux artistes, travailleur·euses, organisateur·ices, et membres de la communauté de la vie nocturne de consulter, réviser et partager des informations sur les salles de spectacle et autres espaces événementiels, dans le but d'améliorer la transparence et la communication au sein d'une communauté souvent exploitée et marginalisée, ainsi que de tenir les exploitantes de salles responsables en ce qui concerne les normes de sécurité, d'accessibilité, d'inclusion et de compensation équitable. L'application sera conçue en fonction des besoins des personnes et des communautés queer, trans et PANDC. ESPACES COMMUNAUTAIRES POUR LES ÉVÉNEMENTS Mettre en place des programmes visant à la prolifération d'espaces à but non lucratif ou coopératifs appartenant à la communauté et gérés par elle pour accueillir des ateliers, des cours et des réunions, et offrir aux communautés queer/ trans/ PANDC des lieux sûrs et dotés de ressources suffisantes pour organiser des événements nocturnes tout en garantissant l'autosuffisance et le réinvestissement de la communauté.