CRIP RAVE 

Founded in 2019 by Renee Dumaresque and Stefana Fratila, Crip Rave emerged as the first collective of its kind, prioritizing accessibility in rave and nightlife spaces with a particular focus on Crip, Mad, Sick, Deaf, or Disabled talent and party goers. Crip Rave operates as a Toronto-based event platform and curation/consulting hub with offerings ranging from accessible event production, community-based education through workshops and panels, and access consultation for parties, promoters and festivals realizing their own accessibility goals. Together, they have hosted parties and collaborated on events with DIY parties and major festivals from San Francisco (Gray Area Festival), St. John’s, Newfoundland, (YUNG DUMB, ECHO, Selenium), Montréal (Latex), Ottawa (Debaser), and Calgary (Sled Island). They’ve also delivered workshops, spoken on panels, and consulted with electronic mainstays like MUTEK (Montréal) and Nowadays (New York). Crip Rave draws on lineages of electronic music, rave and club culture, as well as Disability Justice and Crip community wisdom throughout their work.