Rainbow Serpent turns 20: a weekend of boundless hedonism
6 moments that made this year's Rainbow Serpent truly magical
6 AWARENESS AND ORGANISATION
Rainbow Serpent promotes awareness of the traditional indigenous custodians of the land the festival is held on, with ceremonies you can watch and workshops you can partake in. It also has a “create no waste” ethos, which includes hand-sorting every one for the four different types of colour-coded bins around the festival. On Sunday, The Greens political party leader Richard Di Natale joined a panel talk with emergency physician and harm-minimisation advocate Dr David Caldicott, Stephanie Tzanetis of DanceWize and more to discuss Australian policy in regards to pill-testing and wider drug policy focusing on harm reduction. It’s really cool that a political leader recognises the importance of this measure in helping to prevent drug-related deaths and actively participated in the festival in such a way. We hope the movement for change continues to gain pace this year.
Scott Carbines is Mixmag's Australian Digital Content Editor. Follow him on Twitter
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