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***MEET US BETWEEN THE TWO LARGE GREEN DOGS MADE OF LEAVES (IN FRONT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE) AT 2PM ON FRIDAY.**\*

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Hello friends-

Another year, another Electric Forest. This will be ten for us including Rothbury 2009. It's our favorite event by far - it feels like home and we consider everyone who joins us out on the ranch to be our family. We've found more support here than anywhere else both from the attendees and staff. For years we were welcomed, but unfortunately that era came to a close in 2017 when we were removed from the property and treated like criminals. Our sister organization, Dancesafe, was also shut down by event staff that year and has not been able to return.

Last year, in response to the growing fentanyl adulteration issue and also in response to being thrown out the year prior, we introduced our BUNKBOT alert system and kicked off a massive following of over 10,000 subscribers (you can find a description of the system and instructions for signing up at the bottom of this post). Through those subscribers we were able to send out fentanyl alerts not only at Electric Forest, but at Camp Bisco, Lost Lands, and Imagine as well. We also used this system to track down, confront, and stop two fentanyl-in-cocaine dealers at Electric Forest (story here) and a total of nine throughout the course of the summer.

With the massive uptick in overdoses nationwide due to fentanyl adulteration - you would think we'd be welcomed with open arms. It seems that money and image are more important than rational safety policies as events systematically remove and ignore harm reduction organizations such as ourselves and Dancesafe.

Frustrated doesn't even begin to describe the way we feel about this situation, so we're changing our tactics yet again and we need your help to accomplish our goal of getting test kits into the hands of those who need them.

IT'S TIME TO STOP SNEAKING AROUND.

This year we plan to make ourselves as visible as possible and will be organizing a peaceful yet firm protest in order to bring attention to the fact that harm reduction - specifically the availability of substance testing - is not only necessary, but worth fighting for. We need as many supporters as we possibly can to come assemble in a display of solidarity. These events have the power to create a safer environment for YOU, but they CHOOSE not to. There are laws that need to change, there are opinions that need to be influenced, and the only way we can make this happen is with your support.

Test kit based harm reduction programs are welcomed with open arms at events like Electric Forest in The U.K., Canada, Columbia, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Slovenia, The Netherlands, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Belgium, The Czech Republic, Hungary, and Italy among many others. UKRAINE even has festival based drug checking!

Why are we so far behind the times here in the states? Are we willing to accept this, year after year, so that corporate entities can pretend that they're running clean and family friendly events? So that they can minimize their legal liability or lower their insurance premiums at the cost of your safety? People are going to do drugs at music festivals, regardless of how strict searches are, and they don't deserve to risk injury or death because they made the choice to do so. These HARMS can be SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED.

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***MEET US BETWEEN THE TWO LARGE GREEN DOGS MADE OF LEAVES (IN FRONT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE) AT 2PM ON FRIDAY.**\*

We have made hundreds of protest signs for you to hold with us and take with you to carry into the event afterwards. All you have to do is bring yourself.

These signs have one simple message:

1. Drug Test Kits Save Lives

This protest will not only serve to show Electric Forest and other events that their lack of care is unacceptable, it will also serve as a meeting place for you to pick up any test kits you may need. After we have made our point by assembling for around 15 minutes we will continue back to our secret location to distribute test kits to those who need them.

PLEASE SIGN UP FOR BUNKBOT TO RECEIVE ALERTS AND UPDATES ABOUT THE PROTEST, WHERE TO PICK UP TEST KITS BEFORE AND AFTER, AS WELL AS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE ALERTS.

BUNKBOT is a deceptively simple yet incredibly powerful communication tool.

To start, just text “bunk” to 555-888 and you can sign up to receive texts when:

1. We set up at the event(s) of your choice and start distributing kits on site.
2. We are shut down by security and re-open elsewhere.
3. We find an adulterated or otherwise dangerous substance.

BUNKBOT serves as an instantaneous substance alert system that can operate at any event, even with limited cellular service or permission from the event. As soon as a particularly dangerous substance is submitted, everyone who has signed up with BUNKBOT for that event will be informed immediately via text with a description of the substance / packaging / etc.. This allows word to spread quickly with the goal of stopping any large-scale overdose event that may be occurring.

The BUNKBOT system relies on users reporting adulterated or otherwise dangerous substance – in order to do so, simply text as much info about the substance / tests performed as possible to 555-888. If you’re not already signed up, text “bunk” to that number first before you start sending us info.

Please send the event name, location, type of drug, type of test kit(s) used, and pictures of the drug / baggie / dealer / test results. We are not able to send out a text alert for every report we receive as the messaging charges stack up quickly and we do not want to create a panic amongst attendees. We will, however, send out alerts for particularly dangerous substances and especially FENTANYL.

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Please, help us step forward and join the rest of the planet in understanding that drugs are going to be taken at music events and that those who chose to partake are humans worth care and concern just like everyone else.

Thanks for listening and see you at Double JJ.

-=Adam Auctor=-

Founder - The Bunk Police / BUNKBOT