What Is DanceSafe's WeLoveConsent Program?
WeLoveConsent is a DanceSafe program that seeks to mobilize the community to grow a culture of consent and reduce the incidence of sexual violence in nightlife settings and beyond. It sits alongside DanceSafe's other harm reduction work — drug checking, fentanyl and xylazine test strips, and fact-based drug education — as part of the organization's broader mission of promoting health and safety within music and nightlife communities.
What WeLoveConsent Is Trying to Do
DanceSafe describes the program with two connected goals:
- Build a culture of consent by mobilizing the community rather than delivering a one-way message.
- Reduce the incidence of sexual violence in nightlife settings and beyond.
The "and beyond" framing matters: while the program is rooted in music and nightlife communities, DanceSafe does not limit its stated scope to venues or events.
How It Fits Into DanceSafe's Mission
DanceSafe is a health and safety nonprofit dedicated to ending the drug war. Its work includes on-the-ground services, distributing drug checking materials, and peer education. Within that portfolio, WeLoveConsent is the program focused specifically on consent culture and sexual violence reduction — a different risk area than overdose or adulterated substances, but addressed through the same peer-to-peer, community-mobilization approach.
DanceSafe describes itself as "peers educating peers," and notes that its on-site and digital services have reached people through peer education, direct outreach, and resource provision. WeLoveConsent follows that same model: community members mobilizing other community members.
What to Expect If You Want to Learn More
DanceSafe's site provides a dedicated page for the program, linked as "Learn About WeLoveConsent." If you are organizing an event, running a venue, or working in nightlife harm reduction, that page is the starting point for the program's own framing and any materials or involvement options it lists.
One caveat: the available site information describes WeLoveConsent's purpose and approach but does not detail specific curricula, training formats, or scheduling. For those specifics, check the program page directly rather than assuming a particular structure.
Where It Sits Among DanceSafe's Programs
| Program | Focus |
|---|---|
| WeLoveConsent | Consent culture; reducing sexual violence in nightlife and beyond |
| Drug checking kits and test strips | Detecting fentanyl, xylazine, and other substances |
| Mail-in drug checking (Transparency Testing) | Advanced services such as quantitative and organic material analysis |
| Drug information literature | Nonjudgmental, fact-based education on popular drugs |
If your interest is consent and sexual violence prevention in nightlife spaces, WeLoveConsent is the relevant program. If your interest is substance-related risk, DanceSafe's testing and education services are the parallel offerings.