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Recharging in Lived Diversity and Inclusion
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diesseits – Das humanistische Magazin ·
2026-09-03
· Berlin
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Community · main message
Care · carrying
Justice · carrying
Consciously designed, inclusive spaces enable people with vastly different life realities to experience themselves as naturally part of the whole, and show that inclusion and care for all living beings are practically implementable.
The text describes the Vegan Camp Out festival in Walesby Forest in England, which brought together thousands of people after the summer holidays. The author, a therapeutic educator and teacher of Humanistic Life Studies, presents the festival as an example of lived inclusion and participation. People with different life realities – queer people, BPoC, people with disabilities, diverse families – were experienced as naturally part of the whole. Concrete measures such as interpretation in BSL, access and encounter spaces, and a Family Space made inclusion practically experiential. The programme included cultural offerings, vegan cuisine, educational stalls on biodiversity and animal ethics, as well as high-profile personalities. The organisers, founded by people with disabilities and of Muslim background, combine their commitment to human rights with care for all sentient beings. The text concludes with the note that inclusion in everyday life is not yet taken for granted, and invites people to get involved.
- What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
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Exploitation, oppression, unequal conditions
- Where does the evil reside?
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in the economy, politics, or social structures
- What helps against it?
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solidarity, mutual help, belonging; practical action towards the neighbour, good works
- What is human being according to this text?
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above all a part of a community or of creation
- Where is history heading?
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it is getting better, development towards the good
- What does the text base its claim on?
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on personal experience, testimony, encounter
- To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
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also to animals, plants, and all of creation
- Where is the text's criticism directed?
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at others, at society, at other groups (inferred)
Related texts from other traditions
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What the text calls for
- Teilhabende Räume gestalten (social)
- Für eine gerechtere und vielfältigere Gesellschaft eintreten (social)
- Mit Zug und Fähre anreisen und das Festival erleben (interpersonal)
Measured
- Basic stance
- 2 from -2 to 2
- Insistence
- 2 of 3
- Reach
- 4 of 5
- Concreteness
- 3 of 3
- Boundary
- 0 of 3
- Time
- past 0, present 2, future 2
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The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.
Full text in English
To conclude the summer holidays, a very special festival in Walesby Forest in England thrilled thousands of people. It allowed for an impressive experience of how powerful and life-affirming days of genuine encounter, learning from one another, and celebrating together can feel. People with the most diverse life realities were able to envision, dance, sing, and rest together here, supported by a culture of respect, compassion, and responsibility towards humans, animals, and nature.
As a special needs educator, a teacher of Humanistic Life Studies, and a lecturer for Environmental Ethics & ESD, I have long wished for participation and future competencies to be not only discussed but practically shaped.
Queer people, BPoC (Black and People of Color), people with different disabilities, diverse families, older and solo-traveling individuals, as well as people with various support needs felt neither pushed to the margins nor merely “made visible” during the festival days, but naturally right in the middle. Access teams, interpretation in British Sign Language (BSL), offerings for deaf people, encounter spaces, a Family Space, and diverse contact persons made participation concrete.
Culturally, too, the diversity was great: Poetry, Comedy, Disco, Reggae, Dance, Karaoke and Choir, plus movement offerings from Yoga to Skateboarding. The program was complemented by international vegan cuisine, educational offerings, and stalls on biodiversity, environmental and animal ethics, nutrition, and social change. Numerous high-profile personalities stood on the stages, including the politician Zack Polanski from the Green Party, the comedian Diane Morgan, and the singer Macka B. Many other artists, activists, and experts were part of the great program.
The organizers emphasize that the Vegan Camp Out was founded and led by people with disabilities and a Muslim background. Their engagement for human rights extends far beyond veganism. Their goal is to create joyful and inclusive spaces and to celebrate a community that understands mindfulness and care towards all sentient beings as part of their actions.
Even though participation outside of such a consciously designed framework is still far from self-evident in everyday life, a festival like this gives people who are strongly personally committed to a fairer and more diverse society space to celebrate, exchange, and recharge. Those who would like to experience such an atmosphere themselves can arrive by train and ferry. Tickets for 2027 are already available.
Full text in the original
Zum Abschluss der Sommerferien hat ein ganz besonderes Festival im Walesby Forest in England Tausende Menschen begeistert. Es ließ eindrücklich erleben, wie kraftvoll und lebensfroh sich Tage echter Begegnung, des voneinander Lernens und gemeinsamen Feierns anfühlen können. Menschen mit unterschiedlichsten Lebensrealitäten konnten hier gemeinsam visionieren, tanzen, singen und ausruhen, getragen von einer Kultur des Respekts, des Mitgefühls und der Verantwortung für Mensch, Tier und Natur.
Als Heilpädagogin, Humanistische Lebenskundelehrerin und Dozentin für Umweltethik & BNE wünsche ich mir schon lange, dass Teilhabe und Zukunftskompetenzen nicht nur diskutiert, sondern praktisch gestaltet werden.
Queere Menschen, BPoC (Black and People of Color), Menschen mit unterschiedlichen Behinderungen, vielfältige Familien, ältere und alleinreisende Personen sowie Menschen mit verschiedenen Unterstützungsbedarfen fühlten sich während der Festivaltage weder an den Rand gedrängt noch lediglich „sichtbar gemacht“, sondern selbstverständlich mittendrin. Zugangsteams, Dolmetschung in British Sign Language (BSL), Angebote für gehörlose Menschen, Begegnungsräume, ein Family Space und vielfältige Ansprechpersonen machten Teilhabe konkret.
Auch kulturell war die Vielfalt groß: Poetry, Comedy, Disco, Reggae, Tanz, Karaoke und Chor, dazu Bewegungsangebote von Yoga bis Skateboarding. Ergänzt wurde das Programm durch internationale vegane Küche, Bildungsangebote und Stände zu Biodiversität, Umwelt- und Tierethik, Ernährung und gesellschaftlichem Wandel. Auf den Bühnen standen zahlreiche hochkarätige Persönlichkeiten, darunter der Politiker Zack Polanski von der Green Party, die Comedian Diane Morgan und der Sänger Macka B. Viele weitere Künstler innen, Aktivist innen und Expert innen waren Teil des großartigen Programms.
Die Veranstalter betonen, dass das Vegan Camp Out von Menschen mit Behinderungen und muslimischem Hintergrund gegründet und geleitet wurde. Ihr Engagement für Menschenrechte reicht dabei weit über den Veganismus hinaus. Ihr Ziel ist es, freudvolle und inklusive Räume zu schaffen und eine Gemeinschaft zu feiern, die Achtsamkeit und Fürsorge gegenüber allen empfindungsfähigen Lebewesen als Teil ihres Handelns versteht.
Auch wenn Teilhabe außerhalb eines solchen bewusst gestalteten Rahmens im Alltag noch längst nicht selbstverständlich ist, schenkt ein Festival wie dieses Menschen, die sich mit starkem persönlichem Engagement für eine gerechtere und vielfältigere Gesellschaft einsetzen, Raum zum Feiern, Austauschen und Auftanken. Wer eine solche Atmosphäre selbst erleben möchte, kann mit Zug und Fähre anreisen. Für 2027 gibt es bereits Tickets.