UNMUTE POWER ABUSE
Unmute Power Abuse is a project group whose vocation it is to raise awareness, stimulate discussion and organise projects and workshops related to the topic of power abuse within the Luxembourg performing arts sector (theatre, dance, performance).
Who are we ?
UNMUTE POWER ABUSE was originally initiated by artists, ASPRO, the TROIS C-L, neimënster and the THEATER FEDERATION as a platform for reflection, resources and discussion on issues of power abuse in the performing arts sector. Following the departure of the producing organisations at the end of 2025, the management of UNMUTE POWER ABUSE was transferred from THEATER FEDERATIOUN to ASPRO at the start of 2026. The aim of this transfer is to better meet the needs of artists and to provide a safe space, in accordance with ethical standards, for the handling of any complaints regarding abuse of power.
What do we do ?
The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness, organise events (meetings, debates, workshops, etc.) and to create links between the various players in the sector as well as to encourage, in the long term, the emergence of “safe spaces” .
What will you find here?
The platform Unmute.lu aims to promote and grow the initiative and offers a variety of contacts, tools and information to support professionals in the sector in developing a collective awareness on issues related to power abuse.
Upcoming Projects
UNMUTE POWER ABUSE now wishes to focus on providing support and advice to artists facing issues of power abuse, whether as direct victims or as witnesses.
Projects
realized
Unmute Power Abuse began its work during the second half of the year 2022.
Who should I contact in Luxembourg?
Here is a non-exhaustive list of support structures in Luxembourg that you can contact in case you or people around you faces or witness a situation of power abuse.
Launched in April 2025, the National Centre for Victims of Violence (CNVV) offers emergency outpatient care to any victim, adult or minor, of any form of violence (physical, sexual, psychological, etc.). Its multidisciplinary team offers a listening ear, help and the possibility of comprehensive care in cooperation with other partners, based on 4 pillars: psychosocial support, medical assistance, police intervention and filing of complaints, legal information.
Address: 3 val Saint-Croix.
Tel: (+352) 2755 5315
Email: info.cnvv@croix-rouge.lu
Mobbing asbl is the result of a 1998 campaign to prevent moral harassment created in 2001.
Mobbing asbl is politically neutral and available to all applicants (victims, harassers, employers, etc.) who need help in the area of moral harassment and stress at work.
Violence.lu is a site of the Ministry of Equality between women and men. Its objective is to disseminate information on different types of violence and the existing support networks. Whether you are experiencing violence, witnessing or resorting to violence, know that you are not alone. You can break the cycle of violence and ask for help to get out of it.
Umedo is the forensic violence documentation service for adult victims of physical and sexual violence.
The Umedo team, made up of specialist doctors and subject to medical secrecy, is at your disposal for documentation and preservation of traces admissible by the courts.
Useful links
Many structures are engaged against power abuse at an international level.
Here are the ones we are currently in contact with:
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Themis Vertrauensstelle (Germany)
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Whistle (Germany)
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United Networks (Germany)
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Engagement (Belgium)
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Syndicat Français des Artistes Interprètes (France)