Residency Le Carnet Rose
The Association «Les Créatives» held a two-day residency (in the summer of 2025) on the future of the Rosa Heft. This residency involves the co-direction of Festival «Les Créatives», four people who have been involved in writing, diffusion and mediation for the Carnet Rose, and a facilitator. The Carnet Rose, published in 2021, is a collection of testimonials, legal resources and tools devised by and for artists and institutions. Its aim is to combat gender inequality in a practical, everyday way. The main themes of the Carnet Rose are as follows:
- Equality and diversity in programmes and teams,
- Work-life balance,
- Equal pay,
- Sexual harassment.
Although the Carnet Rose is an essential resource, it does not currently have the momentum it needs to reach its full potential. In 2025, the co-directors of Festival «Les Créatives» decided to begin a process of reflection on the development of the Carnet Rose. The objectives of the residency are defined as follows:
- Taking stock of the themes of the Carnet Rose, questioning their topicality and their relevance to the Festival Les Créatives,
- Identifying the needs of the various stakeholders and resource persons (during the residency or beforehand),
- Selecting the themes to retain and finding specific solutions to keep the Carnet Rose alive (publication, diffusion, raising awareness through workshops, etc.),
- To develop and implement the selected solutions to support structures in implementing the recommendations of the Carnet Rose in a tangible and effective way.
People involved
Nevena Puljic, Co-director and programmer of the Festival Les Créatives
Noëmi Grutter, Co-author of the Carnet rose, director of the Women’s Rights Program (Amnesty International)
Sidonie Atgé-Delbays, Co-author of the Carnet rose, project manager (Centre Hubertine Auclert)
Lucrezia Perrig, Co-author of the Carnet rose, PhD candidate in Gender Studies (University of Lausanne)
Roxane Gray, Thematic coordinator of the Festival Les Créatives, junior researcher for the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) in the Department of History and Aesthetics of Cinema (University of Lausanne)