09/08/2024
Dear all,
You have been waiting for a while for a new date. We are thrilled to anticipate that we have finally found the perfect venue. Stay tuned for the upcoming big announcement!
We also want to share what has prevented us from working with the necessary peace of mind. We will address it now, and move on. We want to be transparent and restore confidence within the community.
While we at Sixth Sense enthusiastically support all sex-positive venues and rejoice when new ones are established, we are unhappy with the claim made on the Synesthesia page, that we failed to honor an agreement that, in reality, never existed.
Sixth Sense originated through the combined efforts of Carlo Fioretti Rizzante and Sofus Walbom Kring, with Flemming Ottsen and Adil Lasmar joining shortly after. Carlo was taking care of the creative and community aspects, Sofus and Flemming primarily curated music and Adil was invited to help with the accounting.
Problems arose with the idea of converting Sixth Sense into a for-profit business, resulting in friction within the core team and Carlo's decision to exit. Nonetheless, he intended to retain ownership of the Facebook and Instagram pages he created and act as a guarantor to ensure that Sixth Sense remains true to its original values.
In September of last year, Carlo refused to transfer administrative rights for this page to Sofus. We have reasons to believe that, in retaliation, Sofus promoted the notion to other organizers that Carlo had committed a serious consent violation. This resulted in Carlo's exclusion from accessing venues, attending events, and even participating in Sixth Sense community gatherings.
Not surprisingly, this created an irreconcilable situation and a profound clash of values. Manipulation and exclusion were never part of our original vision for Sixth Sense.
Sofus was removed from this page, and the decision was later made to apply for trademark registration to forbid the unauthorized use of the Sixth Sense brand.
There is always a lesson to learn.
“I believe that everything happens for a reason …and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn Monroe
Now that we have finally clarified this point, it is time that we focus on creating value for our community.
We wish the team of Synesthesia the best of luck going forward.
We look forward to sharing more exciting news about our upcoming event!
With love 💜
The Sixth Sense Team
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PS. The full story is temporarily available on our website (spoiler, it is a rather long article).
https://sixthsense.dk/docs/accountability