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  • Pink Bows Foundation Endorses Global Crowd Management Alliance’s “Words Matter: The Language of Crowds”

    Jun 3, 2025

    The Pink Bows Foundation is proud to support the work of the Global Crowd Management Alliance to create safer events, through enhancing communication and education. We admire the dedication of these event and crowd management professionals who are continuously striving to raise the bar and promote best practices by sharing their experience and knowledge. The […]

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  • Our Crowd Safety Consultant weighs in on the cancellation of Shakira’s Boston show

    May 30, 2025

    Shakira’s concert at Boston’s Fenway Park was canceled today due to structural issues with the stage setup. Steve Allen, Pink Bows’ crowd safety expert and consultant was interviewed about the concert cancellation. In the interview, he emphasized the importance of safety in event planning and the need for thorough inspections to prevent such incidents. NBC10 […]

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  • The Showstop Procedure: The best way to ensure event safety in an emergency

    May 15, 2025

    Mark Hamilton, strategic, tactical and operational advisor with over 50 years’ experience in security, Paul McCartney among his long-term clients, and equally independent crowd, security, event and fire safety consultant, Steve Allen, have teamed up to develop and deliver the new Showstop Procedure course. Principal consultant with Crowdsafety.org since 2014, Steve toured with any number […]

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  • Showstop event safety courses gather momentum

    May 14, 2025

    The initiative aims to teach event safety and security professionals a robust system to reduce the likelihood of major injuries at shows. […] Pascal Viot, security coordinator at Paléo Arts & Spectacles, and a member of the Yourope Event Safety Group, was one of the beneficiaries of the 10-11 May courses in Denmark. He comments, […]

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  • Showstop course attendees top 100

    May 13, 2025

    Showstop® Procedure courses have welcomed 125 event professionals since launching with The Pink Bows Foundation in the US at Houston, Texas in March, followed by sessions in the UK and Denmark. Course Facilitators Mark Hamilton FdA MA (Dist.) HonD Univ and Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP delivered two accredited Showstop® Procedure courses, hosted by […]

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  • Showstop Course Expands International Reach

    May 12, 2025

    Showstop Procedure, a global crowd safety training and certification programme for venues and large-scale event organisers, has expanded its reach from the US, with courses staged in the UK and mainland Europe. Since launching with The Pink Bows Foundation in the US in March on the back of a conference panel exploring its content at […]

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