1. Our Association

New Earth èiRe is a private membership association, organised by New Earth / A Space Connection Production. These terms apply to all living men and women, who chooses to associate with us and get involved — as a community member, Artist, volunteer, crew member, trader, food grower, workshop facilitator, or in any other capacity.

By applying to get involved, or by taking part in any New Earth activity, you join this association of your own free will, Sovereignty, and agree to these terms in full. (Throughout these terms, “you” means the living man or woman associating with us.)

New Earth èiRe, is a conscious, sovereign community. Our ethos is rooted in respect, collaboration, sustainability, and connection. We ask everyone involved to uphold these values at all times. This is a conscious space, that means no alcohol, or class A drugs are permitted at New Earth, this includes all of our locations.

2. Applying to Get Involved with New Earth

• Everyone wishing to get involved completes an application before joining in any capacity. This includes, a variety of questions, so we can get to know applicants. The form asks for your details, experience, skills, and what draws you to New Earth.

• New Earth hold a vetting process for all applicants. Applying does not guarantee a place. We may accept or decline any application at our discretion, and need not give reasons why, at our discretion.

• Please give truthful and authentic accurate information, on application. This helps ensure safety for the community, & creates trust. Any misrepresentation may result in removal from the community, with immediate effect, or without notice.

• All applicants must be 18 years of age or older to apply, or have the written consent of a parent or guardian, if applying U18.

• For some roles — particularly those involving children or others needing extra care — we may ask for references where we feel it necessary, for background checks, or vetting.

⚠ A place in the New Earth community rests on alignment with our values as much as on skills and experience. We may decline or withdraw involvement where we feel a living man or woman’s conduct or energy does not sit with our community ethos.

3. Roles & Responsibilities

– Volunteers

Volunteers support the running of the Gathering on a non-paid basis — as an energy exchange, for ticket entry into the event, including camping in crew area, & availing of crew access areas; & receiving crew food. These volunteer roles may include; stewarding, gate, welfare, stage, and general site crew, & assistance. In return for fulfilling your commitments, you receive agreed benefits such as event access, & that agreed on with line management, upon position offer.
By accepting your volunteer place, you accept the role set out in your offer, and understand that the length and number of shifts vary between events. You agree to:

• attend all shifts on the roster, on time, dressed appropriately — all-black top and bottom — and sober;
• attend any required briefing or training beforehand;
• complete all work as directed by your Line Manager or the event team;
• remain sober before, during, and after shifts. Whether your ability to carry out your role has been affected — including by anything taken the day before — is at your Line Manager’s discretion;
• carry yourself professionally as a representative of New Earth èiRe, and be polite and helpful to members and fellow crew, respectively representing the New Earth vibe;
• give the Staff and Volunteer Coordinator adequate’ notice, in person or by phone, if you become unwell or unable to attend a shift while on site.

Build crew are required on site up to 7 to 14 days before the event as agreed. This varies for everyone, depending on their role & involvement.
Weekend volunteers must attend the team meeting at the time confirmed ahead of the event, usually in the morning from 9am.
What action follows any failure to meet the above is at the Coordinator’s discretion, and may include ending your place, withdrawing your accreditation, and your dismissal or removal.

• Event Crew (Build Crew & Production Crew)

Crew — including build crew, carpenters, skilled labourers, technical crew, and art and decor contributors — may be engaged on a paid or voluntary basis as agreed in writing before work begins.

If on voluntary basis, this energy is exchanged by entry into the event; extra hours = extra tickets, depending on role & availability, & agreement. Extra crew perks are included, & crew are appreciated & included as part of the New Earth team.

• All crew must keep to the safety arrangements on site at all times.
• Crew in construction, technical, or physical roles must hold the competence and any safety accreditation, that we and the insurer recognise for the work, in some cases to ensure safety.
• Any agreed payment is set out in a separate written agreement. These terms govern conduct and involvement; payment is by a separate agreement.
• Crew bring their own tools and equipment unless agreed otherwise in writing. Some tools are automatically provided by New Earth.

Traders & Stallholders

Traders wishing to operate at the Gathering apply and receive & agree by signing our written mutual agreement beforehand. Full terms for trading — including food safety and accreditation — are set out in our separate Food & Vendor Terms, which apply in addition to these. No food can be served without food hygiene & safety regulations, either set by in-house regulations, or otherwise attained, by discretion of New Earth directors.

In addition: no alcohol may be sold or provided; everything offered must sit with the ethos of New Earth; including; organic, & fair trade products; in alignment with initiative ideas, to promote sustainable development of our conscious creation of New Earth. By adhering to our core principles & values. Otherwise, we may remove a trader whose goods, conduct, or energy sit out of keeping with our values, without return of any fees paid.

Workshop Facilitators & Speakers

Those wishing to hold authentic & educational workshops, truth talks, Sacred ceremonies, Healing modalities, & healing sessions, may apply by filling out the application form; Upon offering of your placement to join New Earth, by signing our written mutual agreement beforehand.

• Facilitators must hold authentic space for their offering, & provide a genuine service that their practice calls for. This should come with experience & ability by embodied practitioners.
• New Earth does not accept responsibility for the content, safety, or outcomes of sessions held by independent facilitators, as the Sovereignty of Space holders should include ensuring safety for their participants. & participation is an act of sovereignty & self accountability.
• Facilitators must brief participants on any risks, contraindications, or requirements before a session begins; including prevention of injury to pregnant, or special needs members.
• Sessions involving plant medicine, ceremony, or altered states of consciousness, must be held to the highest standard of integrity, care, safety, and participant consent.
• Consent is key.

Food Growers & Land Project Participants

New Earth connects community members with land for growing food and developing sovereign land projects. Participants agree to:

• treat the land with respect, using organic and regenerative practices wherever possible, while following the guidelines of each individual farm;
• keep to any agreements made with landholders or New Earth on the use of the land;
• take sovereign responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others when working the land;
• use no synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or other chemicals without the express written consent of the landholder and New Earth.

New Earth Community Code of Conduct

Every living man and woman involved with New Earth, in all roles and at all times, is asked to:

• act with authenticity, integrity, honesty, and respect towards everyone in the community, the public, crew, and the land;
• uphold the conscious, sovereign, and family-friendly ethos of New Earth;
• respect the no-alcohol ethos. No alcohol is permitted at New Earth events or activities;
• We believe Mother Nature heals, & welcome medicinal plants for healing.
• New Earth is a conscious space, please do not use, hold, or share alcohol or Class A substances at any New Earth event or activity. Anyone doing so will be removed from site;
• communicate openly and constructively. Use non violent communication.
  Any Aggressive, threatening, discriminatory, or disrespectful behaviour towards anyone will result in a talking circle, to determine whether the behaviour of said individual is tolerated; or if they should be removed from the community. This will be determined by the community council of elders.
• At all times, be respectful of the privacy and personal boundaries of all community members;
• Sovereignty is to take personal accountability, & responsibility for your own actions and their effect on the community and the land;
• As guardians of the land, we take care for any land, site, or venue used by New Earth, leaving it in at least the condition it was found.
• We practice a leave no trace ethos

⚠ New Earth holds zero tolerance for harassment, discrimination, or abuse of any kind — physical, verbal, or online. This results in immediate and permanent removal from the community, decided by community council, & elders.

Health, Safety, Sovereignty & Welfare

Everyone involved is responsible for their own health, sovereignty and safety, and for keeping to the safety guidance issued by New Earth or site stewards.

Please tell us of any health condition, disability, or circumstance that may affect your ability to carry out your role safely, or that calls for reasonable adjustments.

Our events take place in outdoor, on grid, &  off-grid settings. The ground can be uneven and conditions challenging. Please dress and equip yourself accordingly. Wear suitable footwear.

Any accident, injury, or near-miss must be reported to a crew member or first aider straight away, & go to the medical examining tent.

First aid is provided on site, with onsite medic. In a serious medical emergency, appropriate emergency medical help will be sought without delay. Onsite Jeep is available for emergencies.

Anyone who appears intoxicated or affected by substances will be removed from site & denies re entry

Volunteer Deposit Scheme

Volunteers pay a commitment deposit of 50% to secure their place, as set out in the offer. This holds your place and helps ensure volunteers attend and complete their shifts and duties.

The deposit is paid within 14 days of the offer, by PayPal to @spaceconnection or by bank transfer. If paying from an overseas account, you are responsible for any additional transfer charges.

The commitment deposit of 50% is non-refundable. It covers volunteer expenses, crew food, and a crew t-shirt etc.

You may pay a deposit on behalf of another, or have someone pay yours, so long as a place has been formally offered. If that volunteer does not turn up or is asked to leave, the deposit is lost. Please tell us the names of payee and volunteer where they differ, at [email protected].

Volunteers who complete their shifts and meet the obligations above are welcome to apply for the following year. Those who do not complete their tasks may no longer volunteer with New Earth èiRe.

Cancellation & Withdrawal

We ask for advance 14 day notice if you withdraw your application. As above, the commitment deposit is non-refundable. If you withdraw your offer, or decide instead to buy a ticket to the Gathering, the deposit is not returned.
Your Personal Information

We hold and use the information you give us with care and respect — to manage your involvement, share relevant information, and (with your consent) keep you in touch with future New Earth activities. We do not share your information with others except as part of running our events, and never sell it. You may ask to see, correct, or remove the information we hold about you at any time, at [email protected]. Full detail is in our Privacy Policy at newearth.ie.

Photography, Filming & Media

We document our events and activities for sharing and for our own archive. By taking part, you accept you may be photographed or filmed as part of the general community.

If you would prefer not to appear, please let a crew member know in advance.

Please do not photograph, film, or record other members without their consent.

Media featuring New Earth’s name, events, or members may not be used for commercial purposes without our written agreement.

Names, Marks & Creative Work

The name New Earth èiRe, together with its logo, artwork, branding, and content, belongs to New Earth / A Space Connection Production. Please do not use it for any commercial or promotional purpose without our written consent.

Sovereignty & self Responsibility

We take all reasonable steps towards a safe and supportive environment for everyone involved. Even so, taking part is at your own risk.

Other than where caused by our own negligence, New Earth is not responsible for loss, damage, injury, or harm arising from taking part in community activities.

We are not responsible for loss of or damage to personal property or equipment brought to any New Earth site or event.

We hold ourselves fully accountable for any death or serious injury caused by our own negligence, and for any dishonesty on our part. That responsibility is ours, and it is not something we ask you to release us from.

Suspension & Removal

We may suspend or permanently remove anyone from all New Earth activities at any time, with immediate effect, where they:

• break these terms or the community code of conduct;
• conduct themselves in a way harmful to the community, individuals, or the land;
• give false or misleading information in their application;
• act out of keeping with the ethos and values of New Earth.

Removal means the loss of any associated benefits, including event access, without compensation or return.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. The current version is published at newearth.ie. Continued involvement after a change means acceptance of the updated terms.

Reaching Us

For any question about these terms or your involvement, contact us at [email protected].

Volunteer Deposit — Questions

How old do I need to be to volunteer?
18 or above at the time you come on to site.

Why is there a deposit?
The 50% deposit secures your place and helps ensure volunteers attend and complete their shifts and duties.

How much, and when?
50%  paid within 14 days of your offer.

How do I pay?
By PayPal to @spaceconnection

or by bank transfer

Can someone else pay mine, or can I pay for a friend?
Yes, so long as a place has been formally offered. If that volunteer does not turn up or is asked to leave, the deposit is lost. Please tell us the names of payee and volunteer if they differ.

Will my deposit be returned?
No — it covers volunteer expenses, crew food, and a crew t-shirt.

What if I need to cancel after paying?
Please see the cancellation section above. The deposit is non-refundable.

What if I withdraw my offer?
This is rare, but if you do, the deposit is not returned. If you decide instead to buy a ticket, the deposit is not refunded.