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4/5
emergencies than with media images of “stampedes”. This has direct implications for how we plan, brief and communicate with the public around hostile threat.
Read the open-access article, here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
emergencies than with media images of “stampedes”. This has direct implications for how we plan, brief and communicate with the public around hostile threat.
Read the open-access article, here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Explaining a collective false alarm: Context and cognition in the Oxford Street crowd flight incident
Collective false alarms can cause significant disruption, costly emergency response, and distress. Yet an adequate psychological explanation for these incidents is lacking. We interviewed 39 particip...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
4/5
emergencies than with media images of “stampedes”. This has direct implications for how we plan, brief and communicate with the public around hostile threat.
Read the open-access article, here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
emergencies than with media images of “stampedes”. This has direct implications for how we plan, brief and communicate with the public around hostile threat.
Read the open-access article, here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
3/5
For crowd and event professionals, the findings underline that false alarms can involve hesitation, information-seeking and sporadic cooperation, and that behaviour in these incidents has more in common with real
For crowd and event professionals, the findings underline that false alarms can involve hesitation, information-seeking and sporadic cooperation, and that behaviour in these incidents has more in common with real
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
3/5
For crowd and event professionals, the findings underline that false alarms can involve hesitation, information-seeking and sporadic cooperation, and that behaviour in these incidents has more in common with real
For crowd and event professionals, the findings underline that false alarms can involve hesitation, information-seeking and sporadic cooperation, and that behaviour in these incidents has more in common with real
2/5
crowd behaviour here was not “mass panic” but a meaningful response shaped by context: heightened vigilance after recent terrorist attacks, inferences drawn from others’ visible fear and the police response, and fragmented experiences of risk across different parts of the crowd.
crowd behaviour here was not “mass panic” but a meaningful response shaped by context: heightened vigilance after recent terrorist attacks, inferences drawn from others’ visible fear and the police response, and fragmented experiences of risk across different parts of the crowd.
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
2/5
crowd behaviour here was not “mass panic” but a meaningful response shaped by context: heightened vigilance after recent terrorist attacks, inferences drawn from others’ visible fear and the police response, and fragmented experiences of risk across different parts of the crowd.
crowd behaviour here was not “mass panic” but a meaningful response shaped by context: heightened vigilance after recent terrorist attacks, inferences drawn from others’ visible fear and the police response, and fragmented experiences of risk across different parts of the crowd.
6/6
We will continue to monitor this and implications for safeguarding, protective planning and resilience in high-risk environments.
#Africa #Nigeria #CrowdManagement #GlobalSafety #RiskAssessment #ProtectiveSecurity #SaferCommunities #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
We will continue to monitor this and implications for safeguarding, protective planning and resilience in high-risk environments.
#Africa #Nigeria #CrowdManagement #GlobalSafety #RiskAssessment #ProtectiveSecurity #SaferCommunities #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
6/6
We will continue to monitor this and implications for safeguarding, protective planning and resilience in high-risk environments.
#Africa #Nigeria #CrowdManagement #GlobalSafety #RiskAssessment #ProtectiveSecurity #SaferCommunities #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
We will continue to monitor this and implications for safeguarding, protective planning and resilience in high-risk environments.
#Africa #Nigeria #CrowdManagement #GlobalSafety #RiskAssessment #ProtectiveSecurity #SaferCommunities #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
5/6
Read more, here: tinyg.info/all-events/1...
and here: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/22/over-300-students-were-abducted-by-nigerian-gunmen-from-catholic-school
Read more, here: tinyg.info/all-events/1...
and here: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/22/over-300-students-were-abducted-by-nigerian-gunmen-from-catholic-school
100 students kidnapped from Nigerian Catholic school as Trump explodes over Christian violence
Students and teachers have been kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school in a terrifying raid amid spiraling attacks on Christians. Armed gangsters stole the children from St. Mary's School in Agwar...
tinyg.info
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
4/6
• the increasing use of hostage-taking by armed groups and criminal networks as a tactic, creating mass-casualty and safeguarding risks
• the challenges of evacuation, accounting, and reunification when large groups are dispersed under duress
• the increasing use of hostage-taking by armed groups and criminal networks as a tactic, creating mass-casualty and safeguarding risks
• the challenges of evacuation, accounting, and reunification when large groups are dispersed under duress
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
4/6
• the increasing use of hostage-taking by armed groups and criminal networks as a tactic, creating mass-casualty and safeguarding risks
• the challenges of evacuation, accounting, and reunification when large groups are dispersed under duress
• the increasing use of hostage-taking by armed groups and criminal networks as a tactic, creating mass-casualty and safeguarding risks
• the challenges of evacuation, accounting, and reunification when large groups are dispersed under duress
3/6
• failures in risk assessment and threat-led decision-making, including reopening facilities despite intelligence warnings
• the vulnerability of static, overnight crowd settings with limited security presence
• failures in risk assessment and threat-led decision-making, including reopening facilities despite intelligence warnings
• the vulnerability of static, overnight crowd settings with limited security presence
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
3/6
• failures in risk assessment and threat-led decision-making, including reopening facilities despite intelligence warnings
• the vulnerability of static, overnight crowd settings with limited security presence
• failures in risk assessment and threat-led decision-making, including reopening facilities despite intelligence warnings
• the vulnerability of static, overnight crowd settings with limited security presence
2/6
and staff were taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State during a night-time raid, just days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a separate incident.
For crowd safety professionals, the relevance is stark. These attacks highlight:
and staff were taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State during a night-time raid, just days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a separate incident.
For crowd safety professionals, the relevance is stark. These attacks highlight:
November 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
2/6
and staff were taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State during a night-time raid, just days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a separate incident.
For crowd safety professionals, the relevance is stark. These attacks highlight:
and staff were taken from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State during a night-time raid, just days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a separate incident.
For crowd safety professionals, the relevance is stark. These attacks highlight:
6/6
#CrowdManagement #Rave #Culture #Webinar #LiveEvents #GlobalCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment #SaferCrowdsSaferVenues #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
#CrowdManagement #Rave #Culture #Webinar #LiveEvents #GlobalCommunity #ProfessionalDevelopment #SaferCrowdsSaferVenues #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
5/6
If you’d like to take part in future members-only sessions, you can apply for GCMA membership here 👉 thegcma.com/application
If you’d like to take part in future members-only sessions, you can apply for GCMA membership here 👉 thegcma.com/application
Membership Application — Global Crowd Management Alliance
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
5/6
If you’d like to take part in future members-only sessions, you can apply for GCMA membership here 👉 thegcma.com/application
If you’d like to take part in future members-only sessions, you can apply for GCMA membership here 👉 thegcma.com/application
4/6
The Focal Point is the GCMA’s members-only webinar series, designed to support shared learning and professional development across our global network. In line with our ethos, we opened this session to non-members to broaden the discussion and strengthen community connections.
The Focal Point is the GCMA’s members-only webinar series, designed to support shared learning and professional development across our global network. In line with our ethos, we opened this session to non-members to broaden the discussion and strengthen community connections.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
4/6
The Focal Point is the GCMA’s members-only webinar series, designed to support shared learning and professional development across our global network. In line with our ethos, we opened this session to non-members to broaden the discussion and strengthen community connections.
The Focal Point is the GCMA’s members-only webinar series, designed to support shared learning and professional development across our global network. In line with our ethos, we opened this session to non-members to broaden the discussion and strengthen community connections.
3/6
Great conversations with great people! Jacob Worek, SMP, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Sam Spencer, Chris Kerr, Justin Argent, Michael Kill. 🙂
We’ll be continuing the conversation at the next Control Room session, with invitations going out to everyone who registered.
Great conversations with great people! Jacob Worek, SMP, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Sam Spencer, Chris Kerr, Justin Argent, Michael Kill. 🙂
We’ll be continuing the conversation at the next Control Room session, with invitations going out to everyone who registered.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
3/6
Great conversations with great people! Jacob Worek, SMP, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Sam Spencer, Chris Kerr, Justin Argent, Michael Kill. 🙂
We’ll be continuing the conversation at the next Control Room session, with invitations going out to everyone who registered.
Great conversations with great people! Jacob Worek, SMP, Anne Marie Chebib BA (Hons), PGDip, Sam Spencer, Chris Kerr, Justin Argent, Michael Kill. 🙂
We’ll be continuing the conversation at the next Control Room session, with invitations going out to everyone who registered.
2/6
and the impacts of digitisation, with plenty more still to unpack. The depth and energy in the room showed how strongly this topic resonates across our field.
A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to our panelists for their superb engagement and honest viewpoints.
and the impacts of digitisation, with plenty more still to unpack. The depth and energy in the room showed how strongly this topic resonates across our field.
A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to our panelists for their superb engagement and honest viewpoints.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
2/6
and the impacts of digitisation, with plenty more still to unpack. The depth and energy in the room showed how strongly this topic resonates across our field.
A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to our panelists for their superb engagement and honest viewpoints.
and the impacts of digitisation, with plenty more still to unpack. The depth and energy in the room showed how strongly this topic resonates across our field.
A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to our panelists for their superb engagement and honest viewpoints.
5/5
#SaferCrowdsSaferVenues #VAWG #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
#SaferCrowdsSaferVenues #VAWG #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
4/5
We encourage our global community to support in ways that reflect their local context, through awareness, advocacy and collaboration.
#GCMA #WhiteRibbonDay #16DaysOfActivism #GlobalCrowdManagement
We encourage our global community to support in ways that reflect their local context, through awareness, advocacy and collaboration.
#GCMA #WhiteRibbonDay #16DaysOfActivism #GlobalCrowdManagement
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
4/5
We encourage our global community to support in ways that reflect their local context, through awareness, advocacy and collaboration.
#GCMA #WhiteRibbonDay #16DaysOfActivism #GlobalCrowdManagement
We encourage our global community to support in ways that reflect their local context, through awareness, advocacy and collaboration.
#GCMA #WhiteRibbonDay #16DaysOfActivism #GlobalCrowdManagement
3/5
GCMA stands in solidarity with this campaign. Creating environments where everyone feels safe, respected and able to engage without fear remains fundamental to our mission and to the work of our members worldwide.
GCMA stands in solidarity with this campaign. Creating environments where everyone feels safe, respected and able to engage without fear remains fundamental to our mission and to the work of our members worldwide.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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GCMA stands in solidarity with this campaign. Creating environments where everyone feels safe, respected and able to engage without fear remains fundamental to our mission and to the work of our members worldwide.
GCMA stands in solidarity with this campaign. Creating environments where everyone feels safe, respected and able to engage without fear remains fundamental to our mission and to the work of our members worldwide.
2/5
girl dies as a result of violence every 10 minutes. In many regions, harassment and gender-based violence continue to restrict women’s freedom to participate fully in public life, including at events and gatherings.
As an international alliance focused on safer crowds and venues,
girl dies as a result of violence every 10 minutes. In many regions, harassment and gender-based violence continue to restrict women’s freedom to participate fully in public life, including at events and gatherings.
As an international alliance focused on safer crowds and venues,
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
2/5
girl dies as a result of violence every 10 minutes. In many regions, harassment and gender-based violence continue to restrict women’s freedom to participate fully in public life, including at events and gatherings.
As an international alliance focused on safer crowds and venues,
girl dies as a result of violence every 10 minutes. In many regions, harassment and gender-based violence continue to restrict women’s freedom to participate fully in public life, including at events and gatherings.
As an international alliance focused on safer crowds and venues,
5/5
#GCMA #CrowdManagement #PinkBowsFoundation #ShowstopProcedure #UnionJackClassic #WembleyStadium #SaferEvents #GlobalCollaboration #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
#GCMA #CrowdManagement #PinkBowsFoundation #ShowstopProcedure #UnionJackClassic #WembleyStadium #SaferEvents #GlobalCollaboration #Global #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
4/5
Read more, here 👉 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251117564473/en/Pink-Bows-Foundation-Named-Official-Nonprofit-Partner-of-the-Union-Jack-Classic-at-Wembley-Stadium
Read more, here 👉 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251117564473/en/Pink-Bows-Foundation-Named-Official-Nonprofit-Partner-of-the-Union-Jack-Classic-at-Wembley-Stadium
www.businesswire.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
3/5
this partnership represents meaningful progress in global crowd safety practice.
Congratulations to everyone at Pink Bows Foundation, Union Jack Classic, and Wembley Stadium on this significant step forward. We’re proud to work alongside organisations driving real impact in our sector.
this partnership represents meaningful progress in global crowd safety practice.
Congratulations to everyone at Pink Bows Foundation, Union Jack Classic, and Wembley Stadium on this significant step forward. We’re proud to work alongside organisations driving real impact in our sector.
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
3/5
this partnership represents meaningful progress in global crowd safety practice.
Congratulations to everyone at Pink Bows Foundation, Union Jack Classic, and Wembley Stadium on this significant step forward. We’re proud to work alongside organisations driving real impact in our sector.
this partnership represents meaningful progress in global crowd safety practice.
Congratulations to everyone at Pink Bows Foundation, Union Jack Classic, and Wembley Stadium on this significant step forward. We’re proud to work alongside organisations driving real impact in our sector.