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Rolf Klausener, the organizer of Ottawa’s annual Arboretum Festival and leader of the indie folk band The Acorn, is defending himself against an anonymous poster campaign that labels him a “bad date.”
Posters with Klausener’s photo were plastered around the downtown area over the weekend, identifying him as Rolf Carlos (his middle name), Creative Director of Arboretum Festival. The posters say they are “brought to you by Ottawa’s local women & allies who have your back” and include the hashtags #stoprapeculture, #metoo and #timesup.
The posters make no specific allegations against Klausener, who is lead singer and the main songwriter for The Acorn and is also a creative marketer with the National Arts Centre.
Downtown poster of Rolf ‘Carlos’ Klausener, the creative director of the Arboretum Festival.
In a statement published Monday afternoon, Klausener said he learned about the posters from friends on Friday night and has been advised to take legal action against the person or people behind them.
“The reality that there are members of my community who view me in this light is devastating not only to me, but to those close to me, and specifically my colleagues and community that surround Arboretum Festival,” Klausener said in the statement.
“I have been advised to take legal action against libelous material, but understand that in doing so, this could further alienate those who felt the only way they could address their concerns was by these extreme means.”
Klausener said he was going to take time away from organizing the festival to try to meet with the person or group behind the campaign. The posters mimic the style and font of posters for Bon-Fire, the rebranded name for the Arboretum Festival, which this year will move to a new location at Rideau Pines Farm, near Manotick.
“I want to be clear that I do not understand where these vague insinuations are founded and I am deeply concerned about the serious false assumptions that could result from the language of the poster campaign,” Klausener said in his statement. “However, I currently seek to better understand how my privileged position of influence in the arts community in Ottawa may have contributed to this perception. Moving forward, I intend to find a better way to foster dialogue between those seeking to be heard and myself.
“I will invite in-person discussion and conversations from concerned parties in whatever safe forum that will best promote healing.”
He signed the statement “respectfully and with love.”
Klausener refused to elaborate on his published statement when contacted by this paper. Ottawa police would not say if they had been contacted about the posters.
bcrawford@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
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Posters with Klausener’s photo were plastered around the downtown area over the weekend, identifying him as Rolf Carlos (his middle name), Creative Director of Arboretum Festival. The posters say they are “brought to you by Ottawa’s local women & allies who have your back” and include the hashtags #stoprapeculture, #metoo and #timesup.
The posters make no specific allegations against Klausener, who is lead singer and the main songwriter for The Acorn and is also a creative marketer with the National Arts Centre.
Downtown poster of Rolf ‘Carlos’ Klausener, the creative director of the Arboretum Festival.
In a statement published Monday afternoon, Klausener said he learned about the posters from friends on Friday night and has been advised to take legal action against the person or people behind them.
“The reality that there are members of my community who view me in this light is devastating not only to me, but to those close to me, and specifically my colleagues and community that surround Arboretum Festival,” Klausener said in the statement.
“I have been advised to take legal action against libelous material, but understand that in doing so, this could further alienate those who felt the only way they could address their concerns was by these extreme means.”
Klausener said he was going to take time away from organizing the festival to try to meet with the person or group behind the campaign. The posters mimic the style and font of posters for Bon-Fire, the rebranded name for the Arboretum Festival, which this year will move to a new location at Rideau Pines Farm, near Manotick.
“I want to be clear that I do not understand where these vague insinuations are founded and I am deeply concerned about the serious false assumptions that could result from the language of the poster campaign,” Klausener said in his statement. “However, I currently seek to better understand how my privileged position of influence in the arts community in Ottawa may have contributed to this perception. Moving forward, I intend to find a better way to foster dialogue between those seeking to be heard and myself.
“I will invite in-person discussion and conversations from concerned parties in whatever safe forum that will best promote healing.”
He signed the statement “respectfully and with love.”
Klausener refused to elaborate on his published statement when contacted by this paper. Ottawa police would not say if they had been contacted about the posters.
bcrawford@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
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