In Tatters

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I knelt at His feet in the utter mess I’d made. My struggle to succeed was stark. No one had ever seen me so disheveled…in such embarrassing circumstances. As He cleaned me up for the second time two minutes, I looked up to meet His steady gaze and tried to gauge his reaction. Disgust at another disastrous, completely unimpressive act of service? Frustrated at my inability to get it together? Sadistically amused at another ridiculous unglamorous predicament I’d once again found myself in? I knew he was taking in every fucking minute detail of the wreck before Him and squirreling it away in the vault of His mind, but what did He feel? His stoic expression offered me no hint. Without comment He stood firm in front of me. Fuckin unwavering. He hadn’t walked away. He hadn’t stepped back. I swear He may have even leaned in. As soon as I’d semi-collected myself, I began my third attempt even as I tried in vain to push the remaining proof of my ineptitude out of view, hoping it would simply
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CLASS WRITE UP | Ally~Advocate~Warrior Tactics for Individuals, Organizers, and Groups in Leather & Kink

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Title | Ally~Advocate~Warrior Tactics for Individuals, Organizers, and Groups in Kink & Leather

Format | Lecture-Based Presentation with Slide Deck

Duration | 90-120m (w/Q&A)

Target Audience | Beginner-Intermediate-Advanced 
  • Individuals in the Lifestyle
  • Event Organizers 
  • Conference Committees 
  • Non-Profit/Organizational Boards
  • Whether you are passionate about Social Justice and Equity for the BIPOC Community, Women's Rights, LGBTQA++ Rights, Transgender Rights, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Body Positivity, Ageism to name a few...this class is for YOU.
Description | While some steps toward progress have been made in pockets of the community, the unfortunate reality is that few move beyond a blanket invitation to everyone with the claim to be "safe".  Being an Ally, Advocate, or Warrior is MUCH more than being intolerant of ~isms and ~phobias or inviting new speakers with a diverse identity to teach or posting a "We/I Stand with the X Community" letter in the face of atrocities.  

The Kink & Leather Community must move beyond the bare minimum.  Individuals, Organizers, and Groups each hold power to enact meaningful change.  In this session, attendees will explore the many ways to build a more inclusive Kink & Leather Community across key elements such as organization/identity, business, leadership, communications, culture, and data.

This class is not a kumbaya or guilt-inducing session, nor is it meant to unpack or solve racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or any other ~ism or ~phobia.  It is practical roadmap to assess you/your organization's current efforts to engage, support, as well as empower Marginalized Groups within Leather & Kink and to implement meaningful Ally~Advocate~Warrior tactics. 

Note | This class is a part of DominaKat's passion project—The Ally~Advocate~Warrior Project—which also offers educational programming, organizational assessment and consulting services, as well as survey/data analysis. 

Agenda |
  • About this Class
  • The Ally to Advocate to Warrior Journey Review
  • Ally~Advocate~Warrior Tactics
  • Final Thoughts & Session Evaluation 
Learning Objectives | Following this class, attendees will be able to:
  • Coming soon!

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