Private Zoom chat and virtual art tour with artist,  Rae Akino. Rae Akino has six paintings selected for the Seattle Erotic Art Festival 2020. Rae Akino is a self-taught visual artist, influenced by music,literature life, etc; The DC native uses bold colors and expressive form to explore identity, sexuality, Afrocentrism, spirituality, mental health, and self. “My objective is to make the viewer connect and think outside themselves. To see beyond the pretty picture on the wall” Registrants will be emailed meeting login information before the meeting time on Sunday, July 12th.

In this time, when we are all exploring our racial identity, it can be hard to know how to talk about things, or even what to say. It can be hard to figure out what we should and shouldn’t do. And it can feel overwhelming to figure it all out on your own. The Consent Academy (an educational collective based out of Seattle) has one answer to make things easier: consent. We believe using consent concepts as a base will help you better navigate racial interactions. Consent offers tools for a better way to communicate and treat people. Join our panelists for a 90 minute discussion on some of the difficulties around consent & race and how we, as white folks, can use consent to be better and stronger allies. Includes time at the end for Q&A. Purchase Tickets Here. This is an online class via Zoom. You must purchase your ticket in advance. Ticket sales end at noon on the day of the workshop. Instructions for access will be emailed to you before the workshop begins. Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this Time Zone Converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html No late entry will be allowed due to the intimate nature of this workshop. Access will be blocked at 10 minutes after the start time. Open to all 18+ All sexes, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, relationship orientations welcome and celebrated. Scholarships available to those in need. Questions may be directed to: [email protected] About the Panelists: McKensie “Bunny” Mack (They|Them|Theirs) is an anti-racism educator, accountability facilitator, and the founder of #BoundaryWork and the McKensie Mack Group (MMG). McKensie holds over a decade of experience helping organizations, community groups, governing agencies, and healthcare organizations expand dialogues of equity across anti-racism, gender, class, disability, and LGBTQ+ rights. Their firm, The McKensie Mack Group (MMG), has partnered with communities nationally and globally to develop equitable and anti-oppressive communications strategies and cultures that identify and dismantle social inequity while giving people the tools to better their lives and communities. McKensie’s work has been featured in the NY Times, Refinery29, Chicago Tribune, BlockClub Chicago, El Pais, and The Guardian. On June 8, they became the newly appointed Executive Director of Affinity Community Services, a social justice organization on Chicago’s Southside that helps to improve the lives of Black LGBTQ+ people with a particular emphasis on Black queer women. McKensie’s body of work is defined by a singular core belief: We are all born worthy. Airen Lydick grew up in rural Nebraska, on ancestral lands of the U-Mo’n-Ho’n (Omaha), Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux), and other peoples of the Great Plains. He is a worker, facilitator, and community organizer who’s thankful to many mentors.  Airen tries to bring his story, skills, and privilege to collaborative efforts that increase healing, liberation, and joy. He is committed to doing this work through relationship, and with meaningful understandings of power, equity, interdependence, and (sub)cultures. For 20 years, he has been living mostly on the lands of Coastal Salish peoples, the dxʷsəqʷəb (Suquamish), S’Klallam, Sdoh-doh-hohbsh (Snohomish), and dxʷdəwʔabš (Duwamish).  Airen’s work is boosting our collective, intergenerational movements for transformative Black and Indigenous led anti-racist practice, disability justice, queer/trans empowerment, im/migrant rights, and gender equity. more panelists coming soon…   About the Facilitators: The Consent Academy is an educational collective based out of Seattle, WA. Our mission is to teach consent in all of its complexity, aspects, and potential. With over 50 years of education experience collectively, our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone from the bedroom to the boardroom. We believe consent is part of everyday life and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Presented by the Consent Academy. For more information, visit www.consent.academy

Join co-moderators Sophia and Erin in our Online Book Discussion Group as we explore a range of monthly topics. Unlike most Book Groups, we will not all be reading the same title for discussion, in fact, we encourage you to bring what resource you find topically worthy of sharing. Resources include, and are not limited to, book titles, articles, podcasts, films/documentaries. Be prepared to briefly introduce your title/resource as we embark on discussion and engage in community. July Topic: Exploring BDSM Sophia: Playing Well With Others:Your Field Guide to Discovering, Navigating and Exploring the Kink, Leather and BDSM Communities by Lee Harrington and Mollena Williams Erin: BDSM 101 by Rev. Jen   About the Facilitators: Sophia Sky identifies as a Shenaniganarian and uses she/her pronouns. She is the Executive Director of the Pan Eros Foundation and is working to change the world’s ideas about sexuality by speaking at universities, conventions, and private groups around North America. Sophia believes that being sex positive means respecting the spectrum of sexual expression from asexual to omnisexual. She is a lover of art, cute socks, learning & floating on bodies of water. Erin Payton Baker, she/her pronouns, holds an MLIS degree from the University of Washington and is a Washington State Certified Librarian. With a background in Community Outreach Programming, Erin has facilitated Adult Book Groups and Adult Education Tutoring in the area public library sector and is currently working on the recirculation of Pan Eros Library as the Foundation’s Head Librarian. As an avid reader and enthusiastic learner she is making her way through the Collection. This is an online event via Zoom. You must register in advance. Registration ends at 6pm on the day of the workshop. Instructions for access will be emailed to you before the workshop begins. Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this Time Zone Converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html No late entry will be allowed due to the intimate nature of this event. Access will be blocked at 10 minutes after the start time. Open to all 18+ All sexes, genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, relationship orientations, religions are welcome and celebrated. Questions may be directed to: [email protected]

Dominance and submission (D/s) is a key element in many kinky relationships and play styles. Take a tour of the types of power exchange that people choose to imbue their relationships and play with in a consensual context. We will talk about finding the core of your fantasy, and how to negotiate for these types of play so that everyone’s desires are met. For play situations, we’ll help brainstorm rituals and “containers” to enhance your D/s dynamic. For relationships, we’ll discuss how to sustain dynamics, as well as recognizing when dynamics need to be adjusted for changing lives. Purchase Tickets Here! This is an online class via Zoom. You must purchase your ticket in advance. Ticket sales end at 5:00pm on the day of the workshop. Instructions for access will be emailed to you before the workshop begins. Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this Time Zone Converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html No late entry will be allowed due to the intimate nature of this workshop. Access will be blocked at 10 minutes after the start time. Open to all 18+ All sexes, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, relationship orientations welcome and celebrated. Scholarships available to those in need. Questions may be directed to: [email protected] About the Educators: Sophia Sky identifies as a Shenaniganarian and uses she/her pronouns. She is the Executive Director of the Pan Eros Foundation and is working to change the world’s ideas about sexuality by speaking at universities, conventions, and private groups around North America. Sophia believes that being sex positive means respecting the spectrum of sexual expression from asexual to omnisexual. She is a lover of art, sex, learning & starry skies. Jim Duvall is a sexuality activist who has volunteered for many organizations over the years, including founding the Center for Sex Positive Culture and Seattle Erotic Art Festival, and served on the board of directors for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom and the Pan Eros Foundation. Jim teaches on a variety of topics from consent to erotic photography to rope bondage all over North America. Currently, they work as a fine art photographer in Seattle, WA.

In these change-making times, it is more crucial than ever that we recognize the way stress and trauma show up in our bodies and behaviors. Taking the time to acknowledge and tend to our body’s natural defense mechanisms can help prevent lasting harm to ourselves and others, protecting our overall capacity, which is a foundational pillar of consent. Join the Consent Academy for an accessible look at our sympathetic nervous system, simple ways to identify a wide variety of trauma responses (much more than fight, flight, and freeze), as well as tips on how to navigate back to an empowered baseline. Purchase Tickets Here!   This is an online class via Zoom. You must purchase your ticket in advance. Ticket sales end at 5:00pm on the day of the workshop. Instructions for access will be emailed to you before the workshop begins. Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this Time Zone Converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html No late entry will be allowed due to the intimate nature of this workshop. Access will be blocked at 10 minutes after the start time. Open to all 18+ All sexes, genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, relationship orientations welcome and celebrated. Scholarships available to those in need. Questions may be directed to: [email protected] About the Educators: The Consent Academy is an educational collective based out of Seattle, WA. Our mission is to teach consent in all of its complexity, aspects, and potential. With over 50 years of education experience collectively, our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone from the bedroom to the boardroom. We believe consent is part of everyday life and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Presented by the Consent Academy. For more information, visit www.consent.academy