Knotty Rope Jam 13th Edition
East Bay Community Space,
Oakland, California
Ages 21+
Knotty Rope Jam
Thursday, March 2nd, 7 pm - 11 pm
at East Bay Community Space (EBCS), Oakland
Join us on March 2nd for the next Knotty Rope Jam @ EBCS! Come socialize, connect, and learn some new ties! Don't miss the next Knotty Scouts meeting and earn the next badge. We will have some community rope available for use and Kink.com will also be onsite selling rope and toys. We have added more hardpoints for MORE suspensions!!
8:00 pm: Knotty Scouts Class (Level: Beginners)
This month our Knotty Scout's program will be led by Ryan Sweat. He will teach you rope safety, different knots, and ties.
Badges and pins can be earned by mastering (and teaching) each lesson. Join the program and advance thru the Knotty Scouts ranks.
Fundamentally, Kink is about trust. Trusting ourselves enough to surrender. Trusting our own capacity to be trustworthy. Trusting the container enough to explore taboo practices. In this short but profound exercise, we will discover and tap into a wellspring of group trust and trustworthiness, which will help make for a fucking awesome night of connection.
Please join us at 7:45 pm for a mandatory consent talk. We will go over FRIES and other consent topics. Please learn more about FRIES consent before attending. FRIES stands for Freely given, Reversible, Informed, Enthusiastic, Specific.
Freely Given: Consenting is a choice one only makes without pressure, manipulation, or repeated asking (even from a partner).
Reversible: Anyone can change their mind about what they feel like doing at any time. Even if they’ve done it before, and even if they’re in the middle of it, they can say no or no more.
Informed: One can only consent to something if they understand the acts they are being asked to participate in. For example, if someone has an STI, it is only full consent if they disclose this to anyone they are having contact with, before they take a risk they are unaware of.
Enthusiastic: Consent should always be enthusiastic. If there's any doubt about whether the person is fully interested, then it's a NO. When it comes to anyone's body, everyone should only do stuff they WANT to do, not things that one feels they are expected to do.
Specific: A person saying yes to one thing doesn’t mean they’ve said yes to any others. Ask for consent prior to any escalation.
Stay sober enough to give and perceive consent. Please do not interrupt scenes in progress.
COVID safety - Please don't come if you are sick. Masks inside are welcome but optional.
Reversible: Anyone can change their mind about what they feel like doing at any time. Even if they’ve done it before, and even if they’re in the middle of it, they can say no or no more.
Informed: One can only consent to something if they understand the acts they are being asked to participate in. For example, if someone has an STI, it is only full consent if they disclose this to anyone they are having contact with, before they take a risk they are unaware of.
Enthusiastic: Consent should always be enthusiastic. If there's any doubt about whether the person is fully interested, then it's a NO. When it comes to anyone's body, everyone should only do stuff they WANT to do, not things that one feels they are expected to do.
Specific: A person saying yes to one thing doesn’t mean they’ve said yes to any others. Ask for consent prior to any escalation.
Stay sober enough to give and perceive consent. Please do not interrupt scenes in progress.
COVID safety - Please don't come if you are sick. Masks inside are welcome but optional.
No phones and no pictures without enthusiastic consent!
Professional photographers will be onsite taking artsy shibari photos.
Wrist bands are available to opt out of photos. Consent will be obtained prior to posting link to pics in private fb group.
