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ABOUT THIS EVENT
This free, online virtual symposium will be recorded and shared with all who register. We want everyone who loves the dance + music community to have this information ~ please spread the word far + wide!
CREATING SAFER SPACES
Ever felt unsafe, stifled, turned off or burnt out by a music event or dance experience? Want innovative and effective ways to shift the culture of your own events and those you love? Ready to jump in on a new era of experience creation resourced with the tools needed to build communities of care and make your most beloved dance floors safer for all?
June 23, we’re bringing together a team of panelists with deep experience making our favorite cultural spaces safer. This conversation will both educate and equip, and connect key change-makers to spark new solutions and ways of thinking about how we gather on an industry-wide level. Full lineup of speakers is TBA. Expect to hear from cutting-edge educators, organizations, influencers and artists making waves in some of our most beloved spaces, and to leave with practical tools and next steps.
This event will be streamed live and is accessible anywhere with an internet connection.
SCHEDULE
12pm ET – Welcome + Introduction with Tasha Blank & Emma Kaywin
12:30pm ET - Harm Reduction + Prevention: Substances
1:45pm ET – Harm Reduction + Prevention: Sexual violence
3:00pm ET – Harm Reduction + Prevention: Inclusivity
4:15pm ET – Culture Building: The Ultimate Creative Prevention Strategy
5:30pm ET – Industry Panel featuring The Ticketing Co & Good Looks Foundation
6:00pm ET – What can you do? Practical Tools and Next Steps
7:15pm ET – Closing
HOSTED BY TASHA BLANK + BODY LVNGUAGE
Tasha is an international DJ, educator, event creator and founder of BODY LVNGUAGE who’s been making waves in nightlife for over a decade. Known for her community-oriented and uniquely wild dance floors, her work is new paradigm in what parties can feel like. She's dedicated to educating the public on the approach, practices and procedures that drive cultural shifts in the industry, promoting safer, more sustainable and joyful gatherings. BODY LVNGUAGE is a global events platform that supports and promotes values-aligned and raucous, sexy spaces with rich cultures of respect where all bodies are welcome.
FACILITATED BY EMMA KAYWIN
Dr Emma Kaywin (they/them) is a sexual health educator, consultant, writer, and activist dedicated to creating spaces that are as safe and supportive as possible so we can all have the most fun possible! They are the Safer Spaces Co-Director at House of Yes and have developed policies and procedures for many nightlife operators and kink/play spaces. Their doctoral research focused on understanding what queer and trans nightlife patrons need to feel sexually safer, and they train crews all over the United States in how to implement identified best practices in sexual safety.
THE PULSE
The Pulse is a global forum hosted by Tasha Blank, featuring voices and perspectives from cutting-edge leaders and educators generating real change inside the music, dance and entertainment industries through actionable workshops and breakthrough conversations. Four times per year, we congregate and dive deep into the courageous issues that impacting us most.
