Global Live Event: Abuse in Polyamory
Join this Global Live Event hosted by Poly Pages on the topic of Abuse in Polyamory, Join our host Claire Travers as she sits down with Alicia, Eve and Sydney for this global live one-off event.
This event will run on the 17th April 2021, at 10am LA / 12noon CHI / 1pm NYC / 6pm LDN / 7pm PAR.
Abuse can happen in any relationship, whether you have one partner, two partners, or more. A polyamorous relationship is not any more or less likely to be abusive than a monogamous one, however having multiple partners may create unique situations that abusive people may exploit. Our social understandings of abuse assume a mono-normative relationship, leading to poor understandings and awareness of the ways abuse may present in a non-monogamous dynamics. In this one-off, live event - join three polyamorous survivors, educators and writers in a global conversation about abuse in polyamory. Facilitated by Poly Pages - an academic non-monogamous platform - this event is a facilitated, closed panel discussion. This panel will include: how we speak about abuse in polyamory, how abuse may present in polyamory, and how we as individuals and as communities, can address abuse in polyamory.
About the panelists:
- Alicia Bunyan-Sampson - "Creator of @polyamorousblackgirl, an independent filmmaker, writer, counsellor/advocate and researcher based in Toronto. She focuses her work primarily on her identity as a black woman, love, trauma, sexuality and non-monogamy.
- Eve Rickert - "Gen X nonmonogamous queer woman in Canada; the co-author of More Than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory, Polyamory and Jealousy, and Black Iron, the co-founder of Thorntree Press and Tacit Pleasures, and the founder of Talk Science to Me"
- Sydney Rae Chin - "Polyamorous 3rd gen Chinese American woman, Intuitive Sex Guide runs @sydneyraechin empowering Pan Asian women and non men survivors to reclaim their sensuality"
You are purchasing a ticket to an online, closed event. The event will be facilitated remotely.
On purchasing this ticket you will receive an automated email confirming purchase. At a later date, you will receive a second email with the details to join the event. If you have any queries about your purchase please contact polypages@gmail.com.
This event is supported by The Network/La Red. The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression. TNLR strengthens our communities through organizing, education, and the provision of support services.
Safeguarding:
This event will be moderated as a safe space. When we moderate our events, we reserve the right to expel individuals from this space in order to protect the wellbeing and safety of our speakers and our audience.
In order to allow the discussion to be safe, the facilitator will be collecting questions in advance of the panel. You may submit your questions to polypages@gmail.com before the 16th April.
There will be no chat feature during this event.
There will be no video sharing from participants during this event.
A safety plan will be in use throughout the event, allowing speakers and facilitators to pause the discussions or leave safely at any time.
This event will not be recorded.
Attendees should be aware that this discussion may include subject matter that is triggering for them. Attendees are responsible for their own trigger management throughout the event.
Accessibility:
This event is accessible for persons with hearing impairments, and closed captioning will be provided. This is with the kind support of The Network/La Red.
This event is accessible to persons with visual impairment.
This event is accessible to persons with epilepsy, and flashing images will not be used.
This event is accessible to persons with mobility issues, as this is an online event.
This is an English language only event.
About our Sliding Scale:
As part of Poly Page's anti-racist agenda, we are delivering a sliding scale payment scheme to all 'for pay' events. Sliding scale is a form of mutual aid that recognizes that money is an access barrier, which disproportionately impacts black, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC). When we offer sliding scale, we acknowledge the various forms of systemic oppression result in racial economic disparity and seek to mitigate a financial barrier to entry that members of our community may experience.
For this event, this will look like two payment options - a price point identified for White participants of 10GBP (2.50GBPfor each individual in the event), and another for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) of 4GBP (or 1GBP for each individual in the event). We encourage each attendee to decide which payment option is the best fit for them in order to allow them to participate in this event, and for us to compensate those involved in the event. This event will also encourage direct donation to the speakers during the event, and will including Paypal/CashApp/Venmo options on screen.
Persons with disabilities are encouraged to select a payment scale that feels comfortable for them, regardless of ethnicity.