Events

This week we sat down with two amazing people, Jacqui Rabkin and Emma Kaywin, co-directors of the Safer Spaces program at Brooklyn’s House of Yes. We discuss at length their vision for a safer nightlife experience which eventually shifts to a conversation about accountability, policing, and transformative justice. 

Check out the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LlWEjTGsx1JDh6eZPlVii?si=UrNe9zeoQLav-OzQIZzNWg&dl_branch=1&nd=1

Part of the Mt. Tam Psilocybin Summit.

What does trauma-informed psychedelic use look like? What can we learn from sex-positive communities about building and honoring consent in psychedelic spaces?

Grounded in an understanding of personal and collective trauma and harm reduction principles, this workshop will lead participants through the various stages of psychedelic use, from planning to aftercare, and will discuss evidence-based practices and relevant tools that can be employed at each stage to uphold personal and community consent. Participants will be invited to explore building and practicing consent through interactive exercises (participation in the interactive portion entirely optional).

In collaboration with Britta Love and Mohawk Greene.

The fact of the matter is that life has been a bit more stressful lately, to put it mildly. In this workshop, we will learn how trauma works in the body and brain, and the reasons why this particular moment might be causing traumatic responses. We will also learn tools for supporting each other through this traumatic moment.

You can see the video of this talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cokjYsfMOkU

So you want to be a great bystander at parties, do ya? The solution is to release the clown inside! Join Ania, clown instructor, and Emma, consent and safety educator, as we explore clowning best practices and how you can clown your way to party safety.

How do we understand consent, power, and agency in dance from the rehearsal to the class to the nightclub? You are invited to listen in on a roundtable discussion on issues of consent in dance featuring perspectives from choreography, contact improvisation, dance education, and nightlife. If we choose to ask our body and the bodies of others to create our art/work/joy, we must also choose to build our muscle of communicating about consent.

Participating in a panel with Mayfield Brooks, Aiano Nakagawa, and Randy Reyes.

View the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqdmeppr_vA&feature=emb_imp_woyt

We are proud to announce that our event Gray Market: Grand Opening will host live printing! We encourage you to bring blank garments and we will print on them for donations! Donations will go towards the wonderful Emma K! Emma Kaywin is a consent and trauma educator who volunteers across the city teaching workshops on consent, bystander intervention, crisis support, and trauma. She is the Consent Co-Director of House of Yes (NYC) and Meso Creso (DC) and cares deeply about being able to get freaky on the dance floor without experiencing harassment.

Emma Kaywin will be leading a number of workshops for young scientists:

1. Conflict Resolution When You Have Less Power
2. Microaggressions
3. Trauma and Self-Care

House of Yes is excited to host a discussion about consent and creating safer spaces, a topic that is deeply important to this theatre-infused nightclub and creative collective based in Brooklyn. As one of the only venues in New York City that employs a trained team to help promote affirmative consent on the dance floor, House of Yes has spent 3 years crafting and refining a consent program to fit the needs of the growing venue and global movement. Their consent program has been featured in outlets such as the BBC, NBC, New Yorker, NPR, and Vice. The program is dynamic and open to continual feedback.

On Misogyny: An Interdisciplinary Mother-Daughter Conversation – with Lisa Buchberg

Led a number of workshops for young neuroscientists:

1. Optimizing Conflict in Situations of Lower Power
2. Dealing with Difficult Situations in the Workplace
3. Sexualized Situations and How to Handle Them: A Practicum
4. Consent Fireside Chat