Jerith
Galleria Domain
Defense without Offense: Verbal Self Defense for little letter people
GD2 is excited to host Cricket for a class she has customized just for Galleria Domain 2 — a how-to discussion that aims to show bottoms, submissives, and slaves how to verbally assert their limits, reactions, and boundaries.
While most Big Letter People (those who have the authority in a power exchange) move with integrity and honor, every once in a while a little letter person (those who give up authority) is put in the position of needing to act assertively to negotiate and emphasize personal boundaries.
It’s a difficult position for even an experienced bottom. No one wants to “make waves”. Defense Without Offense introduces a simple formula, AID (Address, Inform, Describe) that allows little letter people to confidently manage difficult encounters while avoiding conflict and hurt feelings.
About Cricket
Cricket is a 43 year old heteroqueer, submissive Leather Girl living in Indianapolis. She serves the local community in varying capacities as a member of NLA- Indianapolis, Andromeda, IMAS and KISS, and has had the honor of presenting for IMAS, KISS and GLLA IX. Her workshops are informed by 13 years working in mental health counseling and education, 5 of which were spent educating school and social service professionals about Gender and Sexuality; the generosity of her Odawa and Ojibwe teachers, and an avocation as a martial artist and self defense instructor. Cricket has been in the lifestyle about 5 years, and is passionate about empowerment, healing, and helping folks understand and value our differences as well as our similarities.
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Defense without Offense: Verbal Self Defense for little letter people
Presented by Cricket
Saturday, April 14, 2012
6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Galleria Domain Two ( GD2 )
Chicago, Illinois
www.galleriadomain.org
RSVP preferred but not required
Open to All 18+ w/ID
FREE
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Please come with an open mind and arrive early for the best seats as GD2’s monthly educational events regularly draw between 60 and 90 attendees.
You do NOT need to be a member of GD2 to attend GD2’s free, monthly educational events, which are held the second Saturday of each month.
Please send RSVPs to info@galleriadomain.org and include your first name. Confirmation of your RSVP, along with GD2’s address, will be sent via email.
Fetlife event page to let other Fetlifers know you are or may be going and to help get the word out.
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For more information about GD2, including a calendar of upcoming activities, socials, and educational events, please visit www.galleriadomain.org.
Reprinted with permission of GD2.
