Durban Rope Bondage 101 Workshop

ABOUT

Beginner's rope bondage workshop that will cover health and safety, communication and consent and a few basic functional and decorative ties. We will also have a few sex toys to check out during our demo. All the fun things facilitated by @sungakonji and @zikacrowned

Dress comfortably and for everyone's safety please don't consume alcohol or other mind altering things before and during the workshop. You can go for it after the teaching and learning portion is done.

This is a space for all and any forms of bigotry will not be entertained in the space and you'll forfeit your attendance if your behaviour is disruptive to the space.

What to bring:

Rope, if you have.

Safety shears

Snacks to share

Code of conduct:

1. CONSENT - ask before touching, ask where rope can and can't be laid, where hands can and can't be placed. Communicate consent verbally in the space.

2. SAFETY - communicate before, during and after tying, ask about each other's current physical/mental/emotional state. Discuss tying within your risk profile. At all times work within the guidelines of SSC/RACK/PRICK.

3. COMMUNICATION - between tops and bottoms, but also with the event organiser. If anything non-consensual or unsafe occurs, let us know and we will act.

4. ANONYMITY - some peeps don't want to be photographed/recorded. Obtain express consent (noting people that may be in the background) beforehand. Respect this and delete pics if asked. Don't out people who attend the event - if you see someone you know, and they want to be anonymous in the space, respect each other and be discreet.

5. KEEP IT PG13 - please don't treat this class as foreplay. It is an intimate artform, but this is not a sexual space.

6. SUBSTANCES - NO drugs (including alcohol) permitted, as it puts the user, everyone attending as well as the organisers at risk of harm and/or prosecution.