Active'ism

Attending a polyamory-specific conference, seminar, or workshop is a great way to get your name out.   In addition to doing whatever you would normally doing at the gathering, you have the chance to meet a lot of awesome people from different locations and walks of life.  Some thoughtful preparation will help you be better able to promote your new-found poly presence. Today I will guide you through how to prepare for your first networking event

You’re interested in making a difference.  Maybe you have some fresh ideas that need to be heard.   Perhaps you have a set of skills that can help fellow poly movers & shakers with their own endeavors. Here are the million dollar questions:  Why should someone (listen to / work with / work for) you? What is going to draw them to you? The answer depends on your public poly presence.

As the general public becomes more aware about the existence of polyamory, we in The Polyamory Movement are in desperate need of role models and public figures.

Modernpoly.com - it's going to be a mix between a resource site and a social networking site for poly people. Beta testing for the social networking portion of the site is starting soon, with the full public launch in a little over a month. There's also a newsletter you can sign up for on the site. That's all for now. Doing a quick update before crashing after a long day of work.

When I was promoting my "Let's Get Stuff Done" Con, one of my friends took my promo copy and forwarded it to a couple of local lists.  Apparently drama ensued as some of the people balked at the notion of developing "leaders" within polyamory groups, or within the movement at large.  On another list that I'm involved with, a similar story unfolded where someone who was a role model within her own community shunned the label of "leader". I'm interested in knowing why that is, especially since I strongly believe that poly people need to have community leaders if we're going to take our "movement" to the next level. This led me to start writing down my thoughts on how changing the status quo would benefit poly people as a whole, even though most poly people choose not to participate. I also started thinking about the current organizing efforts, and why progression towards our goals as a movement have been so damn slow. P.S.: If you are easily offended by anything that challenges or criticizes the status-quo, please come back around August 30th. At that time, I will post the finale of this series, which outlines recommended steps on how to be a better leader. Additional Disclaimer: This series is the result of conversations that I've had with fellow poly leaders, mixed with my own thoughts, experiences, and observations. While it seems that a lot of us have similar experiences and thoughts, these writings do not represent the beliefs of poly leaders as a whole.  These writings are not meant to target specific individuals or organizations, but instead show how "the system" is defunct and needs a lot of TLC and fixing.