HMU Academy: Universal Guardian Training

Get trained to be an excellent supportive member of our community as a Guardian! This Hit Me Up event is open to the public, 21+. Have you ever wanted to be a guardian at a Hit Me Up event? Are you interested in learning how to be a supportive member of the community? Completing this training will qualify you to be a guardian at Hit Me Up events if you do not have other prior experience. Experienced guardians or those who are simply interested in learning more are also welcome to attend. What you will learn: This Universal Guardian Training includes information on the role of a guardian, bystander intervention, communication tools, providing crisis support to patrons, responding to people who aren't following behavioral guidelines, and a brief outline/orientation to transformative justice. Participants will have the opportunity to role play scenarios, collaboratively troubleshoot challenging situations, ask questions, and share learning. BIPOC Equity Tickets & Pricing The pricing of this event reflects the cost of compensating both facilitators for their labour. We also understand that training to be a guardian is also a service to the community and so want to provide as accessible pricing as possible. If you have the finanical means to purchase a full price ticket ($30), please do so. That helps offset the sliding scale ($10-25) tickets. All attendees will recieve the same training regardless of ticket type. For those who identify as BIPOC, and/or those who cannot afford a full fee ticket are welcome to use our discount code EQUITY26 at checkout. Level/Who Should Attend This class is for everyone and anyone who would like to be a guardian at events in the community, or for those that would just like to learn more about being a supportive member of the community. What to bring Bring whatever you need to learn -- just your brain is fine, but if you like to take notes please bring what you need. We will not be circulating print materials. Also you're invited to bring a fidget or whatever you need to concentrate and regulate! What to wear You can wear whatever you want -- we will be sitting and doing some practice work moving around, so cozy clothes are great but if you want to dress up no one will stop you! Instructor Bios Emma Kaywin, EdD (they/them) is a consent educator, trauma-informed researcher and training developer and t4t freak. Emma is the manager and trainer for House of Yes's Consenticorn program and designs and directs safer space protocols for various initiatives. Their research explores and defines sexual safety needs in queer nightlife spaces. Rebecca-Emma Kaplan aka Pink (he/she/all) Social Worker, psychotherapist, play party producer, program development and evaluation nerd, and a slutty, kinky pervert. Pink has produced events in the kink community since 2012, including Temple VI, As Above | So Below, Party with No Name and more. Pink's kink identity and professional identity collide as he works to support the needs kink, sex-positive, consensually non-monogamous, LGBTQIA+, sex worker populations through her Social Work. ***** STAY IN TOUCH! ✨ Instagram @hitmeupnycity ✨Join our public newsletter ✨ Support HMU -- We're On Patreon. Many of you have asked how you can help out! Other than spreading the word, attending parties and volunteering, becoming a patron is an opportunity to help us succeed — while receiving special perks in the meantime. Interested in becoming a patron? Click here. ✨Volunteers: Limited volunteer spots available. Please email [email protected] to express interest. ✨Location: 120 Walker St in Lower Manhattan. The space has an elevator. Please email [email protected] if you need any accessibility accommodations. ✨Full vaccination is required. While we recommend getting the booster shots, we are not verifying them at this time. ✨Membership: We reserve the right to refuse entry if needed. Hit Me Up also hosts private events which are invite only, and anyone new to Hit Me Up must apply and be approved to attend—no guests or plus ones. Please visit https://www.hitmeupnyc.com/join to join. You are welcome to inquire as to your status or that of your friends, but please do not act as if you have an entitlement to access our space or members. Building special spaces is hard, and while we are inclusive and welcoming, we reserve the right to curate our membership as needed to maintain our flourishing community. If you'd like to sponsor a new member please have them apply as soon as possible. If they wait until a few days before the event we cannot guarantee they will be able to be approved in time. ✨Please stay home if you are feeling ill or if you have had recent close contact with someone who tested Covid positive (within the past 5 days). You could be incubating and still test negative. Any requests for refunds for any reason will be honored up to the day of the event. Remember: safe, sane, and sanitary Just email [email protected] and we will give you a full refund, no questions asked. ✨Consent Policy: All of our events are ASK FIRST events. The rules of respectful and consensual behavior WILL be enforced. You will be responsible for reading our consent policy and behaving appropriately. Read our consent policy in full: https://www.hitmeupnyc.com/consent. If you have questions, want to make a report, or need support, please contact our third party consent reporting service, available at [email protected].