Planning a Polygamy Conference for 2010

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Antony	Planning a Polygamy Conference for 2010		Lead	[-]
Registered User Posts: 789 05/01/09 03:15 PM Administrator	Tags : None Let's look at what we can do for 2010. If we have a conference, what would you expect? We would be looking at Austin, TX, probably middle summer. We would look at this a as a press free event. It is for people to get together, learn and share idea. We hope to have a solid date by September or October so that people can plan ahead and make travel arrangements. We would have people register so we could have a head count to plan as well. So, what would you want from a Poly Event? Here are some ideas I have of possible talks: Poly and: Law Religion Sex Relationships Kids Courting Activism What ideas do you have? Thoughts? Antony Kissing girls is a goodness. It beats the hell out of card games. Valentine Michael Smith - Stranger in a Strange Land
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Patience		#1	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 203 05/03/09 05:28 PM	How about adding something on dealing with the "community".... the everyday outside world. Practical issues such as money, insurance, feeding, education are other ideas. OH!! and how about a dance in the evening???? It's not often the whole family can dance together.
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wafflesandsyrup		#2	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 226 05/03/09 10:05 PM	We would love if it could be in July, which is so much easier than August. Some school systems start in August, I know in Arizona they do, it seems like they start earlier and earlier every year. I love Patience's idea of a dance . That would be fun! Maybe a dinner/dance type thing. You know when I first read 2010, I thought, "Wow, that is a long time down the road". Then I realized that is next year, lol! Duh, it's 2009! I must be in denial or something, lol! M (Waffles) Married to Scott of SyrupandWaffles Feel free to visit our blog ~ Writing our own rules ~ http://bigloveoverlogic.blogspot.com/ Or our myspace www.myspace.com/writingourownrules
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Antony		#3	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 789 05/03/09 11:19 PM Administrator	A dance sounds great! I like the topics as well. Give me more folks. We only have a year to plan! LOL Antony Kissing girls is a goodness. It beats the hell out of card games. Valentine Michael Smith - Stranger in a Strange Land
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DreamGyrl360		#4	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 398 05/19/09 04:19 PM	If you do it in Austin you can expect us there for sure! We're in Dallas. That's right down the street from us lol. Ooh maybe I can be a religious representative!! claps hands Ulysses Everett McGill: "Pete, it's a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart." Peanut Butter Jelly Time! ~DreamGyrl360~
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deeteeZA		#5	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 11 05/21/09 03:06 PM	I know this may sound a bit overenthusiastic, but we would very much like to attend this confo. It's a loooooong way from South Africa, but we will be having the 2010 World Cup Soccer going on here then (your summer, our winter), and I think that that alone would be a damn good reason to be outta here!! If our plans etc. all come together, this would be a real possibility for us... So, any poly friendly hotels / motels / resorts in Austin TX ?? We're avid campers, so renting a (suitable - king sized bed for 3 and bunks for 4 children) Mobile Home (RV???) would also be an option??? Advice etc. appreciated... PolyBlog SA Veni Vidi Velcro I came, I saw, I stuck around...
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Robert of England	Dancin at the Poly Conference	#6	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 38 05/23/09 04:53 AM	How about thinking up some polygamous dances. ie dances that could be done by one man and two women. When I was young, my parents used to take me scottish country dancing from time to time. Usually Hogmanay, and Robbie Burns Birthday. One of the dances was called "The Dashing White Seargent" (Google it) For that dance, you need two men for every woman. I was thinking, you could do it the other way around--two women partnering every man. Another dance that may be suitable is a latin dance called the Macarena. (Google that too). I was also trying to figure how one man and two women called do a waltz, but that might be a bit difficult.
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Natja		#7	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 490 05/25/09 03:49 AM	I could possibly come but will have to travel in from the South, it would be fun though, perhaps Robert, Sara and I can be the Contingent from the UK?
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Antony		#8	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 789 05/25/09 11:10 AM Administrator	Everyone is welcome. Like the idea of different poly dances. Any other thoughts? Antony Kissing girls is a goodness. It beats the hell out of card games. Valentine Michael Smith - Stranger in a Strange Land
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Robert of England	RE UK contingent	#9	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 38 06/01/09 08:05 AM	I like the idea of three of us from the UK going to the get-together. Alas, I cannot garantee being able to do it next year. (The recession and all that.)
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Natja		#10	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 490 06/01/09 12:15 PM	Robert of England wrote: I like the idea of three of us from the UK going to the get-together. Alas, I cannot garantee being able to do it next year. (The recession and all that.) Bah! Sod the recession!!! You can all stay with me cough I mean my mum.
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jerrellz		#11	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 23 06/16/09 10:23 PM	my family would love to be there sound like a fun idea all a need is a place and time and we are there !!!!! ideas for it maybe some arts and crafts for the children we have to entertain them also!
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Jerem		#12	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 44 06/18/09 08:41 AM	you could have a question and answers time with the poly families and the families that are looking, so that potential families can get a clearer picture of the different ways people went about dating the second, the logistics like sex, sleep, chores, finances, all that good stuff, just so they can see several different views and ways of doing things... and it would be a good chance for the families to bounce ideas of each other so that we all can pick each others brains on how we can do things better in our individual marriages. because we all have room for improvement...
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rubyroses716		#13	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 146 06/26/09 06:08 PM	I like the idea of a 2-day (with an optional 3rd) meet-up. The first day can be a meet-n-greet, game, dance, question-and-answer of people shishkabob of events:) Then on the second day maybe you could have different meetings at different times of going over specific things. Things like, living poly in a modern world, adding a wife, intimacy...all of the things you mentioned above. You could end the night with a nice dress casual dinner or something. Then on the 3rd day, people can go home or they can opt to stay and sight-see the city. I know that it will be my first time in Texas and I will want to take a day to go around town in the daytime and night to check it out! Not to mention, if people meet-up and want to break off into smaller groups and spend the day together doing whatever there is to do, then they can do that. Just my 2cents:)
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mzelada	Ideas For 2010 Conf	#14	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 26 07/15/09 06:40 PM	Hi, I love the idea of this conference, here are some thoughts on topics that may be good for seminars or discussions: a) A Poly Family and The Law, the main point here is how can we as poly families/wanabies protect our families legally: Trusts, Wills, Custody, Financial Independence etc. I think if we have a good family lawyer help us understand our rights as citizens and how they can be pushed to the edge b) How To Setup a Viable on-line non-denominational church where we can all meet online once a week as a regular church would. c) Steps and plan to change the law of the land so this chosen lifestyle is decriminalized. d) How to setup a safe place for families to meet and share their needs and solutions to common issues. The idea here is to make this forum more of a virtual community as we were really living in a community somewhere. Samples are, schooling for children, matchmaking ....... Just some thoughts, Marco
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SteadFastLove		#15	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 4730 07/17/09 09:03 AM ezOP	Wow! I am so impressed by all the ideas going on here! You all are so AWESOME! Marco, you know any lawyers that could do what you mentioned? Helping others to work towards a polygynous mindset more and more everyday!
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rubyroses716		#16	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 146 07/29/09 11:16 AM	When will the specific date be set?
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MaryPB	Excited to Get to know you all and to read your ideas	#17	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3 09/01/09 09:48 PM	Hi, my name is Mary Batchelor. I am the director of Principle Voices, a non-profit organization in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have seen this forum on and off over the years but I have never had time to participate. I don't have much time now, but I would love to get know some of you and I'm excited to see some of what you all are planning here. My organization is sponsoring a Legal Conference on September 25, 2009, at Snowbird Resort, for lawyers, addressing polygamy and the law. You can read about it on our website at: www.principlevoices.com. I would LOVE to see another polygamy conference dedicated to meeting the needs of the poly community in other ways. We have largely focused our work on the fundamentalist Mormon communities because that is what we know and where we are from, but we are open to collaboration with polys from other backgrounds and faiths. We have a coalition committee that focuses more on decriminalization and discusses community needs, while Principle Voices focuses more on service, but we have discussed seminars addressing some of the issues mentioned here. Some personal stuff about me and my husband. We are not members of any church or group, though we consider ourselves fundamentalist Mormon. We have lots of wonderful friends, but occasionally we feel lonely because we are not practicing polygamy and we don't feel we have a "church" to call home. We have been through a lot; the first wife of our family left after three years and it was very painful for everyone. My husband is 53 and I am 40; we have seven children at home plus a visiting student, and five other children who are grown (from the ex-wife) and have moved on. I have been so focused on my Principle Voices work for about 11 years, and because of that work I have an unavoidable public profile. As a result, I don't often feel completely comfortable sharing details about my life publicly or on forums such as this, but the truth is, I occasionally need support, too, and would love to talk to other plural wives who would understand my experiences when I lived polygamy, and my experiences now as an only wife who still wishes she could be in polygamy. Thank you. Mary
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Antony		#18	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 789 09/03/09 12:47 AM Administrator	Welcome to the board! I'm so glad that you have joined us and look forward to getting to know you better. Please, ask questions, post. There are tons of people here to help. Look forward to getting to know you better. Antony Kissing girls is a goodness. It beats the hell out of card games. Valentine Michael Smith - Stranger in a Strange Land Husband of Jadez and Steadfast. Looking to make poly friends.
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SteadFastLove		#19	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 4730 09/08/09 07:57 PM ezOP	Hello Mary, Greetings! I am so glad to see you here and posting. Blessings, SteadFastLove Helping others to work towards a polygynous mindset more and more everyday!
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MaryPB	Thanks	#20	[url]	[-]
Registered User Posts: 3 09/11/09 10:40 AM	Thank you for welcoming me. I am currently in the middle of a 40 hour rape crisis training to become a certified counselor so I haven't been able to visit the board since my last post, but I am impressed with what you've done here. I like to see the discussion and open sharing. Last night's training left me feeling angry and drained at how much social pressure there is on women to be agreeable and say yes to things when they really don't want to do something. It's also depressing to see the large number of young women who's first sexual experience is unpleasant or disappointing (I'm curious how many boys feel the same way?). I am thinking it may be partly due to the fact that kids (males and females) are experimenting with sexuality without much knowledge of how to assert their own personal power, desires or wishes, and oftentimes they do so with people they don't really know well and with whom they have not yet created trust and emotional bonding. What a challenge our teenagers face trying to discover who they are, deal with their peers and peer pressure, and then engage in relationship building!
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