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Community Service
C O N T E N T S
Starting and Running Munches and Socials
- How to Organize a Munch! by craftman
- San Diego Munch History by Spyral Fox
- Munch HOWTO from the Informed Consent website.
- (See also What To Expect At a Munch by
Mistress Constance from the "General" section of this web site.) - (See also A Beginners' Guide to Munches by Stu from the "General" section of this web site.)
Starting and Running Groups
- How To Start Your Own S&M Support Group! by Nancy Ava Miller, M.Ed.
- Start Your Own Fetish Support Group by Laura Goodwin (from Laura Goodwin's site.)
- How to Start a Successful BDSM Club by Lady MJ
- Laura Goodwin on Volunteering
- The Leather Restoration: Sacred Cows make the best Hamburger by Guy Baldwin: a wonderful speech by Guy Baldwin which addresses an important issue for anyone invloved with a BDSM organization.
- Sample Statement of Purpose for a BDSM Organization
- Starting a BDSM Group: Resources & Information
- Ask the Therapist: What Do I Do about a Dangerous Top? by William A. Henkin, Ph.D.
Hosting Dungeon Parties
- Advice on Hosting Balanced SM Parties by Jay Wiseman
- Advice on Hosting BDSM Parties (tanonymous)
- Typical Party Rules: SAS/M's old party rules offered as an example of typical group sponsored party rules.
- For more information on play parties in general, the SSB-B Soc.Subculture.Bondage-Bdsm) FAQ has a section about what to expect at a play party
- (See also What To Expect At a Play Party by
Mistress Constance from the "General" section of this web site.) - (See also Etiquette for the Scene by Rose from the "Manners and Traditions" section of this web site.)
- (See also My Experience with Play Parties by Heidi, the impudent guttersnipe, from the "General" section of this web site.)
Dungeon Monitoring
- Ten Tips for Novice Dungeon Monitors by Jay Wiseman
- Dungeon Masters by SubtleDeath
- NLA-Austin Dungeon Monitor Training Manual
- "Comprehensive Dungeon Monitors Guide" (2003) by Sir Bamm! and His! t
- DM Resource Page: a free library and resource center designed for club leaders and senior Dungeon Monitors who are involved in creating safe play parties and dungeon spaces.
Mundane Operations
- Press Release Generator
- Robert's Rules of Order Revised by General Henry M. Robert (1915 version)
Activism
- 10 Ways to Sexual Freedom
- The S/M Library Project from the SM/Leather/Fetish Community Outreach Project
- The NLA-I Law Project: The National Leather Association is looking for volunteers in a nationwide project to recognize the legal status of BDSM in various localities.
- Leather History: an article by Viola Johnson about the importance of preserving our community's history: http://www.iron-rose.com/vijohnson/docs/history.htm
- Leatherfolk of Color History: another article by Viola Johnson calling for the preservation of the history of minority Leather: http://www.iron-rose.com/vijohnson/docs/blic5.htm
- The Rock the Vote site will register you regardless of your state or city. It asks you to enter basic information, then produces a form to be printed out and signed, and provides you the address to which the form should be sent: http://www.rockthevote.com/
- Find Your Incumbent (Texas only): The Texas Find Your Incumbent (FYI) system provides information about elected officials and the districts they represent. Information includes districts of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, Congress (Texas delegation, U.S. House of Representatives), and Texas State Board of Education (SBOE).
- DSM Revision Petition
- Are you concerned about your Civil Rights? Visit the Law and Privacy sections to find out what you can do.
