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SUMMARY:BIPOC Utopias – Play and the Black Experience
DESCRIPTION:This is a separatist space to discuss and lab about kink\, intimacy\, and virtual play space for black\, brown and Indigenous folks. \nFor quite some time\, Caritia has been musing on encouraging and inspiring more BIPOC into the realm of alternative lifestyles and ways of relating. There are many systemic barriers to this\, including patriarchy\, capitalism\, classism and racism. In an effort to change the narrative\, Caritia wishes to offer a monthly gathering of BIPOC to talk\, learn about a topic or practice and support one another through a community that is actively built together\, with the aspiration to gather in person once a year. \nCaritia’s intention is to create a guided\, active space for learning and coming together. This format has the potential to morph and change as the group sees fit. \nWhat we will do\nDiscussing and debate on Aaron Trammell’s book “Torture\, Play and the Black Experience”. It is supportive if you have read the text; however it is not essential for participation. \nWho should join?\nThis space is specifically for Afro-diaspora\, South American\, South East Asia\, black\, brown\, Indigenous\, and marginalized individuals who are interested in kink and BDSM through the lens of intersectional nuances and transformative justice. This space may not fit for all marginalised demographics\, as it is impossible to cover such diversity in one space.
URL:https://karada-house.de/events/bipoc-utopias-play-and-the-black-experience/
CATEGORIES:politics
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LOCATION:https://karada-house.de/events/bipoc-utopias-play-and-the-black-experience/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251203T190000
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SUMMARY:Consent – An Overdue Critique
DESCRIPTION:The concept of consent is omnipresent in the rope world and beyond. And for good reasons. Obviously\, we want to ensure that we don’t harm each other or get harmed in any way\, and consent seems to be the best possible modality to reduce the risk of harm. \n\n\n\nOver the last decade and even before that\, practitioners of rope and kink started to realize that the concept does not come without problems. Therefore\, in order to save the concept and thus\, ourselves\, adjectives have been added to the concept\, such as enthusiastic\, freely given\, risk aware\, and many more. It seems as if almost yearly\, a new maneuver gets spread in the hope that finally\, we can be safe. \n\n\n\nWhat We Will Do\n\n\n\nThis class by Emmy and Barkas is not another such attempt but rather a discussion of the problems that arise with the concept itself and all the adjectives. Where does consent come from\, why is it impossible and still absolutely necessary? What are the principles\, what are the societal problems and how can we navigate the impossibilities of consent without just giving up. \n\n\n\nEmmy (she/they) is cofounder of Studio Allegory and teaches kink and intimacy. Her background in comparative contract law enables her to distinguish between cliches of consent and how it is actually formulated. \n\n\n\nBarkas (they/them) is cofounder of Studio Allegory and teaches kink and intimacy since 2011. They published several articles in international magazines as well as the monograph “Archaeology of personalities – a linguistic approach to erotic rope bondage”.
URL:https://karada-house.de/events/consent-an-overdue-critique/
CATEGORIES:politics
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ORGANIZER;CN="Georg Barkas":MAILTO:barkas@barkaskinbaku.com
LOCATION:https://karada-house.de/events/consent-an-overdue-critique/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251113T190000
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SUMMARY:Kink is Political – Community\, Culture\, and Social Character
DESCRIPTION:Kink is Political is an online discussion with Addie Tahl\, Georg Barkas\, Andrea Rimon\, and occasional special guests. Participants are invited to join a discussion during which we unite critique with an emphasis on the practical and day-to-day issues and challenges of kink\, intimacy\, and relationships. \n\n\n\nFocusing on concepts central to BDSM\, leather\, rope\, and sex-positive communities\, it interrogates widely adopted approaches and commonly held notions. It aims to understand the politics of kink beyond the language of sexual liberation and politics of sexual liberalism\, both frames that have proven insufficient in addressing widespread harm\, a rising international tide of sex-negativity and reaction\, or in guaranteeing that the most marginalized can sexually flourish. \n\n\n\nKink is Political is an examination of the contexts and consequences of how we talk about and understand gender and sexuality. It is a forum to think about how kink spaces and practices operate\, what works\, what doesn’t\, and what we can use to build something better. \n\n\n\nThis month’s topic: Community\, Culture\, and Social Character\n\n\n\nIn our first session\, we’ll inquire into how the structure of our organizations and broader community infrastructure shapes our culture and what we do. We’ll start from the example of the rope scene and move on to broader kink and sex positive communities. Along\, the way\, we’ll ask: Who does trying attract? What do different kinds of tying pedagogy teach us about ways of being in the world? What are the consequences of participating in practics so built around private space? Is there something authoritarian built into the ways that we gather?  
URL:https://karada-house.de/events/kink-is-political-1/
CATEGORIES:kink,politics
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20251030T190000
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SUMMARY:Pleasure Resistance – Sexual Liberation in a Fucked up World
DESCRIPTION:We live in a world that thrives on disconnection from our bodies\, from our desires\, from one another. Pleasure is often framed as a luxury\, a distraction\, or something to be earned. But what if pleasure is something deeper — a form of resistance? A radical reclaiming of our humanity\, our agency\, and our aliveness? \nPleasure Resistance is a 3-hour workshop\, conversation\, and community space that invites you to explore pleasure not as indulgence\, but as a political practice that builds resilience. Together\, we’ll unpack how oppressive systems like patriarchy\, white supremacy\, capitalism\, and colonialism disconnect us from our erotic selves\, and how reclaiming joy and sensuality can be a bold act of defiance and care. \nThis is a space for anyone who has felt anger\, shame\, numbness\, or confusion around pleasure. It’s for survivors\, queers\, rebels\, and anyone longing to reconnect with their pleasure in a world that tries to shut it down. You don’t need to have it all figured out\, just come as you are. \nWhat happens in the workshop?\nThrough guided reflection\, group dialogue\, and body-based awareness exercises\, you’ll be invited to: \n\nReframe pleasure as a tool for resilience and rebellion\nIdentify internalized narratives that limit your erotic freedom\nFind rebellious paths to pleasure in an oppressive world\nExplore what sexual liberation means to you\nConnect with others in honest\, non-judgmental conversation\nBegin (or deepen) your journey toward embodied joy\n\nThis space welcomes all genders\, sexualities\, body types\, and lived experiences within the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. You do not need to have a positive relationship with sex or pleasure to attend — curiosity\, openness\, and respect are all that’s required. \n\n 
URL:https://karada-house.de/events/pleasure-resistance-2/
LOCATION:KARA\, Perleberger Straße 59\, Berlin\, 10559\, Germany
CATEGORIES:sex ed,politics
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SUMMARY:Rope is Political Lunch Talk: Rope and Sex Work
DESCRIPTION:Potential discussion points: \n– “Rope artist” vs. pro domme / sex worker – who is celebrated/who is overlooked? How language is used to distance from certain stigmas? \n– Who gets to eroticise rope? The de-kinkifying of rope in certain spaces – How does the desire to “sanitise” rope for broader audiences affect visibility and legitimacy of sex work? \n– Sex workers as teachers / experts – Why is rope teaching often inaccessible or unwelcoming to sex workers? Are pro dommes/escorts/sex workers invited to teach\, perform\, or lead? What kinds of expertise are valued\, and what’s considered “real rope”? \n– Most people experiencing rope do so via sex workers—why is this invisible in mainstream rope scenes? \n– Charging for rope sessions: is there difference between a BDSM session and a rope “experience”? \n– How is consent discussed differently in kink vs. sex work spaces? \n– What can the rope/kink scene learn from sex workers about negotiation/ professionalism/care/ self care? \n 
URL:https://karada-house.de/events/rope-is-political-sexwork/
CATEGORIES:shibari,politics
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SUMMARY:Centering the Margins – Power\, Privilege & Presence
DESCRIPTION:Power is an energy that so many find elusive to grasp and even more challenging to hold on to with the intersections\, cultural differences and politics of our present time. So let’s dig deep and unearth the truth behind the lies we have been fed. Power and privilege are not about class or economic status we each hold\, these are colonial binds that can be loosened and released. Let’s find your power and empower others. \nCaritia invites participants on a journey of destruction and experimentation to embolden and uplift themselves and each other. Intentionally investigating the questions ‘who gives me power?’. And ‘what makes me powerful?’. Whilst acknowledging the forms of privilege we each hold and how to actively share and communicate about them\, to find the present and actual ways you wish to play or be in your everyday.\nCaritia will offer questions for reflection\, place participants in pairs or small groups to brainstorm (breakout rooms)\, share in the larger space and engage in body based exercises to ground these explorations into the body physically\, mentally and emotionally. \nWhat we will teach/do\n\nPower and Hierarchies – definitions\nBoundaries & Negotiation\nIntersectional layers\nCommunication\, strategies and language\nQuestions and feedback\nBody connections / attention practice
URL:https://karada-house.de/events/cenetring-the-margins/
CATEGORIES:politics
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