Consent: Trust Me, As a Society, We DO NOT get it

Consent… Most people understand that consent is important, that touching folx without their consent is inappropriate at best, violence at worst. Yet time and time again it is shown that we, as a society, do not really understand WHAT is and isn’t consent.  Surveys done by multiple organizations, agencies and…

RE: Pride Fest and Pride in General

Re: pride festival and pride in general. Personal Feelings of A. Sumka TLDR: Rant about the inability of folks to see the pov of other folks, and a lot of feels about the recent upheavals. As a very complex thoughts and feelings about the going ons in my Edmonton lgbtqia…

For Immediate Release: Grant Awarded to ASPECC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Grant Awarded to ASPECC Alberta Sex Positive Education & Community Centre (ASPECC) would like to thank Alberta Ministry of Culture and Tourism for awarding the Centre with the Community Initiatives Program (CIP) Operating Grant in the amount of $35,000. We are grateful to Minister Miranda and…

PSA: WE NEED YOUR HELP

  PSA:  ASPECC NEEDS YOUR HELP! WE ARE AT RISK OF CLOSING DOWN DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP. We are a registered nonprofit corporation (Alberta) and have a licence to operate as a charitable organization (Alberta). We have applied to the Canada Revenue Agency to be…

New Online Workshops:

We are launching a new series of workshops, all available online!  They are available *Free* (although of course we welcome donations). Body Language: Is Your Body Language Making Others Uncomfortable? Social Justice Awareness 101 Being Part of a Safe(r) Space (More to come) See these under the resource tab in…

PSA: ASPECC Inclusive Policies Message From the President

  Hi! My name is Angel. I use she/her pronouns, and I am the president of Alberta Sex Positive Education and Community Centre. We are a grassroots non-profit organization that promotes sex positive values by way of presentations, workshops, discussion groups, documentary screenings, events, socials, etc. Sex Positive simply means…

Updates, Grants and MORE!!!! OMG SO EXCITED

Lots has been going on at ASPECC and I wanted to update all you sexy folk who have been so incredibly supportive. 1. We now have warehouse space to lease! 600 or so square feet with a small office. Includes internet access, utilities and operating costs at $1.50/sq foot. You…

Protest at Edmonton Pride 2018

Disclosure/Content Warning:  I identify as queer and I use the word queer in this post.  I am pan, cisfemme, white and able bodied.  I am also poor, and suffer from debilitating anxiety.  I am also dyslexic (sorry for all the odd spelling mistakes).  I am going to talk about bigotry,…

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