Poly 101 monthly discussion, October 2011

Thursday, October 27 · 6:30pm - 9:30pm (4th Thursday of every month!)
Location
The Ledge
Bedford Regency Hotel 1140 Government St
Victoria, British Columbia

Come join us for drinks and some lively and helpful discussion about polyamory!

This month's topic was suggested at September's meet:

Poly, change and strategies for coping with new relationships

How do you introduce changes in your poly dynamic while respecting your partner(s) need to process these changes? What do you do when some of you process things fast, others at a slower pace? How do you even communicate your feelings about wanting change, or wanting things to slow down?

Please bring an open mind, questions (non-topic-related questions are also fine!) and feel free to dress up since this IS very close to Halloween

The Bliss Factory: workshops for poly, open and sex positive people in Victoria, BC

My fall schedule for workshops is up!  Jealousy management, long distance relationships, threesomes, making safer sex even sexier..  these are just some of the topics I'll cover at The Bliss Factory.  "Like" me on Facebook!

--Kiki

Fall schedule for UVic's PoC (Poly 101 on Campus)

Another semester, another welcome letter! :) To everyone who just signed up with us at Clubs Days, welcome to the group! To old friends, welcome back! If you couldn't make our meetings last semester, hopefully this semester the timing works out better!

This club isn't limited to in-person discussion groups. We are here as a resource for information and support, available to students and non-students, to self-identified poly folk as well as those who do not consider themselves polyamorous. This email address is a great way to get in touch: send any questions/comments this way! We'd love to hear from you.

Much Poly Love,

Esha.

News:

• We polled you for this semester's meeting times, and it's decided! POC will be meeting once a week, alternating Saturday afternoons at a cafe downtown and Thursday evenings on campus (Clearihue C115).
  
  

  Saturdays (3 - 5pm): September 24, October 8, 22, November 5, 19.
  Thursdays (6 - 7:30pm): September 29, October 13, 27, November 10, 24.

  If a Thursday coincides with Victoria Poly 101's monthly discussion, we'll go there as a group instead! Like we are today. :)
  
  

• This summer PoC went to Polycamp Vancouver Island 2011! I'll be posting a review in October of my experiences to the FB group, with reflections and insights from other club members who also attended.

We will be meeting once a week this semester, alternating Thursdays on campus and Saturdays at a downtown cafe. Remember, this is not a weekly commitment! You are welcome to attend as many or as few meetings as you'd like to. We welcome drop-ins--you can arrive late and leave early.

To be added to the mailing list, please contact:  poly101oncampus@gmail.com

First meeting: Saturday, Sept 24th.

Facebook vs Mailing List:

This mailing list keeps you updated with club news only. The Facebook page has club updates as well as other poly-related news and tidbits.

If you are trying to find us on Facebook, look for the page, not the group. The FB group for POC: Poly101 on Campus is a secret group, to respect the privacy of members who are closeted or not out as polyamorous. The page is public and much easier to find. If you are not out as poly, but want to be added to the group, email me privately at poly101oncampus@gmail.com. (Don't hit "reply all.")

To be removed from the mailing list, just send me an email saying so!

Link to the POC: Poly101 on Campus FB page: http://www.facebook.com/poly101oncampus

September Poly 101 discussion

Thursday, September 22 · 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Location
Oak Bay Guest House
1052 Newport Ave.
Victoria, BC

It's back to school time, folks! I hope you all had a fantastic summer, and I'm looking forward to hearing about it at our September discussion.

Along with our usual check-in (you can tell us about your summer, or simply your name, it's all good!) our discussion topic this month will be:

What does your poly look like?

There are probably as many different poly configurations as there are polyamorous people to think them up. Come discuss the shape of your poly relationship (or your ideal poly relationship) and marvel at how many ways open relationships can work, and work well. :)