{"id":2184,"date":"2010-06-01T02:44:03","date_gmt":"2010-06-01T02:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.terrorware.com\/chicagodiy\/?p=86"},"modified":"2010-10-26T17:58:48","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T22:58:48","slug":"positive-organizing-midwest-consent-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.terrorware.com\/geoff\/2010\/06\/01\/positive-organizing-midwest-consent-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive organizing: midwest consent fest"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Consent<\/a>
Photo by Lauri Apple\/Chicago Reader<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This photo showed up<\/a> this week in the Chicago Reader. \u00a0Out of context, the sign seems a little strange, but perhaps that strangeness speaks to how consent isn’t always a part of the way we talk about sexuality.<\/p>\n

The lonely, hand rendered sign doesn’t really reveal the work and consideration that fest organizers Otter Irene and Ben put into Midwest Consent Fest<\/a>. \u00a0They both said it was the most involved event they had helped organize.<\/p>\n

The event went down on May 21 and consisted of an afternoon of workshops, a \u00a0a pitch-in meal and a show featuring punk and hardcore bands, solo acoustic\u00a0performers\u00a0and poets.<\/p>\n

In the week before the fest, I talked with Ben and Otter Irene about what motivated them to organize the fest and the consciousness they hoped the event would forefront. \u00a0I also stopped by the fest for some of the workshops and part of the show.<\/p>\n

Watch an audio slideshow of the interview and photos of the fest:<\/p>\n

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Additional audio:<\/strong><\/p>\n