Creating Affirming Spaces (Handout+Slides)

Creating Affirming Spaces

Equity and inclusion aren’t abstract ideals—they’re daily practices we can all learn to build. In this practical and empowering class, DEI consultant and author Devyn Stone, author of The Affirming Handbook: A Quick and Practical Reference Guide for Leaders and Organizers, shares real-world strategies for creating spaces where every individual can thrive. Through discussion and reflection, we’ll explore actionable ways to integrate justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion into events, organizations, and communities—both within and beyond kink spaces. Whether you’re a new leader or a seasoned organizer, this class offers tangible tools to make “affirming” more than a word—it’s a way of working.