SPACE RULES

SPACE RULES AND PHILOSOPHY

  • COEXISTENCE – comfort vs safety, being slightly uncomfortable together
  • SOBER SPACE – drugs & alcohol don’t go together with the workshops
  • DON’T ASSUME, ASK – kinks, pronouns, roles, etc.
  • KINDNESS, CURIOSITY, OPEN MIND AND HEART – assume each other’s best intentions
  • WORKSHOP SPACE by day – PLAY SPACE by evening
  • GENERAL RULES – respect for each other and the venue

Our aim is to create a space where diverse desires, ideas, and play styles can coexist. Please note that we do not equate safety or being safe with comfort or being comfortable. While we strive to make FILTh an inclusive and diverse event, we acknowledge that this may come with some feelings of discomfort. By attending the event, you acknowledge that some activities or interactions may challenge your comfort level and that you are willing to engage in them respectfully and with an open mind: we call this “being slightly uncomfortable” and this is the framework for the event.

We ask participants to approach each other, the workshops and workshop facilitators with kindness, curiosity and an open mind and heart. We are in an international group of people. Due to variations in (regional) context and translations from different languages, words can mean different things to different people. Ask for clarification if you are unsure what someone is trying to say. Do not make assumptions about someone’s gender identity, roles or kinks. Ask people about their pronouns.

Our event does not go together with alcohol and drugs.

We will address problems and problematic behavior if and when they occur, ranging from a conversation and a warning to being removed from the space. Racism, antisemitism, anti-muslim racism, settler colonial racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, ableism and body-shaming will not be tolerated. We condemn any genocide everywhere.

GENERAL RULES 2026

By signing up for this event, you agree to abide by the following rules and guidelines, including a COVID-19 test upon arrival on all days. We aim to create a safe and inclusive environment where we can learn and grow together, which may involve stepping outside of our comfort zones: i.e. “being slightly uncomfortable”.

Our community carries a heavy load of trauma. For a host of different reasons, society hasn’t/isn’t gentle with us in general. These rules are meant to protect all of us, namely our privacy and physical and mental health/safety.

  1. Respect personal space and boundaries. Ask for permission before touching anyone’s belongings or bodies.
  2. This is a no-phones event. Keep your phones and recording devices in your bags. This is to protect the privacy of all participants and prevent any potential distractions.
  3. If you need your phone with you at all times, send us an e-mail in advance; we will provide stickers to cover the phone cameras for you. If you want to check your phone, please do so outside of the venue or in the outdoor area at the venue.
  4. This is a workshop space, not a play space. There will be a play party on Sunday at an external location, about a 15 minute walk from the workshop venue.
  5. Underwear (bottoms) must remain on at all times, and there should be no playing with genitals. This is a rule of the workshop venue. The Sunday play party at another venue does allow for nudity and genital touch.
  6. Respect the venue and its rules. We would like to continue organizing events here in the future, so it is important that we maintain a positive relationship with the venue and the neighbours.
    a. When outside, keep your volume down.
    b. Smoking is not allowed in or near the building. If you need to smoke, feel free to step outside and take a stroll around the block. Avoid staying in front of the building or across the street.
    c. Keep all activities indoors. The neighbours did not consent to any BDSM/sexual activity.
    d. You can only eat and drink water, tea, coffee, cookies, and fruit on the 1st floor. Other food must be consumed in the kitchen. You can only bring water into the workshop spaces.
    e. In the workshop and kitchen space (ground floor and 1st floor) always keep your underwear on. Genital play/touch/contact is not allowed.
    f.  If you are sharing a dorm room, please check/agree with your roommates about what activities are acceptable in the room, and when.