BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27445@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Pornceptual DTSTAMP:20260915T234344Z DTSTART:20261211T210000Z DTEND:20261212T060000Z DESCRIPTION:Please note that having a ticket does not guarantee entrance. T here is a strict\ndoor policy in place to reinforce Pornceptual's dress co de and the overall\natmosphere they aim to create. Their door personnel ar e trained to maintain this\nbalance throughout the night. Additional and s pecific door policies\, can\noverrule Parallel's house rules.\n\n\nPorncep tual is an art movement encompassing digital media\, exhibitions\,\nscreen ings\, club nights and a yearly printed publication. Their vision is to\np resent pornographic art as queer\, diverse and inclusive.\n\nMusic is at t he heart of Pornceptual's events\, but they also propose visual\nexperienc es like art performances and a cinema room. More private cruising areas\na re provided so you have the chance to sexually explore yourself.\n\nNo Por nceptual night is ever the same\, but please abide to the dress code\n(ero tic\, fetish & creative outwear) and the no photo policy. Pornceptual's sa fe\nspace guidelines can be found below.\n\nRULES\n\n1. Consent\; Make sur e the other person(s) is/are participating freely and\nreadily. You can co nfirm if you have consent both verbally and by checking the\nother person’ s body language. Someone on drugs or too drunk to make decisions\ndoesn’t have the mental capacity to give consent. Somebody who is asleep or\nuncon scious cannot give consent. Don’t flirt with someone who needs care\, ask\ nfor help and find the awareness team. Your partner has the right to withd raw\ntheir consent at any time using verbal or non-verbal language. Once c onsent is\nwithdrawn you must stop engaging in sexual activity immediately .\n\n2. Ask\, Don’t Asume\; Your comfort level - be it certain topics of c onversation\,\nviolence\, nudity\, sex\, etc. - might be easy for you\, bu t triggering for others.\nRespect everyone’s identity and background\, inc luding pronouns and names. Do not\nassume anyone’s gender identity\, sexua l preference\, economic status\, background\,\nhealth\, etc. There is endl ess strength and beauty in our differences.\n\n3. Check your privileges\; The body & life you’ve been born into might come with\nspecific privileges \, but this isn’t universal for all. Take a moment to think\nabout the sys tems and biases that work in your favor each day. Let’s create\nhealing fo r others\, instead of piling on more suffering. Listen to your POC\nfriend s\, listen to your trans & non-binary friends. This is not to say that you \nhave not struggled in your own life or experienced many disadvantages\, but allow\nyourself to move beyond your own worldview\, in order to try to understand those\nheld by other people.\n\n4. Give Space\; Don’t follow\, stare\, or interrupt\; forcing yourself & your\nopinions onto others is n ot sexy. Some of us just wanna dance & escape\, not\ncruise or mingle. If your advances go unreciprocated\, don’t take the rejection\npersonally\, s imply move on. We should all take on the responsibility of being\ncaring b ystanders\, not just in our spaces\, but in our day-today. If you witness\ naggressive sexual advances or racist/transphobic comments\, step in and\n personally intervene in a non-confrontational way.\n\n5. Calling out\; if you have acted or spoken harmfully\, even if unintentionally\,\nsomeone wi ll bring this up with you. If this happens\, listen and reflect on what\nt hey are saying also if you think they may be wrong. Don’t try to absolve\n yourself of responsibility.\n6. Learning\; if you don’t understand somethi ng\, just ask. We are each\nresponsible for our learning and if we feel ab le\, for sharing it with others.\n7. Community Accountability\; When we wo rk together in this radical and\ntransformative way\, we are creating the change we wish to see in the world.\n\n\nLINE-UP\n\nTBA\n\nPlease familiar ise yourself with the House Rules\n[https://parallel.am/house-rules] prior to arrival to help keep Parallel a safe\nspace where people feel free to be their entire selves. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/pornceptual-1 GEO:52.3833541;4.9036483 LOCATION:Parallel - Buiksloterweg 5C\, 1031 CC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,community,dance,exhibition,film,ge nder,performance,queer X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Please note that having a ticket does n ot guarantee entrance. There is a strict door policy in place to reinforce Pornceptual's dress code and the overall atmosphere they aim to create. T heir door personnel are trained to maintain this balance throughout the ni ght. Additional and specific door policies, can overrule Parallel's house rules.

Pornceptual is an art movement encompassing digital media, exhibitions, screenings, club nights and a yearly printed publicat ion. Their vision is to present pornographic art as queer, diverse and inc lusive.

Music is at the heart of Pornceptual's events, but they also propose visual experiences like art performances and a cinema room. More private cruising areas are provided so you have the chance to sexually exp lore yourself.

No Pornceptual night is ever the same, but please abi de to the dress code (erotic, fetish & creative outwear) and the no ph oto policy. Pornceptual's safe space guidelines can be found below.

RULES

1. Consent; Make sure the ot her person(s) is/are participating freely and readily. You can confirm if you have consent both verbally and by checking the other person’s body lan guage. Someone on drugs or too drunk to make decisions doesn’t have the me ntal capacity to give consent. Somebody who is asleep or unconscious canno t give consent. Don’t flirt with someone who needs care, ask for help and find the awareness team. Your partner has the right to withdraw their cons ent at any time using verbal or non-verbal language. Once consent is withd rawn you must stop engaging in sexual activity immediately.

2. Ask, Don’t Asume; Your comfort level - be it certain topics of conversation, violence, nudity, sex, etc. - might be easy for you, but tr iggering for others. Respect everyone’s identity and background, including pronouns and names. Do not assume anyone’s gender identity, sexual prefer ence, economic status, background, health, etc. There is endless strength and beauty in our differences.

3. Check your privileges; The body & life you’ve been born into might come with specific p rivileges, but this isn’t universal for all. Take a moment to think about the systems and biases that work in your favor each day. Let’s create heal ing for others, instead of piling on more suffering. Listen to your POC fr iends, listen to your trans & non-binary friends. This is not to say t hat you have not struggled in your own life or experienced many disadvanta ges, but allow yourself to move beyond your own worldview, in order to try to understand those held by other people.

4. Give Space; Don’t follow, stare, or interrupt; forcing yourself & your opin ions onto others is not sexy. Some of us just wanna dance & escape, no t cruise or mingle. If your advances go unreciprocated, don’t take the rej ection personally, simply move on. We should all take on the responsibilit y of being caring bystanders, not just in our spaces, but in our day-today . If you witness aggressive sexual advances or racist/transphobic comments , step in and personally intervene in a non-confrontational way.

5. Calling out; if you have acted or spoken harmfully, even if unintentionally, someone will bring this up with you. If this happens, listen and reflect on what they are saying also if you think they may be w rong. Don’t try to absolve yourself of responsibility.
6. Learn ing; if you don’t understand something, just ask. We are each res ponsible for our learning and if we feel able, for sharing it with others.
7. Community Accountability; When we work together in this radical and transformative way, we are creating the change we wish t o see in the world.

Line-up

TBA

Please familiarise y ourself with the House Rules prior to arrival to help keep Parallel a safe space where people feel free to be their entire selves.

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