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<div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><header style="box-sizing: border-box; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;" class="entry-header"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="entry-title"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4" style="" face="sans-serif">August Program: Fire, the Ultimate Element (A RACK course), with Thorne</font></span></h1><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 12px 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="entry-title"><font size="4">Friday August 21, 2020 |<span style="font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><i style="font-family: sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box;">8:00 pm - 10:00 pm PDT</i></font></h1></header><div style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="entry-content"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); margin: 12px 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 8px;"><img height="232" width="232" alt="" src="http://theexiles.org/wp-content/uploads/Thorne2019-300x300.jpg" class="wp-image-3856 alignleft" id="1597973587918" name="http%3A__theexiles_org_wp-content_uploads_Thorne2019-300x300_jpg_1597973587919" style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: left; margin: 0px 24px 12px 0px;" onmouseover="imageMousePointerUpdate(true)" onmouseout="imageMousePointerUpdate(false)"></div></h2><div style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2">What better way to celebrate the last day of Leo season, and it’s ruler, the sun than with fire?! Fire builds and fire destroys. In this class, we will discuss the very powerful and unpredictable element, as well as its necessary but sometimes mischievous partner, air. We will be treated to some visual feasting and get some real time feedback as I demonstrate various implements on my enthusiastic demo bottom. This is class is happening in my private dungeon at home, so it doesn’t get more real when it comes to risk/safety. We will cover all of the safety basics; ideal set-up for fire play, as well as hacks/how to assess relative safety, best case scenarios and also how to avoid and deal with worse case scenarios if they come up. I will give an introduction into wand and fire-toy making materials and demonstrate some unusual toys I have made. Please bring all of your questions and ideas! New information always welcome! </font></span></span></span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" dir="ltr"><b>Join Zoom Meeting:<br>
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88264756531?pwd=UjBUc1daWldSbnI0ZmhrUzloTE01Zz09">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88264756531?pwd=UjBUc1daWldSbnI0ZmhrUzloTE01Zz09</a><br>
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Meeting ID: <a href="tel:882 6475 6531">882 6475 6531</a><br>
Passcode: 308786</b></p><p style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" dir="ltr">***Attached please find a Fire Play Safety Handout in preparation for the program.***</p><p style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 700;">About our presenter</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;" class="gmail-p1"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="gmail-s2"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;">I was born in San Francisco a few years before the Summer of Love and was greatly influenced by the celebration of eros. I got brought out into leather when I was very young by my best friend, a gay man. I started as a bottom and was in service 24/7 to a very talented and captivating Domme the first two years of my leather life. I became a Pro Domme at the age of 20 and eventually found my way to Cynthia Slater’s private dungeon, where I learned to hone my craft. Around the same time, in the early 80’s, I bartended at a place called Scott’s, where I created the first bar event for women in leather. I was a member of Samois. Places where I have taught include The Citadel, ACLC, LLW and The Exiles. My past classes include blood play, anal fisting, corporal punishment, D/s, negotiation, fear play and fire play, one of my favorites.I was Co-Coordinator for The Exiles for a couple of years and also was Orientation Officer, where I wrote an education (BDSM 101) skit that takes place in a dungeon</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="gmail-s2"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;">and real life situations come up. I identify as a queer, G/F leather femme.</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="gmail-apple-converted-space"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif;"> </span></span></font></span></p></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font face="sans-serif-condensed"><b style="">PROGRAM UPDATE: </b><br>After careful consideration due to recent uncontained fires and extremely poor air quality in California, The Exiles and our esteemed presenter; Thorne have adjusted the program on August 21st, 2020: Fire, the Ultimate Element (A RACK course) to NOT include live Fire during the demonstrations. <br>
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We're excited to continue to bring you in-depth demonstrations and discussions of the following topics related to Fire Play:<br>
• Safety<br>
• Technique<br>
• Tools & Implements<br>
• DIY Fire Play Toys<br>
• How-to Make a Torch<br>
• Fire Play Kit Contents<br>
<br><i><b>Message From The Presenter: "</b>Hope you all are well and safe. I’m excited about the amount of interest in fire play! I hope we can all learn together with the plan of doing live demos in the near future. Looking forward to seeing you in class!" ~Thorne<br></i>
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The Exiles is an inclusive and sex positive space for all people whose gender self-identification is other than male, regardless of level of experience. All such people are welcome, and racism, transphobia, classism, ageism, size discrimination, and other forms of discrimination have no place here.</font></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div dir="auto"></div></div><div dir="auto">Sincerely, </div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ms. Cat Ondriezek (pronouns: she/her)</span><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-CoCoordinator, The Exiles</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-Founder, The Piercing Guild</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-Exiles Director, SF Bay Area Leather Alliance</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-2019 Leather Marshal, Pride Parade</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-2017 Woman of the Year</span></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div></body></html>