Uncommon Bonds has a policy that, prior to attending an Uncommon Bonds play party, people attend a Party Orientation Workshop.

These workshops are a mandatory requirement before you attend an Uncommon Bonds play party.  That is, you will have attended a Party Orientation workshop run by Uncommon Bonds, or a recognized equivalent workshop with your 'home' group (often called a Safety & Ettiquette Workshop), if you are from another BDSM group within New Zealand.

Workshops take from one to two hours to complete. There is a lot of material to cover, plus time for discussion, as well as socializing. They are intended to be both fun and informative.  There is no cost to attend.

Venue depends on numbers, e-mail steve@bdsm.gen.nz if you would like to attend a workshop, or need directions to one already scheduled.

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Privacy Notice

A confidential list of workshop attendees is kept. This acts as an aide memoir for future reference, as to who has attended workshops and when. The list  date and facilitator(s) of the workshop, a list of nicks or names which attendees commonly use to identify themselves within the group, and an associated e-mail address. Records of attendance of a workshop by one or more specified individuals will only be made available on request to party organizers in this or another group.  Under no circumstances will the complete contents the list be made available.

If you have objections to being on such a list, please e-mail steve@bdsm.gen.nz to discuss.