MVK Newsletter
January 2009

In this issue:
Messages from the
Board:
Events
News
Feature Article: How to Madly Bottom to a Single
tail

Messages from the Board
Season’s Greetings We hope everybody had a
good time over the holiday
season, despite some abysmal winter weather
disrupting many people’s plans.
MVK has a lot planned for 2009, and we will
continue to serve the social
and educational needs of Greater Vancouver’s
kinky community.

Incorporation
Ever since MVK was the Vancouver Dungeon
Steering Committee
in 2007,we’ve been planning for this organization to be
a fully
incorporated entity under the law, part of our committment to
transparency.
However,with one delay after another, including problems with
the language
inour constitution, the incorporation wasn’t done by the time
our
second annual general meeting came around.

However, in early December
2008, we received the full paperwork. We are now
a fully incorporated
non-profit society under BC’s Societies Act. This
allows us to do various
forms of fundraising (such as 50/50draws) in order
to support and increase
our activities. As well, we will be required to
file financial information
officially, have bank accounts, etc.

We are excited and pleased that we
have finally achieved this milestone.

Taboo Sex
Show
[http://www.canwestshows.com/sexshow/vancouver/index2.html]
http://www.canwestshows.com/sexshow/vancouver/index2.html
January
15-18th, 2009, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. MVK
will
participate in the Dungeon at the Taboo Sex Show in January2009. This
will
be our second Taboo show, and we will be there to answer questions
from the
curious audience, hand out flyers and spread the word. Gravedigger
is
gathering volunteers to help with the Dungeon at this year’s Taboo
Sex
Show:

We are looking for people who are willing to hang out in the
dungeon area,
socialize with general public and answer questions about the
Fetish/BDSM
community and other kinky subjects. If you are interested in
helping us out,
please contact him by email at
[mailto:TheeGravedigger@gmail.com]
TheeGravedigger@gmail.com,as he will
coordinate volunteers for the show.
Please indicate what times you are
available, and how much you can
contribute. In exchange for your
contribution, you will receive
complimentary admission for the day.

We’d
also like to thank Taboo, Aaron H. and Issac T. of Sin City for
allowing
MVK to participate in this space. Sin City has a great relationship
with
the show organizers, and they’ve asked us to help them make it a
positive,
exciting space.

Call for Submissions
We’re looking for articles submission
in January for
the February newsletter. The topic is bondage and
shibari-related. These can
be short stories, poetry, or informative
articles. The winning
submission will be published in the MVK newsletter,
and the author will
receive complimentary admission for two to the
Vancouver Dungeon Workshop
&Play Party.

Email your contribution to
contact+newsletter@metrovancouverkink.com

Professor Oni stepping
down
Professor Oni, Director at large, has stepped
down from the board due
to other personal and professional commitments. He
plans to continue to be
active with MVK and in the community and
volunteering. We are very happy to
continue to work with him.

Events[http://vancouverdungeon.com/calendar/]
See MVK’s community event
calendar.
Are you hosting a BDSM community event
open to the public? Send us the
basics, and we’ll add it to the calendar!
(Event title, Date,time,
location, costs, link)

Jan 03, 2009
Metro
Vancouver Kink presents JONN IRELAND, well known Seattle-based
single tail
master.

Workshop: Beginning/ Intermediate Whip Workshop presented by Jonn
Ireland,
1:00pm – 4:00pm, 1.5 hours workshop, 1.5 hours guided practice.
$20-30
sliding scale
Due to venue space, class size is limited to 30 max,
to register please
email contact@metrovancouverkink.com.

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