POLYAMORY DAY 2021
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27TH NOVEMBER

10.00-10.45 :

​History, Patriarchy and Polyamory BY DR. Tamas David-Barrett

To kick off the showcase, Dr David-Barrett will be unpacking: what drove humanity towards patriarchy? why did this produce monogamy? and how polyamory changes the game?

Tamas David-Barrett is a behavioural scientist, who asks what traits allow humans to live in large and culturally complex societies. His work focuses on how the structure of social networks change during falling fertility, urbanisation, and migration; as well as, how social networks vary over the human life-course. Tamas is a lecturer Trinity College, University of Oxford, and affiliated with the Population Studies Research Institute in Helsinki, Finland. He is a fellow with the Royal Anthropological Institute, the host of the State of the Species lecture and is currently working on a new book: How to Think Scientifically.

11.00-12.00

POLYAMORY and the law WITH MYLES JACKMAN
​&
black and poly in the uk (PANEL EVENT)


Polyamory and the Law with Myles Jackman

Myles Jackman is an award-winning UK lawyer specialising in obscenity law and sexual freedoms. He is unique in having dedicated his career to challenging the legal framework by which sexual morality is constrained through activism, litigation and advocacy; including campaigning for the recognition and rights of those in alternative lifestyles.

​Black and Poly in the UK
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In this ground-breaking panel event, open to all, Black, British and Polyamorous speakers will discuss their experience of how race and non-monogamy intersect in the UK. 

12.00-12.30:

​SOCIAL HALF HOURS

Under 21 Mixer
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This space will be moderated by a DBS-checked individual and will be for only 16-21 year olds. 
​This will not be recorded 

BIPOC-only space 
This space will be moderated by Blackfluent UK and will be for only non-white participants. This will not be recorded
12.30-14.00 :

​LUNCH

BREAKOUT ROOMS BY REGION
You will be given the choice of regional break-out rooms to spend lunch with if you would like. This will not be recorded 

14.00-14.55: 

​Polyamory and Neurodivergance 
with Leanne Yau and Rachel Jane Cooke. 

Leanne Yau (aka PolyPhilia) is a polyamorous influencer, writer and peer-supporter, and on the spectrum. Rachel Cooke is a psychotherapist, educator and entrepreneur specialising in working with sexuality, gender and relationship diversity. Together they are going to talk about being neurodivergant in non-monogamy - how does non-monogamy fit into ASD and what support might someone with or other disabilities want or need in their relationship. 
15.00-16.00:

​skills hour 

Relationship Anarchist Bootcamp 
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Claire Louise Travers is a queer, polyamorous podcaster, writer and researcher. She runs the Poly Pages platform, including the world's only global non-monogamous book club. In this interactive hour, you will learn and share skills about Relationship Anarchy - what it is and how to action it in your lives. 

The Coaches Corner: Abundance and Solo-Polyamory 

​Join 2 relationship coaches: Roy Graff from Open Relating and Ro Moed from Unapolygetically, in this interactive hour. Focusing on what is abundance, how can you cultivate it in your mindset and relationships, and lessons from solo-polyamory. ​

16.15-17.30
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Kate Smurthwaite in conversation with Claire Louise Travers

Kate Smurthwaite is a left wing, feminist, atheist, polyamorous comedian and activist. She delivers  stand-up all over the UK, and uses her polyamory among other things in her witty and insightful one-women shows. To round of the Polyamory Day 2021, she will be sitting down with Claire Louise Travers to banter, barter and generally leave us smiling.