Eyes Open Conference

A better community, for everyone. We talk about player safety, diversity & inclusion within Smash, at offline events and in online communities.

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IT’S TODAY!
The Eyes Open Conference will begin in an hour with our founder’s opening words on https://t.co/gglqerdJMR, and we hope all of you will take part in the conversation on Twitch and on Twitter!
See ya there!

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@txrninglove "this week" ended up not being "this week", but we're up now! https://t.co/icaORYz5eh

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Eyes Open conference 2021 panels are now on youtube!
Starting with opening words by @JessicaaaaaX1
https://t.co/RGYwKsI2wo
Describing community developments since last year's conference, and goals for this year.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Be sure to check in to the stream next Saturday 30th October to see all of our amazing talks! Which one are you most excited for?

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@JessicaaaaaX1 Alcohol and Safety following as an important discussion between @LemonRidley and @JessicaaaaaX1
Discussing weeklies, larger events, places and attitudes towards safer consumption: https://t.co/BkcsbUcyfx

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Eyes Open conference 2021 panels are now on youtube!
Starting with opening words by @JessicaaaaaX1
https://t.co/RGYwKsI2wo
Describing community developments since last year's conference, and goals for this year.

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@JessicaaaaaX1 In conclusion @JessicaaaaaX1 signs us off with some final comments, credits and appreciation for everyone and anyone who contributed and wants to help out in making the smash community better, for everyone:
https://t.co/4MZxszMoWD

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@JessicaaaaaX1 The full playlist for 2021's Eyes Open conference: https://t.co/8s9edp3j3W
On alcohol, finding a place, bans, burnout and how to be an ally, for everyone
Share it with friends, local communities, your favorite social platforms, and any community member you think needs to see it

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This year's final panel provides many starting points and tips on how anyone can be an ally! With @Savestate @itsDanubi @cisinasociety and @vlerkssbm Find out simple approaches and even the smallest ways you can contribute to a better community for all: https://t.co/qc6lvVYNQB

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A conversation between @lexanesirac @drpiggyphd @TerozHS and @_Usleon our 4th panel for this year is all about pacing yourself as an organizing community member, player or otherwise, avoiding burnout in a community thats mostly driven by volunteer efforts.
https://t.co/7pY3Zzo6Xg

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@JessicaaaaaX1 The 3rd panel has @BryceCreamCone returning from last year to share their findings from academic research on how to view and approach banning practices in the scene, from many angles: https://t.co/W9SHaBQfJu

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@JessicaaaaaX1 The 2nd panel @jananoly @Swishless @RobbyNotVA and @AshleighClaye talk about how to Find a Place as a Marginalized Person in the smash community: https://t.co/17MyjbP9UX Talking the importance of both in person meetups and online places to come together and share experiences

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@txrninglove we’ll upload them sometime this week! :)

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If you missed the event, the VODs will be on Twitch or over at https://t.co/VqP4zaoqaa!

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If you enjoyed our work, be sure to follow the speakers and this account or consider to support us over at https://t.co/i7pJUqZQvG!

This way we can compensate our staff, which today we of course learned can be important :)

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@LemonRidley @JessicaaaaaX1 @lexanesirac @jananoly @AshleighClaye @Swishless @RobbyNotVA @BryceCreamCone @TerozHS @_Usleon @drpiggyphd @vlerkssbm @Savestate @itsDanubi @cisinasociety

That’s it from us, @kemor_ssbm and @divinesenator. We’ve been doing the social media for the past 5 hours, we hope you enjoyed. Feel free to give the speakers and us a follow!

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Eyes Open Conference 2021 just ended! We hope you had fun and learned something in the last 5 hours hearing from everyone. Thanks again to our speakers: @LemonRidley @JessicaaaaaX1 @lexanesirac @jananoly @AshleighClaye @Swishless @RobbyNotVA @BryceCreamCone @TerozHS @_Usleon

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Such a GREAT quote form @Savestate:

"You might be a hidden ally, but you're often the most visible in those marginalized groups."

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One of speakers @cisinasociety speaks on respecting individual preferences and how being willing to learn and accept new preferences is good allyship

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"You don't have to be a super hero with what you do to make a difference" -- @Savestate on helping others be aware of pronouns as a small part you can do to be a good ally

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@vlerkssbm @Savestate @itsDanubi @cisinasociety If you have enjoyed or learned from this event, please consider supporting us so we can run future events. Thank you.

https://t.co/i7pJUqZQvG

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This panel ended!
Our last panel this evening: How to be an ally featuring @vlerkssbm, @savestate, @itsDanubi, @cisinasociety.
This important topic will close out the Eyes Open Conference, come on and join us for a chill time learning about Allyship.
https://t.co/mbzEGaXvmc