The responses to what I posted last week have been incredible and a little overwhelming
I’ve spent the last week reading them and thinking
I loved what I did for FWA for so long, even knowing how much of myself I gave to it
I think it's important to acknowledge that too
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I Wouldn't Take It Back
I’ve written about what convention staffing can take from people. This is about what it gave me, and why making the work healthier shouldn’t mean making it matter less.
I've been thinking since I stepped down from FWA leadership about how much furry conventions have grown, and how much we now ask of the volunteers who keep them running.
I decided to put those thoughts into words, and I'd appreciate it if you'd give them a read:
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As Furry Conventions Grow, Our Expectations Need to Change
Furry conventions depend on volunteers giving extraordinary amounts of their time. As our events grow, we need to ask when that generosity becomes something our conventions depend on.