Meeting Agenda 6/19/25
Karl Polintan
Meeting Agenda 6/19
Online
Discord
Introductions
Attendance: Karl, Don, Quack, Michelle, Haven, Steph, Hollie
Take more pictures at events/meetings! We need some to send to Nat’l.
Also welcome Michelle as one of our new Chapter Leads! 👏🏽
Past Events:
Jungle Room (6/13)
NAF
Volunteers: Steph, Ulysses
Pretty light crowd, maybe because on a Friday?
Flow Fest (Saturday 6/14)
Woodland Park, Picnic Area 1
https://flowfests.com/seattle-2025/
12 - 1: Don, Michelle, Dana
1- 4: Pynk, Coral
4 - 7: Steph (2nd or 3rd shift), Haven
Requested that we have kits for purchase. Anyone who volunteers for one shift gets a full 3 day pass.
Can send an email to get more volunteers. Focus on 2nd 2 shifts.
Few people asked what is DS. People were nice, not a huge crowd. Main thing - we did not have cups, should always bring if we bring water jugs. Medium low on MDMA cards.
Upcoming Events:
Remember to use the Post Event Form if you’re closing (or if there’s only one shift)
Wrestle Yr Friends: Fruits Punch 6/21 (Sat)
Hazard Factory
They have our wagon!
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ7FgUYxZi-/?hl=en
Event: 7p-11
7800 7th Ave S, Seattle
6 - 8:30: Quack, Ulysses
8:30 - 11: Haven, Karl?
Quack is the contact with the organizers. They’ll write a bio of DS and give it to them to announce us. Karl will see if he can find a bio and send it to Quack.
Ulysses to get the gear and bring it to the event, Quack to meet him at storage. Quack and Pip might bring FTIR. Michelle has the nasal Narcan so if Pip is not going to Wrestle Your Friends then Michelle will bring it to storage tomorrow.
Purrlesque! An Impact! Pride Show 6/27 (Fri)
Impact show
https://impactraves.org/events/purrlesque/
Steph will be attending, can ask Pip if they want to
Indigiqueer (6/27)
Don’t have space for us this year.
Slip Pride 2025 6/28 (Sat)
Kremwerk
10 pm - noon, maybe setup a little later because it’s quicker to get going
https://dice.fm/partner/kremwerk/event/xexexe-slip-pride-28th-jun-kremwerk-complex-seattle-tickets
Volunteers: probably Shaq (10 pm shift preferred), Steph (can’t do Sat night but could do 6 am Sun)
Quack will connect with the organizers. Might not happen
Queer Pier Pride 6/29 (Sun)
Crocodile event on Pier 62, asking about having us there for the day event
3 - 10 pm event
Volunteers: Steph if we don’t do Slip, Karl?
Richard is coordinating with them. Michelle will put into Airtable and ask Richard to keep us updated. Hi Richard!
https://www.thecrocodile.com/pier62/queerpier
Jungle Room #3, (7/18)
NAF
Steph interested
Need to determine if we will coordinate that given that the leads will all be at Critical that weekend
https://dice.fm/event/xepb93-the-jungle-room-3-dieselboy-at-naf-18th-jul-naf-revival-seattle-tickets?lng=en-US
EOS Fest (7/18 - 20)
https://www.evolution-of-souls.org/home
Would like at least drug cards
Hollie let us know
Critical NW Community Garden (7/14-20)
IgnitionNW
Masonic Campgrounds in Granite Falls
Quack is planning to go and could bring some materials.
Haven ays CNW is interested in providing us with some help, if we want to go. Someone in the community has passed away, probably due to fentanyl.
Confirmed: camping for 1 tent & 1 entry & 1 parking for Karl, 1 entry ticket & 1 parking for Pip, 1-day entry pass and 1 car pass for Michelle, 1 day entry pass for Don
Waiting to hear about placement.
Quack will make signs about testing to put in portos. Michelle to print or scan what Quack makes and print them if needed. Michelle make a sign saying “DanceSafe booth will be staffed fully on Friday and Saturday night. In the meantime, find Quack for testing.”
Booth open by Tuesday.
Thurs shift (if we can)
8 - 12
Fri shift
8 - 12: Karl, Pip
Sat shift
8 - 12: Don, Michelle
Van rental through Enterprise for $500 - $800 for the full week. It would transport Haven’s gear, Quack’s gear, and DS gear. No one had any opposition to DS paying. Haven will send DL info to Karl via Signal. Karl will make the reservation with DS funds.
Hand-off of chapter kit from Karl to Quack before Quack leaves for Critical. Karl will also put together a new chapter kit.
Might be nice to have a whiteboard. Could give community info on what kinds of things have been tested and if they tested as expected. Michelle posted on her Buy-Nothing group asking for one.
Evowerx @ Seattle Harbor 7/25 (Fri)
Arrive 7:30, event 8:30 - 3
Venue has no elevator, so will be taking things up and down stairs
Martial arts and dragon theme
DJ Qbert and TicTac
Shifts:
Steph maybe, Karl maybe
7:30-10:30: Pynk maybe, Haven maybe
10:30 - 1:30
Later Events and Festivals
Brainstorming
RE:evolution (8/6 - 10)
https://reevolutionfestival.com/
Darrington, WA
Big Moon (8/15 - 17)
Leavenworth, WA
Last year was the first year. We could ask to attend if we want.
Lovers and Lunatics - Music and Arts Festival (8/30 - 9/1)
Victor, MT
Karl to check with National about if they provide any help with travel, etc. Any interest?
Volunteer Event Ideas
Agenda
Pinned Items
Training - IMPORTANT!
Please finish your DS Training, or start the process by going to DanceSafe.org/volunteer
Training required to volunteer!
Please be sure to fill out all forms, and you'll be sent an email from SignRequest to do your eSignature on your DanceSafe Volunteer Agreement
Training seems to be updated - recommend going over again! (repeated on 1/16)
Chapter Leads
Chapter Leadership Application
We still need one to two more officers! Please let us know if you're interested in applying. There is a link we can provide for the DS Nat’l application.
Roles Needed: Chapter Leads, Shift Leads
Tasks covered (not comprehensive):
- Meeting Planning/Note Taking
- Logistics (storing gear, making sure it's ready for a booth, accessing our storage facility)
- Finances
- Handle Square Reader
- Social Media
- DS Nat'l Meetings
- Promoter Contact
Shift Leads - new role, from DS. Folks that we could leave at the booth to leave it in 'charge.' Preferably have a vehicle to help transport the gear.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Preferably Karl will step down into an advisory position once one more chapter lead is instated.
T-Shirt Policy
While usually we’d like folks to wear both the badge and DS T-Shirt on shift, like before, exceptions can be made if you’re in costume for the event being worked, at the discretion of the chapter lead/shift lead.
Heather - M/L
Joules - ?
Pete - M
Pynk - M
Business
Materials
Pip has more boofing kits, snorting kits, nasal narcan, lube packets for Critical.
Storage Organization - Done!
Note: should check expiration dates of fire extinguishers, make sure we have enough latex free condoms.
Also need more pronoun pins! Pip has the button maker, Karl sent it the design files we had last meeting. Pip will send Michelle the files that need to be printed in color.
Haven made a one-pager that gives the correct info for Fentnyl, Haven will see if we can make half of that into a ¼ page (would mean shrinking it a little and might be too small of writing). Michelle will turn it into text for Haven to do more with. Leads will mention to National.
Karl: (also we should bring that info back to National so they can correct, maybe send Haven’s writeup?)
Should NOT have xylazine strips on the table. They are for opiods only so should be available only on request.
Michelle shared the flyer that Pip shared with her to see if we can print and have on our table. (In the meetings channel). Michelle will print and laminate.
Can we get benzo strips? Quack will share more info on it. Quack will check in with National about that.
Infrastructure
https://seattledancesafe.gay & https://seattledancesafe.org
Leads to: https://linktr.ee/seattledancesafe
Recruiting more volunteers!
Added email signup to linktree!
Membership drive?
Publicize Discord?
Maybe look for additional URL to buy?
Need separate volunteer bit.ly with:
Test kit info link
Fent Testing
Post Event Documentation Form
General Drug Info
DS Website
Karl still needs to work on this! Will reach out to folks (Michelle/Don) if help needed.
FTIR Testing w/ PubHealth
Thru Georgia! Best way is thru her work phone# and you can ask Karl for her number if interested. Texting thru Signal works too. Also calling is okay. E-spectronomy out on Thurs/Fri. At the Robert Clewis Center, Needle Exchange on 4th & Blanchard in Belltown. Downtown public health building - do FTIR, fent strip testing, but also access to GCMS testing thru U of North Carolina. Wed/Thurs/Fri, 9-5p.
Can test everything except weed and shrooms. Liquid is iffy, and LSD needs to be sent to the lab.
Can’t advertise too much, folks get some harassment sometimes for using services. :(
Also can go to PHRA (Fri/Sun afternoons)! Downtown Needle Exchange has drop boxes.
Covid Tests
Pip got a ton of COVID tests that aren’t far from expiring.
Next In-Person Meeting Location
Criteria for locations:
- parking
- traffic/distance
- indoors
- quiet
If you need it, talk about carpooling closer to the date, at least a day before.
Open call for locations… Please post on Discord with ideas!
Next in person meeting would be July 3rd at 8 PM. Preference for Cal Anderson again that day.
In-Person 7/3 8p
Cal Anderson - Quack will ask & confirm.
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