Tag: harassment

Perseverance & Policies

| Fri 1 Jun 2012 | 21 Comments | 1123 Views
Perseverance & Policies

After only attending three conventions, I can attest that sexual harassment does occur- and contrary to DJ Grothe, I’m positive that it occurs at TAM, too. Outside of other women’s accounts, there have been multiple occasions where I was made uncomfortable and actually frightened by sexual harassment and predatory behaviour at atheist/etc conventions. My responses [...]

Tensions Are High

| Tue 29 May 2012 | 10 Comments | 761 Views
Tensions Are High

In a new article titled “Why I Don’t Do Atheist Conventions,” Staks Rosch cites swollen convention expenses and family priorities as two valid issues for choosing not to attend conventions, and then bemoans the supposed “drama” of atheist conventions. It’s true, attending conventions can cost a lot, but Staks takes his argument past issues of [...]