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Wednesday. March 25, 2026 - 1 min

What does it take to organize unconditional events? This is not an exhaustive list - it just gives an idea of the ‘unseen’ side of organizing for those who are not aware :)

It’s my choice to host many different types of events (in order to align with what I currently need) which increases the amount of work (as opposed to just doing a regular event every week).

• Promotion
  • Creating sustainable promotion materials
  • Creating specific event descriptions for communities (i.e. hipsy, couchers, workaway)
  • Taking pictures (with consent)
• Networking
  • Maintaining relationships with local communities, facilitators, spaceholders.
  • Volunteering at external events.
• Practice
  • Keeping up my own practice.
  • Following and paying for facilitation trainings.
• Integrity
  • Regularly take time to contemplate the effect of my events on the world and people around me.
  • Be open to critical feedback.
  • Answering questions.
  • Meditate on and process things that happen in my spaces.
• Practical
  • Bringing tea & snacks.
  • Creating & bringing materials and props to spaces.
  • Setting up and tidying up spaces.
• Consistency
  • Dealing with no shows and latecomers.
  • Maintaining flexibility while providing structure.
• IT
  • Upkeep of websites.
  • Learning to code with Jekyll (as I don’t pay for any tools I have to do it all myself)
  • Managing forms, e-mail lists
  • Spotify subscription & appropriate playlist creation
• Support
  • Provide aftercare.
  • Provide physical care & keep a radar out to ensure social safety.

Even a relatively small event usually takes at least a couple of hours to organize.