Conference Feedback
The following are comments Desiree Alliance has
received from attendees at the conference, or comments about the
conference from attendees to others. We welcome any and all feedback.
Please go to our feedback
form to help us make the next one even more successful! Or you may
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The following comments have all names removed to protect privacy.
Thank you so much to all who attended, and to all
whose comments appear here.
"i thought i would write and say how much i
enjoyed the desiree alliance
conference. i especially enjoyed being around so many empowered women,
learning a lot, meeting and talking to so many cool people, and doing
direct action on the strip! i'm glad i went for the entire conference,
too. thanks for putting it together and inviting me!"
"I
was one of the organisers of the Brussels conference last year so know
how hard the Desiree Alliance worked for the Las Vegas event. The two
situations, the EU and the USA, are different, so the conferences can't
be compared exactly. The differences between them were maybe what I
liked best, but in any case I had a very interesting time in Nevada and
send congratulations to all involved."
"Congrats on
that amazing gathering. I hope you were happy with it!"
"We'll do the Desiree Alliance ANYTIME!"
"The
entire conference was way far beyond anything I could have ever expected
or envisioned. It was professional, extremely interesting, very
informing/enlightening, progressive, and energizing... the conference
brought
GREAT HEALING for my federally recognized Post Trauma Stress Disorder.
I
am most grateful for the ensuing affinity groups as continued
'medication' for further healing. Thank you for this opportunity to
express
myself."
"I
can't say thanks enough. This was life changing-I'll be at the
next
one if time, money, and the universe allows!!!!"
"Just
wanted to do a quick little shout out to say thank you again!"
"I
thought it was a great event overall.. and the networking and
solidarity was very beneficial I think."
"[Holy
Harlot Tantric Workshop was] mind-blowing and life-changing! More stuff
like this to balance out the political/policy/academic stuff would be a
great addition. And it seemed like all the participants got a lot out of
it whether they were approaching it from a professional or personal
standpoint or both."
"Carol
Queen is simply awesome! It was a real privilege to meet one of my
idols."
"I
did really appreciate the opportunity to network with individuals on our
own social time. I sincerely believe that with improved organization and
planning that this conference can become an incredibly useful tool in
the goal towards decriminalization. I look forward to attending as often
as my schedule will allow."
"Is
it true that there will be a next years conference?? I sure hope so!!
The conference team organizers were very friendly and helpful all the
time. Thank you! This conference was sooo valuable and inspriring. I
loved it. I hope it continues annually. ...Many... areas of diversity were well
represented. Nice job."
"Everything was
wonderful and the team members were very helpful... Things seemed
rushed. There was too much to the conference and not enough time was
allowed for everything."
"Very
inspirational, very powerful conference. I only wished there were two of
me, so I could attend more workshops! "
"I
wish that the workshops were not happening at the same time, because it
was so hard to choose between them. I feel I could have gotten more from
it but I guess it's really hard to plan perfectly for everyone. Thanks
for listening."
"It felt like a good balance
between academics and non-academics."
"[Funkaliscious] was so important. It really rounded up
the experience nicely."
"What was eye
opening for me is the fact that such a diverse cross section of the sex
industry is here, from women who work the street (with no apologies!) to
the legal brothel owners of Nevada, and on to the independent escorts.
There were transgender providers, and people of nearly every race, age
and you name the demographic. To be sure, there were a lot of view
points on every issue and as this is their first conference, things were
not that tightly organized, but I was very impressed with this as a
first time meeting. People were overall, very cordial with one another
despite the great diversity of experiences and opinions. For me it was a
very eye opening and moving time. I learned a lot about the lives
and feelings of 'the other half' so to speak. Seriously though, I
think it is important for all ... to be aware of the coalition and
support them in what ever way you chose to. [This] struggle is one that
will help us all."
