What kind of leader do you want to be? When it comes to creating consent culture, what qualities does a leader need? In this workshop, you will start drafting an ethos statement to guide you as a leader. You will continually come back to this statement, especially when you need to make hard decisions or take a stand.

By uncovering your values around leadership and consent, we will build a solid foundation to support you in becoming a leader who others would want to follow.

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

“With great power comes great responsibility.” 

Becoming a leader often means discovering you have power you never asked for or even wanted. At the same time, people will also expect you to have a lot more power in some areas than you actually do. What do you do with all these responsibilities?

This workshop will dive deep into power, where it comes from, how to recognize the power you have as a leader, and how to use it responsibly, ethically, and to create positive change.

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

Humans have many biases and awareness gaps (things they don't know they don't know). As leaders, our biases and awareness gaps come together to not only affect how we respond to issues around consent, but they can also impact who feels welcome in our spaces and organizations for years to come. 

In this workshop, we will practice identifying different types of bias, from cognitive to cultural, and after taking an honest look at the impact they've had on our spaces, we'll discuss how you can use your power as a leader to counter bias and create culture change. 

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

A code of conduct is essential to fostering a consensual space. Codes of conduct act as informed consent, letting people know what kind of behavior is desired and what is not tolerated. If they don’t agree to it, they don’t enter the space, and if they act against the code of conduct, they face consequences, including potentially not being welcome in the space anymore.

This workshop will give participants an understanding of the best practices for writing a code of conduct, as well as strategies for getting people to know it exists and to follow it. By the end, you'll have the beginnings of a draft, which you can send to Consent Academy to review. 

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

What does a trauma response look like? How should you respond when someone is experiencing one? And what’s the best way to listen when someone shares something traumatic?

In this workshop, we’ll cover foundational skills for engaging with trauma: how to recognize and support trauma responses, how to respond with care, and how to protect yourself from secondary trauma and burnout.

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

When harm occurs, the last thing you want to do is cause more harm. 

This workshop gives insight and skills for responding to a consent incident without causing additional harm; focusing on how to get information in a compassionate, trauma-informed way. We’ll cover the basics of interviewing and evaluating an incident. If you're in a position where you might find yourself responsible for supporting people and deciding what to do in the immediate aftermath of a consent incident, this class is for you.

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

What happens after someone’s consent is violated? How do you support the person harmed? The person accused of harm? How do you even begin to work with something this emotional, complex, and charged? 

For many leaders, the first response is to permanently ban the person accused of harm. But there are more options for accountability, each with pros and cons. This workshop provides an introduction to what different accountability processes can look like, centering harm reduction and transformation for all involved. 

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.

Cancel culture, rumors, or simply letting people down can be terrifying in a culture of retaliation and punitive justice. This fear can create a kind of instinct to deflect, deny, or defend against any accusation of wrongdoing. But this never makes the problem disappear. Not taking accountability as a leader causes loss of trust, and can drive away valuable members of our communities and organizations. 

Everyone has times when they need to take accountability, including those in leadership. As the face of an organization, sometimes you even have to take accountability for the actions of those you represent. Personal accountability for leadership comes with unique challenges, especially around making public statements, balancing confidentiality, transparency, and the reputation and stability of your organization. This workshop goes over best practices, helping leaders reduce their fears of owning mistakes, so they can act with integrity when it really matters.

Who is the Consent and Leadership Series for?

Anyone in formal and informal positions of leadership who finds their work expanding to include issues around consent, such as ethics, interpersonal conflict, and harm. If you host events, teach, organize, manage, or supervise people; if you are just the one people go to when a problem around consent comes up; if you care about creating consensual spaces and have some power to influence others — then this series is for you. 

Meet your instructors, Consent Academy Co-directors Asha Lerae & Ariana Coveney:

Asha Lerae has been with Consent Academy since 2018, taking on the role of co-director in 2022. She brings years of experience as a sex educator, domestic violence support group facilitator, and advocate working with a wide variety of communities to strengthen consent culture. Her passion lies in using consent education to reduce harm, expand possibilities for pleasure and eroticism, support accountability, and inspire cultural change that balances autonomy with responsibility. In addition to her work with Consent Academy, Asha is an adjunct faculty member for the Sexuality Studies Certificate Program at Antioch University Seattle, a certified abortion doula, and a trained full-spectrum doula.

Ariana has been a part of Consent Academy since 2018. She is an ordained Shingon Buddhist Monk, with a background in psychology, linguistics, and education focusing on violence prevention. She has lived and worked all over the world doing grassroots activism for LGBTQ+ rights and domestic violence prevention. Her perspectives on harm reduction and accountability are based in her Buddhism and her Choctaw cultural heritage. 

What else should I know?

• This is an online class series via Zoom. Zoom link and instructions will be emailed the day before and 30 minutes before the workshop begins.
• Each workshop will be recorded for later viewing. The slides will also be made available.
• Class time is listed in Pacific Time. Use this time zone converter to see what time the class will be for you: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
• Pay-What-You-Can tickets are open to anyone who needs them. Choose the ticket that is best for you.
• There are also a small number of discounted tickets available. If you are experiencing financial hardship, please inquire.
• Please let us know by email if you have any questions, access needs, or things that would aid in your learning: theconsentacademy@gmail.com

About Consent Academy:

Consent Academy is an educational collective founded in 2016 in Seattle, WA, currently with staff and volunteers all over the world. We believe consent is a part of everyday life, and its practice builds stronger, safer, and more connected communities. Our approach incorporates disciplines of psychology, sociology, public health, psychotherapy, and personal coaching to create a systemic view of how consent impacts everyone, from the bedroom to the boardroom. 

Consent Academy is a program of the Pan Eros Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization. All of our profits support our educational programming. For more information, visit us at www.consent.academy.