#AnimeFrontier is in less than a month!

This year, all tips given to the Cosplay Repair booth will be donated to @cosplayer-ssn.bsky.social to help survivors of sexual assault & harassment in the cosplay community.

Remember to use code AFAMBASSADOR25 for a discount on your badge for a discount!

Basically, people need different things, and we as bystanders are usually not equipped to be good at handling every individual issue presented. As an ally, don't set yourself up for failure by thinking you can do it all. Please take the time to learn about bystander intervention.

Also, deescalation is a skill, and there's a reason why a lot of people in political action/protesting take classes on it.

Find out what kind of bystander intervention *you* can do and practice it so that you can help out in a situation when you least expect it.
righttobe.org/guides/bysta...

This is also why I believe more in the power of organizations, set-out rules, and political action than single individuals, because organizations (ideally) have been vetted, and that's harder to do for individuals, which is how I've seen "Con Moms" at anime cons do more harm than good for strangers.

I'd vouch for several of the people in the Splatoon scene who have volunteered to be people's buddy if they need someone in light of politics in some states. And I would also absolutely get my Karen on for people.

But we should recognize that no one person can be every person's safe ally.

Thread 🧵:
As someone who's seen pronouncements from bad actors about how they're safe (re: people can go to them at events if they're in danger), I want to address that while several Riptide attendees I know have great intentions, this is not a great stopgap measure on the whole.

When you start a convention, pick a name, search for it to make sure it’s not used (nobody needs ANOTHER “ChibiCon”), and then stick with one name and spelling.

If you’re referring to the con as YattaCon, Yattacon, Yatta Con, Yatta-Con, AND Yatta Comic Con, nobody will know which is right.

We're happy to announce that with our latest update, we're up to 1,024 convention policies evaluated and 62 6/6 evaluations. For the first time, we are at 6% of conventions at 6/6!!

... unfortunately a 6/6 means "doing the bare minimum," so let's keep trying ✍️

cosplayer-ssn.org/rp/home.php

AHHHHHH

MOM HOLY FUCK PART 2??!??!?!!!!!!!

I was catching up on internet connection and Guidebook and researching tomorrow's panel and WE ARE MENTIONED IN THEIR PDF???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT!!!! @cosplayer-ssn.bsky.social THIS IS SO COOL 😭🙏

@cosplayer-ssn.bsky.social You'll get a kick out of this...
Some small con (which shall remain nameless) just tried submitting their 2025 convention to us with a link to cosplayer-ssn.org/rp/home.php as their anti-harassment policy. 🤦‍♂️
That's not how this works! 🤣

FYI: You don’t need to staff a convention to send in updates. We take them from everyone!

If you live in the U.S., you may be feeling hopeless right now. But you also might be feeling like you want to do something to help, but don't know how. Let's do a brief thread on PEER CRISIS INTERVENTION from our certified victim advocates.

Hey Chicago cosplayers (and con-goers), I saw "cosplay weekend" pop up in my recommended events and then as soon as I saw the url, knew it was a Kopf con. Do not go to this event and do not go to other kopf events!! There's a good reason they're not allowed to table at other cons

New Article:
Essential Pages for Every Convention Web Site

After looking at literally every convention web site, @pdelahanty.bsky.social has put together a list of essential pages you'll want to include on your con's site as well as a few things you should avoid.

(Disclaimers continued) A 6/6 score indicates the BARE MINIMUM that a convention can do. It is not an endorsement for the convention nor do we provide endorsements. Your mileage with the policy may vary. If you had issues at a con or how its policy was applied, please reach out to the con directly.

Have you heard about our Harassment Policy Report Card? We recently implemented a map for U.S. conventions! Check it out: cosplayer-ssn.org/rp/home.php

Here’s a thread about how the report card works! 🧵

Let's give Vic the ol 'Bluesky welcome a second time: Block his ass so he gets sent to the shadow realm.

Hi Bsky! We're the Cosplayer Survivor Support Network (CSSN), a group founded in 2016 by cosplayers because the phrase "cosplay is not consent" didn't appear to be improving harassment or worse in the convention community.