Mission

The RAD Unconference manifests radical, political, anti-oppressive, inspiring non-monogamy practice through a series of participatory break-out discussions, art, zine creation, community building, fun, and more.  This unconference and community centers the voices, needs, and lives of those practicing Relationship Anarchy; it is NOT intended as educational outreach for those who don’t have lived experience of RA.  

We're a group of people from Detroit and elsewhere who attended the event last year and have taken up the torch for planning this year's event. We include a variety of experiences and identities, for example, all of us are queer, most of us are some variety of trans/non-binary, some ace and arospec, and some of us are neurodivergent and autistic and chronically ill.

Supportive, exclusive, anarchist-centered space is critically needed for folks who are living and practicing RA, and repeatedly compromised by folks who are NOT practicing RA who center outsider questions/needs/experiences/defensiveness/education/apolitical framing of non-monogamy.  This conference is in part a response to those experiences of being de-centered in what is ostensibly RA space. We want a space to connect with other folks with lived experience of RA for community, support, and radical inspiration.

This is not an outward-focused event for explaining, justifying, and defending RA to “others.”  Space will not be made to discuss and focus on polyamory and other general non-mono topics.

Not practicing RA but want to learn more?  The unconference and associated community is not for you, but we encourage you to:

-visit our resources page

-visit the general info and discussion group on Facebook

-visit Kale’s resources and videos which are a great introduction

-find a local non-mono (or even an RA group) near you; caution: most nonmonogamy has almost no overlap with RA practices and values!