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{{Infobox convention<br />
|name = Free Fur All<br />
|othernames = FFA<br />
|logo = [[File:Freefuralllogoicon.png|235px]]<br />
''America's Anthro Convention''<br />
|subject = Anthro<br />
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, Oklahoma]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}<br />
|url = https://ffacon.com/<br />
|status = On hiatus<br />
|first = August 24-26, 2007<br />
|final = July 28-30, 2024<br />
|organizer = [[Anthro West Open Organization Inc.]] ('''AWOO''').<br />
|charity = ?<br />
|resources = {{con resources|Free Fur All}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Free Fur All}}<br />
[[File:AWOOAssociationLogo.jpg|right|245px]]<br />
[[File:FFA2023header.png|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All 2023's convetion website header. Art by (?)]]<br />
[[File:Free Fur All poster.jpeg|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All's promo video thumbnail design. Art by <nowiki>[[</nowiki>anonymous user<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.]]<br />
[[File:FFATShirt2022.png|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All 2022 T-Shirt Design. Art by <nowiki>[[</nowiki>anonymous user<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.]]<br />
'''Free Fur All''' was an [[anthro]] [[convention]] run by the '''Anthro West Open Organization Inc''' ('''AWOO''').<br />
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== Free Fur All 2022 ==<br />
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Free Fur All's first event took place on July 29-31, 2022 at the [https://www.glenpoolonline.com/167/Glenpool-Conference-Center Glenpool Conference Center] in [[W:Glenpool, Oklahoma|Glenpool, Oklahoma]].<ref>[https://ffacon.com/free-fur-all/venue Free Fur All's venue] page on the [[Anthro West Open Organization Inc.]]'s website. Retrieved November 3, 2021.</ref><br />
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The [[W:Standup comedian|comedian]] and [[performer]] [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]] was featured as the [[guest of honor]] with the con's slogan being '''''Getting Back to Our Routes''''' (based on the acclaimed American road, [[W:U.S. Route 66|U.S. Route 66]]).<br />
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During the closing ceremony of 2022's event, a follow-up event for the next year's event was announced, and 2022 attendees were also allowed to receive a bonus "veteran" badge for registering within 24 hours of the announcement.<br />
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== Free Fur All 2023 ==<br />
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Free Fur All's second iteration occurred on July 28-30, 2023. The theme was '''''Be my Wingman''''', with [[guests of honor]] being [[Jasonafex]] and [[Kabier]], with charity going to [http://www.safariszoo.com Lady Safaris' Zoo].<br />
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== Free Fur All 2024 ==<br />
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FFA 2024 was to occur on July 28-30, with the theme being '''''Cyberpunk'''''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/FreeFurAllCon/status/1686104159504752641 ''Thank you all so much for coming out to #FreeFurAll23.''] post on X. Retrieved December 19, 2024.</ref> <br />
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In a [[W:Facebook|Facebook]] post dated February 1, 2024, the AWOO Association's [[Board of Directors]] announced the resignation of the [[con chair|convention's chair]] and [[President|organization's president]], [[PeaceWolf]], along with the indefinite postponement of FFA due to the event "not being in any shape to attempt a convention."<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FreeFurAllCon/posts/pfbid0fVGiddgEPqSwNpWAMnKyFgnBpASPi1UU4N933XwcYbuT6qQXnXStQ78LDSHLgadrl ''After many in depth conversations...'']. Posted February 1, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.</ref> <br />
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In the same post, the Board of Directors also expressed a desire{{cn}} to re-brand both AWOO and the Free Fur All convention itself.<br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
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In August/September 2021, fandom and [[non-fur]] fur-friendly users{{who}} expressed, personally or "in the name of the furry fandom",<ref>[https://twitter.com/wgtc_site/status/1433156978788999169 ''The furry fandom is unhappy with @AWOOAssociation's announcement of Free Fur All.] post by [https://wegotthiscovered.com We Got This Covered] on [[Twitter]]. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> their unhappy comments with AWOO's Free Fur All convention perceived ties with the mainstream [[W:alternative right|Alternative right]] ('''Alt-right'''),<ref>[https://twitter.com/raptordoggo/status/1433652216691404810 ''Awoonation, I think? Looks like it's gonna be a big ole trump-worshipping circle jerk tho where they constantly make sad jokes about snowflakes and whine about how they can't get away with being openly racist anymore''] post by [[RAPTORDOG]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/UZIKING5/status/1433151356295163914 ''MAGACon''] post by [[UZIKING]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/CraftyCCoyote/status/1433808721495351300 ''FreeFurAll, the Furry convention designed by Trump supporters''] post by [[Crafty Coyote]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> including [[furry|fur]] and [[non-fur]] [[W:conservative|conservative]] and/or [[W:libertarian|libertarian]] people{{who}} that are behind and/or helping the convention itself, and its announced [[guest of honor]] ('''2, The Ranting Gryphon'''), all of whom have been accused of ties to the alt-right.<ref>[https://twitter.com/supership79/status/1433111145531985923 ''not to mention that its guest of honor is disgraced furry shithead deuce gryphon. they really missed a chance to call this Fashcon''] post by [[Supership79]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><br />
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Users have accused these people and groups (such as the [[Furry Raiders]]) of being [[W:Racism|racist]], [[W:Misogynism|misogynist]], [[W:Homophobia|homophobic]], [[W:Transphobia|transphobes]], [[zoophile]] supporters, [[W:QAnon|QAnon]]s, [[W:Nazis|Nazis]], and being hateful in general in the past,{{cn}} and that they should not be able to host any type of [[furry meet]] or [[con]] because of such beliefs, using various ways to stop them, such as, for example, forcing the initial hosting hotel, the [https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tulse-marriott-tulsa-hotel-southern-hills/ Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills], to cancel their contract,<ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433500998727872514 ''It's not impossible and is absolutely worth noting. People should make it clear they want Free Fur All destroyed, NOT [[TTFC]].''] post by [[Allie Capps]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433916635102920705 ''OOPSY DOODLE! It seems that Free Fur All still has a hotel block listed on its site, so the hotel manager might have lied during his statement!(.) It'd be a shame if their phones rang off the hook today asking about that...''] post by Allie Capps on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433120775888728064 ''Whoops, I accidentally dropped the contact information for the convention's hotel and charity! I hope nobody uses this for 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 reason!!!''] post by Allie Capps on Twitter. Retrieved September 4, 2021.</ref> or, according to some, some other disingenuous means such as making bomb<ref>[https://twitter.com/Blue_Dingolf/status/1433321784133230592 ''its always the left that's quick to make threats of violence, joking or not, because they'd take it deadly serious when on the receiving end''] post by [[Dingolf]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> and mass shooting threats to the event,<ref>[https://twitter.com/FreezePeachWulf/status/1433804890631966723 ''Friendly reminder that the people whining about FreeFurAll, going so far as to make bomb and mass shooting threats to the event(...)''] post by [[FreezePeachWulf]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Peach0veralls/status/1433534513104121883 ''The crazy people pissed about free fur all have devolved to making bomb threats''] post by FreezePeachWulf on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref> or track and [[W:Doxxing|doxx]] personnel involved with AWOO, Free Fur All, or friend and sympathizers.{{cn}}<ref>[https://twitter.com/LiteralGrill/status/1433652721077211138 ''Help me identify these last few Free Fur All staff members?''] post by Allie Capps on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref><br />
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The accusations of AWOO's perceived/insinuated improprieties have included the Free Fur All's (now previous) event date and the 1921's [[W:Mass racial violence in the United States|racial]] [[W:Tulsa Massacre|Tulsa Massacre]]:<br />
{{q|''Any one else notice the Free Fur All is taking place in Tulsa and ends 2 days before the anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre?(.) Not just me right?<ref>[https://twitter.com/SiggYeen/status/1433416180631539714 ''Any one else notice the Free Fur All is taking place in Tulsa and ends 2 days before the anniversary of the [[W:Tulsa Massacre|Tulsa Massacre]]?''] post by [[SigYeen]] on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>}}<br />
The Free Fur All's promo video thumbnail design:<br />
{{q|the subtle aesthetic details in this flyer. the police badge-shaped logo. the [[W:Fascist|fashy]] monochrome-flag backdrop, referencing the bluestripe police flag. the constant red white and blue. my god, it even echoes [[W:Donald Trump|trump]]'s "lion" logo<ref>[https://twitter.com/supership79/status/1433110836013379584 ''the subtle aesthetic details in this flyer.''] post by Supership79 on Twitter. Retrieved September 3, 2021.</ref>}}<br />
The AWOO's logo itself...:<br />
{{q|Awoo Association's logo may be inspired by [[W:Grey Wolves (organization)|The Grey Wolves]], a violent [[W:White supremacy|white supremacist organization]]...}}<br />
or the charity the con supports, Safari's Sanctuary:<br />
{{q|Safari's Sanctuary has faced multiple accusations of animal abuse with the [[W:USDA|USDA]] previously revoking its license to operate. A man was also killed after a [[lion]]-[[tiger]] [[hybrid]] mauled him to death at the facility}}<br />
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The ongoing back-and-forth battle between both groups on [[W:Social media|social media]] continues as of September 2021.<br />
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=== Loss of the initial hosting venue ===<br />
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By September 15, 2021, AWOO posted that the initial venue was no longer available, <ref>[https://twitter.com/AWOOAssociation/status/1437982691480281088?s=20 #Uncancelable] Posted via [[Twitter]] on Sept 14, 2021, retrieved Sept 16, 2021</ref> blaming the "intolerant dark side of the anthro fandom's" threat of "civil unrest" for its loss. <br />
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Members on the opposing side blamed AWOO's woes and loss of venue on itself, particularly on the acts of some of its [[Staff|staff members]]{{who}} threatening, while on social media, users with acts of violence, all the way up to include the threat of outright murder,{{cn}} which were saved via screenshots on various web sites.{{cn}}<br />
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AWOO responded to the accusations by pointing out that these flagrant posts{{cn}} were made by non-AWOO staff people (in particular users [[KKKlyde]] and [[Cani Lupine]]){{cn}} on their Twitter accounts or on '''Free Fur All 2022 Unofficial Chat''', an unsanctioned "Free Fur All" social site.{{cn}}<br />
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=== Derogatory terminology (ongoing) ===<br />
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Some fur/non-fur users have come to describe FFA as '''FashCon''' (i.e. [[W:Fascist|Fascist Convention/Fascist Furries]], also as a tip to the hat to [[Tumblr]]'s failed [[W:DashCon|DashCon]][*] event)<ref>[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/furry-free-fur-all-convention-backlash ''Furries Are Speaking Out Against Attendees Of A Convention With Ties To The Far Right''] article on [[W:Buzzfeed|Buzzfeed]]. Retrieved March 2, 2023.</ref> before even the first event went live, Regardless of an ongoing controversy or issue, due to their perceived beliefs of the con, staff, and supporters' "extremist views".<br />
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(*) FFA 2022 did include a [[W:Ball pit|ball pit]] a la DashCon as a self-deprecating joke.<br />
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== Media Coverage ==<br />
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On the 17th of February 2024 a video essay by Garage Dwelling Frogs titled '''"FashCon:" The Downfall of America's Anthro Convention'''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oli97qUDnQE ''"FashCon:" The Downfall of America's Anthro Convention''] Retrieved July 30, 2025</ref> was uploaded onto [[YouTube]]. The over 2h long essay covers many of the controversies related to the convention with a deep dive into the background and personal controversies of the people who directed the convention.<br />
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The essay has been received positively thanks to the thorough research and pacing, it currently stands at over 630k views with 3.7k comments.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist|2}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.facebook.com/FreeFurAllCon Free Fur All] on [[Facebook]]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/FreeFurAllCon Free Fur All] on [[X (social media)|X]]<br />
* [https://t.me/AWOOAssociation Free Fur All] on [[Telegram]]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/@FreeFurAllCon Free Fur All] on [[YouTube]]<br />
* [https://www.instagram.com/freefurallcon/ Free Fur All] on [[Instagram]]<br />
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=== Media ===<br />
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSpbOzhacSY Free Fur All] promotional video on [[YouTube]]<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oli97qUDnQE "FashCon:" The Downfall of America's Anthro Convention] video essay on [[YouTube]]<br />
* [https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/furry-free-fur-all-convention-backlash ''Furries Are Speaking Out Against Attendees Of A Convention With Ties To The Far Right''] article on [[W:Buzzfeed|Buzzfeed]]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/wgtc_site/status/1433156978788999169 ''A Furry Convention With Ties To The Alt-Right Was Announced And The Fandom Wants It Dead.''] article on [https://wegotthiscovered.com We Got This Covered]<br />
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