Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con

2022-09-06T01:39:53Z

98.179.234.50: updated to include stats for this year's convention + the theme announced this year (Not sure how to fix the infobox, but it seems like it needs to be updated so all the information in it is displayed)

{{Infobox convention
|name = Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con
|logo = [[File:TTFC_logo.png|250px|Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con Logo]]
|subject = Furry Conventions
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:Tulsa|Tulsa]], [[Wikipedia:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]], [[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://tailsandtornadoes.org/
|status = Ongoing
|organizers = Tails and Tornadoes Conventions, INC.
|inaugural event = Aug. 30 - Sept. 1, 2019
|upcoming = Sept. 1 - 3, 2023
|parent company= Tails and Tornadoes Conventions, Inc. 501(c7)
|charity = [https://www.arfok.org/ ARF - Animal Rescue Foundation]
}}
{{Template:Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con}}
'''Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con''' ('''TTFC''') styles itself "Oklahoma’s First Hotel Furry Convention".

Founded in September 2018 and held at the Marriott Tulsa Hotel Southern Hills<ref>https://tailsandtornadoes.org/hotel-information/ - Retrieved November 13, 2018.</ref><ref>https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/tulsa-marriott-tulsa-hotel-southern-hills/ - Retrieved November 13, 2018.</ref> in [[w:Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, Oklahoma]], the convention is a not-for-profit organization, registered under 501(c)7.<ref>https://www.sos.ok.gov/corp/corpInformation.aspx?id=2112702368 - Oklahoma Secretary of State</ref>

==[[Current Board of Directors]]==
* [[Koori Kitty]] - President
* [[Aloha]] - Vice President
* [[Momma Shark]] - Secretary
* [[Mattew]] - Member at Large
* [[Shay Bunny]] - Member at Large
* [[Nickoli Lion]] - Member at Large

==Officers and Department Leads==
* [[Mattew]] - Convention Chair
* [[Koori Kitty]] - Convention Vice Chair / President
* [[Aloha]] - Convention Operations Manager / Vice President

==[[Guests of Honor]]==
2019
* [[Stormi the Folf]] ([[YouTuber]])
* [[Cintrinelle]] ([[Artist]])
2021
* [[Pepper Coyote]] ([[Musician]])
* [[Omnom and Splat]] ([[Musician, Fursuit Maker]])
2022
* [[Boltie]] ([[Artist]])
* [[Heads and Tails Studios]] ([[Musician, Fursuit Maker]])

==Themes and Attendance==
* 2019: "Taking Oklahoma by Storm" - 507 attendees, 86 fursuiters in parade <ref name="2019summary">https://twitter.com/TTFurcon/status/1168329446832693248 TTFC Twitter Announcement - Twitter (September 1, 2019)</ref>
* 2021: "RAWR-ing 20's" - 568 Attendees, 160 fursuiters in parade <ref name="2021summary">https://twitter.com/TTFurcon/status/1435428678561931270 TTFC Twitter Announcement - Twitter (September 7, 2021)</ref>
* 2022: "Ren-Fur" - 860 attendees, 225 fursuiters in parade <ref name="2022summary">https://twitter.com/TTFurcon/status/1566658609567653895 TTFC Twitter Announcement - Twitter (September 4, 2022)</ref>
* 2023: "Wild Wild West" <ref name="2022summary" />

==Charity==
Current Charity: Animal Rescue Foundation of [[Wikipedia:Bartlesville, Oklahoma|Bartlesville, Oklahoma]] (ARF) - [https://www.arfok.org/ Animal Rescue Association of Bartlesville]

Previous Charity (2019-2021): Safari's Sanctuary of [[Wikipedia:Broken Arrow, Oklahoma|Broken Arrow, Oklahoma]]
;Funds Raised
* 2019: $7,000<ref name="2019summary" />
* 2021: $6,000<ref name="2021summary" />
* 2022: $16,000<ref name="2022summary" />

==See Also==
* [[:Category:Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con guests of honor|Guests of Honor]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://tailsandtornadoes.org/ Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con] - Official Website
* [https://twitter.com/TTFurcon Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://facebook.com/TTFurcon Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://t.me/joinchat/SbB5koo8VR4SAOGe Tails and Tornadoes Fur Con Telegram chat] on [[Wikipedia:Telegram (software)|Telegram]]

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Free Fur All

2022-08-07T10:15:41Z

98.179.234.50: Removed present-tense reference to Tails and Tornadoes furcon supporting Safari's Sanctuary. Their 2022 charity is the Animal Rescue Foundation of Bartlesville. Source is their twitter.

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{{Infobox convention
|name = Free Fur All
|logo = [[File:Freefuralllogoicon.png|235px]]
|subject = Anthro
|location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[W:Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa, Oklahoma]], [[W:USA|USA]]}}
|url = https://awooassociation.org/freefurall
|status = Proposed
|organizer = Anthro West Open Organization Inc. (AWOO)
|first = July 29-31, 2022
}}
[[File:AWOOAssociationLogo.jpg|right|245px]]
[[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>.]]
[[File:FFATShirt2022.png|right|thumb|235px|Free Fur All 2022 T-Shirt Design. Art by <nowiki>[[</nowiki>anonymous user<nowiki>]]</nowiki>.]]
'''Free Fur All''' ('''''America's Anthro Convention'''''), is an [[anthro]] [[convention]] that took place in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, area and is run by the [[Anthro West Open Organization Inc.]] ('''AWOO''').

== Free Fur All 2022 ==

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://awooassociation.org/freefurall/venue Free Fur All's venue] page on the [[Anthro West Open Organization Inc.]]'s website. Retrieved November 3, 2021.</ref>

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]]).

== Free Fur All 2023 ==

During the closing ceremony of 2022's event, a follow-up event for the next year was announced featuring [[Jasonafex]] and [[Kabier]] as guests of honor along with the slogan '''''Be My Wingman'''''. 2022 attendees were also given the opportunity to receive a bonus "veteran" badge for registering within 24 hours of the announcement.

== Controversy ==

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>

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>

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]]:
{{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>}}
The Free Fur All's promo video thumbnail design:
{{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>}}
The AWOO's logo itself...:
{{q|Awoo Association's logo may be inspired by [[W:Grey Wolves (organization)|The Grey Wolves]], a violent [[W:White supremacy|white supremacist organization]]...}}
or the charity the con supports, Safari's Sanctuary:
{{q|Safari's Sanctuary has faced multiple accusations of animal abuse with the [[W:USDAUSDA|USDA]] previously revoking its license to operate. A man was also killed after a [[lion]]-[[tiger]] [[hybrid]] mauled him to death at the facility}}

The ongoing back and forth battle between both groups on [[W:Social media|social media]] continues as of September 2021.

=== Loss of the initial hosting venue ===

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.

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}}

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}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/AWOOAssociation/ The AWOO Association] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://twitter.com/AWOOAssociation The AWOO Association] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://t.me/AWOOAssociation The AWOO Association] on [[W:Telegram_(software)|Telegram]]
* [https://www.minds.com/awooassociation The AWOO Association] on [[W:Minds|Minds]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/AWOOAssociation The AWOO Association] on [[YouTube]]

=== Media ===

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSpbOzhacSY Free Fur All] promotional video on [[YouTube]]
* [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]

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