melaniehoff/codeofconduct

Code of Conduct at The School for Poetic Computation

In SFPC, we

• Work openly
• Be generous
• Value full-time participation. What you put into this you will get out of it
• Speak with respect, assume the most respectful interpretation
• Step up, step back

Unacceptable Behaviors:

• Violence, threats of violence or violent language directed against another person.
• Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory jokes and language.
• Posting or displaying sexually explicit or violent material.
• Personal insults, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability.
• Inappropriate physical contact. You should have someone’s consent before touching them.
• Unwelcome sexual attention. This includes, sexualized comments or jokes; inappropriate touching, groping, and unwelcomed sexual advances.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following (online or in person).
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.

Best practices:

• Photography: ask for permission
• Cleaning up your own mess! “I’m messy but not dirty”
• Respect our neighbors, especially the Westbeth residents
• defaulting to assumption that people are trying to be helpful
• safe (abilities, backgrounds not questioned, speak my mind, honest) - physically safe.
• Be respected
• Appreciating diversity - ESL (English as Second Language)
• get to know every single persons
• value asking questions, no bad or dumb questions
• Welcoming and shared space
• Respecting teachers / respect for everybody’s different path
• Mechanisms for feedback (plus/minus/interesting)
• not afraid of step out of comfort zone, and lost. try something new
• not afraid to share (skills? ideas?)
• framework for sharing what we are working on..
• Don’t want “one upping” no uninvited interruption, be aware of other people in the conversation
• Step forward, lean back (speaking up and listening are skills which you can improve.)
• No sexism, racism, ableism
• Principles of conversation
• Accountability / responsibility
• andrew zolli (https://twitter.com/andrew_zolli/status/476360075398119424) :
  • together we know more
  • be tough on ideas gentle on people
  • avoid jargon
  • threads beat points
  • proceed with generosity