Code of Conduct at The School for Poetic Computation

In SFPC, we

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

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