Adapted from SFPC CoC
Please be respectful of eachothers time by being on time to class
In Code Societies, we
- Take up space mindfully
- Embrace awkward silences
- Share risky thoughts
- Cultivate a willingness to make mistakes, to admit when we have, and to practice forgiveness for ourselves and each other
In SFPC, we
- Work openly
- Are 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