SAFE SPACE Policy
The Hive Collective has a mission to build a culture founded upon mutual respect and a commitment to learning and growing as individuals and as a community.
A safer space is a supportive, non-threatening environment that encourages open-mindedness, respect, a willingness to learn from others, as well as physical and mental safety.
As such, we have a Safer Spaces policy aimed at framing what we, as a community, believe is acceptable behaviour. By entering into any of our physical spaces and or digital presence (such as Facebook, Instagram etc) you agree to adhere to the following rules:
By entering our Safer Spaces, you agree to:
Respect people’s opinions, beliefs, and differing points of view. This includes:
Recognising that as individuals we have specific sets of ideas and experiences within different social and cultural contexts and that our views are formed by these complex backgrounds.
Speaking for yourself, and not claiming to speak for others or certain groups you may identify with.
Not judging or dismissing others’ views out of hand, but exercising empathy and imagination in conversing with others, even when respectfully disagreeing.
Respect the physical and emotional boundaries of others, and the limits of understanding someone might have.
Refraining from discussing topics in a way that might promote risky or unsafe behaviours (e.g. methods of self-harm, drug-taking, suicide etc.)
Be particularly careful when engaging in discussions on sensitive issues in-depth and/or personal experiences of them online, whether you are engaging with the thread or disclosing your personal experience. You must respect that individuals have the right to define their experiences themselves.
Respect everyone’s right to live without intimidation, harassment, or discrimination
This includes not engaging in any behaviour that is ableist, racist, sexist, ageist, transphobic, homophobic, queerphobic or sizeist.
The critique that occurs in the discussion should be aimed at deconstructing themes and issues, not victimising certain individuals.
Respect people’s right to privacy and self-determination
This includes not disclosing another person’s disability, sexuality or other personal information without their permission such as screenshots of digital conversations.
This Policy is not an exhaustive list of every single thing people ought to do or not do. As such, there are going to be times when each of us make mistakes. These mistakes are opportunities to learn from each other, and grow as individuals and as a community.
Below, you’ll find our dispute resolution procedure and the moderation processes when the Policy is breached.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Where you feel someone has done something that contravenes the Safer Space Policy, you have a variety of options, including; approaching the person, removing yourself, or reporting a dispute to The Hive Collective Board or one of our official volunteers.
You can contact us via the following:
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