*“I'm so very very glad the culture here is such that people manage to
treat each other civilly, without the imposition of an authoritarian "code
of conduct".”*
I’ll encourage you to take another close read of that blog post I linked
(and linked again below) because had the exact same point of view, until I
realized how much happened that I wasn’t seeing, and how many people have
responded (often privately, for a variety of reasons) with specific stories
about interactions that came from surprising sources.
It’s very easy to feel like everyone is civil and respectful when you’re
the one on the receiving end of it. I was totally blind to the people in
our community who weren’t, until we created a channel for them to talk
about it.
I was ESPECIALLY concerned about policing behaviors. Our first line of
action is to listen and support. We encourage members to talk to each other
about conflicts, and support them in productive ways to resolve it if they
choose to.
What I realized was how many people didn’t even realize what they were
doing or saying to others was hurtful, and they actually WANTED to change
or avoid making the mistake again.
It took me a while to really wrap my head around this, but I’m so glad I
did and the positive impact it’s had is already measurable. That’s why I
wrote about the lessons I had to learn to get to that point here:
*https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2018/01/towards-a-more-diverse-and-inclusive-coworking-community/*
<https://dangerouslyawesome.com/2018/01/towards-a-more-diverse-and-inclusive-coworking-community/>
On Jan 25, 2018, 9:30 AM -0500, Jason McVetta <jaso...@gmail.com > <javascript:>>, wrote:
I'm so very very glad the culture here is such that people manage to treat
each other civilly, without the imposition of an authoritarian "code of
conduct".
On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 12:39 AM, Alex Hillman <danger...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote:
Here's a screenshot of our membership agreement, which has been evolved
with contributions and suggestions over the years and borrowed by many
spaces (with attribution, preferably):
https://dangerouslyawesome.com/snaps/screencapture-hello-indyhall-org-join-1516815300754.png
<Homepage;
The most recent addition is a more explicit Code of Conduct, which is
still a work in progress but a pretty significant addition for us. It, too,
was a collaborative process but the real driving force was one of doubling
down on explicitly inviting diversity and inclusion
<Homepage; by
saying *"if you're here, you belong here, and we're prepared to help
protect that together"*.
-Alex
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On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 5:20 AM, Teodora Todirica <teodo...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote:
Hello,
Is somebody here that is willing to help with some internal rules for
coworking spaces? Like a list that could be attached to the contract and
maybe something printable to put it on the walls.
I found something on the group but the subject is since 2008, I want
something more up-to- date.
Thanks,
Teodora, Romania
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