[Eg-oversight-board] Code of conduct or anti-harassment policy for Evergreen events

[Rogan Hamby]

I think we can easily establish a policy from existing ones.  I do have a
preference for using language that gives clear steps for conference
participants to follow if they feel the policy is being violated and not
all policies have that.  I think it needs to be more than a condemnation of
the behavior to saying how it will be addressed.



On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Galen Charlton <gmc at esilibrary.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> After some discussion with Kathy and Amy, and following the example of
> ALA, Code4Lib, and numerous technical conferences, I would like to
> propose that Evergreen adopt a code of conduct for events such as the
> conference and hackaways.  The purpose of the code would be to
> emphasize that such events are welcome to all, and to back up that
> welcome with a clear procedure for redress if somebody should be
> harassed.
>
> To be clear, to my knowledge there have been no incidents of
> harassment at any Evergreen conference or other event; the reason for
> instituting a policy now is to be prepared in case of future incidents
> and to stand in solidarity with other inclusive events and
> organizations.
>
> Here are some links to sample policies and discussion of reasons for
> adopting them
>
> * Statement of Appropriate Conduct at ALA Conferences --
> http://alamw14.ala.org/statement-of-appropriate-conduct
> * Andromeda Yelton: "#libtechgender: conference codes of conduct as
> seen from your world and mine" --
>
> http://andromedayelton.com/blog/2014/01/03/libtechgender-conference-codes-of-conduct-as-seen-from-your-world-and-mine/
> * Andromeda Yelton: "Why ALA Needs a Code of Conduct" --
>
> http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/01/opinion/backtalk/why-ala-needs-a-code-of-conduct-backtalk/
> * Code4Lib code of conduct and anti-harrassment policy --
>
> https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md
> * Example anti-harassment policy --
> http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy
> * Links to more policies, including licensing terms --
> http://indiewebcamp.com/code-of-conduct-examples
> * John Scalzi, "My New Convention Harassment Policy" --
> http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/07/02/my-new-convention-harassment-policy/
> .
>  I believe that it is likely that there will be an increase in the
> numbers of potential keynote speakers who will require that any event
> they speak at have a stated policy.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
> --
> Galen Charlton
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