Safe Space Policy:

Consent:
Ask the person for consent before touching them (hugging, handshakes, snuggles, etc) and before you borrow someone else’s things

Be open to checking your own privilege:
We need to be open to realizing that we all come to this group with different experiences and that being open to recognizing your own privilege is important to help fight against oppression in the group and else where!

We do not tolerate in this group:
• Homophobia
• Racism
• Transphobia
• Sexism
• Throwing around your white privilege (that means you, man-archists)
• Ageism
• Imperialism
• Ableism
• Classism
• Sizeism
We love everyone!! (except cops. No cops, no authority.)

Try to see where other people are coming from:
This means be understanding of other people’s right to have different opinions and always try to look for the best in people, see things from other people’s perspectives.

Bring your best, and other people will bring theirs:
Positive attitude! We all get stuck in funks or have a shitty day but this is supposed to be a space to escape work and school and the man and all he stuff that brings you down! We are creating within this space the world in which we want to live in. So leave all that negative shit at the door!

No fucking censorship:
NOTE- we are not the language police. We talk about everything and anything but don’t be a fucking jerk.

Trigger warnings:
This is a safe place for people and its no fun to be triggered so lets respect each other enough to use trigger warnings. ☺

Respect:
• Respect the space
Please don’t leave a mess. Clean up after yourself and don’t go around wrecking things for no reason.
This includes actions, protests, dumpsters and any other space we use.
• Respect others
Lets talk nicely to each other, lets call people by their preferred name and pronoun and lets communicate critique, helpful advice, and just talk in general in a way that is respectful and helpful as opposed to rude, controlling, or authoritive. Lets also remember to respect other people’s beliefs and decisions. <3

Sober space:
We aren’t here to tell you what you can and cant do with your own body. Partying is all good, this just isn’t the place for it. Also, please don’t show up to our public meetings or actions drunk as a skunk. Thanks.

Violence free zone:
Yo! Lets not show violence towards any living creature in this group, okay? That’s not cool.

Speak up:
Hey, if you don’t feel confortable participating in an action or this particular meeting, we will totally respect your decision as a group.
If you see someone violating this list, feel free to constructively speak up about it. Everyone slips up sometimes ☺
If you see something that’s not cool going on, bring it to the attention of the person engaging in that action. Chances are they didn’t realize what they were doing.

Alright, that about covers it. If we missed something please talk to us about it! We are always open to suggestions to make this group a better and a safer space for everyone ☺ (still no cops though.)

That’s enough of this serious stuff, now lets smash some authority!!!