Hey Marina, Thanks for coming up with this detailed policy.
On Sat, Jul 05, 2014 at 01:08:07AM -0400, Marina Zhurakhinskaya wrote: > Having a specific and actionable anti-harassment policy is important > for making the conference a safer space for everyone. Fwiw, I disagree with the wording, especially the "specific and actionable" and "safer for everyone". > Below, I adapted the anti-harassment policy and enforcement guidelines > from > http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy > for GUADEC. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for further > modifications. > > Alexandre, could you please provide any available local numbers for > law enforcement, sexual assault hot line, emergency and non-emergency > medical, and a taxi company. I'm not sure these local hot lines (if they exist) will be able to deal with English speakers (to be checked). > I can be a female contact for reporting > harassment, however, I won't have a phone working locally and do not > speak French, so someone local would be better. > > Thanks, > Marina > > ------------------------ > > Short version for the registration form: > > GUADEC is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for > everyone. Please familiarize yourself with our anti-harassment policy > and confirm that you agree to abide by it. > > ------------------------ > > Short version for the front page: > > GUADEC is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for > everyone. Please familiarize yourself with our anti-harassment policy. I still prefer FOSDEM's version when we want something short (though I don't like 'jerk'). Something longer and more official sounding can have a chilling effect on well-meaning people, especially new contributors. > > ------------------------ > > Anti-harassment policy: > > GUADEC is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for > everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual > orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or > religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in > any form. > Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any > conference venue, including talks. I understand we don't want sexual imagery in talks, however this sentence is not really related to harassment imo. > Conference participants violating > these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without > a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers. > > Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, > gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, > physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in > public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing > photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other > events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual > attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are > expected to comply immediately. > > Exhibitors in the sponsor exhibit space are also subject to the > anti-harassment policy. > In particular, exhibitors should not use > sexualized images, activities, or other material. Same feeling/comment about this sentence. The rest of the text seems good to me, longer though still very official, and potentially scary ("may I get in trouble if I make this not politically correct joke to this person I've started to know a bit better since the beginning of GUADEC? let's be safe and boring, just in case"). Christophe
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