*raises hand. If you need me. On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 7:01 PM, Jane Sandberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Kathy, > > Thanks for sending this out -- it is great to see the eg community > taking this seriously. I'd be happy to help out with this. I don't > have a counseling background, but I do feel pretty well equipped to > de-escalate situations and support folks who are experiencing crises. > I have taken a lot of workshops on active listening and have a Mental > Health First Aid certification, and would be really looking forward to > this training as well. > > This will be my first Evergreen conference, though, so I know you may > be looking for folks who are more seasoned members of the community. > Let me know either way. :-) > > Best, > > -Jane > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Kathy Lussier <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Last March, the Evergreen Oversight Board approved a Code of Conduct for > > Evergreen events - http://evergreen-ils.org/code-of-conduct/. > > > > Since that time, the Board has been working on developing procedures for > > handling potential Code of Conduct reports if they should occur. These > > procedures are still a work in progress, but the procedures do call for > > trained safety staffers to be available at conferences to handle incident > > reports. > > > > The role of the safety staffers is to meet with the reporter of the > incident > > to gather all relevant details, meet with the alleged harasser, work > with a > > team that includes somebody from the conference planning team as well as > a > > rep from the Board to determine what action should be taken, and to > > communicate those final actions to the people involved in the incident. > > > > The Oversight Board is committed to providing training to volunteers, to > > developing a clear set of procedures on how such incidents should be > > handled, and to assisting these volunteers in any way they can. > > > > The qualities we are looking for in volunteers are people who listen > well, > > are approachable and are non-judgmental. Discretion is also an important > > quality for any volunteer. We would be particularly interested in finding > > people who have a background in counseling or something similar. It also > is > > important that volunteers are people who are regular Evergreen conference > > attendees. > > > > If you are interested in helping out or just have questions about the > role, > > feel free to contact me. Also, if you know somebody in the community who > > possesses the above qualities, please encourage them to get in touch with > > me. Sometimes, it's easier to see those qualities in others than it is to > > see them in yourself. :) > > > > I think the Code of Conduct is important for creating a welcoming > > environment for all people in the community, regardless of gender, sexual > > orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or > religion. > > However, if we don't have strong procedures for Code of Conduct > complaints > > and volunteers dedicated to ensuring that complaints are handled fairly > and > > quickly, the Code of Conduct will have no meaning. My hope is that we > never > > have an incident that warrants putting the procedures into action, but if > > there is an incident, we want trained people to respond to it > appropriately. > > > > I know we have a great community out there, so I hope to hear from some > of > > you that you are interested in helping to maintain a safe and welcoming > > community. > > > > Thank you! > > Kathy > > > > -- > > Kathy Lussier > > Project Coordinator > > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative > > (508) 343-0128 > > [email protected] > > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > > > > > > -- > Jane Sandberg > Electronic Resources Librarian > Linn-Benton Community College > [email protected] / 541-917-4655 > -- Ruth Frasur Director of the Historic(ally Awesome) Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library 10 W. College Street in Hagerstown, Indiana (47346) p (765) 489-5632; f (765) 489-5808 Our Kickin' Website <http://hagerstownlibrary.org> Our Rockin' Facebook Page <http://facebook.com/hjtplibrary> and Stuff I'm Reading <http://pinterest.com/hjtplibrary/ruth-reads/>
