This code of conduct is based on the public domain template policy provided by the Geek Feminism Wiki.
The Q-Turn workshop is dedicated to providing a harassment-free workshop 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 workshop participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate for any workshop venue, including talks. Workshop participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the workshop at the discretion of the workshop organizers.
This code of conduct applies to all Q-Turn supported spaces, both online and offline ones, including conference rooms (physical or virtual), talks, webpages & social media pages, blogs, mailing lists, chats, as well as any other spaces that Q-Turn may host, both online and offline. Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be sanctioned or expelled from these spaces at the discretion of the Q-Turn organizers.
Special rules apply for online conferences: we require that every participant in an online conference represent themselves by the full name that they use for their professional work.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
- Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion.
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following
- Harassing photography or recording
- Sustained disruption of talks or other events
- Inappropriate physical contact
- Unwelcome sexual attention
- Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour
- Sexual images in public spaces. Discussion or images related to sex, pornography, discriminatory language, or similar may be welcome if it meets all the following criteria: (a) the organizers have specifically granted permission in writing, (b) it is necessary to the topic of discussion and no alternative exists, (c) it is presented in a respectful manner, in particular, towards women, minorities, people of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, and towards the general multicultural public of the conference (d) attendees are warned in advance in the program and respectfully given ample warning and opportunity to leave beforehand. This exception specifically does not allow the use of gratuitous sexual images as attention-getting devices or unnecessary examples.
- Jokes and comedy that are discriminatory or show disrespect towards specific groups of people, in particular (racist, ableist, misogynistic, queerphobic, transphobic, sexist jokes, etc). See, e.g., Geek Feminism’s guide on sexist humour (https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Sexist_humor).
Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the workshop a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the workshop.
Workshop organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.
We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event- related social activities.
If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it as soon as possible. Harassment and other code of conduct violations reduce the value of our event for everyone. We want you to be happy at our event. People like you make our event a better place.
Your report will be handled by the Code of Conduct Committee. This committee is composed of the main organizers and steering committee members.
To report any violation of the Code of Conduct fill in this form: REPORT ON CODE OF CONDUCT VIOLATION
When taking a personal report, we will ensure confidentiality and your safety. We will ask you to tell us about what happened. This can be upsetting, but we’ll handle it as respectfully as possible. You won’t be asked to confront anyone, and we won’t tell anyone who you are.
Our team will be happy to help you to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance.
TRIGGER WARNINGS
Participants are asked to use trigger warnings in their posters and talks to announce items of written or oral conversation as well as visual materials that might be triggering to other participants. We also strongly encourage participants to make an effort to use trigger warnings in regular conversations.
“Trigger warnings” are warnings designed to prevent unaware encountering of certain materials or subjects for the benefit of people who have an extremely strong and damaging emotional response (for example, post-traumatic flashbacks or urges to harm themselves) to such topics. Having these responses is called “being triggered”.
A trigger warning usually takes the form of some emphasised (usually bold) text starting with a warning phrase (such as “trigger warning,” “content warning,” or just “warning”) and describing in broad terms the upsetting nature of the content. The actual triggering content might be below the warning or hidden in some way requiring readers to click through.
Content to warn for
- Actual descriptions of war, like the Vietnam War, or the US operations in Afghanistan.
- Graphic descriptions of or extensive discussion of abuse, especially sexual abuse or torture
- graphic descriptions of or extensive discussion of self-harming behaviour such as suicide, self-inflicted injuries or disordered eating
- depictions, especially lengthy or psychologically realistic ones, of the mental state of someone suffering abuse or engaging in self-harming behaviour
depiction or discussion of violence - depiction or discussion of sexual activities
- depiction or discussion of discriminatory attitudes or actions, such as sexism or racism
- discussion of eating-disordered behaviour or body shaming
- examples of, or links to content that features, hate speech or strong abusive language
- and possible visual triggers (such as flashing visuals) for people with photo-sensitive conditions.
