Community Norms
The Asia Solidarity Lab is an opportunity to come together to reflect on how we can genuinely stand in solidarity with each other’s fights, uplift local struggles and solutions, and unite our calls toward regenerative movement-building for the good of all.
We, as a global community engaged in building a world that is socially, economically, and environmentally more just, will strive to make this space safe for everyone. Everyone who joins the Asia Solidarity Lab will be expected to foster an environment that is empowering, engaging, transformative, and free of oppression for all participants.
By entering any of the online spaces of the Asia Solidarity Lab, you agree to our Community Norms. We do not tolerate any harmful, oppressive, exploitative, or abusive behavior that excludes, threatens, or disrespects others. We will remove access to the Lab from anyone who disrespects the below-mentioned Norms.
We shall be guided by these norms:
- Communicate and behave respectfully with one another. Do not engage in behavior that excludes, threatens, exploits, or disrespects others, especially on the basis of gender identity, ability, immigration or citizenship status, ethnicity, age, nationality, sexuality, religion and belief, working status, income, class, or appearance.
- We will not tolerate threats or attempts of violent or inappropriate behavior, verbal abuse, or insults of groups.
- Be mindful of the language you use. Reflect on whether your words may offend anyone. Avoid using jargon and acronyms to foster a more inclusive space.
- Embrace curiosity over judgment. Recognize that we cannot understand all the different experiences and barriers that people face.
- Listen and engage actively, without disrupting. The beauty of this space is collaboration and mutual learning. Contribute to making this space organized and welcoming to everyone.
- Be inclusive and respectful of various cultures, traditions, and languages. We are seeking a wide diversity of participants. Be open to different perspectives and beliefs. Be patient while others express themselves. Use plain language when speaking.
- Reflect upon how our experiences and backgrounds shape our perspectives, forms of power, and privileges. Commit to challenging your own and others’ biased or discriminatory behaviors and comments, with kindness and respect.
- Remember that this platform is open and accessible to everyone. Do not assume any part of it is secure, including networking or private chats, workshops, or any conference space. For added security, you might want to use VPNs, pseudonyms, or keep your video off.
- Don’t share your own or other people’s private information. This includes contact information, photos, or any other private information. We want to safeguard this for anyone to participate safely (including youth or people in insecure situations).
- Workshops, as well as all plenary and cultural sessions, are recorded to enable access for those unable to attend live. Audience interactions are typically excluded, but be aware that your contributions may be recorded. Workshop facilitators will ask for consent before recording. Notify them if you prefer not to be recorded. Recordings will not proceed without your approval and can be halted upon request.
- Be open to feedback and deliver it with kindness. Assume best intentions and share suggestions and/or critiques, and be open to receiving them from others.
In case someone disrespects the guidelines:
- Concerns and problems can be raised by participants to the facilitator of the sessions or via the email address, asiasolidaritylab@350.org. We reserve the right to mute, freeze, or remove someone’s account for any violation of these behaviors.
- Facilitators will engage participants to encourage awareness of privileges, assumptions, and hierarchies, and call on participants to reflect on those.
- Facilitators may choose to give a single reminder to participants who act outside these norms, to give them a chance to integrate feedback and change their behavior.
- At their discretion, our facilitators will remove any participants engaging in excluding, threatening, or disrespectful behavior.
For minors (under 18 years old) attending the event:
- Concerns and problems can be raised by participants to the facilitator of the sessions or via the email address, asiasolidaritylab@350.org. We reserve the right to mute, freeze, or remove someone’s account for any violation of these behaviors.
- Facilitators will engage participants to encourage awareness of privileges, assumptions, and hierarchies, and call on participants to reflect on those.
- Facilitators may choose to give a single reminder to participants who act outside these norms, to give them a chance to integrate feedback and change their behavior.
- At their discretion, our facilitators will remove any participants engaging in excluding, threatening, or disrespectful behavior.