Useful info

Guiding principles

In the short time we are gathering we hope to create an environment that is respectful, generous, honest, safe, open and curious. We come from different places, with different backgrounds, languages, expertise and cultures. These guiding principles are designed to create awareness and a reference point for how we can show up in ways that will support both our individual experience and the collective experience of this space.

We ask that all participants agree to these guiding principles:

• Be curious and open to the contribution of others and to the process. Assume good intent and ask questions to seek understanding.

• Hold your ideas and assumptions lightly. We don’t know everything and we are not right all of the time - together we know a lot and can build a fuller picture.

• Accept and expect non-closure. Be willing to leave here joyfully unresolved with more questions than answers.

• Value our time and other people’s. Make the most of our time together and keep conversations focused and purposeful.

• Honour confidentiality. Take the learnings with you, leaving names/specifics out.

• Speak from your own experience and give credit when sharing other’s ideas. Use ‘I’ statements rather than ‘we’.

• Take care of yourself and engage in a way that works for you without getting in the way of others. We all learn and think differently - we engage with the bits that work for us while giving space for others to do the same.

• Take space and make space. Challenge yourself to take more space if you do not usually, and be mindful to leave room for other voices if you often talk.

• Avoid jargon, acronyms, and industry language. Use language that is accessible for people with varying inside knowledge and first languages that might be different from yours.

These guiding principles are a combination of thinking and practice drawn from the work of adrienne marie brown, Weaving Earth, Lead to Life’s People’s Alchemy Labs, Fierce Allies, Youth Passageways, and Nesta’s People Powered Results team.

Anti-harassment policy

Should anyone experience inappropriate behaviour or harassment, our process is as follows:

• Staff are the most visible first-line of support for those who experience inappropriate behaviour and participants can approach P4NE staff members should they wish to report experiencing or witnessing any such behaviours. Staff will note down the details of what has happened, make sure the Event Co-Lead (Cassie) is informed, and stay with the person who needs support if needed.

• If a participant engages in harassing or inappropriate behaviour, the Event Co-Leads or Director may take any action they deem appropriate to the situation, including warning the offender, or expelling them from the event with immediate effect. Event staff may, if necessary, contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing inappropriate behaviour.

• Incidents of inappropriate behaviour during the event will be noted and shared between event staff. This is so we can spot and challenge patterns of unwanted behaviour or repeat offenders.

• After the event, any reported incidents of inappropriate behaviour will be reported to and reviewed by the P4NE Board. Details of incidents that were resolved satisfactorily, did not recur, or were minor will be discarded. Details of repeat or serious transgressions may be retained by P4NE for as long as the Board deems them relevant.

Online attendance

We will be recording the sessions in the auditorium and they will be published after the event for those who can’t attend in person. There is no need to register to view the online recordings.