Hi Virginia, Our dance (Cambridge MA) has a safety team that handles these issues (and other sorts, like people dancing in ways that hurt those around them). We have a description of what we do at bidadance.org/safety <https://www.bidadance.org/safety>, and especially bidadance.org/safety/approach <https://www.bidadance.org/safety/approach>. Here are some other resources I'm aware of: jefftk.com/p/safety-committee-resources <https://www.jefftk.com/p/safety-committee-resources>
Jeff On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 5:09 PM Kimbi Hagen via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > The attached document was most recently amended in 2019, before the > (recent) name change from Chattahoochee Contra Dancers to the Atlanta > Contra Dance. > > > > This procedure is normally reviewed and, as needed, updated on a yearly > basis by the Steering Committee and is now overdue for its first > post-pandemic review. (*Note to self – add this as an agenda item for > next Steering Committee meeting*). > > > > The original version of the procedure was first drafted after we had been > threatened with legal action by a creeper that we banned. (Unfortunately > for the creeper, the lawyer he selected to represent him was also a dancer > and, once we took him aside and revealed the full story, withdrew his > agreement to represent the creeper in a suit against us, advised the > creeper not to pursue additional action, and advised our Steering Committee > to develop a formal procedure for disciplinary action/banning and put it in > writing, which we promptly did). > > > > To date we have only needed to use the procedure outlined here to > “permanently” ban one dancer. Permanently is in quotes because, after > being banned, that dancer proactively went to extraordinary measures > (including attending anger management classes and getting therapy) to > demonstrate a sincere desire to rehabilitate himself. As a result, we > eventually allowed him to begin attending our dance again and now realize > that the next iteration of the procedure needs to include a process for, > and conditions under which we would, re-visit permanent bans. > > > > -Kimbi Hagen > > Atlanta Contra Dance > > > > *From: *Virginia Varland via Organizers <[email protected] > > > *Date: *Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 3:41 PM > *To: *[email protected] <[email protected] > > > *Subject: *[Organizers] Organizational policy regarding “creeps” > > Hi all, > > > > There’s been a lot of discussion regarding generational transition and one > of the things that has come up over and over is that to engage young > people, especially young women, dances must be able to deal with any > “creeps” who routinely cause discomfort to targeted others. > > > > Beyond a statement of values, which sets the expectation for behavior at a > dance, what actionable policies has your organization successfully (or > unsuccessfully) implemented regarding this issue? > > > > Looking for: > > - reporting policy and organizational response to reports. > > - communications with those who violate community values, including > warnings. > > - addressing continued unacceptable behavior. > > - mistakes organizations can make when forming for executing policies. > > - anything else relevant to the topic. > > > > Not a fun discussion, but perhaps a helpful one to have. > > > > Best, > > Virginia > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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