- Listen well and speak from the heart: Share what’s true for you and respect different forms of expression.
- Do the inner work: Deepen your self-awareness, humility, and ability to give, receive and learn from feedback.
- Meet people where they are, not where we hope they might be: Call people in, don’t call them out. Have empathy for yourself and others and honor boundaries.
- Time is a justice issue: We want to hear from all of you. If you’ve spoken a lot, make space for others to speak. Show up on time and respect other people’s time.
- Honor the imperfect and inarticulate: We all have wisdom to share. No one needs to be smooth and polished here.
- Accept uncertainty and non-closure: Not every issue will be resolved. We learn and gain insights through the process of asking, reflecting and engaging together.
- Honor confidentiality: If someone shares something, assume it’s confidential unless you hear otherwise.
- Assume good intent and be aware of the difference between intention and impact: We’re all learning, and we all make mistakes. Accept and own your impact. Discomfort, tension and conflict are part of social change work and necessary for transformation.
- Honor your commitments: Notice integrity in yourself and others. Do what you say you’ll do. It’s one of the ways we build trust.
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