- Honor your commitments: Act with integrity. Do what you say you’ll do.
- 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 and tension are part of social change work.
- Do the inner work. Deepen your self-awareness 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. Lead with curiosity 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.
- Listen well and speak from the heart. Share what’s true for you and respect different forms of expression.
- Honor the imperfect and inarticulate. We all have wisdom to share. No one needs to be smooth and polished here.
- Avoid binaries. Embrace complexity, nuance and the idea that multiple truths can coexist.
- 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.
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