Most of our Code of Conduct boils down to following the Golden Rules:

• Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
• Do not do unto others anything you would not want done unto you.

The School of the Possible (SoP) is committed to providing a welcoming and harassment-free experience for all of its participants. The following guidance expresses our stance on helping ensure the SoP remains an inclusive, supportive, and positive community.

You are our community: the SoP would not exist without you, your support, and your openness. We strongly value diversity and the importance of varied perspectives in the learning experience.

SoP organizers, volunteers, speakers, sponsors, and attendees agree to the following Code of Conduct for all interactions during their involvement with the School of the Possible, including, but not limited to in-person or online meetings; in-person or online courses; interactions on virtual platforms and tools (e.g. Discord, Notion), on social media (Substack, Medium, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.), and all other types of online platforms that allow interaction.

• Be respectful of all community members. Seek to understand and show respect for the boundaries of your fellow students, course leaders, support staff, and any other volunteers.
• Act as members of a community and support others. Should you see someone who appears uncomfortable because of the actions or words of another, speak up or offer to connect them to an SoP faculty member or support staff.
• Refrain from any and all forms of harassment, through speech or actions. Do not make any insulting or demeaning comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical ability, personal appearance, age, race, ethnicity, nationality, language, religion, or belief.
• Do not make threatening statements to others.
• Do not incite others to make harassing statements.
• Harassing actions include, but are not limited to: deliberate intimidation, stalking, recording of people who have indicated they do not want to be recorded (this includes participants who would prefer their comments kept within the dedicated SoP community platforms and not publicly posted on social media), purposeful disruption of course activity online or in person, inappropriate and/or unwanted chatting or publishing memes, use of sexual or discriminatory imagery, inappropriate comments or jokes, and unwelcome contact.
• Avoid making false statements or false reports.
• If someone declines to speak with you, cease attempting to communicate with them unless welcomed at a later time.
• Avoid offensive imagery and explicit content. Sexualized or vulgar imagery is not appropriate for this forum. Participants should not use sexual language or imagery on any SoP communication channel. Consider meme content before posting. Evaluate if the content is based on stereotypes and/or sexist/racist content, or may be perceived as offensive by people who may not understand the context of the post.
• While we don’t expect to offer any traumatic content in a course, SoP faculty will endeavor to develop a thoughtful and inclusive determination of content requiring warnings and will post warnings when appropriate.
• Do not misrepresent yourself or others when operating in-person or virtual environments. Participants should not misrepresent their identity, particularly in virtual environments.
  • If you are not using your ‘real name’, make it possible for other participants to identify who you are (e.g., a Discord member name such as “Nickname (First Last)”). Similarly, participants should take care not to misrepresent others, even in jest, in public messages, posts, or comments.

SoP deeply values and is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment to its community of attendees, partners, and volunteers. We are dedicated to the prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, religion (creed), sex, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin (ancestry), mental or physical ability, military status, civil union, or genetic information, in all of its activities, operations, or events.

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