This Safer Spaces Policy assists when an act of harm has occurred to a Second Wave Dive community member. This procedure and policy are to assist in creating a safer space by implementing a restorative action procedure.
We must identify the needs of all parties involved, address these needs, address the root cause of the behavior, rebuild impacted relationships and communities, and provide opportunities for the community to reflect on, heal, fix, and learn from their actions.
Restorative Action Contact
Ryan Rumsey is responsible for ensuring the implementation of a restorative action plan to return the working, learning, and collaborative environment to a place where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, one that is harassment-free.
Name of Primary Contact:
Ryan Rumsey ryan@secondwavedive.com
Community Members:
Jaida Regan jaida@secondwavedive.com
Phased approach
- Send an email to Primary Contact or Listed Community Members
- Determine whether this should be escalated to a 1:1 meeting with Ryan
- At the meeting with Ryan, create a Restorative Action Plan together
- Implement the Restorative Action Plan
- After 30 days, check in to see if the participant feels that this plan is suitable or needs additional work
Restorative Action Plan Questions
Who caused the harm
- What happened?
- Who has been affected by the harm?
- In what way(s) have you/they been affected?
- What about this experience has been hardest for you?
- What must you do to make things right as much as possible?
Who was harmed
- What did you think when you realized what happened?
- What impact has this incident had on you and others?
- What has been the hardest for you?
- What do you think needs to happen to make things right?
Definitions
The term "sexual harassment" refers to unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that detrimentally affects the work/learning environment or leads to adverse job/learning-related consequences for the victims of sexual harassment.
“Workplace harassment” is a form of discrimination, unwelcome conduct based on race, religious beliefs, color, gender, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, family status, ancestry, sexual orientation, place of origin, or source of income.
“Personal harassment” is a persistent and repeated pattern of behavior that is unwarranted or unreasonable and that adversely affects the individual.
Behavior is considered harassment when:
- a person's conduct causes insecurity, discomfort, offense, or humiliation to a group or individual
- a person's conduct may interfere with another person's participation or create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive community environment, learning, or collaborative environment.
Types of behavior that may constitute examples of harm include, but are not limited to:
- Unwelcome remarks, jokes, innuendoes, or taunts causing embarrassment or offense;
- Repeated or continuous incidents of yelling, screaming or name-calling, bullying;
- Threats to withdraw career advancement, participation in programs, educational opportunities;
- Derogatory or degrading comments directed towards an individual or members of one gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, or religion;
- Unwelcome sexual advances, propositions or inquiries, and/or comments about a person’s sex life;
- Shunning and ostracizing behavior;
- Verbal abuse or threats;
- Malicious gestures or actions;
- Digital stalking.