EVENT CODE OF CONDUCT
Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy
Blockly and the Raspberry Pi Foundation are dedicated to providing a harassment-free and inclusive experience for everyone attending our events. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form, and we take violations of this code of conduct and policy seriously.
Code of conduct
At Blockly events, all participants must abide by the following code of conduct:
- Be excellent to each other. We value everyone's attendance and everyone should contribute to making the event a positive experience for all participants regardless of gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, neurodiversity, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, age, religion, or another protected category.
- Practice saying "Yes and" to each other. We all benefit when we create together, so try this theatre improv technique to build on each other’s ideas.
- Treat everyone with respect. Take part and speak to each other in a way that recognizes everyone’s right to feel welcome, safe, and respected.
- Speak up if you see or hear something. You can choose to politely engage when you or others are disrespected. The person making you feel uncomfortable may not be aware of the impact they are having, and politely bringing their behavior to their attention is encouraged.
Contact a member of our event staff if you get harassed or feel uncomfortable, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns. Our event staff can usually be identified by special badges/attire.
If someone behaves in a way that goes against this code of conduct, we as the event organizers may take appropriate action, which can include a warning or removal from the event.
Anti-harassment policy
We have a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment, which means that we will look into and review every allegation of violation of our Event Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment Policy and respond appropriately.
We take all concerns raised seriously, and we will use our discretion to determine when and how to follow up on reported incidents. We may decline to take any further action and/or we may direct the participant to other resources for resolution.
Our staff at the event can help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist anyone experiencing discomfort or harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event.
Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
- Overtly or subtly offensive verbal language or language that demeans, threatens, or excludes based on gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, neurodiversity, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, age, religion, or another protected category
- Sustained disruption of talks or other events
- Deliberate intimidation
- Harassing photography or recording
- Stalking or following
- Inappropriate physical contact Unwelcome sexual attention Sexualized imagery in public spaces
- Unwelcome sexual attention
- Sexualized imagery in public spaces
Why this policy is important
Harassment at events and in online communities is unfortunately common. By sharing an official policy, we aim to improve this by making it clear that harassment of anyone for any reason is not acceptable within our events and communities. This policy can help prevent harassment by clearly defining expectations for behavior; it can provide reassurance and encourage people who have had bad experiences at other events to participate in this one.
License and attribution
This policy is licensed under the Creative Commons Zero license.
This policy is based on and influenced by several other community policies including: Google Event Community Guidelines and Anti-Harassment Policy, Ohio LinuxFest Anti-Harassment policy, Con Anti-Harassment Project, Geek Feminism Wiki (created by the Ada Initiative), ConfCodeofConduct.com, JSconf, Rust, Diversity in Python, and Write/Speak/Code.
For safeguarding issues, please see the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s safeguarding policy.