tubman.network e.V. creates a respectful, understanding and kind space where people feel able to express themselves and ask (brave) questions without fear of reprisal or humiliation.
This policy is a guideline and it can change as we learn and grow. However, it should tell you what you can expect from tubman.network and what you commit to as part of our commUnity.
We have high expectations of how we behave towards each other in our meetings, actions and social spaces. We will not wait for issues of harm to happen, but will proactively challenge oppression & hierarchy in everything we do.
Our meetings should be inclusive and supportive spaces for people of all ages (trans, intersex and cis) and all nonbinary, agender and gender variant people. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of that individual. We do not police gender in our spaces. If you are here, it is because you feel that you are included by our gender inclusion policy, and therefore you are welcome. Our Safer Space meetings and spaces are not open to people who identify solely or primarily as white, however we welcome white allies in our Braver Spaces. If you have any queries regarding our inclusion policy, please don’t hesitate to ask questions.
tubman.network is a diverse group, and some of us experience different kinds of oppression & violence at the same time, including racism, disableism, poverty, transphobia, transmisogyny, homophobia, islamophobia and antisemitism, as well as others. These oppressions are not separate from each other which can be exhausting & painful. We want to create a commUnity that recognises and challenges the oppression & exploitation that some of us are harmed by and some of us benefit from.
Some people are survivors of domestic, sexual and state violence. Our organising & our commUnity aims to be survivor-centred. We all respond to harmful experiences differently, so take care of yourself in meetings and actions however feels comfortable for you.