Drupal Governance Meeting 10/27/17 Takeaways

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## Drupal Governance 10/27 takeaways

### There’s a fundamental need for a values statement

	-  It’s critical that project leadership put out a strong statement of values. 
	- Ideally we’d like to see our values statement include more than one-word descriptors
	- Our community values should reflect that we value a community where all are welcome 
          and a community that creates a safe environment centered on inclusiveness… 
          so that the diversity of our community reflects the diversity of the wider world.
		- We want diversity because it’s actually better for us all and better for the project.
		- We also want it because it is morally right

### equality vs equity comic

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- We feel there is at least one missing element from the core values.
- We should replace the terms Diversity and Inclusion with Equity and Justice
- We need to define that equity is a value we want to see achieved
	- This is the kind of thing we would like to see in a values statement
- We want to see systemic barriers to participation removed
	- It would help to also define those barriers


### What do we want in a governance policy?

- A statement of values (see above)
- Define the leaders and groups that uphold those values, 
- Define the code of conduct that ensures those values are maintained 
- Define the consequences for not meeting those values through code of conduct violations.
- A conflict of interest policy
	- Mediation between two parties isn’t always appropriate when there is a big power differential between 
	individuals or when the issue is problematic actions one person did towards one person or multiple people or actions 
	that affected an entire community.
- Documentation of who handles what kind of issues
- Better communication 
	- We need a model for better communication. 
	- We want standards for what people can expect to be communicated, how, and when - 
	because our communication processes are not well-known or well-defined.