p2p left

code-of-conduct.md

WHO WE ARE P2P-Left is an online group of people committed to exploring a more egalitarian p2p* mode of exchange, with the awareness, sensitivity and in-formation of intersectionality. We welcome heterodox perspectives that may be less addressed in other forums (Marxist, Communist, Anarchist, Feminist, Postcolonial, Abolitionist, Racial Justice Positive, Queer, Hacker and Pirate).

We recognise this requires us to have challenging conversations in our community about privilege, power, history, culture, inequality, pain, injustice and trauma. Our goal is to have these dialogues and debates from a place of compassion that honours our shared humanity - that we learn together as a community how to have these conversations. We therefore ask that you read and commit to the group’s Code of Conduct before engaging in any community conversations. [link to the full Code of Conduct will be posted here soon]

DIVERSITY STATEMENT Although this list cannot be exhaustive, we explicitly honour diversity in age, gender, gender identity or expression, culture, ethnicity, disability, language, national origin, neurodiversity, political beliefs, profession, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and technical ability. We will not tolerate discrimination based on any of the protected characteristics above, including participants with disabilities.

COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS Please see the full Code of Conduct. In brief:

1. Treat everyone with respect and consideration. Be excellent to each other. Be welcoming. Be aware of how we use language. Be respectful of privacy. This is especially important when discussing sensitive topics where misunderstandings and stereotypes abound (such as about feminism, communism, anarchism) and the medium of Facebook limits how we can have these difficult conversations. Let’s learn how to do this in a mature way together.
2. Speak up if you see harassment, behaviour that may infringe our Code of Conduct. Report posts (or comments within post threads) directly to admins, tag an admin to flag their attention to problematic behaviour, tag an admin in the Contact Admins thread (see Announcements: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5449595625903), and/or send a direct message to an admin(s) to report a problem. You may speak up by describing the perceptions you have. This means saying “this feels like (blah)” rather than “you are (blah).”
3. Be aware of problematic and harassing behaviour in online communities and let’s work together to learn better online communication and not allow trolls to dominate the discourse. Admins have provided extra resources on both recognising far-right rhetorical strategies and adopting Non-Violent Communication techniques.

• p2p, peer-to-peer, or commons-based peer production, meaning “large- and medium-scale collaborations among individuals, organized without markets or managerial hierarchies", according to Benkler and Nissenbaum (https://www.nyu.edu/projects/nissenbaum/papers/jopp_235.pdf)