Vision

 

The Workshop Workshop is premised on the belief that everyone has things to offer and that each person's contribution has value -- which means that each person has value. It's a beautiful premise! 

And, if each person's contribution matters, that means that how we show up matters. We each contribute to the make-up and culture of this thing. 

Creating together this micro-culture and space of mutual learning is a way of working towards the world we want to live in – a world that includes fun, curiosity, reverence for the natural world, and opportunity for genuine, deep, and meaningful connection.

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Values

Hopes and dreams for how we show up, the central values we ask all participants to strive for

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• Every participant can strive toward a collaborative, respectful, and healthy environment in which we can all thrive.

• We appreciate the richness of all our experiences. We try to honor and understand that we each carry different sets of knowledge, viewpoints, history, and struggles. 

• While this is primarily a camp for grown-ups, our community includes some kids! And they are valued and important members of the community. Making space for children is one of the ways we can make this event accessible to a wider range of people. 

• We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, nationality, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, body type, religion, or political affiliation. 

• We embrace justice and equity, which go beyond fairness. This means aspiring to provide for each person according to their needs and ask each person to contribute according to their gifts and capacity.

• We commit to a process of learning with humility and bravery. 

• We accept discomfort as a necessary part of growth, learning, and expanding our worldviews.

• We work toward an accountable community that welcomes difference and leans into healthy resolution of conflicts.

 

 

Agreements​

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• We will treat others with dignity and respect.

• We will strive to approach new ideas and material with curiosity and an open mind.

• Each person gets to determine the level of participation that reflects their capacity, needs, and desires. 

• When we do choose to participate, we pledge to do so with our best intent, and we assume good intent of others. 

• We remember that what we say and do, regardless of our intentions, can impact people in many ways.

• We'll speak from our own experience and not that of others.

• We will each strive to recognize our own biases and privileges (race, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability, body type, etc.).

• When confidentiality is agreed upon, we will honor it.

• We will ask for help when we need it. 

• We recognize that learning is a process and every one of us has learning to do. 

• When mistakes are made, we strive to approach each other with grace, understanding that these moments can be opportunities for growth and healing.

• As part of nurturing a healthy community, we will be willing to engage and work toward accountability if we have caused harm.

• We will challenge or disagree with others with care and will address the idea, not the person (i.e. without personal attacks).

 

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A Note about Responding to Conflict

 

Conflicts are a natural part of human relationships. Many can be resolved without the need for an intermediary or official process. If you feel safe and reasonably comfortable, consider first speaking directly with the person or people involved. When concerns or complaints cannot be resolved directly, please come to the Workshop Workshop coordinator or any member of the Advisory Council for support in addressing the conflict. 

 

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Workshop Policies 

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• The only workshops not permitted are those that present too great a risk of causing harm (physical or emotional) to our site or participants.

• While we are generally all for exploration and risk-taking, workshops dealing with oppression or trauma need to be led by those with demonstrated expertise.

• Each participant can decide if they want their workshop to be open to kids or if they would prefer for it to be adults only.

 

 

Unacceptable Conduct

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The following behaviors will not be tolerated:

• Discrimination or harassment of any kind, including but not limited to: intimidation; inappropriate physical contact; intentional or repeated misgendering; sexist, racist, ableist, or otherwise discriminatory or derogatory language; and unwelcome sexual attention.

• Bringing of firearms onto the premises. 

• Abusive language or bullying of a fellow participant.

• Actual or threatened violence (emotional, verbal, physical).

• Conduct endangering the life, safety, health or well-being of others.

 

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Each of us helps to shape the community we build here, moment by moment, interaction by interaction. Together, we get to create a space for mutual learning—a small, intentional version of the world we want to live in. Yay, Camp!