NON-JUDGEMENT
1. Accept people’s journey and fallibility. Everyone should be met with an attitude of openness and encouragement. Allowed to fail-trial and error
2. Acting from a place of love - encourage a "brave space" environment

ANTI-COLONIALISM
3. Respect and dignity for other languages and cultures. Strive to understand!
4. Respect people’s varying language skills. Offer help!
5. Consciousness around uncentering western experience as default

GENDER + SEXUALITY
6. Use pronouns on email, zoom, etc in person check-ins.
7. Consciousness around uncentering cisgender and heterosexuality as default

CONFIDENTIALITY
8. Confidentiality when appropriate. If you are unclear if something is sensitive or to be kept confidential, check before sharing out.

COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS
9. Be aware of the space you are taking up. Take note of power dynamics/positionality
10. Speak from the “I”
11. Discomfort is Data

FEEDBACK
12. Offer advice, support and guidance to other artists without agenda. Check before offering feedback if they are open to it
13. If you are asking for feedback, be clear with what kind of feedback you’re looking for

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