At-Large Proposed ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy Workspace
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Comments
I share the same concerns as Sébastien.
One thing that has caught my eye is: "after being told you are doing so "
This, in essence, is the key sentence for each clause: kissing someone on the cheeks becomes harassment when you are asked by the person not to do it, or that it makes them feel uncomfortable. Same for hugs etc. The proposed text misses this out and therefore makes the customary kiss on the cheeks practised in many Latin countries, France included, questionable, when it should not.
Re: humour, I am careful with this, as I know how some "old boys" jokes are highly offensive to other people, so perhaps this kind of jokes should be left outside.
But overall, to me, the defining factor is to stop doing something, whatever it is, after being asked to stop doing it.
I don't disagree with the long list of types of potential targets for the typical 'school yard bully'. I haven't been a victim but those who have been need to feel that the environment is nurturing and welcoming regarding of their personal identification. We have a wide range of cultural habits and the kissing, hugs and other forms of physical encounter ranges and most people are culturally aware or open to learning what and what they can't do.
As I posted back months ago the NTEN Conference people have clear rules that are clearly marked at their registration and throughout the venue including signage for Gender Neutral bathrooms. This wasn't the case before but as all things fair we see an evolution of sensitivity. My friend went to a Real Estate Holiday dinner last night and they had a Cabaret show, similar to the 1920's Risque Berlin scene. It had inappropriate dressed performers causing undue stress to the female attendees and an opportunity for lewd remarks. My point is that we need to assess our activities including our Showcases , performers etc so that don't cause any potential embarrassment or harm
As stated as well that this policy is best produced by professional HR persons who are familiar with the language and legal implications
Thanks Glenn – any link to the NTEN policy? I am thinking including links to this and other policies.
In 1,
I don´t like to behave professional. I don´t like civilian either
Perhaps: behave in a correct and civilized way
"civilian" was not mentioned. It was "civil":
adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse; not deficient in common courtesy:
eg. After their disagreement, their relations were civil though not cordial.
Hello,
I am not ready to write a first (or any) draft. But after the Euralo call yesterday, I was encourage to share some of my thoughts.
Off course I welcome and urge any comments and particularly any disagreement to try to find the right balance for an input by At-Large.
Maybe ICANN staff can cut and paste the document as a Google doc to allow comments directly on the document?
I have taken the document and included into [ ] my comments and questions.
Some of them maybe due to language understanding ;).
Draft: 31 October 2016
ICANN Community Anti-Harassment Policy
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Terms of Participation and Complaint Procedure1 (not copy here)
As a condition of participation in ICANN’s multistakeholder processes, those who take part must:
1. Behave in a professional [can’t we find another word – I am not harassing people even in my personal life? Maybe the main question is: within ICANN do we need to apply a Company code of conduct or can we find a Community code of conduct?] manner, demonstrate appropriate behavior and treat all members of the ICANN community in a respectful, dignified, decent manner at all times, including in face-to-face and on-line communications, irrespective of Specified Characteristics so that individuals of all backgrounds and cultures are made to feel welcome. Specified Characteristics means age, ancestry, color, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, gender, gender identity and gender expression), sexual orientation, citizenship, primary language, or immigration status. [This is a long list. Do we need it? Are we not missing some characteristics?].
2. Refrain from harassment of any type. Harassing conduct or commentary may take many forms, including verbal acts and name-calling [I imagine that it is an English expression? Why not to be more direct and I thing better understood in other languages in using insult]; graphic [Does it means that a design from Charlie Hebdo will be forbidden in ICANN – what about freedom of speech?] and written statements, which may include use of phones or the Internet; or other conduct that may be physically threatening, harmful, or humiliating. Conduct does not have to intend to harm, be directed at a specific target, or involve repeated incidents in order for it to be deemed harassment. Examples of the types of inappropriate conduct that are prohibited by this policy include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Sexually suggestive touching
• Grabbing, groping, kissing, fondling, hugging, stroking someone’s hair, or brushing against another’s body [To much different behavior or action. I hope I will still be able to kiss my friends, to hug the one I know?]
• Touching that the actor may not have intended to be sexually suggestive but which constitutes uninvited touching, such as rubbing or massaging someone’s neck or shoulders
• Violating someone’s “personal space” after being told you are doing so [I think that a key sentence that we may apply to other behavior. When someone doesn’t want to check my hand – for any personal reason – I respect it and I remember that for my other interaction with this person]
• Leering, stalking, or suggestive whistling
• Gesturing in a sexually suggestive manner
• Circulating or posting written or graphic materials that show hostility or disrespect toward or that demean individuals because of Specified Characteristics as set forth above [It seams that ICANN will forbidden humor because not any one has the same?]
• Lewd or graphic comments or jokes of a sexual nature
• Distribution of sexually suggestive images and references to sexual behavior
• Repeated requests for dates, or unwanted communications of a romantic nature, after the individual receiving them indicates that she or he does not wish to receive them.
3. Refrain from retaliation against anyone for reporting any conduct or commentary that is inconsistent with the terms set forth above (“inappropriate behavior”) or for participating in an investigation of any such report or complaint.