OUTLAND

Consent Code of Conduct for OUTLAND

An adaptation of The original KECC (Kink Education Code of Conduct) https://www.thekecc.org/producerVersion.html

Introduction

OUTLAND’s Consent Code of Conduct (CCC) establishes a code of conduct for staff and attendees at any OUTLAND event. It provides practical guidance for navigating many of the ethical dilemmas we face and creates a framework for clear communication between people.

The CCC is a roadmap for reasonable human beings, not a precise legal code. You should interpret it using good judgment and good faith, seeking always to adhere to the spirit of the code.

Anyone who enters an OUTLAND space is subject to this code of conduct.

Modeling consent

We actively promote a healthy consent culture at our events:

• We integrate consent into all aspects of our event and ask our staff to include consent in every interaction.
• We expect our attendees to practice a high standard of consent. Our event and policies support them in doing so.
• We hold our staff and leadership to an even higher standard and we support them in meeting that standard.

Professional competence

We provide high-quality events and give our attendees and staff the information they need to make informed decisions about risk:

• We seek out staff who are enthusiastic about the role and about consent, being careful to distinguish between competence and confidence.
• We ensure every staff member operates within their area of competence and clearly communicates when being asked to operate outside of it.
• We don’t use staff who have misrepresented or falsified their credentials.

Inclusion

We strive to be inclusive and we believe that diversity among our staff is vital to that effort:

• We do not discriminate against someone because of that person’s race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, sexuality, and pregnancy status), national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We also do not retaliate against anyone because they have submitted a complaint about discrimination.
• We actively seek to have diverse staff.
• We include and actively seek to include diverse perspectives when making decisions.
• We are mindful of diversity and inclusion when designing and promoting our events.
• We are open to feedback about making our events more diverse and inclusive.

Our events are safe and welcoming to all attendees:

• We publish a code of conduct for our events.
• We don’t tolerate bigotry or harassment at our events.
• We have a formal mechanism for reporting and handling consent incidents, harassment, and other problems.
• Each of our events has at least one staff member who is trained to handle consent incidents and harassment.
• We do not work with staff whose personal beliefs are incompatible with treating everyone fairly.

Accountability

We hold ourselves and our attendees accountable to our community and the individuals we serve:

• We post a Code of Conduct wherever we have a presence and explicitly state that we have voluntarily committed to following it.
• We have at least one accountability contact and make their contact information available wherever we have a presence. We also share their contact information with all staff and event attendees.
• We have a written accountability process for our staff or we are in the process of developing one. The process is posted publicly.

Boundaries with attendees

We have clear written standards for relationships between staff and attendees and share those with staff prior to events.

Professional conduct

We carefully select staff who meet a high bar for knowledge, expertise, safety, and consent:

• We have a process for vetting all staff whether they are dedicated or volunteer.
• We consider personal as well as professional misconduct when vetting staff.
• We do not hire staff who have a pattern of consistent consent violations or who have displayed malice, manipulation, or deception regarding consent.
  • Although we believe people can change, if someone has committed serious consent violations, the burden is on them to demonstrate they are not a risk to the community.
• When we work with new staff, we coach them and provide them with roles appropriate for their emerging level of expertise.
• We are very cautious about hiring staff with controversial consent histories. If we choose to do so, we enable our attendees to make an informed decision about attending by providing complete and accurate information about the controversy upon request.
• We listen respectfully and empathetically to reports and concerns raised by individuals in the community about staff, attendees, and event leaders. We take these reports seriously and we have a process in place for responding to these reports.

We are professionals:

• We treat staff fairly and courteously, and respect their time.
• We clearly communicate our expectations of staff and our commitments to them.
• We honor the commitments we make to staff.

We hold our staff to a high bar and support them in meeting that bar:

• We require all staff adhere to the OUTLAND CCC while working with us.

Contact Information

Should you need to reach out for any reason with questions, comments, concerns, or incidents. Please directly email Sophi: sophiximelora@gmail.com or contact her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiximelora/

If you need an alternative person to contact for any reason please reach out to Keypr via Facebook messenger: https://www.facebook.com/DJKeypr

• We clearly communicate our expectations to educators, including providing them with any written policies that go beyond the KECC.
• We support educators in understanding and meeting our standards, especially if their local consent culture is different from ours.

We have a policy about how to handle attendees who are known consent violators or have a history of safety issues.

Disclosure and privacy

We prioritize the privacy of our attendees and educators:

• Except as outlined below, we do not disclose identifying information about any attendee.
• We handle all private information with great care and limit access to people who have a specific need for that information.

If we choose to share information about potentially harmful individuals with other producers, we always prioritize maintaining the privacy and safety of anyone who was harmed by the individual in question.

While prioritizing attendee privacy, we endeavor to be open about any consent incidents or injuries that occur at our events.