Seattle RA began the work of developing community accountability practices in March 2015. The RA Ethics Committee formed soon after to draft a document describing the values, principles, and standards that guide the RA community. In October 2015, the Committee presented the Code of Ethics to the community at large.   Books, articles, zines, and other resources used in the development of our Code of Ethics and our community accountability practices:   Overview of the concepts and practices of transformative justice and community accountability processes: Transformative Justice and Community Accountability One-Page Summary. Mia Mingus’s Pods and Pod Mapping: Mia Mingus is a thought leader on the subject of community accountability. This offers a simple practical exercise to demonstrate what’s needed to have any kind of accountability practice. Challenging Men, Changing Communities: Reflections on male supremacy and transformative justice Accounting for ourselves: Breaking the impasse around assault and abuse in anarchist scenes. Towards transformative justice. Taking risks: Implementing grass roots community accountability strategies. Philly stands up: Inside the politics and poetics of transformative justice and community accountability in sexual assault situations. Creative Interventions Toolkit Section 2 Some Basics Everyone Should Know Creative Interventions Toolkit Section 3 Model Overview: Is it right for you? Beyond Intro:  The revolution starts at home: Confronting partner abuse in activist communities. Moving beyond critique: Creative interventions and reconstructions of community accountability. In our hands: Community accountability as pedagogical strategy. Thoughts about community support around intimate violence. As if they were human: A different take on perpetrator accountability. Betrayal: A critical analysis ofRead more

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In a culture that limits the definition of relationship, we seek to expand it. We value the vast dynamic diversity that exists in the ways we approach and shape our relationships. The path is wide. Empathy & Compassion We treat each other with care and respect in ways that stretch beyond tolerance. We seek to erode and dispel shame in the space where we celebrate, process, and support each other’s dazzlingly different choices, experiences, histories, perspectives, explorations, difficulties and triumphs, regardless of whether they are congruent or divergent from our own. We honor each individual’s expression of identity; including and not limited to relationship structure, spiritual practices, sexual identity, gender identity, culture, race, ethnicity, age, physical ability, emotional ability, mental health, class, or musical preference. We strive to dissolve preconceived ideas, assumptions, and judgment of those differences. Nobody’s relationship looks exactly like another’s and we think that’s fucking rad. Radical Authenticity We give and are given the opportunity to manifest radical authenticity with each other, to go deep with less fear of condemnation for our identity or our choices. We are invested in each other, through mistakes and triumphs. Social Connectedness We believe in the ineffable magic of showing up; we strive to engage each other in-person. Relationships are an important and powerful vehicle for change. We seek to create and strengthen relationships in a purposeful effort to restore, maintain, and enhance our well-being. Evolution Through Agency Our most profound resource is the quality of what we offer each other. By showing up and creating space forRead more