Slack Community Guidelines
Hello! This Slack was created to share information between organizations and members, get work done, and build a strong interconnected network centered around criminal justice and holding the District Attorney Accountable.
Our ability to do and share collective work is our first priority. If a person’s communication in a channel gets in the way of doing that work, a moderator may contact that person and explain why their participation is being disruptive. If the person continues to engage in disruptive conduct, a moderator may restrict that person from Slack or the channel.
We encourage you to update your profile with a photo, your pronouns, and the organization/s you’re with.
Do your best to post in the correct channel: Each channel is set up with a specific purpose. Some channels are for discussion, others for coordination, others for building community/supporting each other. You can see what a channel’s purpose is by clicking on the channel name at the top of the screen and selecting “Channel Details.” Organizers subscribe to a channel for a specific purpose (and often get alerts when people post there), so please try your best to stay true to a channel’s intended purpose when posting.
Please do share your own organization’s events, Call to Actions as a heads up on what your organization is working on. The main goal is to use this Slack as a community board to know what each group is up to. The more you share- the more others can help support and spread the message with-in their own organizations.
Start Slack “threads” when appropriate: In general, when someone poses a question or starts a discussion in a channel, it’s a best practice to reply to that post in a “thread” rather than in a full post to the whole channel.
Be conscious of when a direct chat makes more sense than a channel post: If your question, idea, discussion does not apply to the full channel audience, please start a direct chat or group chat with the relevant parties. Given the volume of communication that happens on Slack, this helps to keep content as relevant as possible.
Communications are from individuals not necessary organizations. While we are all part of larger organizations, and part of the DAAC, it is important to remember and respect that what is shared may be the opinion from an individual and not representative of the group as a whole. That being said….
Be respectful of one another: We’re all doing stressful work in a stressful time. We’re all here because we want to do our best to build community resilience in this moment and for others like it. Let’s maintain respect and care for one another while we do this work. It’s easy for tone or intent to be misconstrued or misinterpreted online! If you get into a disagreement in a slack thread, please pause and determine whether you feel confident that the discussion can proceed in a productive manner. If you do, please move to a real time conversation via direct chat, call or video call. If you’re still feeling upset, please take the time to work through your emotions, including reaching out to another community member, before responding (either in person or in writing). (Borrowed with love from Rules for Revolutionaries).
We will not tolerate racism, homophobia, sexism, ageism, and any other form of discrimination or oppression. This is an inclusive community and we will not stand for anything less.