Code of Conduct

  • Members of the Indivisible East Bay community agree to be respectful when communicating with other community members as well as with people outside the community, both online and in person. Harassment of any kind is not allowed.
  • Members agree to be respectful to our members of Congress, their staff and others we may interact with in the course of our events.  
  • When sharing photos or quotes from meetings or events, do so only with explicit permission of people in the photo or quoted. [Note: Your participation in “official” group photos taken at a meeting/event implies your consent to have such photos be included in IEB material.]

To take a deeper dive, you can read our entire IEB Bylaws.

Safety Guidelines

While we want IEB events and meetings to be safe places for everyone, there could be times where you see an individual engaging in harassment or unacceptable behavior. If you see someone engaging in questionable behavior, you are encouraged to get an organizer’s attention — as well as to center the welfare of the person being harassed by using one of the 5Ds of Bystander Intervention:

  • Distract: Derail the incident of harassment by interrupting it.
  • Delegate: Ask a third party for help with intervening in harassment.
  • Delay: Check in on the person after the fact to reduce their trauma.
  • Document: Record or take notes on an instance of harassment.
  • Direct: To be used with caution; name the inappropriate behavior by confronting the person doing harm.

More details from Right to Be Bystander Intervention Training.

Indivisible East Bay’s Strategic Nonviolence Principles & Pledge

Indivisible East Bay (IEB) is committed to strategic nonviolence in all of its actions. To align with this commitment, IEB adheres to the principles in this document. We encourage you to take the pledge and sign it.