The ANU Women’s Department is open to all ANU Women, femme aligned, non-binary and gender q***r* students. The Women’s Department aims to create a supportive and safe community free from discrimination and judgement. We have a safe spaces policy to guide all interactions within the ANU Women’s Department. The Women’s Officer is the official representative, and is the go to person for support, refe
rrals and advocacy- both within ANU and the wider community. Avan is available at [email protected]. Avan’s Office hours are from 5pm on Monday in the ANUSA Office. As a member of this Group, you are obliged to follow these.
1. Respect other members’ opinions, beliefs, and differing points of views. This includes:
a. Recognising that every individual has unique experiences, and comes from different social and cultural contexts- be empathetic and respectful of that, do not belittle or challenge other people’s experiences. Avoid generalisations- encourage you to speak from personal experience, but do not speak for others. c. Do not judging or dismissing others’ views. d. Do not to judge, put each other down or compete- any form of personal attack is not acceptable.
2. Respect the physical and emotional boundaries of others
a. Provide content warnings before discussing any distressing topics (e.g. CW: sexual assault, self-harm, mental illness etc.)- this includes when commenting. If someone requests a content warning (either a member or moderator), please edit the post to include the content warning. Be sensitive in the language you use: do not describe triggering content in graphic terms. Do not use discriminatory language. Be careful when using reclaimed terms, understanding that not all people agree on their use. Do not use reclaimed terms if you do not belong to that identity group.
3. Do not intimidate, harass or discriminate against others
4. Respect people’s right to privacy and self-determination
a. Discussion which occur on the women’s department group must remain within the group. Do not screenshot or share content post with non-members. Do not reveal parts of another’s identity on the Women’s Department group. This includes, information which you may find on their Facebook profile or other sources. Respect people’s right to choose what they share and keep private.
5. Respect views that are different from your own. Rude, aggressive or attacking language and discussion is not acceptable.
6. This is not an exhaustive policy. The moderators and Women’s Dep committee reserve the right to prohibit any other content which violates the safety or wellbeing of members. Breaches of this policy:
We acknowledge that we all make mistakes- and need opportunities to learn. We will be applying a three strikes policy to any breaches of the above safe space policy.
1. Strike 1: a moderator will privately message you, to let you know that a post of comment is unacceptable. It will be made clear that this is your first strike
2. Strike 2: If there is a further violation of the space, the moderator will privately message you and give you a second strike. The may also turn off commenting, delete comments or the post all together, or take any other measure appropriate.
3. Strike 3: A third violation will result in a ban from the space. The length of the ban will be determined by the moderator, taking into account the seriousness of the breach, the response to earlier strikes, whether you have been banned before, and any other considerations the moderators thinks relevant. Appealing a strike:
If you feel like a moderator has unfairly treated you, you may appeal the moderator’s decision. You can do this by completing the Appeals Process Google Form. The moderator’s decision will be reviewed by the Collective Committee.
