WWVM 12 Guidelines For Safe Sharing – Abbreviated Version For Workshops
1. We do not allow perpetrators at SIA meetings. We may not talk about adult perpetrating behaviors–including sexual objectification–in practice or fantasy.
2. We do not name the person when we Identify, and give feedback only when asked.
3. We talk in ‘I’ Statements. If you’re referring to you and your inner kids, let the group know your “We” applies only to yourself.
4. We announce when reading or quoting non-SIA literature or sharing graphic memories.
5. We may express intense feelings or emotions through words, or sob, during the meeting.
6. We do not discriminate. Anger should be directed at the perpetrators specifically, not general groups.
7. We do not name-call, criticize, gossip, or violate communication boundaries.
8. We do not break anonymity about anything shared in or out of the meeting.
9. No Cross Talk while others speak. We don’t give advice or attempt to comfort others.
10. If someone is triggering, we step out during their share, set boundaries, take the feelings back to the original abuse, and comfort our inner children.
11. Please keep your device muted when not sharing. Act as if you are actually present with others in a room.
12. We do not make romantic or sexual advances towards any member.
Version November 2023
For more guidance, see the 12 Guidelines original version and the Guidelines Reference And Training Manual
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