Dear participants, old and new friends,
Thank you for being part of the network, the movement – and this Gathering! This Gathering is our sacred heartspace and to ensure the best conditions for connection, respect and care during this event we have developed a set of aspirations and collective boundaries.
With these, we want to invite you on a collective learning journey. We are all learning how to be more respectful, caring and mature in our relationships – especially in our communities – and our Gathering creates space to experiment with this. It’s an opportunity to gain greater awareness of each other and ourselves.
In some workshops or sessions there might be an invitation for touch. Giving and receiving touch is always optional. We have collected some resources for raising awareness on what consent is, and what consent might look like, which you can find at the bottom of this document.
These aspirations and collective boundaries are designed to help us navigate these social waters. Please read them carefully before the Gathering starts and let’s support each other to reach them, in a way that is caring and patient towards ourselves and each other
PARTICIPANT ASPIRATIONS
In order for all of us to feel as safe as possible, GEN Europe has created a list of behaviors that are considered unacceptable at the Gathering. It is a way for us to create healthy boundaries at the Gathering, so that all of us can relax, play, have fun and enjoy each others’ company. Let’s support each other in upholding these collective boundaries!
These collective boundaries are:
We are all on this journey together, so let us support each other on this path of learning on how to treat each other with greater care and respect. If you experience a co-participant not acting out of these aspirations, please let them know in a caring and supportive way. In the case of any unacceptable behaviors (listed above), please let the emotional support team or the Gathering team know as soon as possible, so that they can support the situation and ensure the continued safety and wellbeing of all participants.
Please be aware that the breaching of any of these boundaries may be grounds for being asked to leave the Gathering. GEN Europe reserves the right to refuse (re)entry to the event if the organizers feel the safety and wellbeing of other participants may be at risk.
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These aspirations have been developed with inspiration from different conscious movements, including the practices and experiences from within our network and Gathering. The basis of the aspirations are the group agreements of the ISTA courses. The aspirations have been developed with our Gathering Advisory Circle consisting of Di Ponti, Nontokozo Sedibe and Aili Pyhälä.