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Processes/frameworks for upholding Community/ Cultural Agreements?
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Processes/frameworks for upholding Community/ Cultural Agreements?
Hey friends, I’m curious if any of you have developed processes/guidelines/protocols for your networks for times when a community or cultural agreement has been violated. As you know, the FSLN has a robust set of Cultural Agreements that have been shaped and vetted by the network, but we don’t have a process for how we hold each other accountable to these agreements. What do we do when an agreement has been broken? How do we address and repair harm that may be caused in our network spaces?
This question came up in our recent Virtual Leadership Retreat, and it’s been sitting with me ever since. It feels like the right next step for us, but I’m not sure the best way to proceed. I’d imagine this is something other networks are considering and maybe have developed something we could learn from. If this doesn’t exist, maybe we (FSLN) could pull together a small working group to think this through, for the benefit of all our networks. Welcome any thoughts from you, fellow network leaders!
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Hi Susan, This is such an excellent question and I am eager to hear other responses. We do not have a formal process of accountability with our networks, but having one seems like a valuable and necessary component of building trust within a community. I believe the framework of restorative justice would have a lot to offer here. Many questions about how this would be implemented in a network setting – what type of training/education needs to occur before this tool could be proposed or accepted as the method of accountability? Who facilitates the conversation between the harmed and the harmer? I would love to hear if others out there are using this framework and how! Is anyone familiar with the Conflict Center? It appears they do restorative justice trainings, offer resources, and have a cool partnership with the Denver DA’s office. https://conflictcenter.org/
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