in accordance with World Fringe, USAFF, & CAFF

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The San Diego International Fringe Festival acknowledges, honors, and offers our gratitude to the Kumeyaay, Luiseño/Payómkawichum, Cahuilla and Cupeño/Kuupangaxwichem people and land. We recognize and commit to building meaningful relationships with the original stewards of this land, and deepening our understanding of the history of colonization. We seek to elevate ancestral wisdom and Indigenous ways of life as essential solutions to healing people and our planet.

SAFER SPACES POLICY

SDFRINGE has adopted policies on harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence as part of our approach and commitment to providing a festival environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. With these policies we are demonstrating our commitment to a safe and respectful environment by showing and outlining that we have an identified process to address any concerns or issues that may arise.
Please note that you are expected to abide by these policies at all times during your participation at SDFRINGE, or any CAFF member festival.

If SDFRINGE receives any information regarding an artist, volunteer, or staff member that may impact the safety of any member festival and its many participants, these issues will be taken seriously and reviewed. SDFRINGE reserves the right to remove any performing company or artist from all of their selected festivals at any time if it is believed that it or one of its artists may impact the safety of all SDFRINGE participants.

CODE OF CONDUCT

In the spirit of an open and inclusive Fringe community, we ask you to commit to the following:

• Understand and foster an environment that is free of harassment, sexual harassment, violence, and discrimination in any form. Be nice! Harassment is often defined by the person that is being harassed, so being understanding of another point of view can be critical.
• Respect others. We respect every person and encourage personal development in ourselves and others. Respectful behavior includes listening before speaking and asking questions rather than assuming intentions.
• Do your part to prevent and stop harassment. Watch out for others. Contribute to this not only through refraining from engaging in harassing behavior yourself, but by supporting others, only when appropriate and safe, that you see experiencing forms of harassment.
• Respect your own needs. Pay attention to your own needs. Ask for help or clarification. Take the time or space you need to be fully present and rested.
• Engage in constructive dialogue. The Fringe brings together people from many different walks of life. Recognize that someone else’s frame of reference is likely to be different from your own.

HARASSMENT

Includes, but is not limited to:

• Offending or humiliating someone physically or verbally;
• Threatening or intimidating someone; or
• Making unwelcome jokes or comments about someone’s gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, citizenship status, or religion;
• Micro-aggression(s), which is a term used for brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward any marginalized group;
• Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent; or
• Stalking or following without consent.

Sexual Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Offensive or humiliating behavior that is related to a person’s gender identity;
• Behavior of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, unwelcome, hostile, or offensive environment;
• Physical contact and simulated physical contact (e.g. textual descriptions like “*hug*” or “*backrub*”) without consent or after a request to stop; or
• Behavior of a sexual nature that could reasonably be thought to put sexual conditions on a person’s work opportunities.

Violent Behavior may include, but is not limited to:

• Hitting another person;
• Throwing objects;
• Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm; or
• Any violence, or threats, whether conveyed verbally, in writing, or through behavior.

WHO TO CONTACT

We are always available for confidential support and guidance.
If you feel you are in an emergency situation always first make sure you are safe and dial 911 immediately for emergency police, fire, or ambulance services.
If you are on-site at a venue and need assistance, please inform a Fringe staffer or volunteer and they can reach out for additional assistance if needed. You’ll be able to identify staffers and volunteers by their Fringe t-shirts.