✧✧DeeCon 2015 Code of conduct✧✧
Please make sure to read all the information below as it is for the safety of you and others around you at DeeCon.
DeeCon 2015 Code of conduct
For all attendees, vendors, guests,
performers, press and staff (hereafter referred to as participants).
All participants must comply with the code
of conduct (as set out in the DUSA Bye-Laws) at all times. If anyone is found
in breach of the above, they will be removed from the DUSA building (hereafter
referred to as the premises) immediately by Customer Safety.
·
DUSA operates a Zero Tolerance
Policy, which all participants must adhere to at all times.
DUSA Believes
· “The
following behaviours are unacceptable:
·
Unwanted sexual comments, including
comments on an individual’s body or private life.
·
Comments that can be deemed racist, sexist
and disablist
·
Unwelcome sexual invitations, innuendos,
and offensive gestures.
·
Wolf whistling, catcalling, or offensive
sexual noises.
·
Groping, pinching or smacking someone’s
body
·
Moving or grabbing someone’s clothes
without their consent
·
Exposure of sexual organs
· Objectification,
fetishisation and stereotyping of individuals based on their gender or sexual
orientation does lead to a culture of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination
and its normalisation.
· That any
plan of action should be gender neutral in its language and approach as all
students should be free from sexual harassment regardless of their gender.
DUSA resolves
1.
To take a zero tolerance approach to sexual
harassment in ‘The Union’ as defined below;
‘If the conduct is of a sexual nature; this
could include:
·
Comments about the way you look which you
find demeaning
·
Indecent remarks
·
Questions about your sex life or sexual
orientation
·
Sexual demands by a member of your own or
the opposite sex
·
Incidents involving touching and other
physical threats are criminal offences and should also be reported to the
police.
Any conduct that is committed with the purpose of, or
have the effect of, violating an individual’s dignity, or of creating an
intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.’
2.
To promote DUSA’s stance on sexual
harassment and discrimination through an annual publicity campaign in
consultation with the DUSA Executive.
3.
To not display images in ‘The Union’ or any
related social media2 which objectify, fetishise or stereotype
people.”
· If anyone witness or is a victim of unwanted
or unacceptable behavior please report it to a member of staff immediately.
· All participants must respect
each other and treat each other with kindness and politeness at all times.
· All participants must respect
both DUSA and DeeCon staff at all times.
· All Participants must respect the
performers we have on during DeeCon.
· A responsible adult must
accompany all participants under the age of 14.
· Participants over the age of 15
are requested to carry ID with them.
· Participants under the age of 18
must vacate the premises by 10pm due to licensing laws and DUSA policies.
· Vendors must identify themselves
to member of staff immediately on entrance to the building so they can receive
their vendors pass and table allocation.
· Vendors must have their stall
covered at all times. DUSA and DeeCon are not responsible for any loss or theft
of item/s.
· Vendors are requested to stay
within the area of their stall, unless they are visiting another activity or
browsing the Artists’ Alley as an attendee.
· Vendors must not sell any
bootleg, fake, forged, copied items or art work. If anyone is suspected if
selling bootleg or fake items or artwork that is not their own they will be
asked to leave the premises immediately.
· Vendors must not sell any content
that is deemed inappropriate. This includes but is not limited to mature
content, graphic or disturbing material. If Vendors feel their work contains
such content please seek a member of staff for advice. Staff may request that
you keep some materials in a folder or out of sight for younger attendees
browsing the Artists’ Alley.
· Press personal must have a press
pass, which will be provided on entrance to the premises by staff, on them at
all times while they are at DeeCon in a professional capacity.
· Press Personal must identify
themselves to member of staff immediately on entrance to the building.
· Press personal must not record in
any fashion any unwanted or unacceptable behavior.
· Press personal are permitted to
approach participants but must get permission before recording or photographing
the individual or group.
· Press personal are permitted to
interview any or the participants as long as the participant is happy with
this.
· All participants can say ‘no’ to
being recorded at any times. Press personal must respect their wishes.
· All participants are requested to
have fun and be safe at DeeCon 2015!
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