Community Agreements

We gather with intention. Everyone deserves safety, dignity, and respect. We make room for honesty, vulnerability, and collective transformation.

We ask for, give, and respect boundaries around time, energy, body, and emotion. Autonomy is an act of care and freedom.

When harm happens, we center repair over punishment. We take responsibility for impact, listen deeply, and move with compassion.

Conflict is part of community. We meet it with curiosity, not condemnation.

We offer grace, take space when needed, and reflect on how we’re showing up.

We remember that not all conflict is ours to hold. Sometimes supporting means stepping back, trusting others to tend to their own repair, and avoiding unnecessary involvement. 

Discernment is an act of care—for ourselves and for the integrity of our community.

Restorative justice invites healing and repair. Transformative justice challenges the conditions that create harm. Together, they guide us toward cultures rooted in care and liberation.

Care is how we live Kapwa. We check in, offer support, and receive help with gratitude. Mutual care grounds and sustains us.

We acknowledge land and lineage with gratitude, committing to a future rooted in collective freedom and ecological balance.

We unlearn colonial patterns, unite through empathy, and uplift each other’s stories and strengths. Growth is ongoing.

Healing is nonlinear. Discomfort can teach us. We allow ourselves and our community to evolve with openness.

When harm occurs:

•  We center those who were harmed and honour their pace.

•  We support those who caused harm in taking responsibility and engaging in voluntary, meaningful repair.

•  We recognize that safety may require distance, reflection, or facilitated processes.

•  We choose care—not minimization, not punishment. 

Reconnection is possible only through consent, integrity, and the rebuilding of trust.