Our ICBO Working Agreements

In December, during our in-person project meeting in Ithaca, NY, we updated our ICBO Working Agreements. These are based off of the Jemez Principles for Democratic Organizing.

 Here are our NOISE Project Working Agreements: ICBO Working Agreements

• Be Inclusive 
• Emphasis on Bottom-Up Organizing 
• Let People Speak for Themselves 
• Work Together In Solidarity and Mutuality 
• Build Just Relationships Among Ourselves 
• Commitment to Self-Transformation 
• Practice Deep Listening and Loving Speech 
• Practice empathy, love, curiosity, and humility 
• Use ICBO research to guide us in all aspects of the project, including within our group 
• Forgive and learn from mistakes 
• Speak up, speak down 
• Speak your truth 
• It’s okay to disagree 
• Be comfortable with discomfort 
• Help and support each other 
• It’s okay to be raggedy 
• Practice ally-ship (white ally/male ally) 
• Commit to and be patient with process 
• Be fully present & engaged