Community Agreements

Office Hours encourages constructive dialogue grounded in kindness and mutual respect. We are steadfast in our commitment to providing a courteous and anti-discriminatory space for our speakers, moderators and attendees.

We ask our participants to do their part in fostering a positive and uplifting environment by being:

Inclusive of people of every race, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion, age, physical appearance and body size, language, immigration status and economic status.
Accountable to our community by showing up as an active participant, rather than remaining anonymous. We require all attendees to turn their cameras on for our events.* This crucial act of reciprocity helps us to maintain the safety and integrity of this social initiative and ensure that our events are being attended by the people they’re intended for.

Intentional with your words by refraining from offensive or aggressive language, hate speech or abuse of chat functions.
Mindful of the impact of your words and actions on others.

Respectful of guest speakers, moderators and audience members by refraining from sustained disruption during events.

Conscious of other people’s personal space and boundaries.

Although we do not gather physically in the same space, we recognize that histories of settler colonialism mark the lands on which we work and live. Office Hours is based in and broadcast from the unceded land of the Munsee Lenape peoples. We are committed to supporting Indigenous rights and are grateful for all that these lands have provided.

* If you have a disability preventing you from participating on screen or would benefit from additional support such as an ASL interpreter at Office Hours events, we encourage you to please contact us at info@office-hours.design in advance. If technological limitations or other reasons prevent you from engaging fully, let us know, too. As we grow this initiative, we hope to support more inclusive and accessible forms of participation.

* Please note that we do not post or circulate recordings of our past sessions for privacy purposes.

* If you witness or experience inappropriate conduct during an Office Hours event, please alert us by sending an email to info@office-hours.design.

Community Agreements

Office Hours encourages constructive dialogue grounded in kindness and mutual respect. We are steadfast in our commitment to providing a courteous and anti-discriminatory space for our speakers, moderators and attendees.

We ask our participants to do their part in fostering a positive and uplifting environment by being:

Inclusive of people of every race, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion, age, physical appearance and body size, language, immigration status and economic status.

Intentional with your words by refraining from offensive or aggressive language, hate speech or abuse of chat functions.

Mindful of the impact of your words and actions on others.

Respectful of guest speakers, moderators and audience members by refraining from sustained disruption during events.

Conscious of other people’s personal space and boundaries.