Clublokaal
Clublokaal
Clublokaal

Open Pact

Open Pact is our collective code of conduct. It is a collection of the shared values on which we base our decision making process; a living document, ever changing as we go along and find out what works and what doesn’t work for us.

Write the Open Pact together with us! You can leave suggestions in this open document.

You can download our Fair Care Code of Conduct and Protocol here.

 

We strive to 

 

1. be a welcoming and inclusive space by...

  • maintaining free entrance, water and toilet visit;
  • keeping our prices low and our food vegan and donation based; 
  • keeping our language simple;
  • improving physical accessibility and inclusivity of our building;
  • taking into account people’s (cultural) backgrounds, sexuality, gender, religion, age, race, ability and neurodivergence;
  • checking in with each other on a regular basis and taking responsibility for our own emotions, communicating these as clearly as we can.
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Clublokaal is affiliated with Vegan Friendly, an initiative by the Dutch Association for Veganism.

Read more here

2. approach our space as a commonspace by...

  • embedding it in the local context;
  • sharing the rooms in our building (including the kitchen, bathroom and garden) when requested for suitable (non-commercial) purposes;
  • sharing our collective process and knowledge in an accessible way by publishing it in our open knowledge base COM/POST (communial posting), both on our website and as publication;
  • inviting people to organise themselves or their ideas in the space.

 

3. be a queer and LGBTQIA‭+ ‬friendly space‭ by...

  • standing up against the patriarchy and heteronormativity;
  • acknowledging relations between humans and more than humans.

 

4. keep our organisation stable by...

  • always aiming for fair pay for artists, volunteers, freelancers and members of the organisation;
  • trying to prevent mental strain and burnout;
  • not overloading volunteers or individual members of the collective;
  • encouraging everyone to ask for and offer help when needed;
  • sharing responsibility for the building and the functioning of the organisation;
  • doing what we can.

 

5. be an environmentally and socially ethical space by...

  • only offering vegan food and drinks;
  • limiting food & plastic waste;
  • limiting new purchases (Repair‭, ‬Reuse‭, ‬Reduce‭; ‬Recycle);
  • following BDS guidelines as much as possible;
  • allowing pets inside;
  • limiting toxic environmental materials in the exhibition/artworks/building;
  • limiting big tech depency.
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Clublokaal signed de pledge by Cultural Boycot Israel.

6. keep a playful, enchanting and abundant mentality by...

  • welcoming imperfection, focusing less on the end result than on the process itself;
  • allowing things to be unfinished (‬to what extent‭?)‬;
  • not following a perfectly fixed format;
  • making space for play, unseriousness and personality. 

 

We do not tolerate any form of

  • ‬(sexual) harassment‭ ‬&‭ ‬intimidation‭ ‬ – any verbal‭, ‬non-verbal‭, ‬or physical actions that demean, threaten‭, ‬or create an unsafe environment, including unwelcome sexual comments, gestures or actions that make others uncomfortable; 
  • discrimination‭ – exclusion‭, ‬insult‭, ‬or harm based on identity‭, ‬including race‭, ‬gender‭, ‬sexuality‭, ‬religion‭, ‬age‭, ‬or ability‭;
  • aggression‭, violence or bullying - ‬Any form of verbal abuse‭, ‬threats, physical harm ‬or mistreatment of individuals or groups‭.‬

 

Everyone is responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive environment‭. ‬Concerns should therefore be reported to a Clublokaal core team member or confidential advisor and will be handled with care.