Community Code of Conduct

1. Purpose

A primary goal of IcaFulokoja is to be inclusive to the largest number of students in Federal University Lokoja, with the most varied and diverse backgrounds possible. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof).

This code of conduct outlines our expectations for all members of our community, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.

We invite all those who participate in IcaFulokoja to help us create safe and positive experiences for everyone.

2. Our Mission

“Our aim is to create an active environment for tech enthusiasts to learn, share knowledge, network, build their technical skills and equip everyone, regardless of their major, to become world class developers.”

3. Becoming a member of ICAFulokoja

To become an official member of our community, you need to fill the SIGN UP form
Members who do not follow this process are urged to do so, this is to ensure proper documentation of all our members and to prepare the community for more improvements and features.

4. Expected Behavior

The following behaviors are expected and requested of all community members:

• Participate in an authentic and active way. In doing so, you contribute to the health and longevity of this community.
• Exercise consideration and respect in your speech and actions.
• Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech.
• Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert community leaders if you notice a dangerous situation, someone in distress, or violations of this Code of Conduct, even if they seem inconsequential.
• Most of our activities involves a Registration process, ensure you RSVP for our events before attending, failure to do so will attract denial of entrance to event venue as we would check participants before entrance.
• Be nice. Everyone in the ICAFulokoja community should feel welcome, regardless of their background. Please be courteous, respectful and polite to fellow community members and events participants.
• No offensive comments related to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion; no sexual images in public spaces, real or implied violence, intimidation, oppression, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, or unwelcome sexual attention will not be tolerated.
• Members of the audience in any of our events should NOT respond to inexperienced questions or answers in a manner that would conote mockery.
• Speakers/sponsors in any of our events should respond politely to unprofessional questions asked by any attendee regardless of their level of experience.
• Communicate effectively. We don’t all speak the same language at the same skill level. Clear communication can help to avoid misunderstandings, as can remembering that our interpretations of words can be different depending on our backgrounds. Having context is important. It’s better to ask for clarification than to make assumptions. Disagreements, social and technical, are normal, but we expect participants in our activities to resolve disagreements constructively — so please avoid flamewars, trolling, personal attacks, and repetitive arguments.
• Ask for help when unsure. Nobody is expected to be perfect in this community. Asking questions early avoids many problems later, so questions are encouraged, you can ask the campus lead or any lead.

5. Unacceptable Behavior

The following behaviors are considered harassment and are unacceptable within our community:

• Violence, threats of violence or violent language directed against another person.
• Fighting during or outside our activities.
• Sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or otherwise discriminatory jokes and language.
• Posting or displaying sexually explicit or violent material in our conversation channels.
• Posting or threatening to post other people’s personally identifying information (“doxing”).
• Personal insults, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability.
• Inappropriate photography or recording.
• Inappropriate physical contact. You should have someone’s consent before touching them.
• Unwelcome sexual attention. This includes, sexualized comments or jokes; inappropriate touching, groping, and unwelcomed sexual advances.
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking or following (online or in person).
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior.
• Sustained disruption of community events, including talks, presentations and hackathons.

6. Weapons Policy

No weapons will be allowed at any IcaFulokoja events, community spaces, or in other spaces covered by the scope of this Code of Conduct. Weapons include but are not limited to guns, explosives (including fireworks), and large knives such as those used for hunting or display, as well as any other item used for the purpose of causing injury or harm to others. Anyone seen in possession of one of these items will be asked to leave immediately, and will only be allowed to return without the weapon. Community members are further expected to comply with all local, state and national laws on this matter.

7. Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior

Unacceptable behavior from any community member, including events participants and community leads, will not be tolerated.

Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately.

If a community member engages in unacceptable behavior, the community leads may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including a temporary ban or permanent expulsion from the community without warning.

8. Reporting Guidelines

If you are subject to or witness unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please notify a community lead as soon as possible. icafulokoja@gmail.com.

Additionally, community leads are available to help community members engage with local law enforcement or to otherwise help those experiencing unacceptable behavior feel safe.

9. Addressing Grievances

If you feel you have been falsely or unfairly accused of violating this Code of Conduct, you should notify IcaFulokoja with a concise description of your grievance. Your grievance will be handled in accordance with our policies.

10. Scope

We expect all community participants (members, contributors, OpenSourcerer, sponsors and other guests) to abide by this Code of Conduct in all community venues–online and in-person–as well as in all one-on-one communications pertaining to community matters.

This code of conduct and its related procedures also applies to unacceptable behavior occurring outside the scope of community activities when such behavior has the potential to adversely affect the safety and well-being of community members.

11. Contact info

Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting the campus lead on hi@bolajiayodeji.com or to any lead in the community slack channels.
As an inclusive community, we take our community’s health seriously and want to ensure everyone has a good experience, so please contact us at icafulokoja@gmail.com if there is an issue so we can help address it.

This document will/may be changed or updated at any time to ensure we build an inclusive community and everyone gets the best out of participating in our activities

Any member who has suggestions for how to improve this Code of Conduct can suggest them via the pull request flow!
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