A Candid Conversation about Tribe of One Love's Guidelines (Part 2)

This gathering is Part 2 of A Candid Conversation about Tribe of One Love's Guidelines, where we invite the community to witness how our collective voice has been received and integrated.

Following our earlier community session on January 31, we intend to review refined Tribe of One Love community guidelines using the themes, concerns, and values shared by participants. This session is about transparency, coherence, and shared understanding—so the community can see how its wisdom informed the final direction.
This is a moment of collective reflection, clarity, and alignment.

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What We Will Do
This gathering will focus on sharing the integrated draft and creating space for understanding and resonance.

Together, we will:

• Review the refined Tribe of One Love community guidelines
• Highlight how feedback was integrated into the final draft
• Listen and share reflection around the updated guidelines
• Clarify how these guidelines will support future gatherings and community care

This session completes the two-part refinement process and marks the transition into living these guidelines together.

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Invitation to Come Prepared
We invite you to read the updated community guidelines in advance and come with an open, reflective posture.

You may wish to consider:

• What feels clearer or more grounded in this version?
• What values or intentions feel strongly reflected?
• How do these guidelines support belonging, care, and shared humanity moving forward?

Closing Note
Your voices shape our work. This gathering is about honoring that contribution and stepping forward together with clarity and care.
We look forward to being with you.

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Tribe of One Love Community Guidelines

• We are rooted in love, curiosity, and growth.
  We’re here to reflect, share, and expand our awareness together—not to debate, persuade, or convert.
• We are here to practice unity through shared humanity. We choose language and ways of relating that support connection and understanding, and we avoid us-vs-them framing or language that dehumanizes, morally sorts, or pressures others into positions.
• We are a nonpartisan, non-denominational space.
  People from all walks of life are welcome. Personal experiences may include politics or religion, but no ideology—political, religious, or otherwise—should be promoted or belittled.
• We show up as both teachers and students.
  Please review any shared resources before the session. We look forward to hearing your reflections, reactions, and perspectives. While we explore different perspectives, you are encouraged to take in what speaks to you and release what doesn’t.
• Speak from personal experience.
  Use “I” language. Share what’s true for you without trying to fix, assume, advise, or preach—unless invited. Avoid stating opinions as facts. When you frame your truth as your experience, it leaves room for others to share theirs.
• Avoid assumptions.
  Don’t assume others share your background, values, or beliefs. Our diversity is a strength. Speaking as if we all think alike can make others feel excluded or unsafe.
• Honor the complexity of healing.
  Healing is nuanced, layered, and deeply personal. With a trauma-informed lens, we recognize that it unfolds across mental, emotional, relational, and biological dimensions. Because of this, we avoid promoting formulaic or one-size-fits-all paths.
• You are welcome to bring your real experiences—with purpose.
  If you’ve ever felt unseen, misunderstood, or worn down by life and the state of the world, you are not alone. Bring what’s real in the spirit of healing and learning. We name pain, not to vent or complain without direction, but to seek clarity, understanding, and transformation.
• Practice equity of voice.
  Be mindful of how much space you’re holding. If you speak often, consider stepping back. If you’re usually quiet, know your voice matters—we’d love to hear from you.
• Welcome disagreements as part of growth.
  When conflict arises, pause. Acknowledge what others are sharing, and respond with curiosity, not certainty. Aim for connection, not correction.
• Let this space ripple outward.
  What’s learned here, we hope transforms not only ourselves, but our families, communities, and beyond. This space is sacred—not because it is perfect, but because we hold it together.

Thank you for visiting!

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