Code of Conduct

(adapted from Appear Works)

All #HockeyPostgameBar events are governed by the #HockeyPostgameBar Code of Conduct.

To Report an Incident

If you need to report a code of conduct violation, please fill out this form.

Alternatively, send an email to ashley@hockeypostgamebar.com.

Additional information about reporting an incident at #HockeyPostgameBar events will be given at the individual event.

The Quick Version

#HockeyPostgameBar believes Hockey Is For Everyone.

#HockeyPostgameBar is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, physical appearance, body size, race, or religious belief. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any point from participants, organizers or vendors. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled at the discretion of the organizers. Actions may include anything from a verbal warning to immediate expulsion from the event.

All #HockeyPostgameBar events prioritize marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort.

The Not-So-Quick Version

#HockeyPostgameBar is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender and gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, physical appearance, body size, race, or religious belief. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at any point from participants, organizers or vendors. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled at the discretion of the organizers. Actions may include anything from a verbal warning to immediate expulsion from the event.

Some #HockeyPostgameBar event spaces may have additional rules in place, which will be made clearly available to participants. Participants are responsible for knowing and abiding by these rules. This code of conduct applies to the main event venue and also to any parts of the event that take place at venues other than the main venue.

All #HockeyPostgameBar events prioritize marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort.

Harassment includes:

• offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion
• unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment
• deliberate misgendering or use of “dead” or rejected names
• gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior in spaces where they’re not appropriate
• physical contact and simulated physical contact (for example, textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop
• threats of violence
• incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
• deliberate intimidation
• stalking or following
• harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes
• sustained disruption of discussion
• unwelcome sexual attention
• pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others
• continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease
• deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent except as necessary to protect vulnerable people from intentional abuse
• publication of non-harassing private communication

#HockeyPostgameBar prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort and therefore we will not act on complaints regarding:

• “reverse” -isms, including “reverse racism,” “reverse sexism,” and “cisphobia”
• reasonable communication of boundaries, such as “leave me alone,” “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you”
• communicating in a “tone” you don’t find congenial
• criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions