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    <p>Dear all,</p>
    <p>I agree completely with Rikker. I myself have recently joined ALT
      and when I saw that ALT proposed a code which shows that it cares
      about these issues, I was very glad and accepted it. However, the
      following discussion really resonated with me and I must say I got
      very disappinted in the climate that was created in the
      discussion. There are two points that were of special concern
      during the discussion:</p>
    <p>1) Downplaying the existence of sexual harassment</p>
    <p>2) Cultural differences make it impossible for us to claim
      anything. We might as well stop making laws and rules because
      anything goes.</p>
    <p>I already addressed the point 1) in my earlier e-mail, and
      regarding the point 2), this is the only thing I have to say:</p>
    <p>The one that feels threatened or harassed must be listened. My
      freedom and my rights go as far as I don't interfere with someone
      else's freedom and rights (I learned this very early on in
      school). So, if someone feels abused then that is a fact, and it
      is very true for that person (maybe not for the abuser).  One
      thing to notice is that sexual harassment thrives in the Western
      culture that has been promoting it for centuries. So it is quite
      expected that both men and women don't recognize it. But, thanks
      to the development of our moral judgements, women have learned
      that they don't have to agree to certain thins and that they can
      be as valuable as men. Now we know we can decide if something is
      unwanted, and not men deciding for us as our culture has been
      teaching us. So, it is no wonder that this problem creates such a
      dicussion. Accepting that sexual harassment exists means that we
      have to step out of our cultural background and change the way we
      think about gender and power, and hear the voices of those who
      never had them.</p>
    <p>One thing to add, I never thought these would be the first
      e-mails I would write on the list, but there it is.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Ana<br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 22.11.17 um 10:40 schrieb Rikker
      Dockum:<br>
    </div>
    <blockquote
cite="mid:CAKy_5EaVf2Hr_GEV-2FBQTEQR+S5doJ7WMkVe6FRxKx-qUeoeQ@mail.gmail.com"
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      <div>
        <div dir="auto">There has been some discussion of whether the
          vote outcome (and this discussion itself) will draw or repel
          potential members. As one newly minted member, I will simply
          add: <b>I applaud the proposal of a code of conduct, and have
            voted without reservation for adoption in its current form.</b></div>
        <div dir="auto"><br>
        </div>
        <div dir="auto">I did this not because I think the code as
          formulated is perfect, but because as a new member, going
          forward I would prefer ALT to be an association more concerned
          with the immediate good that the clarity such a code provides
          in ensuring participation from easily marginalized people and
          groups—even if it needs to be polished and refined—rather than
          one that argues at length over specific fringe cases that in
          no plausible world would be at risk of being met with the
          harsher responses that the code outlines. I find the arguments
          about the detriment to science to be without merit, given how
          obviously the status quo is already detrimental to science.</div>
        <br>
        <div dir="auto">I hope that the code of conduct is ratified, and
          also hope that it leads to fruitful discussion on how to
          further refine it to best benefit ALT.</div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">All the best,</div>
          <div dir="auto">Rikker</div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">—</div>
          <div dir="auto">Rikker Dockum</div>
          <div dir="auto">Ph.D. Candidate</div>
          <div dir="auto">Department of Linguistics</div>
          <div dir="auto">Yale University</div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <br>
          <br>
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            <div class="gmail_quote">
              <div>On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 5:57 PM Emily M. Bender <<a
                  moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ebender@uw.edu"
                  target="_blank">ebender@uw.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
              </div>
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                <div>Dear Masha,
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>My understanding (and these are Andrew's words
                    that I am interpreting, not mine, but I agreed with
                    his point, as I understood it) is that when a
                    conversation about something like a code of conduct
                    is dominated (as this one was certainly initially)
                    by those who deny that harassment is possibly an
                    issue or something that is worth the time and effort
                    to address, that sends a very clear message to any
                    on-lookers that these issues aren't taken seriously
                    and that the community might not be a comfortable
                    one for those who do not fit the demographic
                    characteristics associated with power.</div>
                </div>
                <div>
                  <div><br>
                  </div>
                  <div>Emily</div>
                </div>
                <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                  <div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 2:30
                    PM, Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm <span><<a
                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                        href="mailto:tamm@ling.su.se" target="_blank">tamm@ling.su.se</a>></span>
                    wrote:<br>
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                      <div style="word-wrap:break-word">
                        Dear Emily,
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>I see, this is definitely an inappropriate
                          formulation, thanks for pointing this out. I
                          am afraid that Martin Haspelmath has missed
                          something quite important here. </div>
                        <div><br>
                        </div>
                        <div>But I still don’t see where the lack of
                          support for people from diverse backgrounds
                          and communities comes in. <br>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>Masha</div>
                          <div><br>
                          </div>
                          <div>
                            <div>
                              <div><span><br>
                                  <div>Prof. Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm<br>
                                    Dept. of linguistics, Stockholm
                                    university, 106 91, Stockholm,
                                    Sweden<br>
                                    tel.: +46-8-16 26 20 (office)<br>
                                    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="http://www.ling.su.se/tamm"
                                      target="_blank">www.ling.su.se/tamm</a><br>
                                    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      href="mailto:tamm@ling.su.se"
                                      target="_blank">tamm@ling.su.se</a><br>
                                    <br>
                                  </div>
                                  <br>
                                </span>
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                                      <blockquote type="cite">
                                        <div>On 21 Nov 2017, at 23:08,
                                          Emily M. Bender <<a
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                                            href="mailto:ebender@uw.edu"
                                            target="_blank">ebender@uw.edu</a>>
                                          wrote:</div>
                                        <br
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                                          <div>Dear all,
                                            <div><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>Speaking as something
                                              of an outsider, I would
                                              say that there have
                                              definitely been
                                              contributions to this
                                              discussion that suggest
                                              that, even if everyone
                                              here agrees that
                                              harassment is bad, not
                                              everyone agrees that
                                              harassment is actually a
                                              problem in academia in
                                              general, or that it is not
                                              a problem worth
                                              addressing. </div>
                                            <div><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>For example, from
                                              Martin's message at the
                                              top of the thread:</div>
                                            <div><br>
                                            </div>
                                            <div>"<span
                                                style="font-size:12.8px">I
                                                am aware that in
                                                Anglo-American culture,
                                                such codes of conduct
                                                are more and more
                                                widespread, but there
                                                are big cultural
                                                differences. In most
                                                parts of the world,
                                                precarious employment
                                                and restrictions on
                                                travel are much more
                                                urgent problems that are
                                                worth thinking about. I
                                                suggest that ALT's EC
                                                consider also other
                                                options to make people
                                                feel welcome at ALT
                                                conferences, e.g. to
                                                increase the
                                                participation fees for
                                                participants from rich
                                                countries substantially,
                                                in order to alleviate
                                                the outrageous obstacles
                                                to conference
                                                participation that many
                                                (potential) ALT members
                                                face."</span></div>
                                            <div><span
                                                style="font-size:12.8px"><br>
                                              </span></div>
                                            <div><span
                                                style="font-size:12.8px">Emily</span></div>
                                          </div>
                                          <div class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                            <div class="gmail_quote">On
                                              Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 2:04
                                              PM, Maria Koptjevskaja
                                              Tamm
                                              <span><<a
                                                  moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:tamm@ling.su.se" target="_blank">tamm@ling.su.se</a>></span>
                                              wrote:<br>
                                              <blockquote
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                                                <div
                                                  style="word-wrap:break-word">Just
                                                  a moment: was there
                                                  anyone who said
                                                  anything about being
                                                  unsupportive of people
                                                  from diverse
                                                  backgrounds and
                                                  communities? I thought
                                                  this is exactly what
                                                  has been pointed out
                                                  in the discussion –
                                                  the members of this
                                                  list have very
                                                  different background,
                                                  we work with different
                                                  languages and cultures
                                                  and should therefore
                                                  be aware of the
                                                  differences in
                                                  people’s understanding
                                                  of what is
                                                  appropriate,
                                                  inappropriate and all
                                                  that.
                                                  <div><br>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <div>I don’t think
                                                    people should judge
                                                    the climate in the
                                                    academic world the
                                                    ALT represents by
                                                    the email
                                                    discussions on the
                                                    list. These are
                                                    miles away from both
                                                    the conferences and
                                                    from our normal
                                                    activities and
                                                    communication. As
                                                    everyone on this
                                                    list knows, most of
                                                    the members hardly
                                                    ever post anything
                                                    on it, which does
                                                    not mean that they
                                                    lack any opinions -–
                                                    either on a
                                                    particular issue or
                                                    in general. It’s not
                                                    their cup of tea. </div>
                                                  <div><br>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <div>It’s not mine
                                                    either by the way –
                                                    even though I count
                                                    myself to very
                                                    active
                                                    representatives of
                                                    the field.</div>
                                                  <div><br>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <div>Best,</div>
                                                  <div>Masha</div>
                                                  <div><br>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <div><br>
                                                  </div>
                                                  <div>
                                                    <div><br>
                                                      <div>Prof. Maria
                                                        Koptjevskaja
                                                        Tamm<br>
                                                        Dept. of
                                                        linguistics,
                                                        Stockholm
                                                        university, 106
                                                        91, Stockholm,
                                                        Sweden<br>
                                                        tel.: +46-8-16
                                                        26 20 (office)<br>
                                                        <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ling.su.se/tamm" target="_blank">www.ling.su.se/tamm</a><br>
                                                        <a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:tamm@ling.su.se" target="_blank">tamm@ling.su.se</a><br>
                                                        <br>
                                                      </div>
                                                      <div>
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                                                          <div>
                                                          <blockquote
                                                          type="cite">
                                                          <div>On 21 Nov
                                                          2017, at
                                                          22:33, Andrew
                                                          Garrett <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:garrett@berkeley.edu"
                                                          target="_blank">garrett@berkeley.edu</a>>
                                                          wrote:</div>
                                                          <br
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                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>hi all,
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>thank you
                                                          for the
                                                          question.
                                                          Again, I
                                                          emphasize my
                                                          outsider
                                                          status and
                                                          express
                                                          gratitude for
                                                          being able to
                                                          contribute to
                                                          the
                                                          conversation!</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>I would
                                                          be surprised
                                                          if anybody
                                                          feels
                                                          intimidated by
                                                          the simple
                                                          fact of an
                                                          open
                                                          conversation;
                                                          hopefully
                                                          everybody is
                                                          in favor of
                                                          that. And so
                                                          many societies
                                                          lack a meeting
                                                          code of
                                                          conduct that
                                                          its absence
                                                          may well not
                                                          be driving
                                                          people away.
                                                          But the
                                                          current
                                                          lingtyp
                                                          conversation
                                                          is definitely
                                                          being
                                                          circulated
                                                          (not by me),
                                                          and observed,
                                                          among
                                                          linguists who
                                                          are not ALT
                                                          members. Many
                                                          linguists —
                                                          possibly even
                                                          most
                                                          linguists! —
                                                          do not
                                                          self-identify
                                                          as primarily
                                                          "typologists"
                                                          but are
                                                          interested in
                                                          typology to a
                                                          greater or
                                                          lesser degree;
                                                          such people
                                                          may choose
                                                          whether or not
                                                          to join ALT
                                                          and drift a
                                                          little closer
                                                          to the
                                                          important
                                                          academic world
                                                          it represents.
                                                          If they
                                                          perceive the
                                                          climate in
                                                          that world to
                                                          be
                                                          unsympathetic
                                                          to equity and
                                                          inclusion, and
                                                          unsupportive
                                                          of people from
                                                          diverse
                                                          backgrounds
                                                          and
                                                          communities,
                                                          they may
                                                          choose to go
                                                          to a different
                                                          conference or
                                                          join a
                                                          different
                                                          organization
                                                          that seems
                                                          friendlier to
                                                          them.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>best,</div>
                                                          <div>Andrew</div>
                                                          <div
                                                          class="gmail_extra"><br>
                                                          <div
                                                          class="gmail_quote">On
                                                          Tue, Nov 21,
                                                          2017 at 1:12
                                                          PM, Giorgio
                                                          Francesco
                                                          Arcodia
                                                          <span><<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:giorgio.arcodia@unimib.it" target="_blank">giorgio.arcodia@unimib.it</a>></span>
                                                          wrote:<br>
                                                          <blockquote
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                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>Dear
                                                          Andrew, dear
                                                          all,<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          This is what I
                                                          read in your
                                                          e-mail (my
                                                          emphasis):<span><br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          "Clarity in
                                                          this area, and
                                                          an expressed
                                                          position along
                                                          the lines of
                                                          the excellent
                                                          ACL policy
                                                          circulated by
                                                          Emily Bender,
                                                          <b>would
                                                          probably also
                                                          help draw
                                                          people into
                                                          ALT who are
                                                          currently on
                                                          the outside
                                                          and (in some
                                                          cases, I
                                                          think) find
                                                          themselves
                                                          discouraged by
                                                          some of the
                                                          tenor of the
                                                          current
                                                          conversation</b>."<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          </span></div>
                                                          English is
                                                          obviously not
                                                          my mother
                                                          tongue, hence
                                                          I might be
                                                          misinterpreting
                                                          your words,
                                                          but what I
                                                          understand is:
                                                          there are
                                                          people who
                                                          would join
                                                          (/participate
                                                          in) ALT, but
                                                          who are
                                                          currently
                                                          discouraged to
                                                          do so by the
                                                          fact that we
                                                          are discussing
                                                          the merits and
                                                          demerits of a
                                                          proposed Code
                                                          of Conduct.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>If this
                                                          is what you
                                                          meant, I have
                                                          to admit that,
                                                          honestly, this
                                                          is
                                                          incomprehensible
                                                          to me. Should
                                                          we refrain
                                                          from
                                                          discussing in
                                                          an open forum
                                                          because
                                                          otherwise
                                                          people who are
                                                          probably not
                                                          even in this
                                                          mailing list
                                                          might feel
                                                          intimidated?
                                                          Above all, are
                                                          there really
                                                          cases of
                                                          people who
                                                          stay away from
                                                          ALT because
                                                          ALT does not
                                                          have a code of
                                                          conduct?
                                                          <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>On the
                                                          other hand, I
                                                          do agree that
                                                          the ACL policy
                                                          circulated by
                                                          Emily Bender
                                                          sounds much
                                                          more
                                                          reasonable
                                                          than the
                                                          original ALT
                                                          proposal. As
                                                          Sebastian
                                                          Nordhoff
                                                          cleverly
                                                          pointed out,
                                                          its purpose is
                                                          clear and its
                                                          scope is
                                                          adequately
                                                          defined, in my
                                                          view. The ACL
                                                          policy 1.
                                                          discourages
                                                          harassing
                                                          etc.; 2.
                                                          provides a
                                                          fairly
                                                          sensible
                                                          procedure
                                                          (i.e. how to
                                                          deal with
                                                          cases of
                                                          <i>alleged</i>
                                                          harassment),
                                                          without
                                                          assuming
                                                          guilt.<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Lastly, I
                                                          still haven't
                                                          read a reply
                                                          to David Gil's
                                                          very clever
                                                          and
                                                          thought-provoking
                                                          challenge: how
                                                          about the
                                                          'Padang
                                                          incident'? Or
                                                          is that one
                                                          fine, because
                                                          it fits in our
                                                          (Anglophone)
                                                          Western
                                                          conception of
                                                          what is
                                                          acceptable and
                                                          what is not?</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Best,</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Giorgio
                                                          F. Arcodia<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
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                                                          class="gmail_quote">2017-11-21
                                                          17:22
                                                          GMT+01:00
                                                          Andrew Garrett
                                                          <span>
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:garrett@berkeley.edu" target="_blank">garrett@berkeley.edu</a>></span>:<br>
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                                                          <div>Hi all -
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Please
                                                          forgive what
                                                          may seem like
                                                          an intrusion
                                                          from a
                                                          linguist who
                                                          happens to be
                                                          on the ALT
                                                          email list but
                                                          is not an ALT
                                                          member. From
                                                          my perspective
                                                          (within a US
                                                          linguistics
                                                          department),
                                                          it seems very
                                                          important that
                                                          institutions
                                                          and
                                                          organizations
                                                          provide clear
                                                          statements
                                                          regarding
                                                          harassment.
                                                          Bullying and
                                                          harassment,
                                                          ranging on a
                                                          spectrum from
                                                          intellectual
                                                          bullying to
                                                          sexual
                                                          harassment
                                                          (not to
                                                          mention
                                                          assault), are
                                                          constant
                                                          problems in
                                                          our public and
                                                          academic life,
                                                          and are all
                                                          too easy to
                                                          minimize if we
                                                          simply leave
                                                          it up to our
                                                          collective and
                                                          individual
                                                          goodwill. Most
                                                          scholars and
                                                          scientists do
                                                          have goodwill,
                                                          but it is
                                                          incredibly
                                                          easy for us to
                                                          turn a blind
                                                          eye to the
                                                          problem of
                                                          harassment,
                                                          and thereby
                                                          disempower,
                                                          devalue, and
                                                          exclude the
                                                          voices of
                                                          those who
                                                          experience it,
                                                          if we do not
                                                          experience it
                                                          ourselves.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Clarity
                                                          in this area,
                                                          and an
                                                          expressed
                                                          position along
                                                          the lines of
                                                          the excellent
                                                          ACL policy
                                                          circulated by
                                                          Emily Bender,
                                                          would probably
                                                          also help draw
                                                          people into
                                                          ALT who are
                                                          currently on
                                                          the outside
                                                          and (in some
                                                          cases, I
                                                          think) find
                                                          themselves
                                                          discouraged by
                                                          some of the
                                                          tenor of the
                                                          current
                                                          conversation.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Thank you
                                                          for your
                                                          discussions of
                                                          this important
                                                          subject. I
                                                          wish all
                                                          professional
                                                          societies were
                                                          as engaged as
                                                          ALT.<br>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>- Andrew
                                                          Garrett</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <pre cols="72">Andrew Garrett
Professor and Chair, Department of Linguistics
Nadine M. Tang and Bruce L. Smith Professor of Cross-Cultural Social Sciences
Director, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
1203 Dwinelle Hall #2650
University of California
Berkeley CA 94720-2650

email: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:garrett@berkeley.edu" target="_blank">garrett@berkeley.edu</a>
web: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/%7Egarrett" target="_blank">http://linguistics.berkeley.edu/~garrett</a></pre>
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                                                          class="gmail_quote">On
                                                          Tue, Nov 21,
                                                          2017 at 6:07
                                                          AM, Emily M.
                                                          Bender <span>
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:ebender@uw.edu" target="_blank">ebender@uw.edu</a>></span>
                                                          wrote:<br>
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                                                          <div>Dear all,
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>In case
                                                          it is helpful
                                                          for this
                                                          discussion,
                                                          here is a link
                                                          to the
                                                          anti-harassment
                                                          policy
                                                          recently
                                                          adopted by the
                                                          Association
                                                          for
                                                          Computational
                                                          Linguistics,
                                                          another
                                                          international
                                                          scholarly
                                                          organization:</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Anti-Harassment_Policy"
target="_blank">https://aclweb.org/adminwiki/index.php?title=Anti-Harassment_Policy</a></div>
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                                                          We (the ACL
                                                          exec) are
                                                          presently in
                                                          the process of
                                                          developing
                                                          procedures to
                                                          follow in case
                                                          of  complaints
                                                          raised under
                                                          the policy. 
                                                          These cases
                                                          are never
                                                          easy, and of
                                                          course none of
                                                          this is
                                                          pleasant to
                                                          think about. 
                                                          However, it is
                                                          clear that
                                                          despite the
                                                          fact that most
                                                          people attend
                                                          academic
                                                          conferences in
                                                          good faith and
                                                          without
                                                          wishing to
                                                          make the
                                                          atmosphere
                                                          unwelcoming to
                                                          anyone, cases
                                                          of harassment
                                                          do occur, and
                                                          that therefore
                                                          the status quo
                                                          is
                                                          unacceptable. 
                                                          Furthermore,
                                                          it is a
                                                          helpful,
                                                          positive thing
                                                          for
                                                          professional
                                                          organizations
                                                          to set
                                                          expectations. 
                                                          That
                                                          expectation
                                                          setting in and
                                                          of itself can
                                                          help
                                                          underrepresented
                                                          groups feel
                                                          more welcome
                                                          and supported
                                                          (and more
                                                          likely to
                                                          stick around
                                                          in the
                                                          field).  The
                                                          "worst case"
                                                          consequences
                                                          in policies
                                                          such as this
                                                          are there to
                                                          give them
                                                          teeth, but are
                                                          never
                                                          automatic
                                                          consequences
                                                          of a complaint
                                                          being
                                                          raised.  <br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Emily</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>p.s.
                                                          Here's the
                                                          text of the
                                                          ACL policy:</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>===</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>
                                                          <div>Anti-Harassment
                                                          Policy</div>
                                                          <div>The open
                                                          exchange of
                                                          ideas, the
                                                          freedom of
                                                          thought and
                                                          expression,
                                                          and respectful
                                                          scientific
                                                          debate are
                                                          central to the
                                                          aims and goals
                                                          of the ACL.
                                                          These require
                                                          a community
                                                          and an
                                                          environment
                                                          that
                                                          recognizes the
                                                          inherent worth
                                                          of every
                                                          person and
                                                          group, that
                                                          fosters
                                                          dignity,
                                                          understanding,
                                                          and mutual
                                                          respect, and
                                                          that embraces
                                                          diversity. For
                                                          these reasons,
                                                          ACL is
                                                          dedicated to
                                                          providing a
                                                          harassment-free
                                                          experience for
                                                          all the
                                                          members, as
                                                          well as
                                                          participants
                                                          at our events
                                                          and in our
                                                          programs.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Harassment
                                                          and hostile
                                                          behavior are
                                                          unwelcome at
                                                          any ACL
                                                          conference,
                                                          associated
                                                          event, or in
                                                          ACL-affiliated
                                                          on-line
                                                          discussions.
                                                          This includes:
                                                          speech or
                                                          behavior that
                                                          intimidates,
                                                          creates
                                                          discomfort, or
                                                          interferes
                                                          with a
                                                          person's
                                                          participation
                                                          or opportunity
                                                          for
                                                          participation
                                                          in a
                                                          conference or
                                                          an event. We
                                                          aim for
                                                          ACL-related
                                                          activities to
                                                          be an
                                                          environment
                                                          where
                                                          harassment in
                                                          any form does
                                                          not happen,
                                                          including but
                                                          not limited
                                                          to: harassment
                                                          based on race,
                                                          gender,
                                                          religion, age,
                                                          color,
                                                          appearance,
                                                          national
                                                          origin,
                                                          ancestry,
                                                          disability,
                                                          sexual
                                                          orientation,
                                                          or gender
                                                          identity.
                                                          Harassment
                                                          includes
                                                          degrading
                                                          verbal
                                                          comments,
                                                          deliberate
                                                          intimidation,
                                                          stalking,
                                                          harassing
                                                          photography or
                                                          recording,
                                                          inappropriate
                                                          physical
                                                          contact, and
                                                          unwelcome
                                                          sexual
                                                          attention. The
                                                          policy is not
                                                          intended to
                                                          inhibit
                                                          challenging
                                                          scientific
                                                          debate, but
                                                          rather to
                                                          promote it
                                                          through
                                                          ensuring that
                                                          all are
                                                          welcome to
                                                          participate in
                                                          shared spirit
                                                          of scientific
                                                          inquiry.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>It is the
                                                          responsibility
                                                          of the
                                                          community as a
                                                          whole to
                                                          promote an
                                                          inclusive and
                                                          positive
                                                          environment
                                                          for our
                                                          scholarly
                                                          activities. In
                                                          addition,
                                                          anyone who
                                                          experiences
                                                          harassment or
                                                          hostile
                                                          behavior may
                                                          contact any
                                                          current member
                                                          of the ACL
                                                          Executive
                                                          Committee
                                                          ([1]) or
                                                          contact
                                                          Priscilla
                                                          Rasmussen (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:acl@aclweb.org" target="_blank">acl@aclweb.org</a>),
                                                          who is usually
                                                          available at
                                                          the
                                                          registration
                                                          desk during
                                                          ACL
                                                          conferences.
                                                          Members of the
                                                          executive
                                                          committee will
                                                          be instructed
                                                          to keep any
                                                          such contact
                                                          in strict
                                                          confidence,
                                                          and those who
                                                          approach the
                                                          committee will
                                                          be consulted
                                                          before any
                                                          actions are
                                                          taken.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Implementation</div>
                                                          <div>This
                                                          policy should
                                                          be posted
                                                          prominently on
                                                          all ACL
                                                          conference and
                                                          workshop
                                                          webpages, with
                                                          a notice of a
                                                          list of people
                                                          who can be
                                                          contacted by
                                                          community
                                                          members with
                                                          concerns. In
                                                          case of a
                                                          formal
                                                          complaint, the
                                                          contacted ACL
representative(s) will first speak to all parties involved to try to
                                                          resolve the
                                                          issue without
                                                          presupposition
                                                          of guilt.</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>Approved
                                                          by ACL
                                                          Executive
                                                          Committee,
                                                          2016<br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div>===</div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
                                                          <div><br>
                                                          </div>
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                                                          class="gmail_quote">On
                                                          Tue, Nov 21,
                                                          2017 at 5:13
                                                          AM, Good, Jeff
                                                          <span>
                                                          <<a
                                                          moz-do-not-send="true"
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                                                          Dear all,<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          In light of
                                                          the ongoing
                                                          debate about
                                                          the proposed
                                                          code of
                                                          conduct, I
                                                          would like to
                                                          send a brief
                                                          message on
                                                          behalf of the
                                                          ALT Executive
                                                          Committee.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          The ALT
                                                          Executive
                                                          Committee
                                                          recognizes the
                                                          importance of
                                                          allowing open
                                                          debates on
                                                          topics of
                                                          relevance to
                                                          the
                                                          association
                                                          and encourages
                                                          members with
                                                          an opinion on
                                                          the proposed
                                                          code of
                                                          conduct to
                                                          voice their
                                                          views publicly
                                                          on as they see
                                                          fit.
                                                          Regardless of
                                                          the outcome of
                                                          the vote, we
                                                          welcome
                                                          further
                                                          discussion of
                                                          this topic at
                                                          the upcoming
                                                          biennial
                                                          meeting.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          We also
                                                          encourage
                                                          members to
                                                          vote on the
                                                          code (whether
                                                          for or
                                                          against) as
                                                          presently
                                                          proposed, and
                                                          we do not plan
                                                          to propose a
                                                          revised code
                                                          before the
                                                          biennial
                                                          meeting. Based
                                                          on the
                                                          discussion at
                                                          the meeting, a
                                                          revision to
                                                          the code can
                                                          be developed
                                                          if the present
                                                          code is passed
                                                          or a new code
                                                          can be
                                                          proposed if
                                                          the present
                                                          proposal does
                                                          not pass.<br>
                                                          <br>
                                                          Best,<br>
                                                          Jeff Good<br>
                                                          President,
                                                          Association
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