As a member of the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative, you:

• Get one vote at General Meetings and other meetings if you're an Active Member.
• Will be told about meetings and other important stuff concerning Fayette-Spalding Cooperative.
• Can join committees to help out with the cooperative's work.
• Can run for a spot on the Coordinating Committee or lead another committee.
• Can take part in deciding things directly for Fayette-Spalding Cooperative.
• Can bring up issues or worries about the group or how it runs.
• Will get information on how much money we have and other projects with the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative.
• Can go to Coordinating Committee meetings.

Your responsibilities as a member of the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative you will:

• Help the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative by going to meetings, voting, asking questions, and saying what you think.
• Volunteer your time and energy so we can do more things.
• Follow the rules, agree to this agreement, and be good to others.
• Use the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative's services and help out when you can.
• Think about how your choices affect Fayette-Spalding Cooperative and try to make them helpful.
• Learn more about how the cooperative works so you can be a bigger part of it.
• Use the chances to learn and grow that Fayette-Spalding Cooperative gives you.
• Pay membership dues based on what you earn or what you have, so we can use the money towards our shared goals.
• Share your thoughts when decisions are made. If you don't, we miss out on what you know and think.

The Fayette-Spalding Cooperative values:

• Freedom, liberty, equality, and fairness for all.
• Standing together as members and supporting the working class.
• Embracing differences, including those who haven't been heard much before.
• Giving power to our organization and the communities we're part of.
• Creating welcoming spaces where everyone feels included.

Our Members are Expected To:

• Talk about issues politely and respectfully.
• Think the best of each other and never assume someone else has bad intentions.
• Represent the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative with honor and honesty.
• Treat others as we want to be treated.
• Work for the good of the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative, its members, and our partners.
• Avoid conflicts of interest and tell the cooperative about them if they happen.
• Be honest when we speak and listen openly to others.
• Stay open-minded and willing to change our views.
• Follow our rules and use our processes when dealing with the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative.
• Get help from the Membership Wellness Committee if we have problems.
• Support what Fayette-Spalding Cooperative stands for.

Members of the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative Must Never Engage Behavior That:

• Hurt or threaten to hurt anyone.
• Treat others unfairly because of their race, gender, or other differences.
• Bully or bother someone.
• Say mean things about someone's race, culture, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or who they are.
• Touch someone inappropriately or make them uncomfortable.
• Scare or make someone feel small.
• Disrupt Fayette-Spalding Cooperative events or meetings.
• Share private information about others without permission.
• Be unfriendly with someone just because we disagree with them.

Our Members Resolve Conflict by:

• Talk honestly with each other and with the goal to fix things.
• Ask the Membership Wellness Committee for help if we can't solve a problem between two or more members.
• Agree on how we'll act at events and meetings if needed through a "Socially Enforceable Contract".

Members in Violation of this Code of Conduct Can Be:

• Reported to the Membership Wellness Committee.
• Get kicked out of the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative if the Coordinating Committee or Membership Wellness Committee decides.
• Investigated by the Membership Wellness Committee where they will look into the compliant and make a suggestion on what to do next.
• Disallowed to run for office of the Fayette-Spalding Cooperative or serve as a leader.