Policies

Please read and be aware of the following guidelines and expectations for participants in the guild.

Safe Space Policy

The Guild of St. George, Northern Chapter is committed to providing a safe, productive environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. No person should be required to endure sexual harassment or interact in a hostile environment as a condition of participation. All participants must treat each other with courtesy, consideration, respect, and professionalism. The Guild of St. George is equally committed to preventing sexual harassment and unprofessional conduct towards persons outside of the guild membership by participants of the guild during any Guild-related activities wherever located.

All participants, regardless of their position, are expected to comply with this policy, and to take appropriate measures to ensure that prohibited conduct does not occur. The Guild of St. George, Northern Chapter is committed to making every reasonable effort to provide its participants with good working conditions, fair treatment and personal respect. That is why we encourage immediate reporting of harassment and pledge to investigate, address and resolve it. Every participant of the Guild should feel free to speak freely with their directors or guild staff to raise issues and get answers.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy

The Guild of St. George, Inc. is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our members invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and GOSG’s achievement as well.

We embrace and encourage differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status and other characteristics that make our Guild unique.

The Guild of St. George, Inc.’s commitment to diversity in bringing history to life is applicable—but not limited—to our practices and policies on recruitment and casting; training; research; social and recreational programs; and the ongoing development of a environments built on the premise of gender and diversity equity that encourages and enforce:

  • Respectful communication and cooperation among all members (and guests).

  • Teamwork permitting the representation of all groups and members’ perspectives.

  • Performance/life balance through flexible schedules to accommodate members’ varying needs.

  • All members and guests of the Guild of St. George, Inc. have a responsibility to treat others with dignity and respect at all times. All are expected to exhibit conduct that reflects inclusion during rehearsal, performance as well as at all other guild-sponsored and participative events.

  • Inappropriate conduct or behavior against others will not be tolerated.

  • Guild members who believe they have been subjected to any kind of discrimination that conflicts with the Guild of St. George’s diversity policy and initiatives should seek assistance from the Guildmaster or someone on the Management Team.