@TheGlasgowJam
EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY POLICY
Statement Of Intent (2014)
@TheGlasgowJam (@TGJ), as
an organisation, is committed to promoting, valuing and managing equality and
diversity in all aspects of our work.
@TGJ does not tolerate
discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, race, religion or
belief, sexual orientation or any other form of discrimination, and aims to
implement this approach throughout all of our work.
@TGJ regularly reassesses
our approach to equality and diversity. We endeavour to continue to learn and
develop a specific action plan as a fundamental part of any future growth,
particularly in moments we become
a) an employer / mentor of
other artists,
b) facilitators in
education contexts,
c) when working professionally
with individuals with protected characteristics.
As an action plan for
ongoing research into best practice in this area we commit ourselves to several
ideas:
+ To continue to view
Diversity as a widespread representation of all the individuals with whom we
come in contact, and to celebrate this Diversity through participation and
presentation wherever possible.
+ To view Equality and
Diversity as essential elements of our work and as necessities that should
already exist as industry wide standards of practice.
+ To continue to dialogue
across cultures and language barriers, sharing information, learning and
expertise through an open policy of exchange.
+ To consider
accessibility, from practical and artistic points of view, as a crucial part of
all creative endeavours and for it to have priority in early conversations in
developing new projects.