San Diego Democrats for Disability Rights

Guidelines for Communication Among Club Members

1.	We shall address and treat one another with courtesy, civility, respect and 
dignity.

2.	We shall support and promote the FULL access and participation of ALL 
persons who wish to become members and/or support our cause.

3.	We shall not use abusive or offensive language during the conduct of any 
meetings nor in our communications or conversations with one another.

4.	We shall honor and respect differences of opinion with the understanding that 
our differences are not nearly as important as finding common ground and 
agreement.

5.	We are community with a cause and we shall work to achieve our cause 
without causing harm, insult, injury or violence to one another or our 
opponents.

6.	We are individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, cultures, language, 
opinions, skills, talents, and abilities and we dedicate ourselves and our assets 
to our cause know that WE are our most important asset.

7.	We believe our most important rule is the Golden Rule.

8.	We shall disagree but above all we are a comm-UNITY that knows that our 
UNITY is our strength.

9.	Through our struggle to defend, protect and preserve our rights and those of 
others we shall act in a manner that makes us better human beings and citizens 
in the way we conduct our business, treat each other and resist our opponents.

10.	We shall fight for what we believe and we shall endure no matter what the 
odds or the outcomes because this is at the core of being an American with a 
Disability.