Liability Release
In consideration of the right to participate in Mamá Papaya’s workshops and programs, you hereby personally assume all risks foreseen or unforeseen, of injuries and other damages associated with their participation in Mamá Papaya workshops or arising out of their participation in Mamá Papaya workshops and hereby waive, release, indemnify, and hold harmless Mamá Papaya, its officers, trustees, directors, employees, contractors, agents, administrators, and assigns, against all liability for any claims, causes of action, injury, loss, or damage whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with your participation in any of Mamá Papaya’s workshops, including any claims made by third parties for personal injury or property damage allegedly caused by you.
You further agree to follow specific and general directions given by individuals associated with Mamá Papaya. You understand that this Liability Release shall bind your heirs, personal representatives, assigns, and all members of their family and shall also insure to the benefit of the heirs, legal representatives, licensees and assigns of Mamá Papaya. You have fully informed themself of the contents of this Liability Release by reading it before signing it.
You represent and warrant that you are free to grant the rights granted in this Liability Release and certify that they are eighteen years of age or older.
Photo Release
You give permission to Mamá Papaya to take your photograph. This photo may be used for social media, the website, grant applications, and marketing flyers.
If you do not consent to having you photograph being taken and used, please communicate so during the workshop or program.
Refund Policy
7+ days before: Full refund of tuition.
Less than 7 days before: no refund. You can pass your spot to another person. Please contact us and share their contact info.
Instead of a refund, students may apply tuition toward another course in the same calendar year.
Workshop Cancelation Policy
Mamá Papaya reserves the right to cancel the workshop in the case that the facilitator becomes unavailable due to illness or unforeseen circumstances. Mamá Papaya will seek a replacement facilitator and offer it as an alternative to participants. In case of workshop cancelation, full refunds will be offered.
Safety Guidelines
Mamá Papaya is committed to providing a harassment-free space for all members and program participants regardless of gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical ability, appearance, race, ethnicity, age, religion, class, or identity. Mamá Papaya expects participants to treat each other with respect in all interactions within our events, productions, and programs. We expect participants to treat each other with respect in all interactions within our events, productions, and programs.
Harassment could include:
● deliberate intimidation
● repeated disruption of classes, lectures, or discussions
● unwelcome physical contact
● unwelcome sexual attention
● verbal comments or displayed images that harmfully reinforce structures of oppression
● written contact, such as sexually suggestive or obscene letters, notes, invitations
● verbal contact, such as sexually suggestive or obscene comments, threats, slurs, epithets, jokes about gender-specific traits, sexual propositions
● visual contact, such as leering or staring at another's body, gesturing, displaying sexually suggestive objects or pictures
● Continuing to express sexual or social interest after being informed directly that the interest is unwelcome
● Using sexual behavior to control, influence or affect the career, salary or work environment of another
Harassment does not include respectful disagreement or critique in good faith. Filmmaking and art, by their nature, include exposure to controversial, challenging, and sometimes offensive language. Anyone asked to stop harassing behavior is expected to comply immediately. Those violating these expectations may be expelled at the discretion of Mamá Papaya staff.
If you are experiencing harassing behavior in an MP event or program, report it to a staff member info@mamapapaya.org or teaching artist as soon as possible. All incidents will be brought to the Mamá Papaya’s Executive Director (ED). The ED will follow the Mamá Papaya’s Community Conflict Process which may include removing an offender from a program without a refund, reimbursement, or pay.
Community Conflict & Harm Process
All complaints of harassment and retaliation for reporting or participating in an investigation will be directed to the executive director (tahiel@mamapapaya.org) either in writing or by requesting an individual interview. Mamá Papaya only supports harm that has occurred within our staff facilitated spaces.
If the executive director is the subject of the complaint, the Chair of the Board of Directors (nicole@mamapapaya.org) must be notified. All complaints shall be handled as confidentially as possible. The complaints will be promptly reviewed and resolved.
When the Executive Director receives a complaint he will take the following steps:
Depending on the complaint, ED or board may hire an experienced specialist to talk to people involved as well as any witnesses.
The harm specialist or ED / Chair will ask any employee/volunteer/program participant found to have violated this policy to immediately stop the offending behavior.
If it seems possible after the initial conversations, Mamá Papaya will try to offer a pre-designed restorative process for the people involved.
Respect issues of confidentiality and due process.
If needed, Mamá Papaya will follow appropriate disciplinary action including warnings, reprimands, suspension, discharge, removal from membership / programs without refund, reimbursement, or pay according to the findings of the complaint research.
Any member / program participant /staff / volunteer / contractor bringing a sexual harassment complaint or assisting in investigating such a complaint will not be adversely affected in terms and conditions of employment, or discriminated against or discharged because of the complaint. Complaints of such retaliation will be promptly investigated.
Community Values
Care — We care for ourselves and each other.
We show up and communicate from our hearts with kindness, honesty, curiosity, and empathy while honoring each other’s cultures, contributions, and identities.
Interconnectedness —We are interconnected to each other and the land.
We recognize our interconnectedness with all living beings and the land while moving to dismantle systems of injustice. We value relationships over competition and recognize our many resources (spiritual, emotional, cultural, social, capital) which we share within our capacity, especially with those who have less access.
Accountability — We are accountable to ourselves and each other.
We understand our actions have an impact on others and seek to repair or find closure when there is harm. We are accountable to our own needs and communicate them. We co-create a culture of consent and respect of boundaries.