Code of Conduct

JoopeA foundation and all its projects such as JAssist, JNews & others are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for discussing issues related to freedom of expression and Human Rights.

We encourage all participants to approach the foundation with open and positive attitudes, and to engage constructively with others at all times. It is vital that discussions include many different opinions and experiences, so we do not tolerate any kind of harassment.

We will take action in response to harassment related to national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical characteristics, disability, religion, and age.

Guide to Communication

JoopeA Foundation is an international, multidisciplinary not for profit organization. There will be people speaking multiple languages and using terms from various fields of study. English will often be the language we are using, and people who are fluent English speakers will have an advantage over less fluent English speakers. Persian would be our second common language as JoopeA Group has been raised from Iran originally. JoopeA’s member can provide information in Dutch too.

We encourage all participants to approach the event with open and positive attitudes, and to engage constructively with others at all times.

Please see our full Guide to Communication for details and guidelines.

Harassment

Harassment may occur online or in person. Examples of unacceptable behaviors include:

  1. Verbal comments that reinforce oppression related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age or religion (or lack thereof);
  2. Imitating or making fun of accents or grammatical errors, or giving unsolicited grammar corrections (but clarifying questions are fine);
  3. Verbal threats or demands;
  4. Intimidation;
  5. Stalking;
  6. Harassing photography or recording;
  7. Sustained disruption of sessions or events;
  8. Unwelcome physical contact;
  9. Unwelcome drugging food or drink;
  10. Violating the conference privacy policy in order to attract negative attention to an attendee;
  11. Enlisting the help of others, whether in person or online, in order to target an attendee;
  12. Advocating for or encouraging any of the above behavior.

Let someone leave a conversation that makes them uncomfortable, and do not follow people who asked to be left alone. If you discuss difficult topics that may be traumatic for participants, provide warnings so people may leave a conversation or plan coping strategies.

Participants who are asked to stop harassing behaviors are expected to cease immediately. Depending on severity of harassment or repeat offenses, JoopeA staff will respond appropriately, including but not limited to giving warnings or expulsion from the foundation. With the consent of the person being harassed, local authorities will be informed if needed.

We count on everyone – from partner organizations to individuals – to do their part to ensure positive experiences for all members. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of JoopeA management team immediately.

Incident Response

The following individuals are form the JoopeA Code of Conduct Incident Response:

Raham Rafiee – [email protected] (male)

All reports are confidential. You will not be asked to take actions that make you feel unsafe. Foundation members will be happy to assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe.

JoopeA foundation is trying it’s best to make the world a better. Please don’t hesitate to contact us at anytime for any misconduct.

Guide to Communication

JoopeA Foundation is an international, multidisciplinary not for profit organization. There will be people speaking multiple languages and using terms from various fields of study. English will often be the language we are using, and people who are fluent English speakers will have an advantage over less fluent English speakers. Persian would be our second common language as JoopeA Group has been raised from Iran originally. JoopeA’s members can provide information in Dutch too.

We encourage all participants to approach the event with open and positive attitudes, and to engage constructively with others at all times.

Please see our full Code of Conduct for more information.

Guidelines

Together, we can make sure that we don’t miss out on valuable insights from our amazing participants:

1. Speak clearly and at a moderate pace.

2. Be an active listener, and be patient with people who are speaking their second language.

3. Avoid jargon. Assume that people don’t use the same terms, and explain them.

4. Address the idea, don’t attack the person.

5. Disagreements happen; it’s okay to walk away from a conversation that isn’t fruitful or is becoming tense.

6. Your personal choice of technology doesn’t fit all users’ needs. There is space for different devices, software, tools, operating systems, programming languages, and licenses. Focus discussions on tools, whether closed source and commercially supported or open source, on the needs of users.

7. If you do not like a solution someone else is proposing, explain why, and state an alternative.

8. If you aren’t having success on your own, ask for help from the session leader if you are in a session.

Please don’t hesitate to report any misbehavior to [email protected]

ILGA & JoopeA

It’s nothing new that JoopeA has been active in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Intersex & Queer (LGBTIQ) Rights since beginning.

But sometimes, it’s good it to go through our history and introduce the activities that has been done in our long run.

JoopeA has been established in 2009 in Iran. Unfortunately, restrictions of Iranian Government against LGBTIQ and generally all social activists, made us to work underground for a better society in Iran. Yet, it didn’t stopped us from connecting to our fellow activist groups. JoopeA was one of the first Iranian organizations which became part of ILGA from inside Iran. Below is the certificate of membership from ILGA:

JoopeA has been registered officially in October 2014 in the Netherlands.

For more information, please visit About Us page or contact us.

Activists and their Roller Coaster

Being activist specially a social activists is difficult! It’s same as being on  roller coaster all the time … “What the hell is social activist?” people ask! “Do ever get arrested? or go to jail?” They continue! “But you never say something directly to governments! Then why?” questions continue!

Social activists try to move the roots of society to a better place! YES! root of society! imagine how painful is this for the society. Families, would be firsts loving ones who start to disowning social activists! “you don’t look like a good person anymore”, “your clothes are wiered”, “Son, no one in our family kissed a boy before! You have to stop!” And yes, we get arrested in restricted countries, get harassed digitally and sometimes our families too!

And last but not least, we can’t go to a party and rest among bunch of friends that think and act the same! There is no rest for a social activist. We are always in fight to fix things! Yep, we look like kids! we usually don’t like suits but wasn’t it part of the activity to look like a free kid and yet do the right thing?

Come on board, join us on the roller coaster that we are all spinning every day and night to change the society for better.

We’ve been pinned on the map!

New office view

New year of 2017 has been began with a very good news for us: “We have our new office in Amsterdam now!”

This new office still has a lot to be a full functional office. But we are glad & optimistic to a better future. We do our best to expand LGBTIQ Rights & Internet Freedom specially in Middle East & Iran.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept guests at office yet. But our postal address is available as always for any mails and packages:

Stichting JoopeA
Postbus 22339
1100CH Amsterdam
Nederland

Great thank to Stichting De Key for lending us this space.

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Help ons om meer stem aan de Red Dot evenals JNews, JClub, etc. geven door uw donaties.

Elk en ieder van jullie donaties wordt geïnvesteerd in de uitbreiding van de toegang van burgers in landen waar mensen geen vrijheid hebben of beperkt is.

 

Doneer aan Stichting JoopeA via die link of donatie module beneden.

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Waar gaat uw donatie?

Wij geven jullie donaties aan verschillende projecten.Al onze projecten zijn gericht op het uitbreiden van Internet vrijheid en seksuele rechten vooral in het Midden-Oosten. Hier vindt u meer informatie over de projecten:

  • IranPride: Iraanse LHBT vind het heel moeilijk om uit de kast komen of in een Pride Parade deelnemen. Met uw donatie helpen we Iraanse LHBT om sterker zijn en vechten voor hun rechten.
  • JAssist: We besteden donaties om activisten helpen in het Midden-Oosten om hun online platformen risico-vrij en kosteloos maken. We proberen sociale activiteiten binnen beperkte landen versterken door het helpen van kleine organisaties, groepen en particulieren om veilige website en web services te hebben.
  • JNews: Wij produceren en dus opnieuw publiceren van betrouwbare Perzische onderwerpen over seksuele rechten (LHBT, seksuele gezondheid, seksuele voorlichting, enz.) om de kennis te vergroten op dit gebied in het Perzisch. Donaties zijn nodig om te produceren, vertalen en opnieuw publiceren voor meer kennis op dit gebied.
  • JClub: JoopeA Club is een nieuw sociaal netwerk voor LHBT & Alliances. Dit sociale netwerk is ontworpen met functies om het host van beperkte landen veiliger maken tegen hackers en regering in beperking landen zoals in Iran zodat LHBT & Alliances beter en veiliger met elkaar communiceren.

Geen geld donaties? We hebben ook behoefte aan ander type donaties:

  • Hebt u een lege plek in Amsterdam dat de medewerkers van JoopeA kunnen als kantoor gebruiken? Graag horen we van u.
  • Aarzel dan niet om ons aan andere actieve groepen voorstellen. We zouden graag meer mensen willen leren kennen.

Donate by Bank TransferBank informatie

Naam: Stichting JoopeA
IBAN: NL90 INGB 0006 6858 71
Bank: ING Nederland
BIC/Swift: INGBNL2A

Btw number: NL854432838B01

Lees meer over bank info here.

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JoopeA in iBridges 2016

We can name iBridges one of the most successful conferences that connects Iranians to high tech organizations in the world. It has started small, but as today, it has participants from more than 40 countries which more than one fifth of them comes from Iran. Regarding to official statistics, 200 entrepreneurs and more are participating to attract 50 funders from LA to get supporting for their projects.

This year iBridges has been held in Barcelona, Spain from seven to ten December.

Raham Rafiee from JoopeA foundation participates in the conference. JoopeA is providing projects such as JAssist for people in restricted countries which can be helpful for small organizations and startups in Iran.

If your project needs online assistance such as SSL Certificates, VPS, secure emails, etc and you are looking for free services, please contact Raham at [email protected] or follow him on twitter.


Looking forward to be in touch.

Projects

project & ideas

There are many many bright & creative ideas here in JoopeA Foundation waiting for an opportunity to shine. But as now, here is a list of projects that came to life so far:

Iran in Pride Parade flag
IranPride – Iran in Pride Parades in favor of increasing Iranian LGBTIQ visibility

 

Homophilia
Homophilia Campaign – Say yes to love & no to hate
JAssist - Assists groups, individuals & small organizations to have their web platform risk free
JAssist – Assists groups, individuals & small organizations to have their web platform risk free
Ask Joopi
Ask Your Sexual Questions – A reliable source for Persian community to get access to personal answers about sex
Rainbow Calendar
Rainbow Calendar – A Persian calendar with all LGBTIQ events
JoopeA News
JNews – Reliable source to read about Sexual Rights topics in Persian

Security & safety are most important elements in our work. This is why some other projects are not listed here.