Based on Equity, Mutual Good Faith, Strong Boundaries, Conflict Procedures, and a Closed Loop System

I. Equity – Not Equality, Not Charity
We do not treat everyone the same. We give more to those who have less. We center Indigenous, Black, Femme, 2SLGBTQ, and disabled people—not as an afterthought, as the core.

• Resources go where they’re most needed
• Leadership reflects the communities we serve
• “Professionalism” is not a weapon. Feelings are allowed. Mistakes are allowed. Repair is required.

II. Mutual Good Faith – With Strong Boundaries
We assume the best of each other and we protect ourselves.

• Enter every interaction assuming good intent—until patterns prove otherwise
• If something lands wrong, say so. “That hurt. Here’s why.”
• Boundaries are not rejection. Boundaries are how we stay in each other’s lives without resenting each other.
• If you need to step back, step back. No guilt. No explanation required.

Good faith without boundaries is burnout. Boundaries without good faith is a wall. We need both.

III. Conflict Procedures – How We Fight
Conflict is not failure. Conflict is data. How we handle it determines whether the web holds or tears.

• Step 1: Name it privately. If someone harms you, tell them—directly, quietly, once. Use “I” statements. Assume they didn’t mean it.
• Step 2: Bring a witness. If it happens again, bring a third person you both trust. Not to judge. To witness.
• Step 3: Use a mediator. If the conflict continues, we have trained mediators (we’re building this skill). Mediators hold space, take sides against no one, and help find a path forward—not to “win,” to repair.
• Step 4: Community accountability. If harm is ongoing and the person refuses to change, the community decides what happens next. Not revenge. Protection.
• Step 5: Reintegration. If someone does the work, they can come back. The door is open. The web holds.

IV. Closed Loop System – Nothing Wasted, No One Abandoned
We are building a system that completes itself. Waste becomes soil. Conflict becomes repair. Mistakes become learning.

• If you take a resource, find a way to give back—not as a transaction, as a cycle
• If you cause harm, you stay in the loop until repair is complete
• If you need help, you ask. If you can help, you offer. The loop only closes when both happen.

We do not throw people away. We do not let people disappear. We close the loop.

V. The Seed Principle – What We Grow, We Share
Our seeds are resilient, drought-tolerant, adapted to harsh conditions. Our community guidelines should be the same.

• We start with the hardiest principles (equity, good faith, repair)
• We stress-test them in real conflict (not theory, practice)
• We adapt as the climate changes (internal and external)
• We share what works (not hoard, not sell, distribute)

The seeds are not ours to keep. Neither are the guidelines. They belong to the web.

Final Note:
Juniper School is not an institution. It’s a living thing. These guidelines will change as we do. But the roots—equity, good faith, repair, closed loops—stay.
We are building the organization we wish to see in the world.
Let’s grow.