In signing up for the Migrant Trail, you are joining a community of diverse individuals with varying backgrounds, experiences, and reasons for choosing to walk. As our journey is a collective one, we ask that you join the walk in active cooperation with your co-participants on the Migrant Trail.
By signing this participant agreement, I agree to practice the following disciplines:
- I will convey through my words, symbols, and actions an attitude of openness, acceptance, and respect toward all people we encounter, including representatives of groups with differing perspectives.
- I will participate in all meetings of my specified team and main group reflections, discussions, and information sharing. I agree to help with other team activities as needed. If I should miss a meeting for any reason, I will abide by the group consensus.
- I agree to maintain quiet from 8pm until morning so that others can rest. I will arise by the designated hour, ready to share group chores and responsibility and move out on schedule.
- I will practice non-violence, and refrain from using insults, put-downs, swearing, or verbal/physical assaults upon any person.
- I will refrain from use of drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any kind. I will refrain from sexually inappropriate behavior on this trip.
- I am willing to learn new methods or customs related to moving and being in other people’s space. I will respect the faith, custom and experiences of fellow walkers.
- As we will travel through fragile desert ecosystems, I agree to “tread carefully,” which includes the carrying out of all garbage. I agree to set up my tent within designated campsite boundaries, and will speak with a member of the Organizing Committee if I need special accommodations before setting up my tent.
- I will wear my seatbelt while being transported, and will cooperate with the driver to maintain safety. If a vehicle stops to pick me up, I will board it immediately for the health and safety of all on the Walk.
- I agree to take responsibility for myself and to use my voice responsibly to share with the group what is and isn’t going well in a constructive manner.
- I will respect the day’s schedule and decisions that have been made to ensure group safety and cohesion. I will obey all road safety rules, including walking in single and double-file in the appropriate places.
- I understand that it is important that I be attentive to communication in the group. I agree to turn my cell phone off and use it only in cases of emergency. I will not use headphones for the duration of the Walk.
- If I have issues with another participant that cannot be amicably resolved between us, I agree to reach out to a member of the Conflict Resolution Team and request that they help me address the issue(s).
- I will make an earnest effort to modify any behavior that causes conflict or is counterproductive to the spirit of the Walk. If I am asked to leave the Walk, I agree to comply and cooperate in arranging my safe return to Tucson.
- I agree that if I am unable to abide by the agreements #1-13, I will talk with the Conflict Resolution Team. Also, the Conflict Resolution Team may also talk with me if I am unable to carry-out these agreements. If together with the Conflict Resolution Team we are unable to come to a consensus that reflects the spirit of nonviolence and community, I understand that the Conflict Resolution Team may ask me to leave the Walk.
The Migrant Trail Organizing Committee has worked hard to develop fair guidelines for living together in community under potentially conflictive circumstances. The guidelines are developed by those who have participated in the Walk, and their accumulated wisdom is reflected in this document. We recognize that special issues might arise. In these cases, please come forward to speak with a member of the Conflict Resolution Team.
Participant signature:
Signature of guardian, if under 18:
Date:
The Migrant Trail 