Hermanos Macehual de UC Davis Board 2019-2020 Official Statement Regarding Sexual Misconduct 16 October 2019
Hermanos Macehual has given its members a sense of community, support, and kinship. As undergraduates, we see this organization more like a family than a school club. The organization's first priority is the protection and safety of all members, current, and past. With the female-to-male ratio becoming more even these past years, the HM Board would like to update and modernize the organization’s policy on instances of sexual misconduct:
Hermanos Macehual would like to inform all HM members, the alumni, and the University community that we take sexual harassment issues seriously both within and outside of our group. Hermanos Macehual de UC Davis is a student organization through UC Davis, and thereby as such adheres to the policies regarding sexual misconduct and sexual violence laid out through the University.
As an organization with members of different genders, and as an organization committed to creating safe and informed communities, we will also enact a by-law(s) within our constitution regarding additional ways the organization shall address any instances of sexual harassment, including actively ensuring a safe environment to prevent them from happening. We hope that these actions and this statement will allow all to understand that we are committed to having a culture of mutual respect and a community in which all are safe and all can flourish.
These are the conditions that will outline this new zero-tolerance policy and the assurance of its enforcement and compliance. These will apply to allegations of sexual harassment and sexual violence that occurs on University property and in connection with Hermanos Macehual programs:
1. The Hermanos Macehual University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community where all individuals who participate in HM programs and activities can work and learn together in an atmosphere free of harassment, exploitation, or intimidation.
2. Hermanos Macehual will respond promptly and effectively to all reports of sexual harassment and sexual violence and take appropriate action to prevent, correct, and if necessary, impose discipline for behavior that violates this policy. 3. This policy is intended to protect members of the Hermanos Macehual community from sexual harassment and sexual violence, not to regulate protected speech.
Hermanos Macehual will always support and believe the victims of sexual misconduct and sexual violence. The ideals of Macehual are based within community and solidarity with one another, regardless of race, gender, creed, orientation, status, age, etc. However, as the Macehual family grows, it is imperative to keep safety a primary concern. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our efforts. Macehual hasta morir.