The Boston Hash aims to promote a safe and proactive hashing community. We take maintaining a safe hashing environment seriously, provide resources to prevent and respond to misconduct, and support victims. As a group, we must look out for and support each other. Our goal is to maintain a safe environment where hashers can drink beer, relax, and have fun.
Sexual violence in any form will not be tolerated. The term sexual violence includes but is not limited to non consensual sexual conduct or contact, verbal and physical threats, harassment, abuse, and non consensual photography.
Consent is mutual, informed, specific, freely given, reversible, continuously evaluated, and is absolutely required. No means no. The absence of no is not consent, nudity is not consent, and consent given to someone else is not consent for you. Someone who is severely intoxicated cannot give consent. If someone changes their mind they no longer consent. It is up to you to ask for and confirm enthusiastic consent, regardless of your age or gender.
If you violate this policy:
Hashing and crashing are privileges. Inappropriate behavior will be addressed by GMs. Actions may include warnings, suspension, removal from the Hash event, removal from crash space, or outreach to non-Boston GMs. Your tenure as a hasher or ‘respectability’ in Boston are not factors in these matters. If you are a risk to others: you will no longer be welcome among us.
If you have been victimized or feel uncomfortable we are prepared to:
Who can you approach to get help?
Talk to a GM or any Boston kennel or hasher you trust. Wiki or Blondie (LmL / Green Fairy, respectively) are also here to help you. You can also contact a local hotline or law enforcement: