· We strive to understand and respect other communicators before evaluating and responding to their messages.
· We promote access to communication resources and opportunities as necessary to fulfill human potential and contribute to the well being of families, communities and society.
· We promote communication climates of caring and mutual understanding that
respect the unique needs and characteristics of individual communicators.
· We condemn communication that degrades individuals and humanity through
distortion, intimidation, coercion, and violence and through the expression of
intolerance and hatred.
· We are committed to the courageous expression of personal convictions in pursuit of fairness and justice.
· We advocate sharing information, opinions, and feelings when facing significant choices while also respecting privacy and confidentiality.
· We accept responsibility for the short- and long-term consequences for our own communication and expect the same of others.