Broad Universe Statement about Arisia 2019

Broad Universe has been watching the developments and changes with the leadership of Arisia since the public notice of Crystal Huff’s moving blog post. BU had a long and supportive history with Arisia, both with members attending and sitting on panels as well as having a table in the dealer room and hosting events. We watched with concern and interest as events unfolded, especially given our policy on attending conferences with sexual harassment issues. At this time, Broad Universe is planning to attend the Arisia in January 2019 because of the changes we have seen to the Board and the policies they are looking to implement. Knowing that transformation takes time, we will evaluate the results of these changes before committing next year to ensure that true systematic shifts are still ongoing to prevent, effectively investigate, and effectively deal with harassment and assaults as well as clear steps toward creating a safe environment for attendees.