Life Support AGREEMENT

An Earthling Code of Conduct

Earthlings.NYC holds space for shared discovery, slow care, and thoughtful participation. Our events often include young children, neurodivergent individuals, people with disabilities, elders, and fragile or vulnerable lifeforms — from delicate invertebrates to baby turtles. We ask that all guests help us cultivate a respectful, curious, and consensual environment.

This Life Support Agreement is our shared understanding of how we care for one another — and for the diverse Earthlings present in our spaces.

Agreements for Shared Space

When you join an Earthlings.NYC event, you agree to:

  • Move with awareness — slow your pace, be mindful of your surroundings, and avoid disrupting people or delicate lifeforms

  • Ask before touching — this includes people, animals, enclosures, tools, or artwork

  • Honor consent in all interactions — physical, conversational, and photographic/video

  • Supervise children in ways that support their safety and their ability to practice care

  • Help us steward by staying aware, communicating kindly, and looking out for those who need support.

  • Speak up if something feels unsafe, harmful, or out of alignment with this shared space

  • Uphold the culture of safety, curiosity, and interdependence that makes this all possible

you & your Guests

We ask that you be thoughtful about who you invite, and that you orient them to the space with care.

If you bring someone with you — whether human or otherwise — you are responsible for helping them engage in a way that honors this shared space.

Please only bring guests who:

  • Understand and agree to this Life Support Agreement

  • Can participate in a way that is non-disruptive, non-harmful, and aware of others’ needs

  • Will respect the presence of vulnerable participants and fragile lifeforms

If you’re unsure whether you or your guest is a good fit for a specific gathering, reach out — we’ll help you navigate it.

Risk & Responsibility

We do our best to maintain safe and nourishing spaces. That said, participation in Earthlings.NYC programs comes with certain inherent risks, and we ask all guests to take responsibility for themselves and for how they show up in shared space.

By attending an Earthlings.NYC event, you agree to:

  • Participate voluntarily and take responsibility for your own safety and choices

  • Recognize that some activities may involve inherent risks (e.g. terrarium-building, proximity to various live animals, use of shared tools or materials)

  • Release and hold harmless Earthlings.NYC (Prime Produce Limited), its officers, directors, members, managers, and affiliates from any and all claims for harm or property damage that may arise from your participation

  • Understand that this release is intended to discharge Earthlings.NYC in advance from any liability connected to your participation in programming or use of the space

  • Conduct yourself in alignment with all policies, whether communicated digitally or posted on site

Your presence at one of your events means you’ve read and accepted these terms. If you have questions or concerns, we invite you to reach out.

PHoto & Video REcording

By attending an Earthlings.NYC event, you consent to being photographed or recorded by our team for non-commercial documentation, outreach, and archival purposes — unless you let our videographers/photographers know otherwise.

Our programs are lively, collaborative spaces where documentation helps us celebrate and share what we’re building together. While we do our best to record respectfully and with consent, we cannot guarantee that your likeness will never appear in group footage or crowd scenes. That said, we will always honor requests to digitally blur out your likeness or remove photo/video in which you appear — no explanation necessary. Simply email us and we’ll remedy the issue.

We also ask all guests to be mindful when recording or photographing others — especially minors, elders, or anyone who may not be able to advocate for themselves in the moment. When in doubt, ask first or don’t record.