PAN Works opposes all discrimination against people based on visible and invisible factors, including but not limited to age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender, geography, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or identity, size, and worldview.
Moral Covenant
At PAN Works, we uphold a moral commitment to champion the wellbeing of individuals and communities. Within our organization, we strive for a welcoming environment, fairness of treatment, and a community of belonging that cultivates individual dignity and merit. We describe this as a moral covenant.
As an intentionally heterodox and pluralistic think tank, we believe a welcoming environment accepts the variety of human beings as they are, fairness is a matter of equitable opportunity and coordinate outcomes, and belonging involves practices that create possibilities for participation and community.
We reject all discrimination and affirm the intrinsic value of human beings. This affirmation amplifies our commitment to our anti-discrimination policy. Our organizational structure and operations are rooted in a democratic ethos informed by Quaker practice. This includes a working board, deliberative decision-making, independent project teams, a participatory and collaborative culture, and shared capacity building.
Finally, in PAN Works, our commitment so stated is encapsulated by the concept of covenant. Here, we are not speaking of covenant as a legal practice, but in terms of its deeper ethical meaning — a promise to do right by each other and to treat each other with fairness and integrity. Covenants can be reinforced when challenged, renewed when broken, and revised as needed to meet changing circumstances. From this moral covenantal arises a commitment to both individuals and communities founded on the principles of care, dignity and respect.