add charter 1.0

Author: ashleygwilliams

README.md

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 # Inclusivity Working Group
 
-This working group is still in the early stages of getting up and running. Check back soon for more info!
+## Proposed Charter
+
+(This charter has not yet been ratified by the Node.js TSC.)
+
+### Statement of Purpose
+
+The Inclusivity Working Group seeks to increase inclusivity and diversity
+for the Node.js project:
+  - Increasing inclusivity seeks to make the Node.js project a safe and
+    friendly place for people from diverse backgrounds.
+  - Increasing diversity seeks to actively onboard people from diverse
+    backgrounds to the Node.js project and maintain their participation. 
+
+### Membership
+> This is currently In-Progress. Please join the conversation [here][1].
+
+Membership and participation with the Inclusivity Working Group is open
+to any member of the Node.js Github Organization.
+
+Additionally, membership and participation in the Inclusivity
+Working group may also be extended to those people who are not represented
+in the Node.js Github Organization but are active in the greater Node.js
+Community.
+
+More information about joining this Working Group is available in our 
+[Membership Policy][1].
+
+### Code of Conduct
+> This is currently In-Progress. Please join the conversation [here][2]. 
+
+Due to the nature of the work the Inclusivity Working Group engages in,
+it employs a [more specific and stricter Code of Conduct][2] than the 
+[Node.js project][4]. It is our belief that both Codes of Conduct are in
+the same spirit, the Working Groups' CoC simply being an extension of
+Node.js' CoC, with additional operational details regarding enforcement.
+
+### Scope
+
+The Inclusivity Working Group shall have autonomy over enforcing its own
+Code of Conduct and moderating its own PRs, issues, Slacks, and other
+Inclusivity Working Group community spaces.
+
+The Inclusivity Working Group explicitly does *not* have moderation or
+enforcement power in the greater Node.js community or Project. It will,
+however, make recommendations and provide guidance to the community
+of collaborators on moderation and enforcement in
+regards to incidents on the project and in the community. These
+recommendations are not binding in any way.
+
+If those recommendations are controversial or cannot be resolved through
+normal discourse, then they can be escalated to the TSC per the normal
+governance process.
+
+### List of Responsibilities
+
+* Foster a welcoming environment that ensures participants are valued and can
+feel confident contributing or joining discussions, regardless of any aspect of 
+their identity, including but not limited to:
+  - racial or ethnic background
+  - nationality
+  - language
+  - skill level or expertise
+  - [gender or sex][3]
+  - physical or mental ability
+  - age
+  - religion, or lack thereof
+* Proactively seek and propose concrete steps the project can take to increase
+inclusivity.
+* Serve as a resource for the development and enforcement of workflows that 
+protect community members and projects from harassment and abuse.
+* Acknowledge and celebrate existing diversity accomplishments within the
+project while seeking to build upon them.
+* Identify ways to measure diversity and inclusivity within the project and
+report them at regular intervals.
+
+### Communication Policy
+
+As is the case in the TSC, the Inclusivity Working Group seeks to be as 
+transparent and public in its communications as possible.
+
+However, due to the nature of the work the WG engages in, it is necessary
+that some private and invite-only spaces exist.
+
+Private spaces will specifically be created to discuss:
+- Incident Reporting
+- Incident Response
+- Early Policy Discussions
+
+All private communication will be anonymized and posted publicly for discussion.
+In no way will any binding decisions be made in private. All decisions will be 
+either line items in public reports or, for larger topics, be summarized in public
+issues, specifically to receive structured community feedback for no less than a
+one week review period.
+
+We believe that private spaces will mitigate the intense, often unintended public
+backlash people can often incur when dealing with an inclusivity situation. The
+goal for the private spaces is to create a safe space for education and understanding.
+
+### Initial Membership
+
+* [@ashleygwilliams](https://github.com/ashleygwilliams) (Ashley Williams, ag_dubs)
+* [@beaugunderson](https://github.com/beaugunderson) (Beau Gunderson)
+* [@juliepagano](https://github.com/juliepagano) (Julie Pagano)
+* [@nathan7](https://github.com/nathan7) (Nathan Zadoks)
+* [@nebrius](https://github.com/nebrius) (Bryan Hughes)
+* [@sup](https://github.com/sup) (Jona Hugger)
+* [@thefourtheye](https://github.com/thefourtheye) (Sakthipriyan Vairamani)
+* [@Trott](https://github.com/Trott) (Rich Trott)
+* [@zkat](https://github.com/zkat) (Kat Marachan)
+* *your name here*
+
+[1]: https://github.com/nodejs/inclusivity/pull/32
+[2]: https://github.com/nodejs/inclusivity/pull/22
+[3]: http://www.glaad.org/reference/transgender
+[4]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md