The Discord is in alignment with everything else NEUROMANCERS stands for. Please be aware we are a radical abolitionist organisation and we expect everyone to engage in the space carefully and critically.

We want to outline the role of white people in this space as one built on a politic of reparation, de-centring, and (un)learning. Everyone within NEUROMANCERS can and may display white supremacy because it is a culture that has been instilled and coerced into all of us. Race is an - often - fluid concept, changed in alignment with whoever holds the most power through ownership and domination. However, among the acknowledgement of these nuances it must be made clear that white people are guests in this space.

General Self-Reflection Questions for Consideration When Joining:

What areas of social justice and abolition do you want to learn more about?

What skills, resources, values, and knowledge can you offer in this space?

How will you be a proactive member of the NEUROMANCERS NEURO-VERSE?

Alt-Brained

This Constellation offers a space for multiply marginalised neurodivergent people (14+) to examine our struggles on personal and systemic levels as we discuss ways to apply our lived experiences towards building meaningful community.

The Disorderlies

A welcoming space for those (16+) with experience of a 'pathologised personality'.

Mortal Matters

A welcoming and safer space for beings (16+) with lived experience of contemplating suicide, suicidal ideation/ thoughts, and contemplating our relationship with mortality.

Multi-Dimensional Minds

The Multi-Dimensional Minds Constellation is a peer-solidarity group that exists to nourish community among people (18+) who experience or have experienced multiple or distinct senses of reality.

Navigating Survivorship

This is a healing space(ship) for people (16+) who have experienced sexual harm in its many forms. It is a place to speak and listen; to believe and be believed. 

Neurodivergent Caregivers

This is a Constellation for caregivers (16+) who also identify as neurodivergent. Caregivers can be parents or relatives, chosen family or partners, paid or unpaid – anyone involved in mutual care work.

Neuroqueers

Neuroqueers is a Constellation for queer neurodivergents (14+) to be gay, build community and do *alleged* crime.

Psych Trauma Survivors

This is a peer led, trauma informed, supportive space for folks (14+) who have experienced harm or trauma from the MHIC (mental health industrial complex) and/or psychiatry and those who identify as Psychiatric Survivors. 

Space Cadets

Space Cadets is a trauma sensitive peer support group for people (16+) who experience dissociation, including plurality in its vast and varied ways.

Radical Addicts

This is a peer led, trauma informed space for neurodivergent folks (18+) who identify with addiction and want to explore their relationship with drugs through community discussion which is rooted in harm reduction principles and does not centre abstinence.

Please see more information about Constellations, including online sessions, here.

We ask anyone and everyone engaging in a NEUROMANCERS space to try and stick to these communications guidelines. Please familiarise yourself with them here.

As we state on our accessibility page, we support (and are) survivors. Whether you are a survivor of sexual violence, physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, or religious abuse, if you disclose a person or group of peoples abusive and/or harmful behaviour, we will believe you and we will take it seriously. We won’t share that information, or act on it, without your explicit consent. If we take action, we will aim to centre the survivors' needs and work with you to find a solution, repair, support, or whatever else is needed.

Not all harm caused is abusive but that doesn’t make it any less valid. NEUROMANCERS aim to respond appropriately to any and all calls for accountability. If you cause low level harm (e.g. disrespect of other community members; not sticking to communications guidelines; not using CWs; engaging in oppressive behaviour etc.) NEUROMANCERS will make this clear. If the harm is repeated and you ignore our warning, you will be removed from the space.

If someone in the space or who might be in the space has caused you or other harm, please reach out to us. The NEUROMANCERS team are learning, fallible humans – please be patient with us and let us know how we can do better!