Accessibility:
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus and its partners are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible festival. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact cxcfestival@gmail.com and (614) 427-3330. All requests must be made by September 15, 2024 for the 2024 festival. This event is wheelchair accessible.
Covid-19:
CXC presents programming at a variety of public venues, and cannot enforce COVID policies beyond those of the facilities. However, Exhibitors & Special Guests may require masks at events and for transactions on the Expo floor. CXC strongly recommends and encourages those in attendance, exhibiting and volunteering to remain up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations and wear a mask during the duration of the event. Masks and sanitizer will be available to all attendees.
Harassment:
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus has a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for harassment of any kind, including but not limited to:
Stalking; intimidation; abusive behavior; offensive verbal comments; physical assault and/or battery; harassing or non-consensual photography or recording; sustained disruption of speakers, panels, signings, or other events; bathroom policing; inappropriate physical contact; unwelcome attention, in relation to, but not limited to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual orientation, age, body size, disability, appearance, religion, citizenship, pregnancy, etc.
If anyone sees or experiences harassment or otherwise has questions, please find a CXC staff member, council member, or Board member to provide a full report of the incident.
If a person engages in harassing behavior, CXC personnel will take prompt action in any form they deem appropriate, including expulsion from the event and pursuit of appropriate legal action. We also reserve the right to provide extra manpower and resources to help our attendees feel safe, whatever that may entail.
Our policy applies to EVERYONE at the events. Exhibitors, fans, attendees, speakers, guests, professionals, press, staff, volunteers, and security are all subject to our anti-harassment policy. If you see something, say something.
Land Acknowledgement
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus acknowledges that the ancient ancestors of the Eastern Woodlands tribes now referred to as the Adena and Hopewell cultures, inhabited the land we know as Ohio. Their descendants include the living nations of the Shawnee, Miami, Wyandot, Delaware, and Seneca-Cayuga. We honor and respect the diverse Indigenous peoples connected to this place where we gather.