Re: Request for consensus to add text in the BLM statement

+ 1 from me too.

Le jeu. 20 août 2020 à 20:07, Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com> a écrit :

> +1 to the proposed change.
>
> On 2020-08-20, 1:57 PM, "Léonie Watson" <lwatson@tetralogical.com> wrote:
>
>     +1 to the proposed change.
>
>
>     On 20/08/2020 18:47, Ralph Swick wrote:
>     > IDCG Participants,
>     >
>     > As you know, the W3C Process allows for formal objections to a group
>     > decision.  A formal objection is a request to the W3C Director to
>     > consider when evaluating the related decision.
>     >
>     > During the W3C Member review of the proposed W3C Statement on Black
>     > Lives Matter a formal objection was raised.  I have been delegated
> to
>     > try to find a consensus resolution to this formal objection on behalf
>     > of the W3C Director.
>     >
>     > I share with you part of the objector's statement and following that
> a
>     > change (addition) to the text of the BLM statement. The objector has
>     > confirmed that this would resolve the objection to their
> satisfaction.
>     >
>     > Quoting from the objector's statement:
>     >
>     >   "I believe it is important to clearly state what we _do_ and _do
> not_
>     >   support as W3C organization. We support true equality, we support
> any
>     >   lawful action that aims to fight injustice, but we do not condone
>     >   violence or destruction of property. In numerous cases, the
> peaceful
>     >   protests for right social cause were hijacked by radical
> extremists,
>     >   and their violent actions [that clearly deviate from the
> established
>     >   social norms and the rule of law] only diminish the importance of
>     >   "Black Lives Matter" message. I do not believe that being vocal
> about
>     >   the rightful cause while being silent about radical violations of
>     >   social norms sends the right message - we all know too well that
>     >   silence is approval. We do not tolerate any behaviors that violate
>     >   our own social norms, we openly speak against any violations of the
>     >   W3C Code of Conduct - I do not see why our stance on the larger
>     >   social issue should be any different.
>     >
>     >   "Our stated position should clearly communicate the fact that while
>     >   we do support all marginalized and underrepresented communities,
> and
>     >   we support their fight for true equality, we do not condone any
>     >   violence or unlawful actions!"
>     >
>     > The objector states they will withdraw their Formal Objection to the
>     > proposed statement if the following sentence is incorporated into
>     > paragraph 6:
>     >
>     >    "As an organization, W3C believes that Black Lives Matter.
>     >    /+We unequivocally stand against racism, injustice, and
> violence.+/
>     >    We also stand in support of our Indigenous colleagues, colleagues
>     >    of color, LGBTQI+ colleagues, and colleagues with disabilities.
>     >
>     > I solicit your view on this change, preferably no later than 27
> August.
>     >
>     > Regards,
>     > Ralph Swick, W3C
>
>     --
>     Director @TetraLogical
>     https://tetralogical.com
>
>
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