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

+ 1 good compromise.
Barbara Hochgesang

From: Julien Tanay <julien.tanay@consensys.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2020 11:11 AM
To: Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com>
Cc: lwatson@tetralogical.com; Ralph Swick <swick@w3.org>; public-idcg@w3.org; Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org>
Subject: 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<mailto:wendy.reid@rakuten.com>> a écrit :
+1 to the proposed change.

On 2020-08-20, 1:57 PM, "Léonie Watson" <lwatson@tetralogical.com<mailto: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

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