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

+1 for the addition.

On 8/20/20 11:30 AM, Hochgesang, Barbara wrote:
>
> + 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
>
>         --
>         Director @TetraLogical
>     https://tetralogical.com
>
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