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

+1,No objection to the addition.Although I personally am in favor of violence against injustice, I vote for the additions putting on my organization hat. Vagner. Enviado do meu Samsung Mobile da Claro
-------- Mensagem original --------De : Chris Wilson <cwilso@google.com> Data: 20/08/2020  18:24  (GMT-03:00) Para: Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo <emmanuelle@sidar.org> Cc: Inclusion and Diversity Community Group <public-idcg@w3.org> Assunto: Re: Request for consensus to add text in the BLM statement No objection.On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 1:22 PM Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo <emmanuelle@sidar.org> wrote:
  
    
  
  
    +1
    
    Emmanuelle Gutiérrez y Restrepo
      Patrono Fundador y Directora General
      Fundación Sidar - Acceso Universal
      email: emmanuelle@sidar.org
      http://sidar.org
      
    
    El 20/08/2020 a las 22:18, Annette
      Greiner escribió:
    
    
      
      +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>
                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
                
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