- From: Annette Greiner <amgreiner@lbl.gov>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:33:59 -0700
- To: public-idcg@w3.org
I was afraid of that possibility, but since the word violence would include violence against marginalized communities as well as violence against those who are not marginalized, I think it's a brilliant solution. What would have worried me would be if the addition had been written like "we support BLM, but not violence". This avoids that trap nicely, IMO. -Annette On 8/20/20 2:54 PM, Marisa DeMeglio wrote: > -1 > > I am afraid of our statement having a subtext that equates endorsing BLM with endorsing violence. Because otherwise why would we feel the need to add that line? This was never supposed to be a statement about all the things we support and don’t support. It’s specifically a statement of support for BLM. > > I would however be happy with adding this: > "We unequivocally stand against racism, injustice, and violence against marginalized communities.” > > Marisa > >> On Aug 20, 2020, at 10:47, Ralph Swick <swick@w3.org> 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 >> > -- Annette Greiner (she) NERSC Data and Analytics Services Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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