Re: W3C action/response to the BLM Movement

Thanks for the emails, I am in GMT+1
Rhian


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On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 at 14:50, Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com> wrote:

> I'm in the eastern time zone as well!
>
> On 2020-06-05, 9:34 AM, "Siegman, Tzviya" <tsiegman@wiley.com> wrote:
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>     Thanks for starting the discussion, Wendy.
>
>     I am in US Eastern time.
>
>     Tzviya Siegman
>     Information Standards Lead
>     Wiley
>     201-748-6884
>     tsiegman@wiley.com
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>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Léonie Watson <lwatson@tetralogical.com>
>     Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 3:20 AM
>     To: Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com>; public-idcg@w3.org
>     Subject: Re: W3C action/response to the BLM Movement
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>
>     Thank you for raising this Wendy.
>
>     I agree that we should take this opportunity to build on the progress
> we've made by establishing this CG and the diversity fund, and what the PWE
> CG has done with the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct (CEPC),
> because there is so much more we could do.
>
>     A call would be a good place to share ideas and suggestions, and of
> course this thread too.
>
>     Scheduling calls is often an interesting challenge when the
> participants come from many different places. As a first step could I ask
> anyone who would be interested in attending a call to let me know which
> time zone you are in? Email me at lwatson@tetralogical.com if you do not
> want to share that information on this thread.
>
>     If you could do that by the end of your day on Tuesday 9 June), I will
> then try to find some meeting times that could work and put together a
> Doodle poll so we can decide.
>
>     The W3C has changed to using Zoom for conference calls. If anyone has
> access or other needs that means we need to adapt the way we use Zoom, or
> even find another platform if we need to, please let me know - and again,
> you are welcome to email me directly.
>
>
>
>     Léonie.
>     On 05/06/2020 00:03, Reid, Wendy wrote:
>     > Dear Colleagues,
>     >
>     >
>     > I hope everyone has been keeping well and safe during these times. I
>     > wanted to reach out to this group as I believe we need to do
> something
>     > to address the W3C’s lack of diversity and inclusion in 2020, a time
>     > where we see protests for the rights of black people take over not
>     > just the United States and Canada, but many other places as well.
>     >
>     >
>     > The web is a platform for many great things, including the
> organizing
>     > for many of these protests and movements, but it is also where world
>     > leaders make threats and groups gather to profess hate. As an
>     > organization we’ve built specifications around the ideas of
>     > inclusivity, security, and privacy, but the faces in the rooms where
>     > these discussions are held still do not reflect the makeup of the
>     > world around us. Tech, and by extension the W3C, is notoriously male
> and white.
>     >
>     >
>     > I notice that W3C has not yet made a public statement about their
>     > support for the Black Lives Matter movement, and I wanted to come
> here
>     > because if/when that happens, the logical request will be for what
>     > actions is W3C intending to make to address our lack of diversity.
>     >
>     >
>     > So I raise the question here first, because I think everyone here is
>     > of the mind that we should do something. I do think this should be a
>     > sentiment and action that comes from W3M, the AB, AC, and the
> members
>     > as a whole, but I hope we can come up with a starting point for
>     > everyone to build off of.
>     >
>     >
>     > What should W3C do about the lack of diversity in our working groups
>     > and F2F meetings?
>     >
>     > How can we as an organization support community members who are
>     > limited in participation by factors like economics, family
> situation, geography?
>     >
>     > What actions should we take to recruit more members from diverse
>     > backgrounds and retain them once they are here?
>     >
>     >
>     > I propose we have a call soon to discuss these matters, but I will
>     > leave that judgement to the chairs. Thank you for your consideration.
>     >
>     >
>     > Sincerely,
>     > Wendy Reid
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