Re: W3C action/response to the BLM Movement

The best working hours for me are 1200Z - 1800Z on days other than Friday.  
Also often feasible is 2300Z-2359Z and 0000Z-0600Z. I am located in  
Australia at the moment.

cheers

On Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:19:35 +1000, Léonie Watson  
<lwatson@tetralogical.com> wrote:

> 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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>


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Charles "chaals" Nevile
PegaSys Standards Architect, ConsenSys

Received on Friday, 5 June 2020 13:56:52 UTC