Re: W3C action/response to the BLM Movement

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- Judy

On 6/5/2020 9:52 AM, Rhian Jones wrote:
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> On Fri, 5 Jun 2020 at 14:50, Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com 
> <mailto:wendy.reid@rakuten.com>> wrote:
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>     I'm in the eastern time zone as well!
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>     On 2020-06-05, 9:34 AM, "Siegman, Tzviya" <tsiegman@wiley.com
>     <mailto:tsiegman@wiley.com>> wrote:
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>         Thanks for starting the discussion, Wendy.
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>         I am in US Eastern time.
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>         Tzviya Siegman
>         Information Standards Lead
>         Wiley
>         201-748-6884
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>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: Léonie Watson <lwatson@tetralogical.com
>     <mailto:lwatson@tetralogical.com>>
>         Sent: Friday, June 5, 2020 3:20 AM
>         To: Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com
>     <mailto:wendy.reid@rakuten.com>>; public-idcg@w3.org
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>         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 <mailto: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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