Re: What is the position of the IDCG wrt using the diversity fund for Kim Crayton's antiracist workshop? (was: Urgent - Re: IDCG volunteers for the W3C's Diversity Fund selection committee (2020))

I'm in favor.

Dan

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On Thursday, 1 October 2020 11:57, Tobie Langel <tobie@unlockopen.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 

> I volunteered to represent the IDCG in the diversity fund selection committee.
> 

> Part of the decision the committee has to make is how to reattribute unused funds.
> 

> In the below email, I suggested using those to purchase tickets to Kim Crayton's "Being antiracist at work" online workshop and give them to interested TPAC participants (the workshop is held the day after TPAC).
> 

> I'd like to be able to represent the IDCG's opinion in this committee and not just my own. So what do you all think?
> 

> Are you in favor of using part of the diversity fund for this or would you rather see it reattributed for next year's event?
> 

> Thanks for your input,
> 

> --tobie
> 

> On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 12:09 PM Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org> wrote:
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> > I’ve just written to the TPAC 2020 diversity fund selection committee and made them aware of your suggestion below, as they only are empowered to make a decision.
> > 

> > That decision is to be taken this week.
> > 

> > Since you are among the two IDCG reps in that committee, please kindly feed back to them any input from the IDCG.
> > 

> > > On 27 Sep 2020, at 12:51 , Tobie Langel <tobie@unlockopen.com> wrote:
> > > Additionally, as I'm hearing there aren't a lot of applications, why don't we use some of the extra money left to help raise awareness of W3C's broader membership to racial issues?
> > >
> > > As Kim Crayton's intervention has already seeded some really interesting discussions in the AC forum, my initial thought was to ask her if she'd be willing to organize a workshop for W3C members during TPAC. Kim's answer was that running such workshops is (understandingly) a lot of emotional work and that she would rather W3C members join her "Being antiracist at work" online workshop (https://being-antiracist.com/) which she is running on October 31st, very conveniently the day after TPAC.
> > >
> > > The workshop is $30 per person. It can be joined live on the day of the event or watched later. We could easily offer a hundred or more tickets to interested W3C members with what's left of the Diversity Fund.
> > >
> > > Associating W3C to such an event would not only help raise awareness and educate ourselves, it would also be highly symbolic.
> > >
> > > What do you all think?
> > >
> > > --tobie