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))

Absolutely in favor.

On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 6:36 AM Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com> wrote:

> Massively in favour, I think this is a brilliant idea.
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> *From: *Tobie Langel <tobie@unlockopen.com>
> *Date: *Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6:58 AM
> *To: *"public-idcg@w3.org" <public-idcg@w3.org>
> *Cc: *Inclusion and Diversity Community Group <public-idcg@w3.org>
> *Subject: *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))
> *Resent-From: *<public-idcg@w3.org>
> *Resent-Date: *Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6:57 AM
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> Hi all,
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> I volunteered to represent the IDCG in the diversity fund selection
> committee.
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> Part of the decision the committee has to make is how to reattribute
> unused funds.
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> 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).
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> 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?
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> 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?
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> Thanks for your input,
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> --tobie
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> 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.
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> That decision is to be taken this week.
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> Since you are among the two IDCG reps in that committee, please kindly
> feed back to them any input from the IDCG.
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> > 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
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>

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