Re: Urgent - Re: IDCG volunteers for the W3C's Diversity Fund selection committee (2020)

I'm happy to help.

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


On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 11:04 PM Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> We are still looking for the two IDCG volunteers to join the TPAC 2020
> Diversity Fund selection committee, which is set to make a decision next
> week (28-Sep - 04-Oct).
>
> Please, kindly let me know ASAP, if you’re interested.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Coralie
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> > On 7 Sep 2020, at 22:25 , Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > We are looking for two volunteers from this group to serve in the TPAC
> 2020 diversity fund selection committee. Below is the email I sent to the
> sponsor organizations, for your information.
> >
> > Please, let me know ASAP and no later than September 27.
> >
> > I’d like to draw your attention to the timeline; The selection committee
> will have a week to make a determination, between the applications deadline
> on Sunday September 27, and the date we intend to notify applicants on
> October 5.
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Coralie
> >
> >
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >>
> >> From: Coralie Mercier <coralie@w3.org>
> >> Subject: Nomination to W3C's Diversity Fund selection committee (2020)
> >> Date: 7 September 2020 at 22:21:07 CEST
> >> To: […]
> >> Message-Id: <750B71B1-D64E-47C7-B7E9-113FBB604631@w3.org>
> >>
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> Thank you for contributing to this year’s TPAC Diversity Fund! By now,
> the invoices that Susan Westhaver generated based on the pledges from your
> various sponsor organizations should be paid and MIT/W3C should be in a
> position to operate the Fund.
> >>
> >> I do not have a most recent tally, but the pledges amounted to USD
> $13,750.
> >>
> >> The TPAC 2020 Diversity Fund is again possibly thanks you the donations
> from Adobe, Samsung Electronics, Coil, Littleguy SL, Microsoft,
> TetraLogical, Siteimprove; and one anonymous individual sponsor. This year,
> for the first time W3C itself is contributing toward that Fund and we
> expect to continue contributing in subsequent years. It is a decision that
> W3C Management took last November. W3C has decided for 2020 to contribute
> $5,000.
> >>
> >> Like last year, we need to create the Diversity Fund selection
> committee and I’ll ask you to let me know ASAP and no later than September
> 27, who is going to be the one person from your organization (they need a
> W3C account [1] so I can build the appropriate group) to be on this
> committee.
> >>
> >> The selection committee will have a week to make a determination,
> between the applications deadline on Sunday September 27, and the date we
> intend to notify applicants on October 5.
> >>
> >> Here is the updated information that will appear in the diversity fund
> application form, including the proposed timeline:
> >>
> >>
> >> What the Fund may cover
> >> =======================
> >>
> >> With this year’s TPAC going virtual, given our commitment to attracting
> a diverse community, we intend to focus Diversity Fund efforts in funding
> equipment which can help support community members who are
> underrepresented, to allow them to participate better in TPAC, and also to
> improve their effectiveness beyond TPAC.
> >>
> >> We might (TBC asap) be able to also cover ad-hoc expenses such as child
> or elderly care so that you can participate in TPAC meetings.
> >>
> >> Description
> >> ============
> >>
> >> When you apply, you will be asked to explain (in one or two sentences)
> what perspectives you will bring, which areas you would like to contribute
> to during TPAC, and how you will use any funding you might be awarded. You
> are not required to self-identify as belonging to any particular group, but
> If you are comfortable sharing that information it will help us ensure the
> fund is balanced across different under-represented groups.
> >>
> >> The definition of "under-represented" means different things to
> different people, and the language used is also different depending on
> where you are. For this reason, we've chosen to give some specific
> examples, but this is not an exhaustive list. None of the labels for the
> different under-represented groups are universally accepted; please
> understand that these examples use labels or concepts which may be
> geographically- or community-specific, and that does not mean that only
> those labels and concepts are relevant for this fund.
> >>
> >> Under-represented groups include (but are not limited to): people with
> disabilities/disabled people; people of color/BAME people; women;  LGBTQIA+
> people; people from outside of Europe and North America; indigenous people;
> and refugees.
> >>
> >> If you are thinking of applying to the diversity fund but you are not
> sure whether you should, please get in touch. We will answer your questions
> in confidence and can offer any help you might need to complete the
> application.
> >>
> >>
> >> Selection criteria
> >> ==================
> >>
> >>      • We will prioritise new W3C participants and established
> participants who have not previously attended TPAC.
> >>      • Where we know which under-represented groups applicants are
> from, we will prioritize diversity amongst the people to receive assistance.
> >>      • We will not use the written quality of applications as a metric,
> recognizing that people find writing difficult for many reasons including
> it being a foreign language, cognitive disabilities, and reading/literacy
> difficulties.
> >>
> >>
> >> Selection committee
> >> ===================
> >>
> >> There will be a selection committee that will use the selection
> criteria to choose the successful candidates. The selection committee will
> be comprised of:
> >>
> >>      • One person from each of the sponsor organizations.
> >>      • Two people from the W3C team.
> >>      • Two people from the Inclusion and Diversity Community Group
> (IDCG).
> >>
> >> Timeline
> >> ========
> >>
> >>      • 8 September 2020: Applications start
> >>      • 27 September 2020: Applications due
> >>      • 5 October 2020: All applicants notified
> >>
> >>
> >> [1] https://www.w3.org/accounts/request
>
> --
> Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Marketing & Communications -  https://www.w3.org
> mailto:coralie@w3.org +337 810 795 22 https://www.w3.org/People/Coralie/
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