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This week has been filled with a lot of beautiful moments rooted in community, care, leadership.
Itâs also been one of emotional labor + heaviness as we worked to navigate targeted harassment of a number of our speakers, Zoombombing, and criticism. Reflecting and regrouping.
Itâs also been one of emotional labor + heaviness as we worked to navigate targeted harassment of a number of our speakers, Zoombombing, and criticism. Reflecting and regrouping.
To all those (you know who you are) who helped us navigate this week: thank you.
To those privileged enough to navigate online spaces without fear of sexual harassment, bullying, attacks, please be patient and understanding - and help us carry the weight of culture change.
To those privileged enough to navigate online spaces without fear of sexual harassment, bullying, attacks, please be patient and understanding - and help us carry the weight of culture change.
To those who sent critical messages about not having Zoom links 2 weeks prior, who complained about it being inconvenient that we asked registrants to join Slack to gain access to links to join ... recognize that those steps were intentional to safeguard participants from abuse.
And even with those steps (for over 550 registrants, 350 in Slack), we still experienced an attack.
If the term âZoombombingâ is new to you, here is a resource from @BostonJoan @gabriellelim + Brian Friedberg: https://shorensteincenter.org/the-networked-terrain-of-zoom-bombing/
If the term âZoombombingâ is new to you, here is a resource from @BostonJoan @gabriellelim + Brian Friedberg: https://shorensteincenter.org/the-networked-terrain-of-zoom-bombing/
To the funders of open spaces, who encourage + ask us to hold space for critical conversations, for ones that coordinate + bring voices together across domains in the spirit of learning, advocating, providing accountability, addressing power asymmetry, here is my ask ...
We need an investment in addressing the power asymmetries in our spaces/sectors. We need cross-organizational work to imbue care, equity, + safety into the fabric of our communities - incl Codes of Conduct, real discussions a/b safety, scrutiny a/b what pushes voices/people out.
I have a series of folks lined up to help, but we also need permission to pause and do this work right. It needs to be funded, cohesive, collective.
Iâm tired of seeing strong humans leave communities bc they donât feel safe. Iâm tired of the impatience and lack of good faith.
Iâm tired of seeing strong humans leave communities bc they donât feel safe. Iâm tired of the impatience and lack of good faith.
As the ED of an organization here to shed light on the asymmetries, gaps, and inequities that exist in open technology for research, we have to do better.
Weâll be sharing more about next steps in the new year. I hope youâll join us. Be kind to one another.
Weâll be sharing more about next steps in the new year. I hope youâll join us. Be kind to one another.
And with that, Iâm signing off for a bit.
If Iâm slower to respond, I hope youâll show patience as a form of care.
If Iâm slower to respond, I hope youâll show patience as a form of care.
