<div dir="ltr">Please do it. I will be there in solidarity <br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Heather Leson<br><a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a><br>Twitter/skype: HeatherLeson <br>Blog: <a href="http://textontechs.com" target="_blank">textontechs.com</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 9:45 PM Rory McCann <<a href="mailto:rory@technomancy.org">rory@technomancy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
I'm happy lend a helping hand if I can. I put my name on the pad.<br>
<br>
I was considering of running a LGBTQ* "bird of a feather"/"self <br>
organized session" at SotM too which is sorta related.<br>
<br>
Rory<br>
<br>
On So, Sep 8, 2019 at 8:47 PM, Miriam Mapanauta <<a href="mailto:mapanauta@gmail.com" target="_blank">mapanauta@gmail.com</a>> <br>
wrote:<br>
> Hi Heather,<br>
> <br>
> I am happy to participate in the discussion :)<br>
> <br>
> Thanks,<br>
> <br>
> Miriam<br>
> <br>
> On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 1:07 PM Heather Leson <<a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a>> <br>
> wrote:<br>
>> HI folks, I heard back from Rebecca and Patricia. they will help <br>
>> out. We would very much like to engage others. Let me know if you <br>
>> would like to be involved. We will need the following:<br>
>> <br>
>> 4 or 5 helpers (low prep, just help lead a discussion)<br>
>> an OSM Diary. Happy to cowrite with you<br>
>> <br>
>> Our allies at the Mozilla Diversity and Inclusion mailing list <br>
>> suggested a format. I think it is helpful. I put the notes and <br>
>> format draft here. Edits welcome<br>
>> <br>
>> <a href="https://pads.ccc.de/bwWXryNYXv" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pads.ccc.de/bwWXryNYXv</a><br>
>> <br>
>> See you soon<br>
>> <br>
>> Heather<br>
>> <br>
>> Heather Leson<br>
>> <a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a><br>
>> Twitter/skype: HeatherLeson<br>
>> Blog: <a href="http://textontechs.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">textontechs.com</a><br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 6:47 PM Heather Leson <br>
>> <<a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> Dear colleagues,<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I hope that your summer was grand.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> I am researching formats for this. One thing that might help us is <br>
>>> to tackle what is inclusive language and what are some of the <br>
>>> measures to improve diversity - specifically in the board and <br>
>>> working groups. Thoughts?<br>
>>> <br>
>>> "The OSM community is global and diverse. Building on last year's <br>
>>> Open Heroines conversation, we will co-create a space for OSM to <br>
>>> talk about how to improve diversity and inclusion in our amazing <br>
>>> project. All welcome."<br>
>>> <br>
>>> How can OSM be more diverse and inclusive? Join us to share your <br>
>>> lessons and ideas on how we might grow and support a Diversity and <br>
>>> Inclusive approach in OSM. This is an activity taking place across <br>
>>> other 'open' communities. We will ask participants to co-create <br>
>>> plans and identify how we might incorporate it into small and big <br>
>>> activities within the global network. The format will be co-created <br>
>>> with some potential outcomes. The goal is to be a conversation with <br>
>>> interactive, participatory methods and some small group work.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> See more about this topic:<br>
>>> <a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2019/03/04/open-source-inclusion/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2019/03/04/open-source-inclusion/</a><br>
>>> <a href="https://opensourcediversity.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://opensourcediversity.org/</a><br>
>>> <a href="https://github.com/mozilla/diversity" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/mozilla/diversity</a><br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> Shared planning space - <a href="https://pads.ccc.de/bwWXryNYXv" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pads.ccc.de/bwWXryNYXv</a><br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> Thank you<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Heather<br>
>>> Heather Leson<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a><br>
>>> Twitter/skype: HeatherLeson<br>
>>> Blog: <a href="http://textontechs.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">textontechs.com</a><br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 4:47 PM Heather Leson <br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> HI everyone, sorry for my delay. Christine, thanks to you and the <br>
>>>> org committee for this opportunity. We will make this time work <br>
>>>> for us.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Dear colleagues, I am going on leave until August 14th. shall we <br>
>>>> set up a document to plan this session. Miriam - I have made <br>
>>>> remote participation possible in the past. We will do our best.<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Heather<br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Heather Leson<br>
>>>> <a href="mailto:heatherleson@gmail.com" target="_blank">heatherleson@gmail.com</a><br>
>>>> Twitter/skype: HeatherLeson<br>
>>>> Blog: <a href="http://textontechs.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">textontechs.com</a><br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 5:13 AM Miriam Mapanauta <br>
>>>> <<a href="mailto:mapanauta@gmail.com" target="_blank">mapanauta@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>> Hi Christine,<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> No problem from my side, I can be available remotely, I don't <br>
>>>>> believe I will be able to attend the event.<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Thanks,<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Miriam<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 1:10 PM Christine Karch <br>
>>>>> <<a href="mailto:christine@hermione.de" target="_blank">christine@hermione.de</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>>>> Hi all,<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> yesterday we had our schedule meeting. It was quite difficult <br>
>>>>>> to find a<br>
>>>>>> suitable place for your session as you have quite divergent <br>
>>>>>> availability<br>
>>>>>> time frames mentioned.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> We scheduled your session for 09-22 at 14h. We got a warning <br>
>>>>>> that Miriam<br>
>>>>>> is not available at this time. Could you please have a look at <br>
>>>>>> Miriam<br>
>>>>>> availability times. They seem to be very limited, maybe you <br>
>>>>>> made a<br>
>>>>>> mistake during the submission process.<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Kind regards,<br>
>>>>>> <br>
>>>>>> Christine<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> --<br>
>>>>> <br>
>>>>> Miriam<br>
>>>>> @mapanauta<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> --<br>
> <br>
> Miriam<br>
> @mapanauta<br>
<br>
<br>
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