<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Hi Heather,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I had retracted from participating on this list like Graeme (nicely put email, Graeme!) and I am sympathetic with many of the signatories’ ideas, I assume. However, I still haven’t read the actual call because it still is on Google instead of an open platform. If this call is for inclusiveness and opportunities for participation then we shouldn’t break with one of our core principles that made OSM what it is today. I do understand that not all communication has to happen on open platforms as OSM is now a very diverse world (and I do understand Celine‘s argument that the chosen platform was the most available to the group at the time of drafting), but now you made revisions and it seems to be a core document for an important discussion. Would you mind putting it somewhere accessible, please?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you,</div><div dir="ltr">Tim</div><div dir="ltr">[AGeographer]</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 11, 2020, at 10:39, Heather Leson <heatherleson@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear colleagues, this has been an intense week. Hope you voted. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I am writing today to advise that we heard your feedback about naming Frederik in our intervention and have updated the Call for Action Statement. To be honest, this evolved quickly<font size="2">. We were focused on the text and needs for the community.</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On a personal note, it was never my intention to humiliate anyone as one of the writers. It really was there because we are often asked to provide examples. Frederik and I are very different, but I can tell you that I truly appreciate his passion and contribution to OSM, even if we have different views and versions. I have also been on the receiving end of the onslaught of notes. I really have more empathy and do want to focus on the topics at hand. </span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The text - <br></span></font></div></div><div><br></div><div><font size="2">"<i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-49a86cbd-7fff-becf-14a3-27758f179006">We write this statement as OSM community groups, contributors and members, in response to systemic aggressive behaviour that demotivates and excludes participation by women and other minoritized groups in OSM, as well as </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">some </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">men. This behaviour degrades the spirit of open community culture, and damages the OpenStreetMap reputation. The catalyst for statement was the offensive message sent to the OSM-talk list [</span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:line-through;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">footnote iwth piper link]</span></i><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><i>, but the systemic behaviours described span many years and many people." and that way we can focus on the main goal of this statement.</i> " [1]</span></font></div><font size="2"> </font><div>For those of you not on the diversity-talk mailing list, we are having a casual meet and greet just to be human and talk about a way forward. It will be at 1500 CET right before the AGM. The link is on that list. <br></div><div><br></div><div>thank you again for your passion for osm <br></div><div><br></div><div>Heather</div><div><br></div><div>[1] <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/130JCTX9ve4H4ORXznmIVTpXiN3TX8nRGA8ayuTZ9ECI/edit?ts=5fd11436#">document</a></div><div><br></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></div>
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