[Osmf-talk] Commitment to open communication channels

[Mikel Maron]

>From the Board point of view, committing to always _publish_ essential communications on open channels is simply “low hanging fruit”. It’s not emphasizing over any other aspect of communication, it’s just easier to act on.
The issue of inclusive spaces for _discussion_ is a much harder one (though not Nobel prize level!) and a reality we can actually grapple with, and an issue the Board wants very much to look at. But probably not on this thread, with the direction this is turning.

Mikel

On Monday, August 17, 2020, 4:05 PM, Jóhannes Birgir Jensson <joi at betra.is> wrote:

Let me ask you this Heather

This list is completely disconnected from reality, do you find it beneficial to throw out such things and make them an argument against emphasis on open communication?

  
 1. Do you think the OMSF mailing list is where all community members feel safe and included to communicate?
2. If not, what steps can we take to do this better? 3. If osmf continues down this road, how will they do so to also be ssfe, inclusive and equitable in terms of power and true dialogue? 4. What will each person responding to make sure that: more women respond, more people from other regions of the world respond, and, more importantly, that this is a safe and inclusive mailing list that is truly global, truly equitable and truly safe? 
  1. No zone can be something where every single member of an arbitrary group can feel safe and included to communicate. For that we are too diverse, speak too many languages at different proficiency and human - reclusive, expressive, open, closed, conflicted and steadfast.

2. We keep the dialogue open.

3. Finding the answer to this is worth a Nobel prize or two. Equitable power, true dialogue, you need to define somewhat narrower something so large in scope and vague in meaning.

4. Another Nobel prize question. 

These are all very fancy words, lofty goals and completely disconnected from the reality of group dynamics. They are maybe solvable in much smaller groups with selected members and under a tight control, none of which applies to a global list on a global project. _______________________________________________
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