[Osmf-talk] [OSM-talk] Call to Take Action and Confront Systemic Offensive Behavior in the OSM Community

[Allan Mustard]

@Andrew Hain,


One factual correction:


The so-called "divisive North American attitudes" have been endorsed in
the online document by the following organizations:


Geochicas
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team Community Working Group
GeoLadies Philippines
MapBeks
UP Resilience Institute Youth Mappers
Crowd2Map
SharedStreets
Ushahidi
Open Knowledge Nepal
OSGeo Oceania
Ministry of Mapping
Unique Mappers Network, Nigeria
Bangladesh Open Innovation Lab (BOIL) & Team BHOOT
Kaart
Mental Health A-WHERE-ness PH, Inc.

The Philippines, Oceania, Nepal, Nigeria, and Bangladesh are not in
North America.  Geochicas are found not only in North America, but in
South America, Europe, and Africa.  Ushahidi is based in Africa, as is
Crowd2Map.  In short, what you term "divisive North American attitudes"
appear to have support from individuals and organizations outside North
America. 


In weighing potential paths forward, the Board will consider factual
information.  It is thus incumbent on all correspondents using this list
to adhere to facts when expressing their views.


apm


On 12/10/2020 5:02 PM, Andrew Hain wrote:
>
> The big problem I have with this manifesto is that it brings divisive
> North American attitudes to a worldwide project. As a worldwide
> project, building a community of mappers from the whole world is our
> most important single diversity objective. That doesn�t mean we
> shouldn�t encourage other underrepresented groups such as women, but
> we should step away from this kind of international combativeness and
> dog whistling. It may even be counterproductive: some feminists in my
> country think �diversity� has become a code word for misogyny.
>
>
> --
>
> Andrew 
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Celine Jacquin <celija at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* 09 December 2020 19:06
> *To:* osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org <osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org>;
> talk at openstreetmap.org <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> *Subject:* [OSM-talk] Call to Take Action and Confront Systemic
> Offensive Behavior in the OSM Community
>  
> Hello everybody
> I hope you are all well
>
> We, several groups, chapters, organizations and individuals, have
> reacted to the conversation in the osm-talk-list
> (https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2020-December/085692.html
> <https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2020-December/085692.html>)
> considering that it is an incident symptomatic of the problem we have
> faced for many years in the community, which is one of the greatest
> obstacles to diversity at all levels of OSM. Time to make a real change.
> That is why we have developed a beginning of statement on the
> desirable mechanisms to work solidly on the rules of coexistence and
> improve diversity.
>
> We bring it to your attention and invite anyone who feels represented
> to sign it. Translations are in preparation (any help is welcome): 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/130JCTX9ve4H4ORXznmIVTpXiN3TX8nRGA8ayuTZ9ECI/edit?usp=sharing
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/130JCTX9ve4H4ORXznmIVTpXiN3TX8nRGA8ayuTZ9ECI/edit?usp=sharing>
>
>
> On behalf of the signatories
> Best regards
>
> C�line Jacquin
>
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