[Geo4All] [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence

Thu Oct 5 02:16:22 PDT 2023

Hi John

I guess you did not see my post on Discuss yesterday where I said to Suchith "I meant no disrespect to you. I applaud your commitment to social justice and inclusion but I don’t think OSGeo Discuss is the right forum for this (that is my opinion, others are welcome to disagree)”

Suchith posted to both the Discuss and Geoforall lists and in my initial reply I replied to all so cross posted to the Geoforall list (which I am not subscribed to), that was a mistake and I recognise that the original post may have been relevant to the content of Geoforall.

My attempt at using humour to make the point that I thought this post was not “on topic” for Discuss, clearly failed for some and I regret that.

I have included Geoforall on this reply because you included Geoforall and I wanted them to see my response posted to Discuss above. I will do my best to not make the mistake of cross-posting a reply in the future.

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> On 5 Oct 2023, at 04:10, JOHN <aj.eromosele at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> After reading from all of you, I think Sergio is right, I also know Suchith besides, and such feedback shouldn't have been on the group. We need not to give our community a sense of scrutiny to our posts else psychologically, they begin to analyse and question every other official communication. 
> Secondly, it may discourage the spirit of service in Suchith. I suggest the Management of Geo-For-All sends a letter of appreciation or acknowledgement to Suchith and others who actively engage the community. 
> We may also create an engagement guide which I suggest Steven could give a first stab at it and share for contribution.
> 
> I deliberately did not copy  Suchith.
> Regards
> 
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> On Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 2:38 PM SERGIO ACOSTAYLARA via GeoForAll <geoforall at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:geoforall at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote:
>> Steven,
>> 
>> Sorry for intervening but I think that type of "reproach" should be done privately. I know Suchith and I am sure that he does it with the best intentions. At least your comment sounded a little out of touch to me. Let's try to maintain a good communication environment.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sergio Acosta y Lara
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>> De: Discuss <discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>> en nombre de Steven Feldman via Discuss <discuss at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss at lists.osgeo.org>>
>> Enviado: lunes, 2 de octubre de 2023 16:22:59
>> Para: Suchith Anand
>> Cc: GeoForAll; discuss at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
>> Asunto: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] The International Day of Non-Violence
>>  
>> Suchith 
>> 
>>  I’m missing something. 
>> 
>> Can you explain how this is relevant to OSGeo? Today is also the birthday of King Richard 3rd of England, Groucho Marx, Coco the Clown, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr and many others but I don’t think any of them were open source digital geographers. 
>> 
>> I understand why you might admire Gandhi but others may not agree. OSGeo Discuss is not the place for these conversations imo, which is evidenced by the lack of response that such posts receive
>> 
>> Perhaps the GeoforAll list is a more relevant place?
>> 
>> Regards
>> Steven
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 2 Oct 2023, at 08:49, Suchith Anand <Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk <mailto:Suchith.Anand at nottingham.ac.uk>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dear colleagues
>>> 
>>> The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 <http://undocs.org/A/RES/61/271> of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness". The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
>>> 
>>> Details at https://www.un.org/en/observances/non-violence-day
>>> 
>>> I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. Mahatma Gandhi's impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the spirit of unity and compassion. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best wishes
>>> 
>>> Suchith
>>> 
>>> 
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