[OSGeo Oceania] OSM Community issue

[Martin Tomko]

Thanks Greg,
I note that I have signed this, personally.
The document is not perfect, but I do perceive the language in the OSM mailing lists, and the lack of representation, concerning. With that, I would also strongly advocate that we make sure that our own discussions, ie in the OSGEO mailing lists, do not slip to that ( not that I see a risk, but let’s be professional in conversations, and assertions).

As outgoing board member,
Martin


From: Oceania <oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
Date: Friday, 11 December 2020 at 10:21 am
To: oceania at lists.osgeo.org <oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
Subject: [OSGeo Oceania] OSM Community issue
Hi All,

I am sure most of you will be aware of the 'Call to Take Action' being circulated in the OSM community. Several members have asked OSGeo Oceania to endorse the call to action. See links in email below.

We have our first board meeting (as in with the new Board) this afternoon and I have put it as an agenda item. I am personally hesitant for the Board to make a decision on endorsing the call to action with out some barometer of support from members and/or community for such a action (or no action).

Can I ask our members and community at large to put some thought into the appropriate action that OSGeo Oceania should undertake. For example do we agree to simply endorse the Call to action, or do we issue a statement. Or do we not support the Call to Action? I realize this is short notice but that is out of our control :-(

Some of the community (including myself) have made some comments on the working document (link below this email)

The meeting starts at 2pm. If anybody wanted to speak to the Board on this matter we can make some time available via a Zoom invitation.

Thanks

Greg

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From: Celine Jacquin <celija at gmail.com>
Date: 12/10/2020 4:57:57 PM
Subject: [Osmf-talk] Call to Take Action and Confront Systemic Offensive Behavior in the OSM Community
To: osmf-talk at openstreetmap.org, talk at openstreetmap.org
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

Céline Jacquin
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