We call it “I&D” or “Inclusion and Diversity” at work.
> On Mar 19, 2025, at 23:01, Chris Lambertus <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> On Mar 19, 2025, at 1:22 PM, Daniel Gruno <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> On 3/19/25 11:28, Ruth Suehle wrote:
>>> Those of you who have read my board report for today's meeting will have
>>> seen that after a lengthy time of low activity, I'm pleased to appoint
>>> Daniel Gruno to the role of VP, Diversity and Inclusion. He has been
>>> working with Christian Grobmeier (and more recently, Melissa Logan has
>>> joined) on plans to revive the work. I look forward to seeing their work
>>> and encourage anyone who is interested to pitch in!
>>>
>>> Ruth
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>> Thank you for that introduction (and trust), Ruth, I appreciate it.
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>> It's very early days still, but I have written up a short plan or primer for
>> how I want to see the EDI committee working, as well as what I'd love for us
>> to try out. You can find it here:
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>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/EDI/2025+EDI+jumpstart+plan
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> A couple initial suggestions:
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> - align the various acronyms (D&I, EDI, DEI) and be consistent. EDI seems to
> be emerging as the preferred standard, but in the IT World of Acronyms,
> Initialisms, and Abbreviations, the disparity between the three can be quite
> confusing
> - add a section that describes the history, purpose, and goals of EDI/DEI/D&I
> at the ASF. "necessity and benefits" are mentioned as components, but it
> would be good to have an overarching goal or mission statement, and
> metrics/goals for defining "success" or even just "movement towards a goal"
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> -Chris (fluxo)
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>> On April 1st, I intend to do some spring cleaning of the committee
>> structure, essentially doing a clean slate. I truly appreciate the work that
>> a ton of people have done in (and outside) this committee already, and will
>> welcome anyone who wants to stay on the committee.
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>> I'd also like to invite any other members or committers of the foundation to
>> volunteer for the committee, either by replying on this list (which is a
>> public mailing list, FYI) or by sending me a private reply with your ASF
>> username.
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>> This isn't paid work and you may get yelled at, but if you still want to
>> give it a go, maybe we can keep nudging the foundation in a more equitable,
>> accessible direction[1], and in turn benefit our users.
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>> Have a look at the jump-start plan and let me know what your thoughts are.
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>> With regards,
>> Daniel.
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>> [1] Don't take this as a jab at our current status. We are awesome,
>> and we can improve because we want to be...even more awesome.
