I'm an out, queer trans woman. I presume this event won't be safe for people like me?
It's illegal to be gay in Nairobi, and parliamentarians are proposing even stricter, oppressive laws¹. Trans people are often lumped into the same group. The last SotM CoC² said: “[we are] dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of … gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, …. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form”. This CoC wouldn't be possible in 2024, right? I presume the advice from the SotM WG is that this event cannot for LGBTQ people, right? Oh, doesn't this go against the OSMF/SotMWG's safety policy?³ ¹ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-could-follow-uganda-east-african-nations-wage-war-lgbt-rights-2023-06-22/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66079603 ² https://2022.stateofthemap.org/codeofconduct/ ³ https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/StateoftheMap_Organizing_Committee/StateoftheMap_safety_policy On Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:56 +02:00, Federica Gaspari <federica.gasp...@live.it> wrote: > Dear all, > > Get ready to meet and connect with old and new mappy friends from the > global OpenStreetMap community again! > > The State of the Map Organising Committee is thrilled to officially > announce that the global conference of the OpenStreetMap community, > State of the Map (SotM), will be making its way to Nairobi, Kenya from > September 6th-8th 2024! This landmark event will bring together > passionate mappers, data enthusiasts, technologists, and community > members from all corners of the globe to celebrate the spirit of > collaboration and open mapping. > > Following the good feedback for State of the Map 2022 Firenze, the > upcoming State of the Map 2024 will once again be held in a hybrid > format. Building on the valuable lessons and experiences from the > previous events, the SotM Organising Committee is committed to making > this edition even more accessible to everyone who wishes to partake in > this grand celebration of open mapping, sharing passionate voices with > the entire community. > Learn more about the SotM 2024 announcement on the OpenStreetMap blog: > https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2023/08/14/announcing-state-of-the-map-2024-september-6-to-8-2024-join-us-in-nairobi-and-online/ > > More details about the organization will be soon communicated. > Federica Gaspari on behalf of the SotM Organising Committee > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > talk@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk -- Amanda _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
