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Add a list of "Intro to Diversity" resources #4

Closed k4y3ff closed 10 years ago

k4y3ff commented 10 years ago

Most of the organizing wiki focuses on the logistics of putting together a workshop: how to find a venue, who to ask for funding, where to find students, and when to email TAs.

I think there should also be a list of reading materials to serve as an "Intro to Diversity" and "Feminism 101" primer for organizers, who may not have experience facilitating welcoming spaces for people of diverse groups.

This would be a collection of links to pieces from Model View Culture, Ashe Dryden's blog, Liz Howard's blog, etc. that are specifically geared towards organizing inclusive events.

For example, I'm proposing pieces like this: http://lizthedeveloper.com/how-to-have-an-awesomely-inclusive-and-radically-transparent-hackathon

seancorfield commented 10 years ago

:+1: esp. after seeing some of the blog posts post-Strange Loop from those who attended on diversity scholarships - there's a lot of good "education" for organizers (and TAs etc) in those pieces.

transistorize commented 10 years ago

Clojure Minneapolis has some good links in this space: https://github.com/clojurebridge-minneapolis/curriculum/blob/master/lightning-talks/floss-women.md. I would definitely appreciate more pointers.

k4y3ff commented 10 years ago

I hadn't even considered all of the Strange Loop posts that people just wrote! That's a great idea.

I just started a page here and added a few posts to get it started: https://github.com/ClojureBridge/organizing/wiki/Resources-on-Diversity

seancorfield commented 10 years ago

I added two more that I had enjoyed (Madhu Vishy and Julia Evans).

bridgethillyer commented 10 years ago

This is great stuff. Added a link from the main wiki page. Feel free to add links from other places. Might want to get some feedback from RailsBridge folks, too. They probably have more good ideas.

k4y3ff commented 10 years ago

Yay, Julia! Julia's the best.

Also, @bridgethillyer, any RailsBridge people in particular I should poke?

bridgethillyer commented 10 years ago

Most of the RailsBridge discussion happens on their workshops list, AFAIK: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/railsbridge-workshops

But if you met Jane and are in touch with her, maybe you could ask her.

k4y3ff commented 10 years ago

Just proposed a post to the RailsBridge workshops list. Thanks for the suggestion!

k4y3ff commented 10 years ago

Just added some from the latest Model View Culture, so with that, I'll close this issue!

Although, obviously, more additions are always welcome. :)