Monthly PyLadies Meeting Notes: June 10 2020 @ 6pm CDT

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This template should be used (edited) the month prior and during the meeting. This will ensure we can address all topics added throughout the month; as well as provide minutes and follow up after the meeting is held.

PyLadies Global Meeting

• Date: June 10 2020
• Previous meeting issue link: https://github.com/pyladies/global-organizing/issues/68
• Current meeting attendees: @BethanyG @lorenanicole @deboraazevedo @Marie-L

Agenda

Please add items as needed. If you add a topic please make sure to attend the meeting.

Project Updates

1. Project Comms (Slack: #project-communication / Repo: https://github.com/pyladies/project-communications)

In notes below

2. Project Admin & Logistics (Slack: #project-admin-logistics / Repo: https://github.com/pyladies/project-admin-logisitics )

None this time

3. Project Tech & Infra (Slack: #project-tech-infra / Repo: https://github.com/pyladies/pyladies )

None this time

Review Actions Items from Last Meeting

Action Item	Owner	Relevant links	Completed

New Business

• [ ] PyLadies & Activism (see notes below)

Old Business: Follow up items from prior meeting:

• [ ] PyLadies Election - postponed, schedule hack day (see notes below)

Action Items and Assignees for Next Meeting

Action Item	Owner	Relevant links
Setup hack day for PyLadies election hack June 20th	@lorenanicole	TBD
Remove master default branch name from Pylaides repos	@lorenanicole	https://pyladies.slack.com/archives/CU158UC15/p1592252698013300
Select PyLadies member meeting format	@BethanyG @lorenanicole @Marie-L @deboraazevedo

@pyladies/pyladies-global-contributors @pyladies/pyladies-global-admin

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Meeting Notes

@pyladies/communications update

• Setup @Marie-L with PyLadies account
• Create communications@pyladies.com
• Setup LastPass to manage passwords
• Setup on Buffer / Hootsuite
  • Hootsuite - https://hootsuite.com/plans 3 accounts, 1 user
  • Buffer - same as Hootsuite
• Review approval policy

Timeline Election:

• Pushed back 2 months ←- revised timeline
• Working on setting up a hack date wrap the loose ends - invite Bethany to Sunday June 14th morning hack setup
• Writeup issues for outstanding work
• Tentatively tag and add to project board Sat June 20th @ 07:30 PT / 09:30 CT / 15:30 London

Activism + PyLadies

• Frameworks
  • Affinity Caucus Groups https://www.racialequitytools.org/act/strategies/caucus-affinity-groups
  • Empathy Circles
  • Member forum
• Question: What do we want to run and how? Look at frameworks above
  • Schedule 2 times - one for LatAm/North America another for APAC/Europe
  • Schedule via zoom
  • If yes: volunteers? When? What do we commit to for next steps? Additionally what resources can we provide beyond discussion groups? We need to identify actions we want to take
• Goals should be to start with provide resources
  • Confront barriers confronting Black coders
  • What is racial equity?
  • Hyperlocal work
• Important to track PSF discussion re: advocacy