[HacktionLab] Is HacktionLab a 'safe space'?

[Mike Harris]

On 20/05/2013 15:42, naomi at aktivix.org wrote:
> Beings,
>
> There is clearly a range of attitudes and opinions on the list, and I
> think it would make for a useful and fun (and with good facilitation,
> hopefully not too heated) real-life discussion. How about we turn it
> into a workshop on diversity in tech / activist gatherings, what safe
> spaces mean and how to cultivate them?
>
> I don't have much activism experience (well, not this century anyway),
> but as a woman working in computing for the last 5 years, maybe I
> could run the workshop together with someone who does? It doesn't have
> to be someone who considers themselves in the minority in any
> particular way.
>
> Whether or not to have some sort of a code of conduct, well, maybe we
> could talk about that at the workshop, and if it comes out as
> something people feel the need for, then think about it for next
> barncamp?
Naomi, I think that's an excellent idea.   thank you :)
>
> Naomi
>
>
> Quoting Mike Harris <mike at mbharris.co.uk>:
>
>> On 20/05/2013 13:37, sam at bristolwireless.net wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>>> Anyway, BarnCamp has always been a great space and everyone has been
>>>> ace, and I seriously can't think of a situation where I felt someone
>>>> was acting inappropriate or something.
>>>
>>> Agreed, but in my experience it's easier to talk about this stuff
>>> _before_ it ever becomes an issue, and by talking about it a bit
>>> hopefully we can maintain that long into the future.
>>>
>>> I stuck a draft up here:
>>> http://hacktionlab.org/hacktionlab/index.php/Draft_Safe_Spaces_policy
>>>
>>> We have had a bit of a chat about it, in my view, job done..
>> I -1 the need for this.
>>>
>>>> To bring it back to the original point about gender balance: so maybe
>>>> just shoot them an email and go: "Hey, would you like to do a session
>>>> about x"
>>>
>>> Sounds like a plan.
>>>
>>>> I also resent the implication that my lady bits make me less
>>>> proficient at beer swilling.
>>>
>>> Apologies for any offence caused :)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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