I am happy to see María returning to the Board, though I wish it took place under happier circumstances. I have confidence in her wisdom and her ability to help steer us out of this mess, though I certainly hope that she’ll be able to commit to whatever it is that James was fighting for while he was on the Board. ¡Felicidades! :)
That said, I do want to point out something that Salvador said in his e-mail:
The diversity inside the Board gets many benefits with this appointment.
I have significant problems with this statement. While I appreciate the fact that María represents two of our underrepresented communities (women, sexual minorities), I am doubtful that her return to the Board will suddenly lead to "more diversity", especially when it comes to our communities in the developing world. We’ve been fighting for more geographic diversity on the Board and in the movement at large with very limited success as it is, so yet another developed world trustee does no favors for us even if I have lots of praise for María otherwise.
Josh
JAMES JOSHUA G. LIM Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Class of 2013, Ateneo de Manila University Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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