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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