I have no problem, personally, with the aims but the question is whether or
how we would actually change ourselves so as not to be hypocritical. As
discussed in our recent journal meeting we have a slant towards certain
types of people (UK,EU,USA, NZ and Australia), and I'm sure within those
societies there is also a slant e.g. our volunteers in India are probably
not from the Dalit class. Yes, of course there are exceptions e.g. I'm
African-American and but that is probably anomalous. Maybe this should
prompt more discussion. Maybe we could have some kind of initiative to
start Wikipedia in Residence positions in 3rd world countries and among
certain historically marginalized groups in the first world? I'm just
brainstorming. Feel free to tell me about how I've got this all wrong...
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1. Endorsing the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in
Scholarly Communications? (Thomas Shafee)
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Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:50:18 +1000
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The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications
Statement is inviting publishers to endorse their statement of
principles (*Statement
of principles <https://c4disc.org/principles/>*, *Adopting organisations
<https://c4disc.org/about/adopting-organizations/>*):
“
- eliminating barriers to participation, extending equitable
opportunities across all stakeholders, and ensuring that our practices
and
policies promote equitable treatment and do not allow, condone, or
result
in discrimination
- creating and maintaining an environment that respects diverse
traditions, heritages, and experiences
- promoting diversity in all staff, volunteers, and audiences, including
full participation in programs, policy formulation, and decision-making
- raising awareness about career opportunities in our industries to
groups who are currently underrepresented in the workforce
- supporting our members in achieving diversity and inclusion within
their organizations
”
— *Statement of principles <https://c4disc.org/principles/>*, Coalition
for
Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications
From my reading of it, it seems strongly in line
with how WikiJournals aim
to operate (e.g. map of journal editor locations
<https://w.wiki/CWP>).
What do people think about endorsing it?
Please vote or discuss at *this link
<
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Coalition_for_D…
*
!
All the best,
Thomas