Thank you, Cynthia, Leslie, all. We could consider a diversity workshop at RIPE85. Make a real splash. Haven't considered deadlines yet. I have experienced last minute deadline ditching when it's something that the organisers want. Can do? As a DE & I speaker/advisor who also happens to be LGBTQ+ I'd be happy to speak and present, with group buy-in, consensus that Diversity is important to implement for real. I'm thinking of an interactive workshop with a bit of improv theatre. Something different than the usual lectures... interesting though they be, it's death by powerpoint after 2 days. Regarding Serbia: Indeed, the sabre rattling of a politician to gain the support of reactionary groups is nothing new in any countruy including NL. It would be good to get the participation of the local LGBTQ+ community, which is something that a good conference should do. Met vriendelijke groet, Karla Verzonden door ProtonMail Secure Email. ------- Original Message ------- On Sunday, August 28th, 2022 at 06:01, Leslie <geekgirl@gmail.com> wrote:
For large events like RIPE, contracts have to be signed 1.5-3 years in advance, and the Serbian announcement was just today. Unfortunately, large events can't adjust locations that quickly
On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 1:17 PM Cynthia Revström me@cynthia.re wrote:
Hi,
It appears that the Serbian president is currently attempting to cancel the EuroPride 2022 event that the Serbian PM earlier committed to fully support1.
I feel like hosting RIPE meetings in countries that would try to cancel pride events, seemingly at least in part because of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters is not great if we want to increase diversity and inclusivity.
Sure, it is a lot better than when it was decided to host one in the UAE a few years ago but that is a pretty low bar.
To further increase diversity and inclusion, I think it would make sense to require that the RIPE meetings are only hosted in cities/countries that support LGBTQ+ rights.
While not the entire reason, it being hosted in Serbia was part of my decision to not attend RIPE85.
-Cynthia
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