[Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting

[Randy Baxley]

If you have encountered some unwelcoming behavior from either ChiPy folks
or others I am sure those responsible for them would love to correct the
problem.  At all ChiPy meetings I have attended, despite not being the core
demographic I have been well greeted and met with nothing except
congeniality and hospitality.  I would think you would receive even warmer
welcomes and enthusiasm.


On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Valentina Kibuyaga <namusoke at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Thanks for your input and advice well taken.
>
> As you know, I do not allow any diversity issues to eliminate me from
> opportunities.  Further, as I pursue my start-up, I cannot afford to allow
> diversity issues to impede my progress.  Therefore, I focus on the
> similarities as opposed to the differences.
>
> Nevertheless, as leader, I have to speak up when I encounter unwelcoming
> behavior.  I am very inclusive, especially in the technology space where I
> believe that technological innovations to solve humane problems will and
> require the human race.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Valentina Kibuyaga
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:27:05 -0600
> From: nick271828 at gmail.com
> To: chicago at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting
>
> Beautifully put, Randy.
>
> Valentina, I understand what you say to mean that there is not racial,
> socioeconomic, gender, or Python skill-level diversity at ChiPy. What
> Randy's response says to me is that thinking of diversity in this way is
> only skin deep, and that people who otherwise look and sound similar are
> actually worlds apart in who they are underneath.
>
> You know one of the secrets to diversity too, introducing yourself and
> learning about the differences that make someone unique. Randy and I are
> white men who attend ChiPy and Open Gov Hack Night regularly, but from
> there we diverge. I have XXY chromosomes, presumably he has XY. He is 20
> years my senior, he loves brisket and I love candy, he is a self-described
> pointer while I'd say I'm a list of dicts, and so on.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Randy Baxley <randy7771026 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> When one can no longer see or hear diversity then perhaps it will have
> been achieved.  You are unfortunately the only you I have met.  Have you
> ridden Blue, Red, Brown, Orange, Green, Pink, Red and Purple?  How about
> the 56, 80, 3, 151, 60?  Diversity to me is like hardware.  Beautiful and
> utilitarian while greatly divisional.  I greeted you and smiled at you.
>  Were you late to the meeting?  I sat next to you at a workshop at two
> locations.  Maybe I cannot fill your box for diversity.  You see I am the
> only me I know as well.
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Valentina Kibuyaga <namusoke at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
> Brian:
>
> Thanks for the quick response.
>
> Survey completed.  And, the next step will be to reach out and discuss
> welcoming ideas.
>
> Again, thanks.
>
> Valentina Kibuyaga
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:56:35 -0600
> From: brianhray at gmail.com
>
> To: chicago at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting
>
> It is disheartening you felt unwelcome. Please take the survey
> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LCCDQV5  Also, feel free to reach out to
> me offline and let's work together to make ChiPy more welcoming.
>
>
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