[diversity] Ally / supporters education, leading to more diversity & inclusion

Dear all,

On 20/10/2019 18:04, Joe Abley wrote:
> Some context: I do not personally feel like I am in an under-represented group of any kind. Despite being a serial immigrant in an entirely technical sense, I have never felt systemically under-represented, oppressed or threatened in my life. I think this makes me fortunate, since oppression is surely not something to wish for, but also quite ignorant, which is nothing to be proud of. 

Thanks for sharing this insight - it shows lots of self-awareness,
which is the first step towards change!

> 2. Perhaps the kind of training that is imagined for the code of conduct team could be made available, in some form, for everybody. I would certainly appreciate being educated on the myriad problems faced by others that I am not aware of. Awareness and understanding are surely good bridges towards fostering a safer and more kind environment for everybody.

I'm glad you asked! Here are the pointers to the training / education
that is available already:

Ally Skills workshops
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Open Source style

1. https://frameshiftconsulting.com/ally-skills-workshop/

(with slides that are possible to download!) (and video!)

2.
https://rework.withgoogle.com/guides/unbiasing-raise-awareness/steps/give-your-own-unbiasing-workshop/


3. https://kendraalbert.com/Kendra%20Ally%20Skills%20Presentation%2010-1.pdf


"Closed source" training:

https://otter.technology/code-of-conduct-training/

&
https://otter.technology/blog/2019/05/23/why-train-multiple-code-of-conduct-enforcers/



Ally Skills articles for self-study:
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https://medium.com/@fox/fundamentals-of-effective-allyship-468bd0afe89b

https://trishagee.github.io/post/what_can_men_do/

https://medium.com/@rafi0t/on-trying-to-be-better-men-227d2aad6670

https://medium.com/@hadrad1000/how-do-i-ally-being-an-ally-to-women-in-technology-73b70fb86a98#.kuayota9a

https://medium.com/girls-who-code/hey-men-just-wanting-more-women-in-tech-does-not-make-you-their-ally-307a3078893b#.bgmztm3lt

& many more resources:
https://wiki.techinc.nl/Ladies_Night#Allies

Empathy in Tech:
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"The Little Guide to Empathetic Technical Leadership"
http://empathetictechnicalleader.com
FREE to read online: https://leanpub.com/littleguide/read //

https://www.targetprocess.com/blog/2013/08/non-violent-communication-for-agile-teams/

https://www.targetprocess.com/blog/2013/10/non-judgmental-communication-for-agile-teams/


Words That Work in Business -- A Practical Guide to Effective
Communication in the Workplace by Ike Lasater, with Julie Stiles
http://nonviolentcommunication.com/store/words-that-work-business-p-119.html

Non-Violent Communication for Fun, Profit, and Self Defense
http://osfeels.com/speakers#isaac-z.-schlueter

Compassionate Communities
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3685/presentations/compassionate-communities/index.html

How NVC can help in the Open Source Software “business” :
http://blog.izs.me/post/112818868228/letter-to-marshall-rosenberg


I can also recommend the more general NVC (non-violent communication)
(online) courses:

"Social Change: Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion"
http://nvctraining.com/media/_2019/ML-RM/social-change/index.html

"Responding to the Call of Our Times: A Leadership Coaching Program"
http://nvctraining.com/media/_2019/MK/responding/index.html

"Nonviolent Facilitation as a Path to the Future "
http://nvctraining.com/media/_2019/MK/nonviolent-facilitation/index.html



& finally, wonderful, if tangential, read about other communities and
how they are dealing with being accountable , by using " restorative
justice" & "transformative justice "

https://crimethinc.com/2013/04/17/accounting-for-ourselves-breaking-the-impasse-around-assault-and-abuse-in-anarchist-scenes

(also as pdf:
https://cloudfront.crimethinc.com/pdfs/accounting-for-ourselves_print.pdf )

Vesna