I agree with Candace.
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Jackie Koerner, Ph.D.
On Jun 13, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Candace Moore
<doctormakeda(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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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> 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?
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>
> Please vote or discuss at *this link
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<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Coalition_for_Diversity_and_Inclusion_in_Scholarly_Communications>*
> !
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> All the best,
>
> Thomas
>