[Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting

[Nick Bennett]

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
>>
>>
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>> 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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