[Python-cuba] Going forwards

[Josephine Garcia]

Howdy everybody, great initiative.  Heard about it by some friends in Cuba
who are very excited!

I however have to speak up and right some wrongs before it is too late.  I
never speak ill about any one but I have to make an exception.  This
initiative will fail, not for technical or political reasons but by the
presence of an individual who has done enormous damage to several
communities and has set his eyes on the Python Cuba community as his next
stepping stone for recognition after failing to get a foothold into other
PSF initiatives.

I though long and hard before posting this as it would make me a target,
like many women in tech before me who decided to "talk", but doing the
right thing is more important as many people will be affected if I don't.
The person I am referring to, has harassed women, minorities, gays, leads a
group whose effects are being felt across several industries and has been
the sole reason entire chapters of initiatives have been dissolved.

Harassment:
https://twitter.com/siloraptor/status/536052624068718592

Others have woken up to his deceit and have canceled his participation from
public events: http://2015.djangocon.eu/event/mayan-edms/

Has been identified by those for and against the anti-feminist movement
called GamerGate as one of their leader:

<http://chrisvoncsefalvay.com/2014/12/16/Gamergate-2-retweets.html>
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gamergate

http://chrisvoncsefalvay.com/2014/12/16/Gamergate-2-retweets.html

http://www.newsweek.com/one-womans-new-tool-stop-gamergate-harassment-twitter-288008

His public communications are either inflammatory or derogatory.  There are
many things I could show about his behvaiour but I guess it's best each of
you do your own research and realize the PSF and this working group would
be best served if this person silently left the group.  The PSF and this
group do not need the negative attention this person brings with him and
there many individual far better prepared to help Cuba like
https://www.facebook.com/epic.jefferson for example, who has actually been
to Cuba to help start the Python community.  Jefferson was too a victim of
harassment by the individual mentioned here.

I hope you see how having this person on board will send the wrong message,
that we and the PSF support his actions.

Thank you

J.

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only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that
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