For over 40 years, millions across the globe have collectively celebrated the achievements, histories, ideas, and contributions of women on March 8 and increasingly, throughout March for Women’s History Month using#HerStoryand#BecauseOfHerStory. This year, we wanted to do something special to celebrate this annual event, so we reached out to several members of theCreative Commons Global Networkand the broader open community to ask them to share their personal stories, ideas, and insights by responding to five questions. The result is this five-part blog series called, “Her Story.”Throughout this series, we’ll also be highlighting the work of women artists who submitted pieces toFine Acts’ Reimagining Human Rightschallenge.
我们希望这些对话能激发你反思自己的故事和想法。我们也希望它能激励您思考如何帮助使开放共享更加包容、公平和可持续。Put simply, we want tomake sharing better—to do that, we need your help.
In part four of this series, participants responded to the following question:What efforts or actions should be taken by open organizations to ensure the movement is more inclusive?
- Florence Devouard| Co-Lead, Wiki Loves Women; Wikimedian for 19 years; Former Chairwoman, Wikimedia Foundation
Plusieurs initiatives du monde libre travaillent à la mise en place de code de conduite, charte de bonnes pratiques, lutte contre le harcèlement, usage de langage inclusif, respect du genre déclaré, prise en compte des besoins des personnes neuroatypiques ou en situation de handicap lors des évènements présentiels, réflexion sur les modes de représentation au sein des conseils d’administration, délocalisation des évènements depuis l’Europe/Etats-Unis vers d’autres continents, prise en charge des frais de nounous, prise en charge des frais de connexion internet, respect des préférences alimentaires etc.
Il serait bon d’être à l’écoute des démarches engagés par les autres organisations du mouvement libre, éventuellement d’établir un observatoire des bonnes pratiquesde chacune d’entre elles (selon les étapes de discussion, pilote, implémentation, retours d’expérience) et multiplier les opportunités d’échanges et de partage de documents.
EN:[开放运动]的几个倡议正在努力建立行为守则、良好做法宪章、打击骚扰、使用包容性语言、尊重公开的性别、在面对面活动中考虑神经非典型人群或残疾人的需求、反思董事会的代表模式、将活动从欧洲/美国转移到其他大陆、支付保姆费用、coverage of connection fees for the internet, respect for food preferences, etc.
It would be good to follow the steps taken by the other organizations in the open movement to establish an observatory of the good practices (e.g. stages of discussion, piloting, implementation, feedback, etc.) and increase the opportunities for exchange and sharing of documents.
- Hildah Nyakwaka|Community Coordinator, Center for Digital Resilience
Pay people that are doing the hard work of fostering and building open communities outside of the United States and Europe. Without support, they cannot participate as they would like to. Hire black people, folks from the LGBTQI community, from Indigenous communities and honour their efforts. Move out of your comfort zone and find people that are creating a positive impact—and share their stories, introduce them to the powerful networks you have access to; put your allyship where your power and money is. Get rid of the volunteerism industrial complex.
- İlkay Holt| Representative to the CC Global Network Council, CC Turkey
I can think of a long list of actions but overall I believe that supporting multilingualism, welcoming cultural diversity and community-driven governance, as well as openness in workflows, transparency in decisions and utilizing a collaborative approach around shared values could help create a more inclusive environment at the organisational level.
- Irene Soria Guzmán|Representative to the Global Network Council,CC México; feminista; académica y activista de la cultura libre
Creo que la empatía es fundamental. Ir más allá de “incluir” y mejor, crear otros mundos y otras realidades diversas. Que podamos hablar abiertamente y en espacios seguros sobre los problemas que tenemos desde el sur global y otras periferias y márgenes.
EN:I think empathy is essential. Go beyond “include” and move on to create other worlds and other diverse realities. Build safe spaces where we can speak openly about the problems we face in the Global South and in other peripheries and margins.
- Isla Haddow-Flood| Chair and Advancement Lead, Wiki In Africa; CoProject Lead, Wiki Loves Women
Recite the Wikimedia mantra:be bold!Recognise your own biases—both conscious and unconscious. Open up channels of communication for feedback, criticism and constructive suggestions. Don’t just pay lip-service to inclusivity,beit. Find ways to bring people in from the margins. Make sure your values reflect inclusivity and that you and your team live by those values.
- Mariana Valente| Director, InternetLab; Professor, Insper University; 2019-2020 CC Brazil lead
第一步是认识到现有的权力失衡，并采取具体、大胆的步骤来解决这些问题。一个问题是过去的防御性和保护性，以及过去的事情导致了沉默和不作为。我指的不只是性别不平衡，而是我们的组织和社会中存在的许多不平等。我们需要认识到这些，并继续前进。
The second thing, in a movement like ours that works in so many different layers and levels, is understanding and internalizing that identities are constantly shifting and are contextual. Someonesubalternizedin certain environments will probably be in situations of privilege when facing others. For example, in international environments, I face discrimination for being a Brazilian woman that is very different from the experiences I have back at home, where besides being a woman, I enjoy many privileges that are related to the racial and class-related local history and context. This also affects my international experiences. Women from other countries and continents might face these issues differently. Because we are a global community, this requires difficult conversations, as well as constant checking and evaluation.
当然，我们指的是态度和做法，但改变也需要政策。我们可以从许多组织政策的经验中学习，这些政策在处理这些问题时是非对错:多样性、有效参与决策、合格的听证程序、反骚扰行动等。当然，我们知道，没有任何权利是不经过斗争而获得的，因此，我们需要组织起来。令人惊讶的是，有这么多来自这个社区的女性在社区内从事女权主义事业，不知疲倦地在峰会、会谈、项目和日常行动中解决这个问题。Huge thanks to them!
- Primah Kwagala| Executive Director, Women’s Probono Initiative (Uganda)
考虑一下开放运动领导人的平权行动立场。让我们在任命妇女领导公开运动的具体方面时慎重考虑。女性在很多方面不会主动要求领导，让我们把她们找出来，为她们提供领导和工作的空间。让我们像赞美男性一样赞美他们。
There’s more! Readpart one,part two, andpart threeof our “Her Story” blog series today. Part five will be published soon. Stay tuned!
