Practical Inclusivity SF is a new kind of meetup designed to help the tech industry be better. Each event focuses on a different, specific inclusivity topic. The event begins with a speaker who introduces the concept for the evening, followed with a facilitated group discussion about the topic.
Our first meetup will be held on March 13th, 2018 at 6pm PDT. If you would like to attend, please register here. See you there! For our first meetup, we're going to keep the topic general: what are common challenges people face in building diverse teams, organizations, and communities, with Amanda Glosson and Bryan Hughes speaking briefly on the topic.
Agenda:
6:00pm Doors open, dinner and socializing
6:30pm Amanda and Bryan introduce the meetup and tonight's topic
7:00pm Group Discussion
8:30pm Doors close
We ensure that each venue we use is wheelchair accessible and close to public transportation. We serve food and non-alcoholic beverages at each event (our events are alcohol and substance-free events). We ensure that there are vegetarian and gluten-free options, and can accomodate other food restrictions on request. If you have any other accesibility requests, please let us know and we'll do our best to accomodate.
Practical Inclusivity SF's mission is to empower people in tech to improve the diversity and inclusivity of their teams, organizations, and communities.
Practical Inclusivity SF is a space where attendees can learn practical steps they can take at a grass-roots level to make their corner of the tech industry better.
Practical Inclusivity is a space for:
- Those who care about building inclusive teams, organizations, and communities
- Those already working on inclusivity efforts to share what they're working on and what they've learned
- Those looking to start, or get involved in, inclusivity efforts in their current teams, organizations, and communities
We believe that by sharing and learning from each others' experiences, we can add our voice to the broader community of organizations working to establish best practices for building and supporting inclusive workplaces.
Practical Inclusivity SF is a unique type of event. We bring together people from a wide variety of backgrounds to discuss topics that are often contentious. To ensure that conversations are respectful and productive, we have crafted this set of values that each attendee is expected to embody.
Focus: We value conversations that pay careful attention to the topic at hand and contribute to it in a positive way.
Respect: We value conversation and collaboration over debates and arguments.
Experiences: We will prioritize the stories, experiences, and feelings of marginalized people over the comfort of privileged people.
Intersectionality: Effective inclusivity requires that we consider the many combinations and categories of marginalizations.
Community: We want to empower the broader communities we're a part of. To incorporate and participate in inclusivity best-practices, we must keep the context of the broader community in mind.
We have a Code of Conduct in place to ensure that these values are protected and promoted at our events. Please be familiar with it before attending a Practical Inclusivity SF event.
Practical Inclusivity SF is organized by Amanda Glosson and Bryan Hughes currently. If you would like to help us organize, that's great! Please open an issue or email us at practical-inclusivity-sf@nebri.us to let us know.