Could I be included as well? I feel strongly about this topic and am interested in helping out.
Dinesh On 2019/04/10 00:43:02, Daniel Gruno <h...@apache.org> wrote: > On 09/04/2019 17.33, Gris Cuevas wrote:> > > I'd like to request the creation of a committee reporting to the President > > of the Apache Software Foundation to work on Diversity and Inclusion > > initiatives. The purpose of this entity will be to house, govern and guide > > the Foundation's efforts on this important topic pursued by several > > organizations in the industry nowadays.> > > > > > I'd like this proposal to be reviewed by the Board on its next meeting on > > Wednesday, 15 May 2019.> > > > > > This request formed in the following ComDev discussion:> > > https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b88a314fd28ec3753fd9aa57fdf815fe9f7a64c5f60fb00e2d25bcf@%3Cdev.community.apache.org%3E> > > > > > > > I added the people who expressed interest in the above thread as members of > > the committee. If you'd like to be added or removed, please state it so in > > this thread.> > > Touching on a lot of marginalized/under-represented groups myself, I > > would love to join in the effort and help promote more visibility and > > awareness there.> > > > > > > Here's the formal request:> > > > > > WHEREAS, the Board of Directors deems it to be in the best interests> > > of the Foundation and consistent with the Foundation's purpose to> > > appoint a Committee responsible for diversity and inclusion matters, > > including but not limited to strategic planning and management of risks > > related to matters of diversity and inclusion.> > > > > > NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the office of "Vice President,> > > Diversity and Inclusion" be and hereby is created, the person holding > > such office to> > > serve at the direction of the President, and to have primary> > > responsibility of managing the ASF's diversity and inclusion strategy; > > and be it further> > > > > > RESOLVED, that the responsibilities of the Vice President of Diversity > > and Inclusion shall henceforth include management of the Diversity and > > Inclusion Committee as its chair; and be it further> > > > > > RESOLVED, that Griselda Cuevas Zambrano be and hereby is appointed to the > > office of> > > Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion, to serve in accordance with and > > subject to> > > the direction of the President until death, resignation, retirement,> > > removal or disqualification, or until a successor is appointed; and be it > > further> > > > > > RESOLVED, that the persons listed immediately below be and hereby are > > appointed to serve as the initial members of the Diversity and Inclusion > > Committee:> > > > > > - Sam Ruby> > > - Ross Gardler> > > - Naomi Slater> > > - Joan Touzet> > > - Myrle Krantz> > > - Aizhamal Nurmamat kyzy> > > - Kenn Knowles> > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org> > > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org> > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: diversity-unsubscr...@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: diversity-h...@apache.org
