Hi Bohyun,

Well said. Thank you for your work on this. I've pasted the statement
below, with a few suggested tweaks. I'm not sure if I would remember to
check back about the merge (knowing me, probably not):


Under ordinary circumstances, there shouldn't be a great need for Code4Lib
to reiterate our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. However, this
year's contentious election season followed by many appalling acts of hate
around the country has left us with no choice but to re-affirm our
unfaltering support and strong commitment to these fundamental values.

As technologists, we always look for ways to make things work better. We
love efficiency; we love elegance; we aspire to be free of any pain point
or bug in everything we design and build. We do this not only for the sake
of efficiency, elegance, and our deeply-rooted desire to improve things; we
do this for the sake of people. Our ultimate aspiration is to help people
get things done with the tools we painstakingly create. For this, we try to
understand our users, with all their differences in race, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic
information, veteran status, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, language,
socio-economic background, citizenship status, etc. This is why we rely on
empathy as one of the most important guiding principles in all we do as
technologists. Without our such empathy, our work as a developer, designer,
information specialist, and IT professional would be missing its heart.

Code4Lib has a proud history of recognizing the lack of diversity in the
technology sector as a serious problem and acting to address it head-on. In
the Code4Lib community, diversity, equity, and inclusion are not mere
words. They underpin all we do, be it Diversity Scholarships, the Newcomer
Dinner, our Code of Conduct, or our decision regarding where to host our
next Code4Lib conference. These actions represent and reflect our shared
and cherished understanding that we always solve difficult problems better
together.

As a community that deeply values diversity, equity, and inclusion,
Code4Lib will always be a welcoming and safe community for all who are
passionate about information and technology. Everyone in our community is
valued and respected regardless of what they look like, what their faiths
are, what disabilities they may have, how they identify their gender, who
they love, where they come from, what language they speak, or where they
live. There is no place for bigotry, intolerance, hatred, harassment, or
violence in Code4Lib. Today, we stand together in unshakeable support of
diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Best regards,

*Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA*
Assistant Director, IT Services
K-State Libraries
414 Hale Library
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-7450
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www.jasonbengtson.com

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Kim, Bohyun <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As promised, I issued a pull request with 5 files which includes my draft
> for the post-election statement from Code4Lib.
>
> Someone who has the write access to the C4L repo in Github, please merge.
> You can see the files here.
> https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/pull/56/commits/
> 452570ec38b7becafc766c57b8916fa0f9981803
>
> My draft statement also below. You should be able to edit once merged.
> Thanks everyone for standing behind this idea!
>
> Under ordinary circumstances, there shouldn't be a great need for Code4Lib
> to reiterate our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. However, this
> year's contentious election season followed by many appaling acts of hate
> around the country has left us with no choice but to re-affirm our
> unfaltering support and strong committment to these fundamental values.
>
> As technologists, we always look for ways to make things work better. We
> love efficiency; we love elegance; we aspire to be free of any pain point
> or bug in everything we design and build. But we do this not for the sake
> of efficiency, elegance, and our deeeply-rooted desire to improve things.
> We do this for the sake of people. Our ultimate aspiration is to help
> people get things done with the tools we create with delight. For this, we
> try to understand our users with all their differences in race, sex, sexual
> orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic
> information, veteran status, ancestry, national or ethnic origin,
> launguage, socio-economic background, citizenship status, and more. This is
> why we rely on emphathy as one of the most important guiding principles in
> all we do as technologists. Wihtout our caring, our work as a developer,
> designer, information specialist, and IT professional would be missing its
> heart.
>
> Code4Lib has a proud history of recognizing the lack of diversity in the
> technology sector as a serious problem and acting to address it head-on. In
> the Code4Lib community, diversity, equity, and inclusion are not mere
> words. They underpin all we do from Diversity Scholarships, Newcomer
> Dinner, Code of Conduct, to our decision regarding where to host our next
> Code4Lib conference. They represent and reflect our shared and cherished
> understanding that we always solve difficult problems better together.
>
> As a community that deeply values diviersity, equity, and inclusion,
> Code4Lib will always be a welcoming and safe community for all who are
> passionate about infromation and technology. Everyone in our community is
> valued and respected regardless of what they look like, what their faiths
> are, what disabilities they may have, how they identify their gender, who
> they love, where they come from, what language they speak, or where they
> live. There is no place for bigotry, intolerance, hatred, harrassment, and
> violence in Code4Lib. Today, we stand together in our most forceful support
> for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
>
> Thanks,
> Bohyun
>
> --
> Bohyun Kim, MA, MSLIS
> Associate Director for Library Applications and Knowledge Systems
> University of Maryland, Baltimore | Health Sciences and Human Services
> Library
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | 410-706-0405
>