[hackerspaces] Improve hackerspace diversity - Donate to Ada Initiative

[Randall Arnold]

Thanks for the link, Liz, but "using" needs to be stripped off the end of the
URL to make it good.  ;)

Randy

> On September 23, 2014 at 2:26 PM Liz Henry <lizhenry at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Al Billings < albill at openbuddha.com
> <mailto:albill at openbuddha.com> > wrote:
> 
>         > >         Has the Ada Initiative addressed its previous behavior
>         > > towards sex positive speakers like Violet Blue?
> > 
> >     > 
>         > >         Until they do, I know lots of people that aren’t going to
>         > > give them any money...
> > 
> > 
> >     > 
>     Hi Al! Yes, in fact the organization did post about that situation and the
> ensuing fallout. I think the post is very clear!
> 
> 
>    http://adainitiative.org/2013/03/clarification-on-the-ada-initiatives-role-in-the-cancellation-of-violet-blues-bsides-sf-talk/using
> post
> 
>     Ada Initiative's work includes running several unconferences for women in
> open tech & culture over the last three years including AdaCamps in SF, DC,
> Portland, Berlin, and Bangalore. Hundreds of conferences and events have
> adopted anti-harassment policies based on their template.
> 
>     Here is a list of more of their work: http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/
> 
>     Glad to see you're a champion of sex positivity! Me too! I have a long
> history of radical sex positive activism. AND am an advisor for AI.
> 
> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     Liz
> 
> 
>     --
>     Liz Henry
>     lizhenry at gmail.com <mailto:lizhenry at gmail.com>
> 
>     "Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach?" -- Janelle Monae
> 
>     "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to
>     evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ
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