Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Building Better Communities
summary
Community work centers on concrete moves: run regular meetups to seed diverse pipelines, recruit underrepresented speakers instead of relying on celebrity tokens, and track results (first conference got 3–4 women out of 70 proposals). Adopt the ABC of inclusion—Accessibility (timing, childcare, remote options), Behavior (language, gatekeeping), and a visible, staffed COC training and reporting workflow with a public log. Use targeted outreach, contingency speaker plans, and dedicated enforcement to make diversity sustainable.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:35Lians journey
- 6:00Building better communities
- 9:00People are complicated
- 14:34Representation matters
- 16:47Kim Creighton
- 21:14Jamila Jameel
- 23:09Inclusion
- 23:51ABC of Inclusion
- 24:10Accessibility
- 25:08Behavior
- 27:24Code of Conduct
- 28:28Global COC Workshop
- 29:21Summary
- 31:40Its not about you
- 33:22Conclusion
- 34:38Follow Lian Li
- 35:38Understand your context
- 38:18Questions
- 43:26Advice
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