This presentation will include a resource list to allow folks to dig deeper and to facilitate change within their organizations. You will want to attend this workshop if you ever wondered:
- How can we grow our local WordPress community, how can we truly embrace and celebrate diversity ..?
- How can we make our spaces and event a truly safe space for women, visible-minorities and other marginalized and under Representative groups?
We will host a facilitated group discussion, in which strategies will be shared, to increase outreach to underrepresented communities, as well as how to make the spaces, workplaces, conferences etc. welcoming to diverse groups of gender, mental health & racialized communities.
It will open up with a brief overview of some of the challenges and solutions, showcasing some success strategies, including what wordpress.com is doing and a bit of Ifo’s personal journey in the IT sector.