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I'm actually a bit upset about this. 🙁

@RosannaSibora , @_elena and I, and a whole coalition of open source orgs were hoping to organize a track at #FOSDEM27 about Diversity, Equality, Inclusivity and Belonging (DEIB) in #FOSS.

It got rejected.

https://fosstodon.org/@RosannaSibora/117475238625142335

FosstodonRosanna Sibora (@[email protected])Attached: 1 image As I reflected on what I experienced at #FOSDEM, the idea of organizing a devroom dedicated to #diversity was born. Together with @Gina @[email protected] we submitted the proposal to organise a #DEI devroom at #FOSDEM27. It got rejected. 😢💔 Every year we leave #FOSDEM inspired by the people we meet & the passion for #opensource. And every year we also find ourselves thi

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We had an inclusive coalition of organisations willing to sponsor speakers, we were designing cool "not a techbro" stickers, and just lots of cool ideas to platform #FOSS people we generally don't see at #FOSDEM.

At a time where female representation in #opensource is at 9.8% (let alone any other intersectionalities), tech bro culture is infiltrating open source projects, and marginalized communities increasingly rely on these FOSS alternatives, we thought this track would be a no brainer.

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