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PSA: There will be no issue of techspeakdigest tomorrow because we don't have a sponsor. We'll be back next week.Permalink On twitter.com
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Really important to chiuki & I this is a sustainable project; because of the amount of work and how we want to do it, it's not without $.Permalink On twitter.com
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So if you benefit from it, think about asking your company to allocate $250 to help us keep helping you with your professional development.Permalink On twitter.com
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Honestly it was super jarring to me to hear all weekend how much people benefit from techspeakdigest when sponsorship so quiet lately.Permalink On twitter.com
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So tomorrow we are on strike. I know, how incredibly European of us! We'll miss y'all but I think it's important to make this point.On twitter.com
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If you were sad today because you didn't get an issue of techspeakdigest it's because chiuki and I are on strike. catehstn/712052878219681792Permalink On twitter.com
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OK I am gonna have some more feelings at you.Permalink On twitter.com
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One reason why I quit corporate feminism is that I resist being forced to do thankless things for "the collective".Permalink On twitter.com
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And I think one of the many harmful things about the current convo about "diversity" is now that we as communities demand this too.Permalink On twitter.com
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We are on strike because we believe projects that consider inclusivity, consider women first class consumers have to be sustainable, too.Permalink On twitter.com
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And this means that people have to pay for them. Because thankless emotional labour is not sustainable. In companies or communities.Permalink On twitter.com
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I don't believe sustainable projects run on donation model, & I also don't think we should have to - objectively, we are popular, should be.Permalink On twitter.com
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But consistently we see that when we are branded as a "diversity" project our sponsorship levels drop. Because "diversity" should be free.Permalink On twitter.com
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We disagree.Permalink On twitter.com
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And, btw, techspeakdigest is not "for women". It's for everyone who is interested in public speaking in tech.Permalink On twitter.com
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Just, for once, "everybody" includes women. And NB. And PoC. And everybody because WELL ACTUALLY EVERYBODY for once.Permalink On twitter.com
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Maybe think about why it is that project run by women with this in mind is automatically "diversity" and devalued.Permalink On twitter.com
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And then go to your colleagues and say "hey I get a lot of benefit from this, maybe you would like it, and btw we should sponsor it".Permalink On twitter.com
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ICYMI chiuki and I were on strike yesterday. Here's why. (Please help make techspeakdigest sustainable) catehstn/712052878219681792Permalink On twitter.com