articles: Add ground rules from Chrome's DEI book club This should make them easier to refer to when setting ground rules for the Git inclusion summit. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Change-Id: Ib32aa1075ca17bd641f0052d2f7eb53fdfa82e99
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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +# Ground Rules for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Discussions + +**Recognize:** We recognize that we must strive to overcome historical +and divisive biases, such as racism and sexism, in our society. + +**Acknowledge:** We acknowledge that we are all systematically taught +misinformation about our own group(s) and about members of other +groups. This is true for everyone, regardless of our group(s). + +**No Blame:** We agree not to blame ourselves or others for the +misinformation we have learned, but to accept responsibility for not +repeating misinformation after we have learned otherwise. + +**Respect:** We agree to listen respectfully to each other without +interruptions. Only one person speaks at a time. However, this does +not mean we should ignore problematic statements. See information +[here](https://baynvc.org/calling-in-and-calling-out/) on calling in +and calling out. Both approaches are valid and can be done with care +and respect, with the goal of helping each other learn. We +acknowledge that we may be at different stages of learning on the +content and discussion topics. + +**Individual Experience:** We agree that no one should be required or +expected to speak for their whole race or gender. We can't, even if we +wanted to. + +**Trust:** Everyone has come to the table to learn, grow, and share. +We will trust that people are doing the best they can; we all make +mistakes and have bad days; when these occur, let's challenge and +encourage each other to do better. We acknowledge once again that we +may be at different stages of learning on the topic. + +**Share the Air:** Share responsibility for including all voices in +the discussion. If you have a tendency to dominate discussions, take a +step back and help the group invite others to speak. If you tend to +stay quiet, challenge yourself to share ideas so others can learn from +you. If you are exceedingly quiet, do expect that the facilitator will +call on you in meetings to participate. + +**Not Experts:** The facilitators are not experts. They are here to +help facilitate the process. They and everyone in the group are here +to learn. We also recognize that everyone has an opinion. Opinions, +however, are not the same as informed knowledge backed up by research. +Depending on the topic and context, both are valid to share but it's +important to know the difference. To engage in deep learning, we will +want to lean more toward informed knowledge and gain practice +reflecting and speaking thoughtfully on difficult topics. + +**Ask for help:** It's okay not to know. Keep in mind that we are all +still learning and are bound to make mistakes when approaching a +complex task or exploring new ideas. Be open to changing your mind, +and make space for others to do so as well.
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@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Articles: +- [Ground rules](ground-rules.md) for diversity, equity, and inclusion + discussions - Kapor Center's [tech leavers study](https://www.kaporcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TechLeavers2017.pdf): Why people voluntarily left jobs in tech