i’m sad to announce my resignation from the board of . the message that went out to members this past weekend, which did not denounce carlin romano’s racist email, has made it clear to me that the idea of changing the organization from the inside is untenable
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the last week has been turbulent. led a cadre of board members in an effort to draft a statement in support of . we collaboratively wrote a document that stated our support and offered concrete goals for making a more inclusive organization
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we were on the verge of winning a vote to release that statement by a solid majority, when carlin romano, at the last minute, derailed the process
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i’m sorry to see that the organization’s attention has been torn away from the work we meant to embark on this month, the work that called us to and that many people collaborated to execute
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i’m also sorry to hear that so many members are considering resigning their memberships in protest, as members actually have a lot of power to change the organization. that’s why i’m not resigning my membership
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the nbcc’s members decide who sits on the board. by remaining, they can organize to run more diverse candidates for board seats, and eventually ensure that someone like carlin does not hold power.
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the nbcc needs BIQTPOC members. those members should also run for the board. here’s how
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i'm going back to not using twitter now
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So sorry to see this. They were lucky to have you serve.
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