Take a look here if you are curious, I think it expresses what
happened and the reasoning behind it very well:

https://adainitiative.org/2013/03/clarification-on-the-ada-initiatives-role-in-the-cancellation-of-violet-blues-bsides-sf-talk/

Seems to me that it was the organizers of bsides who decided what they
wanted to do in this situation --- it was their call how to respond.


- lizzard

On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Ronald Cotoni <setient@gmail.com> wrote:

> I <3 my female hacker friends and pals but the ADA initiative caused me to
> doubt their ideals  You should research what happened at BSides SF last
> year.  I <3 the ada initiative too.  I would really like to speak with
> Valerie about how that went down and why they did what they did.  In private
> of course, so I can decide if I want to support them or find a better way
> (like a group that teaches men that being feminine is not bad and should not
> be used as an insult or maybe one that just plain treats others with
> respect).
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:46 AM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> hi everyone,
>>
>> ada initiative is hosting 2 upcoming workshops in SF on making the
>> workplace more inclusive to women. seems like a great opportunity for anyone
>> who might be interested in the mens' group and/or interested in cutting
>> through what might seem like confusion regarding what exactly creates
>> unwelcoming environments, how we can create them without seeming to be
>> assholes ourselves, and how to destroy them. :)
>>
>> - marina
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Jeri Wright <jwright@plos.org>
>> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:23 AM
>> Subject: FW: Ada Allies
>> To: "marina.kukso@gmail.com" <marina.kukso@gmail.com>
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>> Best,
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>> The Ada initiative (An initiative supporting women in open technology and
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>> thought I'd send onto this list in case of interest.
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>> http://adainitiative.org/2014/02/allies-workshops-in-the-san-francisco-bay-area/
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