# Injecting DEI into Community Event Strategies Workshop Notes
Flock to Fedora 2024

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# Primary discussion: Location

# Topics to consider

- Locations outside of U.S. or E.U.
- Safety
- LGBTQIA+ safety
- X gender problematic with particular countries
- LGBTQIA+ rights
- Abortion stance(?)
- Discriminiation based on color of skin
- Women rights (dress, etc.)
- Religious freedom
- Safety lens: Cities safe, unsafe
- What do you think about these places?
- Someone who can evaluate on the ground
- Need to base on perception
- Stance on significant other/married individual access to hospitals for emergencies
- Certain places more hostile than others when traveling in the region
- Stance/safety on general outsiders visiting
- Economic accessibility
- Airport, bus, train connections and accessibility
- How many do we have to take to get the conference? Is it prohibitive practically?
- Are there contacts locally to help / folks on the ground?
- How much will this place cost?
- Tier 1 city too $$$$, e.g.
- Is the proposed site too busy this time of year?
- Is school starting around the same time something to think about?
- Medical Marijuana, other drugs, HIV meds, etc. legalization a factor?
- Varying GEO: LATAM/APAC/EMEA, etc. for culture
- LGBQTIA+ attitudes a consideration?
- Handicap accessibility
- General Human Rights attitudes, etc.

## Location set 1: Saint Petersburg, Russia

### Group 1
Emma, Aaron, Amita, Emmanuel

Russia: Current war ongoing

St. Petersburg:
US citizens would be prison swapped

Busan, South Korea
good place, because there is decent human rights and good location to Taiwan && Japan (4 tigers), looks safe for various groups of people,
women rights, etc..., as well as diverse group

Montvideo,
Diverse

Singapore, Singapore
economic accessibility
is a concern
Luanda, Angola
Greatly increased diversity of the group
cons: too far from the cloud services.
food insecurity
healthcare is poor
Paramindo, Suriname
local community
LGBT is legal by law
Child is labor is legal.

### Group 2

#### Jona, Perry, JWF

* **Decision**: **no**
* **Rationale**: Russia is not a good location for Flock due to political unrest and risk of human rights violation.
* **Specific examples**: Brittany Griner jail situation
- https://www.reuters.com/world/brittney-griner-us-basketball-star-caught-up-russia-crisis-2022-12-08/

### Group 3

* War
* US sanctions
* US government travel warning
* LGBTQ+ rights
* Arbitrary detention
* Religious freedom

## Location set 2: Busan, South Korea

### Group 1

### Group 2

Jona, Perry, JWF

* **Decision**: contender!
* **Rationale**: Based on limited research, it is a safe destination for tourists and minorities, safe to travel at night, the crime rate is low compared to other major cities, etc.
* **Specific examples**: https://travelladies.app/safety/south-korea/busan

### Group 3

* Accommodations of dietary restrictions
* Travel costs for contributors from other continents
* Okay LGBTQ+ rights, but only foreign same-sex marriage is recognized

## Location set 3: Montevideo, Uruguay

### Group 1

### Group 2

Jona, Perry, JWF, Eduardo

* **Decision**: maybe
* **Rationale**: It is a developed country in LATAM, more cultural inclusion, but unclear about safety for women walking at night.
* **Specific examples**: Eduardo, some online research

### Group 3

* Strong LGBTQ+ rights record

## Location set 4: Singapore, Singapore

### Group 1

### Group 2
Jona, Perry, JWF
- Decision: Maybe
- Potentially expensive accommodations
- Gay interactions illegal

### Group 3

* Homosexuality is legal
* Gay marriage is illegal
* Easier to get to, especially from elsewhere in Asia
* Womens' rights
* Legal abortion

## Location set 5: Luanda, Angola

### Group 1

### Group 2
Jona, Perry, JWF
- Decision: No
- High crime rate
- Tourist cost: While cheaper, must consider safety factor...

### Group 3

* Legal homosexuality
* Some discrimination protections for Queer people
* No gay marriage
* Abortion only legal in cases of threat to woman's life, rape, or fetal impairments. This can be a difficult line to clear.
* Can be difficult to get to

## Location set 6: Paramaribo, Suriname

### Group 1

### Group 2
Jona, Perry, JWF
- Decision: Potential Contender, with deeper research to confirm..
- Generally safe
- Overall crime rate low
- Safety for women while travelling: Fairly safe
- LGBTQ safety: Relatively tolerant, no specific laws prohbitiing discrimination, although attitudes may vary with location

### Group 3

* Political instability
* Same-sex sexual activity is legal, but with a different age of consent
* Healthcare infrastructure is poorly developed
* Abortion illegal except in very specific cases