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=January 2019= | |||
==Highlights== | |||
* The Diversity and Inclusion Team worked with leaders throughout the organization to set diversity and inclusion goals for 2019. If you'd like to find out more about these efforts, please reach out to our team and/or ask your manager how you can contribute. | |||
* Mozilla joined more than 170 private and public companies, startups and nonprofits from tech to retail in [https://blog.mozilla.org/inclusion/2019/01/30/partnering-with-law-firms-committed-to-diversity-and-inclusion/ an open letter] to law firms. Through this letter, we commit to directing our outside counsel spend towards firms that successfully create diverse and inclusive cultures. | |||
* Tara Robertson led the D&I session in January Onboarding, spoke on a panel at the [https://consciouscompanymedia.com/womens-summit/ World Changing Women's Summit], and co-hosted [https://opencon-cascadia.github.io/ OpenCon Cascadia] at our Portland office. | |||
* Lizz Noonan co-hosted a Women in VR event with Developer Relations and the Mixed Reality teams, in support of [https://blog.mozilla.org/inclusion/2019/01/25/mozilla-fosters-the-next-generation-of-women-in-emerging-technologies/ XR Studio and the new Inclusive Development Space toolkit], at the Sundance Film Festival. We also had the opportunity to participate in interview recordings for the Voices of VR podcast, hosted by Kent Bye. There will be a post recapping our activities at Sundance on the Mozilla Stands for Inclusion blog, coming out later this month. | |||
* Larissa Shapiro and Kelsey Witthauer represented Mozilla with a table at the [https://techintersections.org/ Tech Intersections conference], along with members of the Talent Acquisition team and other Mozilla attendees. Tech Intersections and the concurrent Ally Skills Workshop took place in Oakland, CA and brought together womxn of color in tech (and allies) for a one day conference. | |||
==Upcoming Opportunities for Participation== | |||
* [https://mana.mozilla.org/wiki/display/PR/Voice+and+Influence+Program Voice and Influence Round 2] begins with remote training sessions in February, Circles will hold their first meetings in early March. If you're interested in participating as a Circle Member, please reach out to Lizz Noonan (enoonan@mozilla.com) ASAP. | |||
* Outreachy Round 18 applications open on February 18 and project submissions will open next week. If you're interested in submitting a project, look out for the call for project submissions email going out next week and/or ping Lizz Noonan (enooonan@mozilla.com). | |||
* [http://www.wakeinternational.org/tech2empower Tech2Empower] March 4 - 8 | |||
* [https://www.techgroovefest.com/ TechGroove Festival] March 27 - 29 | |||
=December 2018= | |||
==Highlights== | |||
==Upcoming Opportunities for Participation== | |||
* Tech Intersections | |||
==January D&I Team Activities== | |||
=November 2018= | |||
==Highlights== | |||
* European Women in Technology | |||
* Workshops | |||
==Upcoming Opportunities for Participation== | |||
* Come hang with us during All Hands at one of our D&I workshops | |||
* Info sessions on Voice and Influence and Mozilla Inclusion Communities | |||
==December D&I Team Activities== | |||
=October 2018= | =October 2018= | ||
==Highlights== | ==Highlights== | ||