For our team at the Drupal Association, the events of the past week have once again emphasized the severity and violence of racism that communities experience in the United States and across the world every day.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, where communities of color are disproportionately affected, seeing racial turmoil unfold is particularly painful and difficult to witness. We stand with all communities of color and all people across the globe in condemning racism, racist behavior and all abuses of power. We grieve for the Black community, which has endured another unspeakable tragedy in a long history of injustice.
Drupal is global in scale, reach and opportunity. It takes many contributions, from many diverse contributors to thrive. Drupal is about standing up for what could be and for promoting hope through access. As such, our community adheres to a set of values and principles. Of particular importance is our value to “treat each other with dignity and respect” emphasizing that we do not tolerate intolerance toward others. It is time to live our values out loud seeking first to understand, then to be understood.
The Drupal Association values equity, diversity and inclusion, and we recognize we still have work to do to create meaningful change. Here are the ways in which we are encouraging our team to take action. We are sharing in hopes that you will take action, too.
- Be an ally: speak up on behalf of communities of color. Talk to your friends, family and neighbors
- Educate yourself with anti-racism resources
- Explore your own implicit bias
- Vote
- Patronize Black owned businesses
- Volunteer for a social justice non-profit
- Donate
If you have resources to share or organizations to highlight, please post them on social media using the hashtag #DrupalBetterTogether so that we may compile a comprehensive list for our community.
In the coming weeks and months, you will learn more about the programs we are putting into place to take action. Our Drupal Community is truly Better Together, and together we will accelerate our ability to affect positive change. Now is the time to raise our voices, not to silence them.