Bio
Sasha a developer, public speaker, inclusivity advocate and community organiser. A lot of her work is focused on Python/Django. Sasha is passionate about building inclusive communities, technology and conferences, where everyone can feel welcome, valued and at home. She’s also particularly interested in issues around well-being, ethics and empathy in tech. Some of her side projects are the Less Obvious Conference Checklist, with many less obvious suggestions for event organisers, and Happiness Packets, to spread more gratitude and kindness in open source communities.
My Talks
Healthy Minds in a Healthy Community
Open source communities attract passionate people. This can make us vulnerable to well-being issues, more so in people already struggling with mental health - but our communities can make a differe...
The Code of Conduct is here for you
Many communities now have CoC teams, that deal with violations, reporting, checking speakers, etc.. This talk will give a peek behind the scenes of the work of CoC teams & committees in the Django ...
Why our products and communities need our empathy
Empathy is a fundamental to our work, but also error-prone. However, communities are an opportunity to learn more about each other.
We'll cover how it can be hard to understand each other, how to i...