Signal Boost: Copy of Resignation Letter to OTW Board

dhobikikutti posted: Copy of Resignation Letter to OTW Board

On 24th August 2023 I received an email from the Tag Wrangling Chairs (the full text of which I will reproduce below). This email claimed entire responsibility for the CCAP, maintaining that the Board and Volcom was not party to the opinions voiced in it. I have, till date, received no response from the Board (nor from Volcom), regarding this email, which continues the pattern of ignoring racism as a vector of abuse that I have suffered from.

Your actions and inactions towards me are racist.

It is a form of racism to ignore testimonies of experienced racism, and to rebuff through silence a volunteer of colour who is repeatedly asking for justice from the only official channels they have access to. It is a form of racism to continually permit organisational leadership to both be racist, and to take no responsibility for their actions.

No organizations should excuse themselves with a lack of proper complaints policy (which for the record includes accountability for complaints handling & learning from mistakes). OTW has sadly demonstrated a track record of burying its head in the sand with mistreatment of volunteers and other issues.