Update 4/8/25 (ongoing)

4/8/25

We are in progress of creating a transparency and debrief space for Friday and/or Sunday.

Here is our most recent update:

We do not have dictation of the meeting but we have notes. They will be available (hopefully) by end of weekend but it might take longer. These notes are being taken over with a lot of care around privacy.

We have audio recording and are working to edit out names and sensitive information.

Until these resources are available, we would like to share that there was no planned facilitation as we were lead to believe. Without carefully planned facilitation, dee decided it was not appropriate to address the statement yesterday.

Other community members, who claimed no association to SWIMs letter, were able to use the space to express their own concerns.

Here are the email exchanges we had.

Thank you.

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4/3/25

deep breath in (2, 3, 4) and out (3, 2, 1)

Yes, we are going on Monday.

No, we weren’t involved in the arrangements of this meeting; it was brought to our attention by email yesterday afternoon. 

If you are not attending but want to contribute a statement, we are collecting them to share.

weareswim229@gmail.com

We completely understand why someone would choose to skip engaging with this process – we trust you to do what’s best for you.

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The short notice might cause some availability conflicts for people who have interest in attending.

We want to be a vehicle for input in the absence of those who wish to contribute to this meeting but cannot attend on Monday, April 7th at 3:00.

If this space does not feel good for you, we get it. We still want you to feel included if you have something to say about your experiences or have general input to the situation at large. Statements of any kind are welcome and you have the option to remain anonymous. We will stay in contact with those who reach out.

Of course we encourage you to join us in this conversation if you have the spoons, but there is no pressure to attend or provide a statement. Your experiences with this situation are still valid even if you choose to not engage with this process at this time.

May all the forces of the wild forests be forever in your favor.

Be kind to yourself and see you Monday 🌻

dee & aegor