{"id":6013,"date":"2017-05-19T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T11:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2017.europe.wordcamp.org\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2017-06-14T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T11:06:20","slug":"a-letter-from-wordpress-community-to-emmanuel-macron-the-president-of-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2017\/a-letter-from-wordpress-community-to-emmanuel-macron-the-president-of-france\/","title":{"rendered":"A letter from WordCamp Europe to Emmanuel Macron, the president of France"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An english translation of this post is available below<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident,<\/p>\n

Nous avons assist\u00e9 \u00e0 votre victoire, et nous avons assist\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019une de vos premi\u00e8res d\u00e9clarations publiques, durant laquelle vous avez demand\u00e9 aux chercheurs travaillant sur les d\u00e9rives climatiques de vous rejoindre en France<\/a>. Nous sommes convaincus de l’importance et de l’urgence des probl\u00e8mes li\u00e9s \u00e0 l’environnement, m\u00eame si nous ne sommes pas des chercheurs sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s dans ce domaine. Nous sommes une communaut\u00e9 qui cherche \u00e0 transformer Internet. Nous sommes une communaut\u00e9 dont le syst\u00e8me de gestion de contenu Open Source se trouve derri\u00e8re plus de 28% des sites web (source: W3techs<\/a>). Nous sommes la communaut\u00e9 WordPress.<\/p>\n

Les 16 et 17 juin prochains, Paris accueillera des participants venant du monde entier pour assister \u00e0 WordCamp Europe 2017<\/a>, un \u00e9v\u00e9nement europ\u00e9en majeur et l’un des deux principaux rendez-vous de la communaut\u00e9 WordPress mondiale. A l’image du logiciel Open Source WordPress, les WordCamps sont accessibles \u00e0 toutes et tous sans exception.<\/p>\n

Cependant, certains membres de notre communaut\u00e9, en provenance de plusieurs pays, ont vu leur demande de Visa rejet\u00e9e pour le motif suivant : “une conf\u00e9rence dont le prix d’entr\u00e9e n’est que de 40\u20ac ne peut justifier un d\u00e9placement international”. Cette d\u00e9cision nous attriste car c’est la toute premi\u00e8re fois depuis que nous organisons des WordCamps en Europe, que notre volont\u00e9 d’inclusion nous p\u00e9nalise.<\/p>\n

Nous tentons de maintenir des prix abordables afin d’accueillir quiconque souhaite participer \u00e0 nos conf\u00e9rences. Nous avons \u00e0 coeur de partager nos connaissances, de former, d’aider celles et ceux qui n’ont pas la chance que nous avons, quelle que soit leur origine et quel que soit leur revenu. Augmenter le prix de nos billets d’entr\u00e9e nous obligerait \u00e0 renoncer \u00e0 l’esprit d’\u00e9galit\u00e9 et d’inclusion qui anime notre communaut\u00e9.<\/p>\n

En vous, Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous voyons un alli\u00e9. Vos valeurs, votre passion, et vos objectifs sont communs aux n\u00f4tres. Nous d\u00e9sirons \u00e9galement contribuer \u00e0 rendre le monde meilleur, et comprenons la peur provoqu\u00e9e, sinon par la diff\u00e9rence, du moins par l’inconnu.<\/p>\n

WordCamp Europe a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9 dans cet objectif. Organis\u00e9 d\u2019abord aux Pays Bas, puis en Bulgarie, en Espagne et en Autriche, avant de venir se poser en France. Au coeur de la communaut\u00e9 WordPress nous avons choisi d’encourager l’esprit de partage, d’entraide, d’\u00e9coute et de tol\u00e9rance.<\/p>\n

Quel pays sinon la France, berceau de tant d’artistes, d’inventeurs, d’athl\u00e8tes, et de dirigeants politiques, peut aujourd’hui plus que jamais, incarner cela?<\/p>\n

Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, nous ne saurions vous demander plus que le soutien de nos valeurs communes. Nous esp\u00e9rons que vous appr\u00e9cierez l’importance du travail que nous essayons d’accomplir, la singularit\u00e9 de la situation dans laquelle nous nous trouvons et que vous pourrez nous aider \u00e0 d\u00e9bloquer la situation. Nous ne demandons pas de traitement de faveur, mais le soutien de nos valeurs communes \u2013 montrons au monde que la France est effectivement le pays accueillant qu\u2019elle a toujours su \u00eatre.<\/p>\n

Faisons de ce monde un meilleur endroit et travaillons ensemble pour b\u00e2tir un avenir plus radieux.<\/p>\n

Nous vous prions d’agr\u00e9er, Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l’expression de notre profond respect.<\/p>\n

Merci<\/p>\n

L\u2019\u00c9quipe organisatrice de WordCamp Europe 2017<\/p>\n

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English\u00a0translation<\/h2>\n

Dear Mr President,<\/p>\n

We witnessed your victory, and we witnessed one of your first public statements where you asked scientists working on climate change to join you in France<\/a>. Now, we are not climate specialists although we think the environment is important and should be on top of our priorities. We are not scientists \u2013 we are people transforming the internet with WordPress, an open source CMS that now powers more than 28% of all the websites in the world (source: W3techs<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In less than a month now, Paris will welcome people from all over the world for WordCamp Europe<\/a>, the most important WordPress event in Europe, and one of two major global WordPress events. As with WordPress, WordCamps are welcoming, accessible and inclusive to everyone.<\/p>\n

It has come to our attention that our friends from some countries are having problems with their Visas being rejected on the ground that \u201ca 40\u20ac entry fee can not justify international travel\u201d, something that makes this conference accessible to all. We are sad this is happening because now \u2014 for the first time in WordCamp Europe history \u2014 our inclusiveness is a burden we are carrying. Let us explain.<\/p>\n

We try to make our ticket prices low, so anyone from anywhere in the world can join us. And that\u2019s what is important \u2013 to share knowledge, educate people, and help those that are not as lucky as we are \u2013 no matter how far they live and what is their income. Of course, we could price our tickets much higher, but doing so wouldn\u2019t be as inclusive as we want this event to be.<\/p>\n

In you, Mr. President, we see our ally. We share the same values and passion as you \u2013 and the same goals. We want to make this world a better place, and we know that people are afraid of anything that is different or unknown.<\/p>\n

WordCamp Europe was created with this goal. First in the Netherlands, then in Bulgaria, Spain, Austria and now finally France. At the heart of the WordPress community we promote the values of giving back, of helping, of including.<\/p>\n

We feel that France, a country that gave us so many artists, inventors, athletes and political leaders, is a perfect place to show that unity once more. Now more than ever.<\/p>\n

Dear Mr President, we hope you can see what we are trying to do and the importance of it, and we hope you can help us unblock this situation. We do not ask for a special treatment, but to stand by our shared values \u2013 let the people know that France is welcoming.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s make this world a better place and let\u2019s work together on building a brighter future.<\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n

Respectfully yours,<\/p>\n

WordCamp Europe 2017 organising team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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