I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too?
KS Rolph
Hi everyone,
A few months ago Laura Hale founded WP:Women's sport on English
Wikipedia.[1] While it's not an area I tend to work in, I've noticed it
popping up on my radar with a French-English-Hebrew speaking editor
named Genevieve2 who has been posting about it on WP:Feminism and
WP:Women's History talk pages.
Some of you might have interest in the project, right now Genevieve is
trying to inspire folks to participate in writing an article and major
women's sports in North America.[2] It might interest some of you, or
perhaps inspire some of you to translate or write related articles in
whatever language of your choice!
And if you're in the mood to get a bit fiery or involved in
conversation, a discussion about gender in articles (i.e. "This is a
men's football tournament," for the SuperBowl, for example) has been
brought up on the talk page.[3] (It also appears to me that the people
involved in the conversation are male, correct me if I'm wrong, of course!)
Great work Laura at starting the project and Genevieve (who I don't
believe is on this list, yet) for promoting collaboration amongst
Wikipedians. It's been nice to see my cohorts from WP:Feminism jumping
into handle some tough tasks of copy editing issues on some articles.
-Sarah
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women%27s_sport
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Genevieve2/sandbox0001A
[3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Women%27s_sport#Sta…
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Hi everyone,
Thanks to User:Pharos we now have an event page for March on English
Wikipedia. Translations encouraged, of course.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiWomen%27s_History_Month
PLEASE add your event to the list. We also have a list of resources that
we are developing on the page, and please expand on it if you are so
inclined.
I can't wait to see the page fill up! Let's hope this will be the start
of something great!
Sarah
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Hi everyone,
*Have you applied for a scholarship to attend Wikimania?*
*
You should.* Just imagine: it takes 15 minutes of your time to apply. If
all goes well you'll have your housing, travel and food covered for 4-5
days in Washington DC at one of the most amazing experiences you will
ever have in your Wiki-life, in an amazing city.
I'm going to get emo here:
Wikimania Haifa changed my life. And yes, that's cheesy, but it's true.
Without Wikimania I wouldn't have met some of the amazing people I adore
online, offline. I wouldn't have gained the confidence to apply for a
Fellowship. I wouldn't have gotten to visit one of the most amazing
places I had never been too. I would have never been able to feel like I
truly mattered in the movement. And I have to say - no one parties like
Wikimedians. Seriously. They know /how/ to party.
*Again, yeah, it's cheesy - but, seriously. Wikimania is pretty damn
awesome. If you're worried about cost: we can help. If you're worried
about not feeling you are worthy: you are. If you're worried about not
filling out your application right: email me and I'll help.*
I want as many people to apply as possible. There is A LOT OF MONEY that
is hoping to find the right person to help out.
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
Apply. Email me if I can help. I want to see as many people from this
list there. And remember /you don't have to be a Wikimedian/ to apply.
But you can be into open source, tech, education, and related areas.
DO IT, DARNIT!
-Sarah
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Assuming I can cross post this, as it's popped up on a few lists I'm on.
Please see below - perhaps /you/ should run for the board :)
-Sarah
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations:
chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:57 -0200
From: Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com>
Reply-To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination
<cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>
To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination
<cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch>
cross posting
_____
/Béria Lima/
(351) 925 171 484
/Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a
construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>/
On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com
<mailto:berialima@gmail.com>> wrote:
The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit
on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years,
starting 1 July 2012. The two new members of the board will help to
decide the future direction of the world?s leading non-profit
website. Wikimedia project are constructed by hundreds of thousands
of volunteers worldwide, supported by a growing number of staff and
an international network of chapters. Board membership is unpaid.
The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe
this can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied
and skilled candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations
by everyone who believes they or someone they know would be
suitable. The chapters ask that this call for candidates be
distributed as widely as possible through such forums as mailing
lists, village pumps, and blogs.
The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission
and willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders
of the movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that
provide it with essential support. The successful candidates will have:
* The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of
implementing a coherent vision on how the projects? communities,
the foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work
together;
* Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of
languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the
foundation?s projects;
* Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international
non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity;
* The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a
team and independently;
* A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in
additional language would be well regarded);
* Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the
ability and willingness to travel.
Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership
would be an advantage.
The selection process is set out
here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats
<http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/>Nominations
must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) and
deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha
(Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you
would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the
instructions here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate
/Béria Lima/,
Moderator
Cross posting
_____
*Béria Lima*
<http://wikimedia.pt/>(351) 925 171 484
*Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter
livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a
construir esse sonho. <http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos>*
On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima <berialima(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the
> Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July
> 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future
> direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are
> constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by
> a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board
> membership is unpaid.
>
> The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this
> can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled
> candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who
> believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that
> this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such
> forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs.
>
> The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and
> willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the
> movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with
> essential support. The successful candidates will have:
>
> - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of
> implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the
> foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together;
>
>
> - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of
> languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s projects;
>
>
> - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international
> non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity;
>
>
> - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a
> team and independently;
>
>
> - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional
> language would be well regarded);
>
>
> - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the
> ability and willingness to travel.
>
> Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be
> an advantage.
>
> The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats
>
> Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal)
> and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha
> (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like
> to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate
>
> *Béria Lima*,
> Moderator
>