Hey Chicago Wikimedians!
I hope everyone is having a safe and healthy start to the new year. It's
been a while since we've spoken. I'd like to discuss the future of the
Wikimedians
of Chicago User Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Chicago_User_Group>.
I haven't had the capacity to organize activities on behalf of the group
this year, and I don't foresee myself being available to spearhead things
in the future either. Our annual report is due, but we don't have things to
put on it for the year. No report means that *our affiliate status is set
to expire
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedians_of_Chicago_User_Group#Noti…>*.
If anyone's interested in organizing a few things for the group in 2021,
please let me know *in the next two weeks*, and I can look into putting
together a short report and reversing this expiry.
I started this group, along with Chris and Tony, to help build connections
with like-minded individuals and Wikimedians in Chicago. We don't need to
be an official affiliate to continue to do this. And though I don't have
the capacity to organize local events or participate in affiliate
discussions, I will continue to monitor this mailing list and Facebook
group. Though I haven't been a part of organized events in 2020, I've
appreciated the many one-on-one interactions I've continued to have with
Wikimedians in our group throughout 2020, and I don't anticipate those to
go away.
If the user group's status does expire, there is still Wikimedia-focused
organizing in Chicago (though it's all online nowadays) with Wikimedia
affiliates such as the Black Lunch Table. They continue to do incredible
and important work. People can also organize events individually. I'll
always be around to chat about anything and talk shop about putting events
together if someone wants to take the reins for the group in the future.
Cheers,
Brian Choo
User:Airplaneman on Wikipedia
Hello,
We want to update Wikimedia movement affiliates on the progress of the
Universal Code of Conduct, one of the recommendations of the Movement
Strategy process that many of you are familiar with. The UCoC draft of a
“binding minimum set of standards across all Wikimedia projects" was
developed by volunteers, affiliate staff, and Foundation staff in 2020. As
you may have seen announced earlier this week, the draft was approved by
the Board of Trustees on February 2, covers policies for in-person and
virtual events, technical spaces, and all Wikimedia projects and wikis.
The implementation and enforcement of the UCoC requires the continuous
cooperation of international communities to define clear definitions of
enforcement pathways and processes. This needs to be done in a way that
does not contradict with the internal bylaws and codes of conduct currently
in place, but rather to support them and complement their deficiencies, if
any.
We invite you to play an active role in bringing about this change; this is
a common goal that cannot be done by one or a few parties. The change is
global, and will affect all participants of the Wikimedia movement,
individuals and communities. We need to hear your voices, to learn from
your experiences and benefit from your ideas for solutions.
We will reach out to you over the month of March to discuss your thoughts
and concerns about the enforcement of the UCoC. Please look forward to
hearing from us soon!
Ref: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct
Regards;
Mervat Salman (She/Her)
UCoC Coordinator
Trust and Safety Team
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Mervat Salman (She/Her)
UCoC Coordinator
Trust and Safety Team
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>