<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Amgine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amgine@wikimedians.ca" target="_blank">amgine@wikimedians.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">The advocacy advisory list was constituted to advise - on request - the WMF regarding topics of advocacy when the WMF has been asked to advocate on behalf of the community. For example, if a free-speech coalition asked WMF to sign onto a letter opposing a specific legislation, the WMF might ask this list to explain how the legislation affected the WMF principles, and how some members of the community feel about the issues.<br>
</blockquote><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, here are the guidelines Michelle wrote when starting this list:</div><div><a href="https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/advocacy_advisors/2012-August/000002.html">https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/advocacy_advisors/2012-August/000002.html</a></div>
<div>Those set a significantly wider scope than "a place where the community can answer when the Foundation asks them".</div></div></div></div>