Dear Wikimedian,
#WikiForHumanRights22 is almost here!!!!
Are you a local organizer and looking forward to participating in the
#WikiForHumanRights2022
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:WikiForHumanRights2022>campaign
and not sure what to do? Or, Are you just interested to join the Global
Writing Contest and want to know how? It doesn't matter if you are new to
the campaign, this is open to all.
Join our first #WikiForHumanRights2022 Q&A Clinic. This Q&A Clinic will
provide you with the opportunity to have all your questions answered. It's
going to be very interactive and practical as we want to help you get
started.
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Date: Friday 11th March 2022
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Time: 15:00- 16:00 UTC
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Zoom: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84768463365
From funding to organizing your event,
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:WikiForHumanRights2022> we want
to be sure you have all the needed support as much as possible.
Also, we encourage you to make a date with us on April 14th *2022 *as we
host the virtual launch of the campaign (More details to come)
If you are new to the campaign, you can read more via meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights> or join our telegram
group <https://t.me/+k_W9SVMG5K44YjJh> to get direct support. You can also
email us at campaigns(a)wikimedia.org to schedule one on one support.
Best,
Ruby D-Brown
Dear all,
The Mozilla Festival 2022 <https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/plaza> is
finally here and we are ready to welcome you to our space, the Digitizing
Cultures and Languages
<https://www.mozillafestival.org/en/proposals/space-narratives/#digitizing-c…>
space. You can register for free <https://bit.ly/3IqF7bN> by selecting
zero (0) in the € field.
MozFest is the premiere gathering for activists, educators, technologists,
students, artists, and journalists who want a more humane digital world.
The full schedule is out now <https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/schedule>
and can mark your calendar for *7-11 March March 2022*.
Also, you are invited to join the following interesting discussions from
the *Digitizing Cultures and Languages pace*:
1. GLAM Together <https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/TY9UGL-1> -
Facilitated by myself, Susanna and Bhuvana.
2. Transcribing Oral Knowledge with Wikisource
<https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/UTEJE3-1> - With Satdeep and
others.
3. Revitalization of the endangered indigenous African languages
<https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/ZKC9KT-1> - With Olushola,
Isaac and others.
4. With What Words Should I Speak? Impact of Voice Technology on Language
Diversity <http://With what words should I speak? Impact of Voice
technology on Language Diversity> - Hillary Juma and others.
And many other amazing sessions.
Please reach out to me at sadik(a)mozillafestival.org if you have any
questions!
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*Sadik Shahadu *
*MozFest Wrangler*
Mozilla Festival 2022 <https://www.mozillafestival.org/>
You’re invited to Mozilla Festival 2022, the premiere gathering for
activists, educators, technologists, students, artists, and journalists who
want a more humane digital world. Mark your calendar for 7-11 March. Tickets
are now available! <https://mzl.la/tickets>
*Yes, we can!*
Hello African Wikimedians,
The Trust & Safety Policy team created a message to be posted on Wikimedia
projects about the upcoming ratification vote for the Universal Code of
Conduct Enforcement Guidelines.
We ask that you help us translate it and post it on your language Wikimedia
projects. Here is a link to the message.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nACHojpLiVIKAi1Xkvh_oreoh1bLg6jAjFAKeey…
We appreciate your help in making this vote accessible to more communities
by helping translate voting information.
See this page on Meta with more pages to be translated.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Enforcement_guide…
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Sydney Poore
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Sydney Poore (she/her)
Senior Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Trust and Safety team
Hello Fellow Wikimedians and Local Organizers,
This is a notice to inform you of the Africa Wiki Challenge 2022 Organizers
virtual office hour. The office hour will focus on;
- What you need to know about Africa Wiki Challenge 2022
- How you can participate/organize the local event
- How to go about the rapid grant application.
To learn more about AWC 2022 kindly visit our meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2022> or read our Diff
post <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/02/02/africa-wiki-challenge-2022/>
Find the meeting details here:
*Video call link: * https://meet.google.com/gva-mqfz-oxm
*Date: * Wednesday 2nd March 2022
*Time: *15: 00 UTC
For support kindly email: info(a)ofwafrica.org, clarmie(a)ofwafrica.org or
emasiku(a)ofwafrica.org
Regards,
Eugene Masiku
Open Foundation West Africa