Hi everyone,
In response to the volume of questions we have been receiving, we wanted to
clarify that scholarship decisions are being communicated on a rolling
basis to successful applicants from now until mid May. By the end of May,
all applicants will receive a communication about the status of their
scholarship. We have clarified this on the Scholarship page on Wikimania
Wiki: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Scholarships#Important_dates
.
Thank you for your patience while we continue the review!
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria *
On behalf of the ESEAR Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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From: Jennryn Wetzler <jennryn(a)creativecommons.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 5:37 PM
Subject: Tickets available for CC Certificate courses starting 12 June,
2023 (limited scholarships too!)
To: CC Global Network Announces <network-announce(a)creativecommons.org>
Dear colleagues,
[Excuse the cross posting.]
Creative Commons will host our next CC Certificate courses, starting 12
June 2023! Register for one of the following 2023 courses here
<https://www.classy.org/event/2023-cc-certificate-course-registration/e421240>
.
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CC Certificate for Academic Librarians
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CC Certificate for Educators
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CC Certificate for Open Culture/GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and
museums)
Gain CC-certified expertise in open licenses and open practices in
education, librarianship or cultural heritage. The CC Certificate courses
provide a study of copyright, Creative Commons licenses, and what it means
to engage in our global, shared information commons. Learn more about the
CC Certificate program. <https://certificates.creativecommons.org/>
See what people say about the courses
<https://certificates.creativecommons.org/about/testimonials/>. Or check
out these CC interviews to get a sense of what CC Certificate graduates
have accomplished following their courses: Revekka Kefalea, Mostafa Azad
Kamal, Jennifer Miller
<https://creativecommons.org/2021/11/18/cc-certificate-alumnus-mostafa-azad-…>,
and Kevin Corcoran
<https://creativecommons.org/2019/12/12/kevin-corcoran-the-effect-of-open-li…>.
We hope you will join us soon.
Note: we currently have *six scholarships* left for our CC Certificate for
Open Culture/ GLAM.
To access a 60% scholarship for a Certificate for Open Culture/ GLAM
course, simply (1) select a Certificate for “Open Culture” course from the
2023 list of courses
<https://www.classy.org/event/2023-cc-certificate-course-registration/e421240>.
When registering for a course: (2) Select the option to “add promo code”
and type in: Y2GLAMSCHOLAR60%. That will provide you with a 60% discount on
registration. The discount will work as long as scholarship tickets last.
Current funding for scholarships expires by the end of May 2023, but we
anticipate offering more scholarships in the near future.
Best wishes,
Jennryn
Jennryn Wetzler (she/her) | Director of Learning and Training | Creative
Commons| jennryn(a)creativecommons.org | schedule a meeting
<https://calendly.com/jennryn> | CC Certificate Program
<https://certificates.creativecommons.org/> and Registration
<https://certificates.creativecommons.org/about/packages/>
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Dear community members;
Get ready to be part of something big! We are thrilled to announce
that the Africa
Union (AU) Day Campaign
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day_Campaign_2023> will take place
from May-June, in commemoration of AU Day.
As part of this campaign, we are calling on all organizers across Africa to
join us in increasing knowledge about topics related to Africa through
activities such as edit-a-thons, content campaign drives, local writing
contests, and so much more! We want to make this a memorable and
unforgettable event for everyone.
Who can apply?
The best part? We are offering microgrants ranging between USD500 and
USD1500 to Wikimedia user groups, affiliates, Mission align organizations
and institutions, as well as individuals to support their participation in
this campaign.
Application Deadline
The deadline to apply is *Tuesday, 25th April*, so don't hesitate to apply
today. Check out the criteria and application details here:
https://bit.ly/3TzAqSJ
About the campaign
Open Foundation West Africa <https://www.ofwafrica.org/> is proud to be an
implementing partner for this year's Africa Day Campaign, which is part of
the African Knowledge Initiative (AKI)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Knowledge_Initiative>. This AKI
initiative was born out of a partnership between Wikimedia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>, Africa Union <https://au.int/>, and Africa
No Filter <http://www.africanofilter.org/> with a goal to increase the
coverage of African topics on Wikimedia projects.
Join us as we come together to celebrate Africa's rich cultural heritage
and promote the African continent's diverse knowledge base. Let's make this
campaign a success, and together we can showcase Africa to the world!
For more information contact info(a)ofwafrica.org.
--
Ruby D-Brown
Snr. Program Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
ofwafrica.org
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From: Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 4:35 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Join the #WikiForHumanRights Launch Webinar on April
18
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi Wikimedians,
As we approach Earth Day (April 22) next week, I wanted to remind you about
how you can contribute to the #WikiForHumanRights Campaign.
Each year we partner with the UN Human Rights and UN Environmental program,
to focus on the key issues related to the human impacts of the global
environmental crises.
Join our launch webinar!
On 18 April at 15:00 UTC, we invite you to join the launch of this year’s
#WikiForHumanRights campaign, with a special focus on the Pollution
crisis. Register
here on Zoom
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/event/wikiforhumanrights-launch-webinar-focus-on…>
.
This panel explores how improved public knowledge, through platforms like
Wikimedia projects, can help both global and local communities better
understand and exercise their right to a clean, healthy and sustainable
environment in efforts to prevent, minimize and remedy pollution. Join
panelists Monika Stankiewicz (Executive Secretary of the Minamata
Convention on Mercury <https://mercuryconvention.org/en>), Jo Banner
(Co-Founder & Co-Director, Descendents Project
<https://www.thedescendantsproject.com/>) and Soledad Mella Vida (Asociación
Movimiento Nacional Recicladores de Chile <https://anarch.cl/>) as they
discuss how public knowledge can play an important role in protecting human
rights and the environment.
The event will include live translations in Spanish, Portuguese, French,
and Arabic.
Register here on Zoom
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/event/wikiforhumanrights-launch-webinar-focus-on…>
.
Contribute to the campaign!
The heart of every Wikimedia campaign are contributions to Wikimedia
communities. Join us in one of the actions.
-
Join the Writing Contest
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Join_the_Challenge>—
help us create local knowledge on key human rights and environmental
knowledge topics in more languages, this year the special focus is on
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Connect with Local Communities
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Join_Community_Events>—
Join an event in your language or community
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Join the Human Rights Interest Group
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1imdKKVlWcZ91BY6ou4t3ZzdJkBHflH2qaSUxp5CTHV…>
— advise the Wikimedia Movement on addressing human rights
-
Share the campaign with your communities! -- Help us share the campaign
with your community, by sharing the blog post on Diff:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/30/join-the-wikiforhumanrights-campaign-…
Looking forward to you joining the campaign!
The International WikiForHumanRights Team
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Alex Stinson
Lead Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
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Ruby D-Brown
Snr. Program Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
ofwafrica.org
Dear all,
The Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee>
(Elections Committee) [1] is, from today until April 24, seeking an
additional 2–4 members to help facilitate the Wikimedia Foundation Board of
Trustee (Board) selection process.
The Elections Committee oversees the Board Community- and Affiliate seat
selection process. This is a volunteer role, and the appointment is for
three years. Please note that while you are a member of the Committee, you
will not be able to run for any election overseen by the Committee – this
includes the upcoming 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board elections and any
other election for 18 months following the end of your term on the
Committee. You will also be restricted in your ability to publicly advocate
for community members running in those elections. You can read more in the
Elections Charter [2], recently updated by the Wikimedia Foundation
Governance Committee (GC) based on the lessons learnt from the previous
Elections and the feedback received.
The term of the previous members of the Elections Committee expired on
March 31, 2023, and some of them confirmed their willingness to continue.
After their paperwork is done (if needed), they will be reappointed by the
GC along with the new members.
Please read carefully the information below before applying or recommending
that somebody applies.
== Duties and time commitment ==
The purpose of the Elections Committee is to assist with the design and
implementation of the process to select Board Community- and
Affiliate-Selected Trustees. The Committee may also assist with similar
community-selected positions as determined by the Board.
The Committee has responsibilities throughout every phase of the selection
process for Community- and Affiliate-Selected Trustees, as established
in Article
IV, Section 3(C) in the Foundation Bylaws
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Bylaws#(C)_Community-_and_Affil….>,
including:
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Timeline – Work with Foundation staff to determine and communicate
election timeline specifics, based on target end date set by the Board.
-
Candidacy – Working with Foundation staff and in consultation with the
Board, design the process for collecting and reviewing candidate
declarations.
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Outreach – Work with Foundation staff to reach the various Wikimedia
communities with information about the election, including voting and the
call for candidates.
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Volunteers – Determine whether additional volunteers are needed to
assist with election administration, and work with Foundation staff to
recruit and coordinate those volunteers.
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Communications – Review communications about the election drafted by
Foundation staff and collaborate in determining when communications should
be issued by the Committee, by staff, or by the Board.
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Evaluation – Assist in reviewing candidates based on criteria set by the
Board.
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Campaigning – Set and enforce rules regarding how candidates can
campaign, and oversee the process of asking candidates to answer campaign
questions.
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Voting – Determine the voting method and voter eligibility criteria, and
work with Foundation staff to determine the voting platform and review
voter eligibility requests.
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Results – Review and announce vote results.
You can see a more detailed matrix of responsibilities for different groups
organising the Elections here [3].
Elections Committee members sign up for three-year terms and will be asked
to sign a confidentiality agreement. Members can expect to contribute 2–5
hours per week before the selection process and 5–8 hours per week during
the selection process.
As an Elections Committee member, you will be responsible for:
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Attending online meetings between now and the next election (mid-2024)
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Attending onboarding and online training in May–June 2023
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Working with the Committee to fulfill its other responsibilities [2]
The wider Wikimedia community votes for candidates to be considered for
community-and-affiliate selected seats of the Wikimedia Foundation Board
[4]. In 2024, the Elections Committee will oversee this selection process
for the four community-selected seats with expiring terms. This process
will be supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.
== Requirements ==
New members should have the following qualities:
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Fluency in English
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Responsiveness to email collaboration
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Knowledge of the movement and movement governance
== Application Process ==
If you would like to volunteer for this role, please submit your candidacy
by April 24, 2023, at 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth) on Meta at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/No…
After this the shortlisted candidates will be asked to participate in an
interview with members from the Governance Committee. The interview will be
approximately one hour, and a member of Foundation staff will likely be
present for note taking purposes. The Governance Committee (GC) will most
likely appoint new members at its meeting on May 15, 2023.
Given the private information that committee members handle, you must be 18
years of age or older, and be willing to sign the confidentiality agreement
for nonpublic information [5] if you haven't already. You can view
information on how to sign this on Meta-Wiki [6]. You will need to submit
proof of your identity and age to the Wikimedia Foundation at
secure-info(a)wikimedia.org. You would be able to hold this position on the
Committee under a pseudonym, but the Foundation needs to confirm your age
and identity.
To sum it up:
-
Please carefully read the information in this letter, and follow the
links in it, pay attention to the time commitment requirements
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Submit your application by Apr 24, 2023 at 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
on Meta at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/No…
[7]
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Submit proof of your identity and age to the Wikimedia Foundation at
secure-info(a)wikimedia.org
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If you are shortlisted, please attend an 1 hour interview with the GC
members
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Sign the documents needed if appointed
Thank you in advance for your interest! If you are not interested, but know
someone who might be, share this message with them. Please let me know if
you have questions.
Best regards,
antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
Elections Committee Board Liaison
Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee
[2] https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Elections_Committee_Charter
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/Ro…
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_inf…
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Confidentiality_agreement_for_nonpublic_inf…
[7]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee/No…
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
Hi all,
Please fill this survey
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe99Q90QlnZKUFOBzL4BTdZJvxfNDenkdY…>
to
help the Moroccan local organising team plan the WikiIndaba conference
better. It's a 2 page survey and won't take much of your time
Best regards,
Bobby Shabangu
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
Dear Wikimedians,
Wiki Indaba <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba> is the official
regional conference of the Wikimedia Foundation for Africans both within
and in the diaspora with interest in African continent in addition to other
open knowledge activators who are aligned with the open information sharing
mission. Topics of presentation and dialogue include Wikimedia projects
such as Wikipedia, other wikis, open-source software, free knowledge, free
content and how these projects affect the African continent.
This year, in 2023, the Wiki Indaba conference will be hosted in the city
of Agadir <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agadir> in Morocco, between 3-5
November 2023. Whether you are a community member of one of the Wikimedia
projects (such as Wikipedia, Wikidata, Commons, etc.), a partner, or a
fellow open content creator or consumer, the Local Organizing Committee
(LOC) in Morocco welcomes your participation in this survey to identify
themes and topics that would not only be inclusive but also be of interest
to you and your community.
Please give us your feedback by filling this survey
https://bit.ly/3KkVYj4 (available
in Arabic, French and English) no later than April 16th, 2023.
Kind regards,
Wiki Indaba 2023 Organization Team
Dear All,
The Wiki Indaba Steering Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee> (WISCom)
in collaboration with the Movement Communications Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Movement_Communications> is
excited to invite you to the launch of the much-awaited platform; *Afrika
Baraza*, This is an open forum for African Wikimedians to connect,
collaborate, and advance the continent’s agenda in the movement.
Afrika Baraza is a rename of the Africa Connect platform
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Baraza>, which we introduced to the
community in January, during thew Wikipedia@22 Birthday celebrations. It is
aimed at being an open forum for African communities to engage;
collaborate, problem solve and empower each other in shaping the African
Agenda in the movement. It will also help pioneer Wiki Indaba
preconferences.
We look forward to hosting you on this great evening to engage and be part
of creating the movement we want in Africa.
When: Thursday 30th March, 2022
Time: 17:00 UTC
Join Zoom Meeting
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/82556823834
Meeting ID: 825 5682 3834
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
Hello,
We appreciate you for joining us in officially launching the Kiwix4schools
Africa Mentorship Program yesterday. We were super elated to have shared
such a wonderful experience with you.
For all your inquiries, questions, submissions and regular updates from us,
kindly join our new Telegram page
<https://t.me/Kiwix4schoolsMentorshipProgram> via the link below.
Unfortunately the initial telegram page has been hacked so we urge you to
join the newly created group for more information on the project.
Registration for the Kiwix4schools Africa Mentorship program is still open
for those who were unable to register. Kindly register via the link below
<https://forms.gle/DqDnLCH5QxpYE4FCA>.
For those of us who could not make it to the launch do not feel left out,
you have another opportunity to relive the moment again via the recorded
version of the launch via Youtube.
Telegram page Link: https://t.me/Kiwix4schoolsMentorshipProgram
Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/y82bYoKJhKI
Kiwix4schools Africa Mentorship Program Link:
https://forms.gle/DqDnLCH5QxpYE4FCA
Kind Regards,
Eugene Masiku
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa