I'm pleased to share that the Open Access Week Advisory Committee has announced that this year's theme will be "Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion." I'm excited about the conversations and actions this topic elicits, and its connections to the Wikimedia movement's own work towards knowledge equity and knowledge as a service. The full announcement is available in English, Amharic, Arabic, Japanese, Nepali, Russian, Spanish and Urdu on the open access week website at http://www.openaccessweek.org/. A French translation will be available later this week.

Open Access Week runs from October 19-25. Given the move to online programming during this time of social distancing, I wonder if it would be useful to offer something geared towards fellow WikiFolx. There's wide support for open access within our communities, but how might we dismantle and offer alternatives to the racist and discriminatory practices that serve as a foundation for so many open spaces, including academic publishing. If anyone would be interested in brainstorming programming or other ways we might support this effort, please reach out!

Very best,

Megs

President, Wikimedia New York City