On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Amgine amgine@wikimedians.ca wrote:
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.
As a reminder, here are the guidelines Michelle wrote when starting this list: https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/advocacy_advisors/2012-August/000002.h... Those set a significantly wider scope than "a place where the community can answer when the Foundation asks them".