Dear all,

The link to register is now live for the January 30th workshop on Copyright Reform Advocacy with WM Italia and WM Colombia. You must use this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6kW0sx_MRv_orXtTc5gLrTAg2EvnfO6sQHHM4ttWA3WUFgA/viewform

Full details:

Hey Let's Connectors,

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We invite you to participate in this learning clinic on "Copyright Clinic: Reform & Advocacy".

👉 What is this Learning Clinic for? 🤔

This clinic will inform participants about creative, impactful solutions to potential issues with copyright policy throughout the movement, looking at case studies from Wikimedia Italia and Wikimedia Colombia. Participants will be encouraged to recognise the public policy and political impacts of their work.

👉 What do I need to prepare? 🧠

Please read the following:

🇬🇧 [EN] Two articles about Italian cultural heritage and Wikimedia: here and here

🇪🇸 [ES] Declaración de Wikimedistas de Colombia: here.

⚠️ The session depends on your active participation! Try, as much as possible, to connect from a device and place that will allow you to join the whole session and share your thoughts on interactive boards (jam board, miro, etc).

Registration link here. The Google calendar invitation will be sent once you register. The session will be in English and simultaneously translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

We look forward to seeing you!

On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 7:48 AM Franziska Putz <fputz@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Dear Wikimedia friends,

Welcome to 2024! I hope it's been a nice journey so far.

I'm delighted to share that some of the people on this list will be running workshops on January 30 & February 21 about their public policy advocacy work on copyright reform. An overview of both is below. These workshops are hosted via Let's Connect [1], a peer learning program for and by Wikimedians.

You will need to register, but the link is not yet available. Please save the date if one of these options interests you.

January 30: Copyright Reform Advocacy
Date & Time: January 30th @ 16 - 18:00 UTC
Presenters: WM Colombia & WM Italia
Topic: This clinic will inform participants about creative, impactful solutions to potential issues with copyright policy. Wikimedia Colombia will describe their experience participating in a government-initiated copyright reform process and the tactics, such as working with allies, that helped them be successful in this process. Wikimedia Italia will discuss what happens when the government is not interested in copyright reform, and how the chapter has deployed creative ways to demonstrate the value of copyright reform.
February 21: Awareness + Education as tactics for Copyright Reform
Date & Time: February 21 @ 15 - 17:00 UTC
Presenters: WM Indonesia & WM Sweden
Topic: It's possible to push for copyright reform as part of other ongoing initiatives, without immediately trying to change legislation. This clinic will show some creative ways of raising awareness and start engaging in activities to raise awareness and participate in policy discussions around copyright issues. WM Sweden's story will demonstrate how the chapter turned a massive defeat into a source of strength, while WM Indonesia will cover how their ongoing education initiatives can support their public policy advocacy plans.
Hope to see you there!
Ziski
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[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect

Franziska Putz (she/her)
Senior Movement Advocacy Manager
Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Fputz@wikimedia.org
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