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(a)wikimedia.org
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