Hello,
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Thank you for being here and for your willingness to contribute to the movement strategy process. In this message, I will give an overview of the resources and documents that are available to support your efforts. Most of this information is available on Meta-Wiki from the "Organize https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Organize" page.
Main pages to be aware of
First, a quick look at the main pages on Meta:
- The main portal https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017 is the landing page for the project. It provides a high-level overview and orients people towards more specific areas of work - The "Participate https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Participate" page is a list of the discussions currently happening on wikis, online, and in person. If there are discussions in your language, they are shown at the top of the page. - The List of organizers https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Outreach/List is a list of all the discussions that are underway, planned, or potential. If someone is planning a discussion and you would like to help, you can contact them directly.
Organizing your own discussion
If there is no one currently running or planning a discussion in your group, language, or community, you are encouraged to start one. The " Organize https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Organize" page will guide you through how to do that, and you are also welcome to ask for advice on this list.
The "Process https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Process" page provides more information about the overall process and timeline. We are currently in Cycle 1 in Phase 1. This Cycle 1 is open until April 14 (approximately three weeks from now). If you want your group or community to participate in Cycle 1, *you should start now*.
If you have started your own discussion
If you have already started a discussion, thank you! There are discussion guides https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Discussion_guide to help you run the discussions if needed. The strategy team has also recently added a list of additional questions https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Discussion_guide/List_of_questions that you can use to keep the discussion going with your group or community. The team will try to add more questions in the next weeks.
Remember to summarize your discussions regularly https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Toolkit/Sharing_back so that your ideas and opinions can be included in the conclusions. It will also help people in order discussions know what your group or community is thinking. If possible, remember to document the process, for example by taking photos of your events, video-conference, or meetups.
Ask questions!
There is a lot more information available but I don't want to send too much in this email. If you have any questions about this or other topics, please ask them on this list and either I or other coordinators will do our best to to help you.
Thank you,