Statement from the Core Organizing Team & Wikimedia Foundation


Incidents of harassment can happen regardless of gender identity. It's important not to generalize or assume that harassment is done by a specific group of people. Please adhere and refer to the Wikimedia Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct. Per the policies, harassment of any kind, in any place, by anyone will not be tolerated at Wikimania.

Wikimania is a trans-inclusive event and they should be afforded the same rights and access to facilities as any other person. Restrooms are open to people based on self-identification. There will also be gender neutral restrooms available.


Butch Bustria
On behalf of the ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team


On Sat, Jun 24, 2023, 2:22 AM Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not sure if this is the right thread to ask, but on behalf of a friend who is considering attending I'd like to know about the policy on gendered restrooms in the conference venue. She is very comfortable with the LGBTQ community and celebrates diversity, but is concerned about the possibility of AMAB individuals who self-identify as women using the women's restrooms. I have been to several Wikimanias and I don't recall any related problems having occurred, but I do see that it is a vald concern as there have been incidients of harassment by males who identify as women in other public events. 

Thanks, best wishes for a safe and fruitful Wikimania :) 

On Fri, 23 Jun 2023, 20:22 Wikimania, <wikimania@wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hi everyone,


Many of you are starting to plan your trips, and we’ve been receiving a lot of questions related to travel to Singapore: visas, vaccines, hotels, weather… We invite you to take a look at our Travel page on the Wikimania Wiki, with subpages for e-visas, attendee information, and accommodations. Feel free to leave a message on any relevant talk pages or reach out to us at wikimania@wikimedia.org if anything is unclear or incomplete. 


To highlight one point–many countries are visa-free for Singapore, but everyone needs to fill out a Singapore entry card before arrival. Also Singapore requires a yellow fever vaccine from many countries–please see if yours is on the list!


Best,


Butch Bustria

On behalf of the Core Organizing Team

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