Hello everyone,
on behalf of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN)
coordinators, *I would like to invite you to our meeting tomorrow (23 June)*
.
Given the current situation and discussions around the BoT-MCDC liaisons'
statement
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org…>
about
their intention to recommend that the *BoT not ratify the Movement Charter
and still move forward with the community vote*, together with the Strategic
Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN), we decided to organize the *meeting on
23 June (THIS SUNDAY) – meeting link on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024…>*
.
*T**L;DR – Quick catch-up*
Board of Trustees liaisons to MCDC (Nataliia Tymkiv and Lorenzo Losa)
announced
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Boar…>
they *will not recommend* the BoT to ratify the charter in its current form
and *will recommend* the development of new concrete and time-bound next
steps to "*evaluate progress*". The reason stated is that the "*proposed
Charter** does not address the significant concerns*" raised by the Board
earlier this year (February
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_F…>
and May
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Archive_5#Wikimedia_F…>
).
*Each of the 3 voting blocks: community, affiliates, and the BoT needs to
approve the Charter to ratify it*, meaning that each of them has the power
to veto the Charter if they vote against it.
*Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network (SWAN) meeting on 23 June*
There are two meeting times to cater to two major time zone blocks:
- *03:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Asia-Pacific friendly time) – Check your
timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719111600>
- *16:00 UTC*, 2024-06-23 (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time) – Check
your timezone <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1719158400>
*The agenda is:*
1. Overview of how we got to where we are now, a short history of
Movement Charter ratification
2. Personal remarks and comments about the situation
3. Discussion on the Wikimedia Foundation statement on the Movement
Charter
1. *WMF representatives are invited from this point onwards*
2. Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard/Board liaisons reflections
on final Movement charter draft
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Boar…>
4. Next steps
*For the signup and meeting link*, go to the SWAN page at Meta-wiki:
-
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/2024…
*The Movement Charter vote by the community and the affiliates is scheduled
to start in just 55 hours! Join us at the discussion.*
Cheers,
--
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (He/him)
Wikimania 2024 Poland – Team Lead
Wikimedia Europe Board Member
Wikipedia Administrator
User:Nadzik <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nadzik>
Dear esteemed participant,
This email is meant to be a reminder for all scholars of ESEAP Conference
2024 to submit their reports on the Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024/Report>.
For those who attended onsite under the scholarship (travel grant) program,
please remember to submit your experience report on Meta-Wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024/Report> *before 15
June 2024* AOE.
Subsections of the report *MUST *include:
1. Things learned at the conference
2. Things the participant contributed or participated in since the
conference
3. Plans after the conference (from what was learned or contributed in
the conference)
4. Comments/ suggestions about the conference
5. Others you would like to add.
Please go to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024/Report
for further instructions. Your stories and learnings are an inspiration to
the community.
Once again, thank you for being an integral part of the Wikimedia ESEAP
Conference 2024. We look forward to your continuous involvement in our
future endeavors.
*Warmest regards*,
--
*Asmah Federico* (pronouns - she/her)
Communication Team |
*ESEAP 2024main: *ESEAP Conference 2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ESEAP_Conference_2024>
*e-mail: *sittiasmahfederico(a)gmail.com