Questions for board candidates are being proposed and the most-supported
ones will be asked of everyone. If there is something you would like them
to answer, let me know. //S
--
Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
Hey Bostonians,
I'm Ziski from the Global Advocacy & Public Policy team. I'll admit to this group I'm a half New Englander now based in the Old England, but I'm from the small-and-mighty state of NJ. I wanted to personally invite you to our first-ever monthly conversation hours. The call is on July 1 at 16h EST. All information you need to participate is on this Meta page [1].
The agenda is split between a dedicated theme for the month and whatever items you wish to cover. This month we will share some of our work on disinformation. There is no set agenda for the second half of the call - feel free to add your item to the list of topics in the etherpad [2]. Come and talk to us! Ask us anything, or tell us anything, related to public policy and advocacy initiatives for free knowledge online. For example:
* You want to learn more about our team and our current initiatives
* You would like to share a policy development or advocacy campaign idea and would like to get feedback or support
* You have questions about a specific WMF policy priority or development
Hope to see you there... or at the next one!
Ziski, on behalf of the Global Advocacy team
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[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_policy/Conversation_hours_and_Events… <br>
[2] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Agenda_%26_Notes%2C_Global_Advocacy_Conver…
Dear NEW,
This year we have 13 candidates standing for election, and a new combined
affiliate/community process.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022
1) In early July, affiliates vote to choose a short list of 6 candidates.
(1 vote per affiliate)
2) in late August (15-29), the community will vote on that short list.
The candidates
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candida…>
have provided initial statements. Phoebe & I will set up a way for you all
to cast votes for the shortlist; based on that we will file a single
collective vote for NEW.
The candidates will have a chance to say more about themselves on Meta; we
will point to that and any other detail when returning to this thread in
July.
Warmly, SJ
This summer two Trustees are being elected to the WMF Board.
* Please encourage people you would like to see on the board to stand for
election
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Apply_t…>
.
* See below if you know someone who might want to be in a
candidate-evaluation group.
A new process is being tested:
--> Affiliates appoint 9 people to an analysis committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affilia…>,
which broadly evaluates candidates
--> Affiliates vote in a primary (using STV, one vote per affiliate) to
choose 6 top candidates
--> Community members vote to choose two trustees from that pool .
If you would like to be on the analysis committee, or to nominate someone
else who would be willing and suited to it, list them at the top of the
section here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Affilia…>
(or
let me or phoebe know).
Warmly, SJ
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@metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
Dear wikiographers,
We are compiling our report about regional updates from the past year, and
would love to include any of the following that would be of interest to
others:
~ projects or editathons you have been part of,
~ sessions you have led at Wikimania / other events / other non-WM
conferences,
~ collaborations in progress (partnerships or content collabs)
~ writing or talks of yours
Our annual reporting year ends in November, so feel free ot include
anything more recent than November 2020. You can share updates either by
email or on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:New_England_Wikimedians#Notes_and_Goin…>
.
Warmly, SJ + Phoebe
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@metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Andrew Lih <andrew(a)andrewlih.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2021, 3:25 PM
Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] REMINDER: Voting for Movement Charter Drafting
Committee open until October 24, 2021
To: Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) <
wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
REMINDER
Community voting to fill 7 of the 15 seats of the Movement Charter Drafting
Committee (MCDC) is open and runs until the end of Sunday, October 24,
2021. This is a very important group that will help draft a charter for the
Wikimedia Movement that will undergo community feedback and eventual
ratification.
BASICS
Basic information about the MCDC is here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee
An "election compass" was created as a Q&A system to help voters evaluate
how well the candidate's views matched their own. That official site is
here:
https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/
Voting happens with single transferable vote (SVT) using SecurePoll here
until October 24:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Electio…
ADDENDUM
That is the base information. However, I am including more practical
knowledge and wisdom from various sources. Why? There are 70 candidates for
7 seats. If that sounds daunting, you are correct. There has been
widespread concern that the average voter cannot meaningfully evaluate the
candidates.
Therefore, here are some of the best practices and resources so far. These
are all publicly available tools and content, but I am highlighting them
here for the benefit of the community.
-
A table of all the candidates, locales, languages, and basic
information. This was gleaned from the original candidate statements but is
more easily viewable (and sortable) in table form.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candida…
-
Browse the full election compass results with this tool (full
disclosure, it was created by one of the candidates, but it faithfully
reports the compass answers in a different format). I would recommend
browsing all the questions, but these specifically show the widest range of
responses: 1, 6, 11, 24, 34, 45, 92
https://krehel.sk/Candidates_Drafting_Committee_Movement_Charter_Statements/
-
A user perspective of how to navigate the election process from longtime
Wikimedian Lodewijk Gelauff, posted on Facebook and publicly readable even
without an account.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediaweekly/posts/4382804991767298/
Regards,
- Andrew (User:Fuzheado)
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From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 7:50 PM
Subject: Your Lightning Talks wanted for WCNA this Friday-Sunday
To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
5 minutes on any wiki topic, sign up today!
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2021/Lightning_Talks
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear all,
Free registration closes tonight (!) for Wikiconference North America,
to be held virtually this weekend:
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2021/Schedule
register:
https://pretix.eu/wcna/2021/
lots of good stuff on deck, including a listening tour with the WMF's new
incoming CEO and a couple of great plenaries!
cheers,
Phoebe
Dear Wikimedians in New England,
The 2021 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election is coming soon,
this is the time when four seats of the Board of Trustees are elected. In
September the Board is expected to appoint its new members.
The Board has asked us, the Board Election Facilitation Team, to take care
that all communities in the movement are aware of the elections. With the
help of more than 70 election volunteers from all over the world, we are
reaching out to many communities already.
A major step in this is having as many candidates as possible running for
the Board, especially from underrepresented groups. That is why we are
getting to you: we ask for your support and help about that very matter.
The Call for Candidates is up now and we would kindly ask you to provide
the announcement along your channels - newsletters, blogs, wikis, mailings
and community platforms as the final week of it is starting today.
The announcement is here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/2021-06…
Many translations are already available, if one suits your needs, please
feel free to pick it up. In case a translation is not available, incomplete
or not sufficient, we would appreciate you fixing it. If you are doing a
new translation, please feel free to do it on meta, so the landing page is
available in your language.
Though we do not expect this to take more than an hour, we know that we are
asking a lot. Be assured, that we would not do this if it weren’t for our
wish to make all communities a part of this as much as they deserve. We
hope that you can agree on its importance and would be glad to hear from
you.
Best regards,
--
*Jackie Koerner*
*she/her*
Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance
*English language communities and Meta-Wiki*