Hi all,
FYI
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From: Essie Zar <ezar(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 12:38 AM
Subject: [Brand Project] Next Steps, FAQs, and Thank You
To:
Cc: Brand Project <brandproject(a)wikimedia.org>
Hello everyone!
Thanks to you, we have collected 23 different concepts of who we are as a
movement. These concepts have come from 97 total collaborators, who belong
to 58 Wikimedia affiliates, and reflect 41 countries.
We have met together in Oslo, Norway and in Bengaluru, India and online. We
have asked hard questions about branding and the future of our movement.
These are just the beginning of the discussions we will have throughout
this open branding project.
Next week, Snøhetta will publish a summary of the 23 concepts. You will be
invited (along with your communities and anyone interested) to “star” and
comment on the concepts you believe best represent the movement.
In preparation, we wanted to share some materials that have been helpful to
us over the past two months. If you find them useful, please feel free to
share them with your communities. Our process is meant for many voices to
come together, and we appreciate your help in spreading the word to
Wikimedia affiliate members and volunteers that you likely know better than
us.
We are grateful that you have made time to join us in the process and to
collaborate with us on not only the concepts, but also the naming
convention and design work that is still to come.
Let us know if there are any questions we can answer, or key materials you
would like to share with your communities.
More soon,
Essie
Photos & Videos from the Workshops
Ready to be shared on-wiki and on community social media or chat groups!
-
Bangalore photos on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bengaluru_workshop_-_Movement_b…>
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Oslo photos on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Oslo_workshop_-_Movement_brand_…>
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Online video session on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_OnlineWS_030320.webm>
Note: if you have taken photos and wish to share them, please add them to
the right category on Commons.
Summary of workshop activities
Meta-Wiki pages coming soon!
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Oslo
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Online
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India
Learn more
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Check out the Project blog <https://brandingwikipedia.org/>
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Visit the Meta-Wiki project page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…>
(we welcome translation help!)
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Join the “Brand Network”
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediabrandnetwork/> working group
on Facebook (Meta-wiki solution coming soon)
Key questions and answers about the Brand Project
More answers to frequent questions are available on the project FAQ
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…>
These are the questions being asked most frequently of the brand team right
now. We wanted to share them with you as a resource as you continue
thinking about and discussing the project. Feel free to use the information
however is helpful for you. If other questions come up in your
conversations that you would like clarity on, we are happy to provide that.
Send them to us by replying to this email or posting them on the project
page or the Brand Network.
*What is the scope of this project? *
The Wikimedia movement branding will be revised through this design
process. Concretely, this means an alternative naming convention for the
Foundation and for affiliates, which will be opt-in. It also means new
designs, which will also be opt-in. Wikimedia project names and marks will
not be adjusted. See more
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…>
.
*Is “Wikipedia” the only option for naming conventions? *
The 2018 brand research and strategy showed that Wikipedia is a world-class
brand known around the world. It has more than 80% awareness in Europe and
North America, and fast-growing recognition in emerging internet markets.
Wikipedia is much better known than the Wikimedia brand name (which
confuses some due to its similarity to Wikipedia) or the sister projects.
Using the Wikipedia name thus offers our Movement the opportunity to
quickly increase understanding of what we do, and stand for.
Following this research, Snøhetta is going to use Wikipedia as a starting
point for the naming convention discussions. We do not yet know how
Wikipedia will fit into the naming convention (see below). Look for first
proposals around these naming ideas in April. Community guidance will give
us the opportunity to further change and refine the naming.
*How will the naming convention use “Wikipedia”? *
The details of how Wikipedia will be incorporated are still unknown.
Snøhetta is tasked with taking Wikipedia and using the concepts from the
workshops and other feedback points to create a first proposal. This
proposal will be reviewed and refined in consultation with the community.
Because the process is about creating as we go, we do not have this answer
yet. The process will arrive at the answer.
Questions like this have been common in this process. Ultimately, they are
questions about outcomes that are assumed to be known, but in fact are not
known by design. Similar questions include “Should the Foundation change
its name to the Wikipedia Foundation?” “Will Wikimedia Antarctica be asked
to change its name to Wikipedia Antarctica?” While we do not know what
proposed solutions will be, we do know that this process will not mean that
the word “Wikimedia” is just replaced with “Wikipedia”. When a first
proposal comes out in April, those interested in the project will be able
to have more concrete conversations.
Relatedly, how does the recent Meta-Wiki Request for Comment discussion on
brand
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Should_the_Foundation_…>
impact this project?
The RfC discussion on naming was ahead of this project’s process. It asked
people to vote on a naming convention that may have very little to do with
what Snøhetta will actually propose when we reach the “naming convention”
portion of this project. Following the project timeline
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…>,
Snøhetta is collecting and analyzing concepts and feedback this month, and
we expect them to share a first proposal on naming in April. At that point,
the proposal will be released movement-wide for feedback.
*What are the key moments in this process that communities/affiliates
following this process should be aware of?*
There are three key moments when Snøhetta will share work that will need
guidance from across our movement.
1.
Choosing a brand “concept” (March) - This is coming next week. It will
be a chance to look over all 23 concepts that were developed during our
workshops in January and February. After one week of comments, Snøhetta
will review and then finalize the one concept that will be used
moving forward. We will send you an email when this exercise is posted.
2.
Reviewing brand “naming conventions” (April) - This will be a chance to
look over and guide a proposal on movement naming conventions. This will be
a very active discussion time, as we’ve seen with the RfC on
movement/Foundation naming! We want to collect LOTS of perspectives here,
so we hope you can share the proposal widely with your communities. We will
also notify you when this is going live.
3.
Looking at “brand design” (May/June) - This will be a chance to look at
a proposal for new Movement graphics including a proposal for logo, colors,
typeface, etc. This should incorporate naming ideas from Round #2. Expect
an email from us on this as well.
How does the brand project connect to Movement Strategy?
In short, the brand project is inspired by the Strategic Direction and
guided by Movement volunteers in service of the 2030 goals. This project
runs in parallel under the umbrella of the 2030 goals, but our process is
not connected to the continued development of the Movement Strategy
recommendations. Just like the strategy process, the brand process is
participatory and transparent. As a result of opinions uncovered during the
2030 research and planning, and in respect of community self-determination,
any results of the brand project will be opt-in for affiliates.
In more depth, the Movement Strategy process has defined a bold strategic
direction
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction>
for Wikimedia’s next 10 years: “By 2030, Wikimedia will become the
essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who
shares our vision will be able to join us.”
Recognizing the challenge of serving “anyone who shares our vision [to] be
able to join us,” the Wikimedia Foundation Communications team began
researching the Movement’s global brand positioning in 2017. We wanted to
know how our projects were recognized and understood in the world, what
people know and support of our mission, and how we could simplify our
“brand architecture” to make it easier to understand and join our movement.
The resulting brand research and strategy suggested simplifying Movement
branding by using the name Wikipedia in place of Wikimedia. How this should
be done (as in, how new naming conventions should be developed, along with
what brand design changes) is part of the current Brand Project. Like the
Movement Strategy, the brand project is an open and participatory process.
We invite anyone to join the process as part of the active working group,
or by commenting on draft brand materials via email and on-wiki
discussions.
*What support will be offered to affiliates who want to make a branding
change at the end of this process?*
The Foundation’s Legal team is reviewing options to help facilitate brand
changes for affiliates. We are also exploring how to support the estimated
costs for affiliates to change their brand materials. This is an important
area we have heard lots of questions about during the workshops and we aim
to share more soon.
*What is the Board’s role in this process?*
The Board has approved this project and the recommendation to move forward
with exploring Wikipedia as a starting point. They also participated in the
same brand workshop you did. Following the end of this process, they will
provide direction on the outcomes and, if relevant, on adoption.
*What will an “opt-in” system mean in practice?*
Affiliates will be free to decide whether they would like to use the new
naming convention and design elements after reviewing them and shaping them
l. Adoption will likely happen in waves, as groups are ready to make a
change, instead of any single change moment. Early adopters will help other
affiliates see how and if they should make brand changes and further refine
the movement brand system in practice.. The goal of this project is to
create a new brand identity that affiliates are excited to use, that acts
as a tool to help clarify and make your work easier.
*Can I invite more people to join? *
YES. Of course! Interested people can follow the project on Meta-Wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/Wikimedia_brands/2030_moveme…>or
join the “brand network”
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/wikipediabrandnetwork/> working group on
Facebook. For anyone interested in joining the brand network that does not
have Facebook, there will be a brand network section going live on Meta
when Wikimedia Space closes on 31 March. More information about that will
be posted on the project page at the end of the month.
We look forward to welcoming more people to the process.
--
*Essie Zar* (she/her)
Brand Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
--
*Regards*
*Justice Okai-Allotey*
*Freelance Digital Marketer*
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FYI
WIkimania 2020 Scholarships are open till 17th March 2020
This year's event will happen in Bangkok, Thailand
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From: Gnangarra <gnangarra(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 5:24 AM
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Scholarship for 2020 Wikimania now open
To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) <
wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Wikimania is fast approaching, this year it'll be held in Bangkok and as
always the Wikimedia Foundation has a limited number of opportunities to
assist people to attend. There are two types of scholarships the first
being a full scholarship which covers, travel, accommodation, and
registration, the second a partial scholarship that covers accommodation
and registration.
This year for the first time East, South East Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP) as
collaboration between the region we'll be your host for Wikimania. The
region has placed a high importance on collaboration and knowledge sharing
this years Wikimania program will reflect that. Our theme is;
*Power of Diverse Collaboration*
*Sharing knowledge brings people together*
How does this impact on scholarship? ESEAP is looking for people who are
prepared to share their knowledge to help develop potential future
leaders. We'll be looking for two broad areas of contributions, from those
who have successfully developed programs, and those newer contributors who
want to develop their skills to do more but have never been to a Wikimania
to broaden their support networks.
As you apply please agree to share your details with the local affiliate
should they also have scholarships available. When answering questions if
you have urls to reports, dashboards, and events please provide them.
Rather than writing lots of words again let your past recordings speak.
On behalf of the ESEAP community, and the Scholarship committee we look
forward to seeing you in Bangkok in August.
--
Gnangarra
Wikimania Scholarship committee Co-chair
*Power of Diverse Collaboration*
*Sharing knowledge brings people together*
Wikimania Bangkok 2020
August 5 to 9
hosted by ESEAP
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FYI
Dear Strategy Liaisons and Affiliate Representatives,
The launch of our final round of community conversation is finally here! On
behalf of the Core Team, I am excited to have the opportunity to invite you
to take part.
tl;dr: The recommendations have been published! Please take time over the
next five weeks to review and help us understand how your organization and
community would be impacted.
What Does This Mean?
The core recommendations document [1] has now been published on Meta in
Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, and Spanish. This is
the result of more than a year of dedicated work by our working groups, and
we are pleased to share the evolution of their work for your final
consideration.
In addition to the recommendations text, you can read through key documents
such as Principles [2], Process [3], and the Writer’s Reflections [4],
which lend important context to this work and highlight the ways that the
recommendations are conceptually interlinked.
We also have a brief Narrative of Change [5] available in the above
languages, plus Farsi, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, and Catalan which
offers a summary introduction to the recommendations material.
How Is My Input Reflected In This Work?
Community input played an important role in the drafting of these
recommendations. The core recommendations document [1] reflects this and
cites community input throughout in footnotes.
I also encourage you to take a look at our community input summaries [6].
These texts show a further analysis of how all of the ideas you shared last
year through online conversations, affiliate meetings, and strategy salons
connect to recommendations. Many of the community notes and reports not
footnoted in the core recommendations document are referenced here as
evidence of the incredible convergence of ideas that have brought us this
far.
What Happens Now?
Affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders have the next five
weeks to discuss and share feedback on these recommendations. In
particular, we’re hoping to better understand how you think they would
impact our movement - what benefits and opportunities do you foresee for
your affiliate, and why? What challenges or barriers would they pose for
you? Your input at this stage is vital, and we’d like to warmly invite you
to participate in this final discussion period.
To do this, many affiliate organizations are already working closely with
one of our contracted Strategy Liaisons [7], but for others interested in
hosting these discussions, please connect with me directly so that I can be
sure your input is collected and used.
After this five week period, the Core Team will publish a summary report of
input from across affiliates, online communities, and other stakeholders
for public review before the recommendations are finalized. You can view
our updated timeline here [8] as well as an updated FAQ section [9] that
addresses topics like the goal of this current period, the various
components of the draft recommendations, and what’s next in more detail.
Finally, I’d like to share that I will be on parental leave for February
and March, but Diane Ranville (dranville-ctr(a)wikimedia.org) as well as
other members of the Core Team will be responsive to you until I return.
Thank you again for taking the time to join us in community conversations,
and I look forward to receiving your input. Happy reading!
Warmly,
Kelsi
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[4]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
[7]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/People/…
[8]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequen…
[9]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Frequen…
--
*Regards*
*Justice Okai-Allotey*
*Mobile: +*233 (054) 039 4970* Skype: *okai_allotey
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congrats Justice & Sadat
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> Hi all,
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> FYI
>
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> From: Gregory Varnum <gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org>
> Date: Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 19:58
> Subject: [MoveCom] Announcing the inaugural members of our new
> Communications Committee
> To: Movement communications group mailing list <
> movecom(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> Hello!
>
> I am thrilled to announce the inaugural members of the new Wikimedia
> Foundation Communications Committee have been selected. These eleven
> community members were chosen from an impressive group of applicants. We
> carefully reviewed each candidate, and made our final selections based in
> part on the overall diversity and skillset of the group as a whole.
>
> Please join me in congratulating our inaugural members:
>
> 1. Fawaz Tairou (User:Fawaz.tairou) - Benin
> 2. Anne Clin (User:Risker) - Canada
> 3. Justice Okai-Allotey (User:Owula kpakpo) - Ghana
> 4. Paulina Lordméndez (User:Paulina Lordméndez) - Mexico
> 5. Maiken Hagemeister (User:Maiken Hagemeister (WMDE)) - Germany
> 6. Itzik Edri (User:Itzike) - Israel
> 7. Mohammed Sadat Abdulai (User:Masssly) - Ghana
> 8. Nahid Sultan (User:NahidSultan) - Bangladesh
> 9. Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (User:KCVelaga) - India
> 10. Habib Mhenni (User:Dyolf77) - Tunisia
> 11. Virginia Díez (User:Virginia Díez (WMES)) - Spain
>
> The inaugural committee will begin working with the Wikimedia Foundation
> Communications department in the coming months to develop key goals and
> processes toward better collaboration between the department and community
> leaders. We are hopeful and excited that this group will open new avenues
> for discussion, sharing and highlighting the work of the movement. You can
> find out more about the committee, its progress, and how to engage directly
> with members via their Meta-Wiki page:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ComCom.
>
> We also want to encourage folks interested in movement communications to
> join the Movement communications group (
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MoveCom), which has replaced the space for
> large group discussion of movement communications served by the previous
> iteration of this committee.
>
> Again, congratulations to our inaugural members and thank you to everyone
> who showed interest in joining!
>
> -greg
>
> --
>
> Gregory Varnum (pronouns - he/his/him)
>
> Communications Strategist
>
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Hi all,
FYI
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Gregory Varnum <gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Dec 2, 2019, 19:58
Subject: [MoveCom] Announcing the inaugural members of our new
Communications Committee
To: Movement communications group mailing list <movecom(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello!
I am thrilled to announce the inaugural members of the new Wikimedia
Foundation Communications Committee have been selected. These eleven
community members were chosen from an impressive group of applicants. We
carefully reviewed each candidate, and made our final selections based in
part on the overall diversity and skillset of the group as a whole.
Please join me in congratulating our inaugural members:
1. Fawaz Tairou (User:Fawaz.tairou) - Benin
2. Anne Clin (User:Risker) - Canada
3. Justice Okai-Allotey (User:Owula kpakpo) - Ghana
4. Paulina Lordméndez (User:Paulina Lordméndez) - Mexico
5. Maiken Hagemeister (User:Maiken Hagemeister (WMDE)) - Germany
6. Itzik Edri (User:Itzike) - Israel
7. Mohammed Sadat Abdulai (User:Masssly) - Ghana
8. Nahid Sultan (User:NahidSultan) - Bangladesh
9. Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (User:KCVelaga) - India
10. Habib Mhenni (User:Dyolf77) - Tunisia
11. Virginia Díez (User:Virginia Díez (WMES)) - Spain
The inaugural committee will begin working with the Wikimedia Foundation
Communications department in the coming months to develop key goals and
processes toward better collaboration between the department and community
leaders. We are hopeful and excited that this group will open new avenues
for discussion, sharing and highlighting the work of the movement. You can
find out more about the committee, its progress, and how to engage directly
with members via their Meta-Wiki page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ComCom.
We also want to encourage folks interested in movement communications to
join the Movement communications group (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MoveCom), which has replaced the space for
large group discussion of movement communications served by the previous
iteration of this committee.
Again, congratulations to our inaugural members and thank you to everyone
who showed interest in joining!
-greg
--
Gregory Varnum (pronouns - he/his/him)
Communications Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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FYI
Hello!
I am thrilled to announce the inaugural members of the new Wikimedia
Foundation Communications Committee have been selected. These eleven
community members were chosen from an impressive group of applicants. We
carefully reviewed each candidate, and made our final selections based in
part on the overall diversity and skillset of the group as a whole.
Please join me in congratulating our inaugural members:
1. Fawaz TAIROU (User:fawaz.tairou) - Benin
2. Anne Clin (User:Risker) - Canada
3. Justice Okai-Allotey (User:Owula kpakpo) - Ghana
4. Paulina Lordméndez (User:Paulina Lordméndez) - Mexico
5. Jan Apel (User:Jan Apel (WMDE)) - Germany
6. Itzik Edri (User:Itzike) - Israel
7. Mohammed Sadat Abdulai (User:Masssly) - Ghana
8. Nahid Sultan (User:NahidSultan) - Bangladesh
9. Krishna Chaitanya Velaga (User:KCVelaga) - India
10. Habib Mhenni (User:Dyolf77) - Tunisia
11. Virginia Díez (User:Virginia Díez (WMES)) - Spain
The inaugural committee will begin working with the Wikimedia Foundation
Communications department in the coming months to develop key goals and
processes toward better collaboration between the department and community
leaders. We are hopeful and excited that this group will open new avenues
for discussion, sharing and highlighting the work of the movement. You can
find out more about the committee, its progress, and how to engage directly
with members via their Meta-Wiki page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/ComCom.
We also want to encourage folks interested in movement communications to
join the Movement communications group (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MoveCom), which has replaced the space for
large group discussion of movement communications served by the previous
iteration of this committee.
Again, congratulations to our inaugural members and thank you to everyone
who showed interest in joining!
-greg
--
*Regards*
*Justice Okai-Allotey*
*Mobile: +*233 (054) 039 4970* Skype: *okai_allotey
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Hi,
FYI.
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Date: Fri, Nov 1, 2019 at 6:37 PM
Subject: [African Wikimedians] WikiForHumanRights: Help us Organize the
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Libraries <libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimania 2019 <
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Cc: Luisina Ferrante <educacion(a)wikimedia.org.ar>
Hello all, and apologies for crossposting!
I hope you are doing well!
As you may have noticed when we announced the partnership in August [1]:
the Wikimedia Foundation is working with the UN Human Rights to help expand
the availability of knowledge about human rights online.
As one of our first collaborations, we are going to be running a campaign
from November 15 - January 30 to add and improve knowledge about human
rights on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. The initial focus of the
campaign will be on improving articles about topics related to the UN
Declaration of Human Rights and youth standing up for human rights. More
information about the campaign is also available here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights
We would like to invite you to get involved in the campaign in one of
several ways:
Help us build the list!
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We need your help identifying more topics related to youth involved in
human rights that don’t have articles on Wikipedia or could use further
improvement. We would like to represent many different languages and
geographies in the campaign. To propose topics for the list, see
instructions at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/List#Adding_a_topic_to_t…
Organize an online or offline event!
We need your help finding community leaders from throughout the Wikimedia
to:
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Host an online campaign on your language Wikipedia! To learn more about
hosting a local topical campaign see the kit here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Organize#Campaign
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Hold an in person editathon with local human rights organizations or
partners! To learn more, check out the kit here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Organize#Editathon
Promote the campaign starting Dec. 10 for International Human Rights Day!
Help us amplify your efforts around the campaign and publicize it to wide
audiences. We’ll be sharing a communications toolkit (including graphics)
soon with suggestions on reaching out to folks about the campaign.
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Reach out to local media and supporters: Journalists and the public
can help add momentum to the campaign through storytelling and spreading
the word.
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Promote the campaign on social media: We’ll be using
#WikiForHumanRights to promote the campaign on social media, when we
increase the communication to the public on 10 December
If you want to help in other ways, let us know on the discuss space
#human-rights tag
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/do-you-have-questions-about-organizing-…>
or by emailing Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org and Luisina Ferrante <
educacion(a)wikimedia.org.ar>
If you are interested, let us know by indicating your interest to organize
in the Organize sections linked above!
Note: We are still updating the communications assets for the campaign! To
watch for those materials, add
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Share to your meta
watchlist.
Have questions?
If you have questions, we are going to be hosting an office hour next
Tuesday
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/community-office-hour-wikiforhumanright…>,
or you can ask questions on the discuss space #human-rights tag
<https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/do-you-have-questions-about-organizing-…>
.
Looking forward to your engagement with the campaign!
Alex Stinson, Wikimedia Foundation
Luisina Ferrante, Wikimedia Argentina
[1]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/16/wikimedia-and-un-human-righ…
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Alex Stinson
Senior Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM
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Hello,
I am participating in a group discussing Wikimedia movement communications
which I think you may be interested in joining.
The Wikimedia movement communications group is an opportunity for members
of the Wikimedia community to discuss topics related to movement
communications. Topics can be brought up by any members of the group,
including staff from the Wikimedia Foundation Communications department.
Conversations in the group may range from brainstorming communications
opportunities to advance the movement to chatting about a problem faced by
a specific community to coordinating communications efforts on major events.
The group is open to anyone in the Wikimedia community working on
communications for Wikimedia activities or communities.
For more information or to join, visit the group's Meta-Wiki page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MoveCom
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*Justice Okai-Allotey*
*Mobile: +*233 (054) 039 4970* Skype: *okai_allotey
|Avenger - Urithi Labs <https://www.facebook.com/urithimedia/>|
|Social Media Lead - Wikimedia Ghana User Group
<https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaGhanaUG/>|
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<https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-okai-allotey-306b6354?trk=hp-identity-n…>
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