Dear Wikimedian,
New year’s Greetings! We are delighted to have made it into 2022 and happy
to be connecting with you again!
Thanks to all participants who made it to the #WikiForHumanRights December
14th <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJTSEgzKfY> conversation hour last
year, we had over 40 participants across 20 countries joining which was
exciting.
This year we are creating more avenues to provide direct support through
our upcoming regional support office hour. These support hours will provide
insight on what the campaign will focus on this year, additional guidance,
and any technical support required by participants to get you started. We
will have representatives from the community resource team talk about what
you need to know about the funding opportunities for your campaign. You can
read our new post on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/20/join-wikiforhumanrights2022-upcoming-…>
[1].
Depending on your region, we are inviting you to any of the following
regional meetings;
-
Anglo and Francophone Africa - Wed. 26th Jan 2022: 15:00 UTC via Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89171842866> [2]
-
Asia Communities- Sat. 29th Jan- 15:00 UTC via Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/86011791455> [3]
-
MENA Region - Sat. 5th Feb- 16:00 UTC+1(Paris time) via Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84358339696> [4]
-
North and Latin America- 23 Feb 2022 16:30 UTC
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87901076598> [5]
If you wish to participate/organize an event around #WikiForHumanRights
and are not sure how, please write to campaigns(a)wikimedia.orgOr join
our telegram
channel <https://t.me/joinchat/k_W9SVMG5K44YjJh> [6].
Best Regards,
Ruby
French
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Chers Wikimédiens,
Salutations du Nouvel An! Nous sommes ravis d'être arrivés en 2022 et
heureux d'être à nouveau en contact avec vous !
Merci à tous les participants qui ont été présents à l’heure de
conversation #WikiForHumanRights
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJTSEgzKfY> du 14 décembre de l'année
dernière. Nous avons eu plus de 40 participants de 20 pays qui se sont
joints, ce qui était passionnant! Cette année, nous produirons davantage de
moyens afin de pourvoir une assistance directe grâce à nos heures de
support régionales. Ces heures de conversation fourniront des informations
sur le sujet de la campagne de cette année, des conseils et le support
technique requis par les participants pour pouvoir démarrer. Nous aurons
des représentants de l'équipe des ressources communautaires pour expliquer
ce que vous devez savoir sur l'octroi de subventions les opportunités. Vous
pouvez lire notre nouveau post sur Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/20/join-wikiforhumanrights2022-upcoming-…>
[1] (Français ici
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TK8Z40o19hDu6bN15YNLMJxiiSWpNyJr/view?usp=…>
).
Selon votre région, nous vous invitons à l'une des réunions suivantes ;
-
Afrique anglophone et francophone - Mercredi 26 janvier 2022 - 15:00 GMT
sur Zoom <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89171842866> [2]
-
Communautés en Asie Samedi 29 janvier - 15h00 GMT sur Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/86011791455> [3]
-
Région MENA - Samedi 5 février - 16h00 GMT +1 (heure de Paris) sur Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84358339696> [4]
-
Amérique du Nord et Amérique latine - 23 février 2022 16:30 GMT
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87901076598> [5]
Si vous souhaitez participer ou organiser un évènement sur
#WikiForHumanRights, mais ne savez pas comment faire, veuillez écrire à
campaigns(a)wikimedia.org.
Ou rejoignez notre chaîne Telegram <https://t.me/joinchat/k_W9SVMG5K44YjJh>
[6].
Cordialement,
Ruby
[1]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/01/20/join-wikiforhumanrights2022-upcoming-…
[2] https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89171842866
[3] https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/86011791455
[4] https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84358339696
[5] https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87901076598
[6] https://t.me/joinchat/k_W9SVMG5K44YjJh
NB: Please help us share with your communities
*You can find this message translated into additional languages on
Meta-wiki.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Boa…>
(translations
from the Movement Strategy and Governance team will be posted within the
next day) *Please help translate to your language
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-W…>
Hi All,
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Call for Feedback: Board of
Trustees elections so far. The Movement Strategy and Governance team
suggested another question was still under discussion. As of today, we
announce the last key question:
How should affiliates participate in elections?
Affiliates are an important part of the Wikimedia movement. Two seats of
the Board of Trustees due to be filled this year were filled in 2019
through the Affiliate-selected Board seats process. A change in the Bylaws
removed the distinction between community and affiliate seats
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bylaws&type=revision&dif…>.
This leaves the important question: How should affiliates be involved in
the selection of new seats?
The question is broad in the sense that the answers may refer not just to
the two seats mentioned, but also to other, Community- and
Affiliate-selected seats. The Board is hoping to find an approach that will
both engage the affiliates and give them actual agency, and also optimize
the outcomes in terms of selecting people with top skills, experience,
diversity, and wide community's support.
The Board of Trustees is seeking feedback about this question especially,
although not solely, from the affiliate community. Everyone is invited to
share proposals and join the conversation in the Call for Feedback
channels. In addition to collecting online feedback, the Movement Strategy
and Governance team will organize several video calls with affiliate
members to collect feedback. These calls will be at different times and
include Trustees.
Due to the late addition of this third question, the Call will be extended
until 16 February.
Join the conversation.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Boa…>
Best,
Movement Strategy and Governance
--
Jackie Koerner (she/her) Communication Specialist, Movement Strategy and
Governance Location: Midwestern US (UTC-6)
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
The Community Development team at the Wikimedia Foundation has been
thinking about an online learning platform for several years now. The onset
of the COVID-19 pandemic has focused us more strongly on building such a
platform to support learning and knowledge sharing across the movement, and
in early 2021, the team piloted <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLearn>[1]
hosting two online courses using the Moodle platform.
We have now published a report
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLearn/Pilot_report>[2] about that
pilot program, with a description of the rationale, design considerations,
curriculum structure, and both learners' and our own evaluations of how it
went. The report concludes with a series of recommended next steps. The
team is actively pursuing those next steps, and they are going to be
submitted by the team in the upcoming annual plan process for the
Foundation's next fiscal year.
We invite you to read the report and ask any questions on the talk page. If
you are interested in taking part in teaching using this online learning
platform, please get in touch with the team by email to
comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org and tell us a bit about your plans, your subjects,
and your expected audience.
With best wishes for a healthy and productive 2022,
Community Development team
Wikimedia Foundation
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLearn
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLearn/Pilot_report
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org
Greetings all!
Our UG have published an annual report on 2021 here https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North-West_Russia_Wiki-Historians_User_Grou… . It is originally published in Russian and translated to English, so, I hope it’ll be understandable for most of subscribers of this list. I know, that most of people here aren’t interested in activity in a part of Russia, but anyway, I hope that maybe someone will find something interesting for them.
--
Nikolay Bulykin (User:Красный)
Dear All,
Wiki Loves Folklore is back this year on Wikimedia commons to be held from
1st of February till the 28th of February 2022. We need your support in
participation and translation of project pages to share a word in your
native language.
Concurrently with the photo contest we will be having a writing competition
called Feminism and Folklore. It will be held from 1st of February till the
31st of March 2022. We would like various Wikimedia communities to take
part in it.
Feel free to organise both the contest locally
We look forward for your immense participation in both the projects.
Warm regards,
Tiven Gonsalves (User:Tiven2240)
Coordinator WLF & FNF
*https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2022
*
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2022/Organize
*
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2022/Transla…
*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2022
*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Feminism_and_Folklore_2022/Project_Page
Hi, fellow Wikimedians,
QW2022 (Queering Wikipedia) is a global conference focused on LGBTQ+
communities and our representation on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia
projects in all languages.
If you are a Wikimedian and LGBTQ+ or a committed ally, please help
shape the proposal by providing feedback on what the priorities should
be, and how the event should run. You can give anonymous feedback
through the survey link below, or by copying the questions and
emailing in your responses in plain text.
Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLhbygKmWiyd8aemem2TcaOZ2UmL0y9YI…
Survey questions: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2022/Survey
To read the proposal, add your support, ask questions or even
volunteer to join in and help make the event a success, see:
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2022/Proposal
* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/QW2022/Volunteer
Visit https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/LGBT to find out more about the
Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group and the different ways of talking with
fellow LGBTQ+ volunteers.
Different words and acronyms are used for communities within the
rainbow of sexualities and gender identities/expressions (e.g.
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, non-binary,
two-spirit, third gender, LGBT+, LGBTQ+, LGBTQQ2IA*, QUILTBAG, SOGI).
"Queer" is used by us to represent all members of these communities
and work toward solidarity for those affected by related
discrimination.
Thank you and happy holidays!
QW2022 proposal team
--
Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_LGBT
Dear Wikimedians,
This year, the 9th edition of Wiki Loves Earth — the biggest international
photo contest devoted to nature heritage — was held. The competition aims
at raising public awareness about protected areas and creating the biggest
database of free photos of them. We are happy to announce the *international
winners of WLE 2021*!
The contest lasted between May 1 — August 31, with different countries
having different submission windows and united 34 countries and
territories. Among those, United Arab Emirates and Wales joined the
competition for the first time. We received over 64,000 freely licensed
photos of natural monuments from over 4300 people.
This year, the international winners represent *two categories* —
landscapes (including individual trees if it’s a nature monument) and
macro/close-up (animals, plants, fungi). The international jury team
<http://wikilovesearth.org/jury/> had a challenging task — to select up to
20 international winners out of 390 winning photos
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2021/Winners> on
the local level. Meet the winners by category in our blog post
<https://wikilovesearth.org/meet-wiki-loves-earth-2021-international-winners/>
. The jury report can be found at the links: high resolution
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wle-jury-report-2021-hires.pdf>, low
resolution
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wle-jury-report-2021-lores.pdf>.
Thanks a lot to each participant that uploaded photos, local organizers
that worked hard to make their contests happen, as well as local and
international jury members for their contribution and dedication to the
competition and evaluation. Stay tuned and follow our news, further — more!
Best regards,
Anastasiia Petrova
Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth 2021
Hello everyone,
I am pleased to announce the Steward Elections 2022 [1]. We are now taking
nominations from eligible candidates. Interested candidates can check their
eligibility and the procedure to submit the nomination on the guidelines
page [2]. We are open to candidate submissions until January 30, 2022,
23:59 (UTC).
As always, the confirmation of existing stewards [3] will take place at the
same time as the election, which begins on February 7, and will finish on
February 26, 2022.
Please remember, the voting has not yet begun and will not until February
7, 2022, 14:00 (UTC). We will remind you once again when the voting starts.
If you have any questions regarding the elections, feel free to contact me
or any other member of the Election Committee. You can also ask any
question in the #wikimedia-stewards-elections-chat IRC channel, or watch
updates in #wikimedia-stewards-elections.
Best regards,
Martin Urbanec
(On behalf of the Election Committee)
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2022
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Elections_2022/Guidelines
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stewards/Confirm/2022