Dear all,
The 2nd episode of WIKIMOVE will be published in early May! Our guests will
be *Erica Azzelini *and *Lucas Pianta* from *Wikimovimento Brazil*. We will
be talking about what they are doing to bring movement strategy to life
with the Brazilian and Portuguese speaking communities. We dive into the
key issues: hubs, resource distribution, capacity building, volunteerism
and governance! Plus movement news and some hot takes on what's going on.
Please contribute to making WIKIMOVE become an interactive platform on all
things movement strategy by sharing news
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WIKIMOVE/News> from your affiliate and
asking questions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WIKIMOVE/Reactions> to
our guests until April 29, 10:00 UTC.
You can find our first episode “Knowledge as a service” on our meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WIKIMOVE/Podcast> and our website
<https://www.wikimedia.de/en/wikimove/>.
Looking forward to interacting with you,
Your WIKIMOVE team
--
Eva Martin
Project Assistant Movement Strategy and Global Relations
Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 219 158 26-0
https://wikimedia.de
Keep up to date! Current news and exciting stories about Wikimedia,
Wikipedia and Free Knowledge in our newsletter (in German):
https://www.wikimedia.de/newsletter/
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Dear Wikimedians,
We are pleased to announce the Wiki Loves Earth international photo contest
starting in less than a week! Our aims are to raise public awareness about
protected areas and to create the biggest database of free photos of nature
heritage sites from all over the world.
*This is the 10th edition of the competition. In 2013 we held WLE in
Ukraine for the first time, and in 2014 it went international. Overall, WLE
collected 767k free photos, with around 180k being used in the wikiprojects
— and we are going to make even more impact organizing Wiki Loves Earth
2022! The contest runs throughout May 1 – July 31, with different dates for
each country.*
Want to become a part of our WLE family?
— Join a local team in your country (check this list of participating
countries https://w.wiki/4pUh), or if there is no one organize a contest
yourself! Find out more about the process in our detailed guidelines at
https://w.wiki/4pUP.
— Take part in WLE 2022 and upload your photos: check our rules at
https://w.wiki/4phW and start preparing your submissions!
We will be happy to answer your questions during our *Office Hour on April
26 at 14.00 UTC+2*. Read the info [image: 🔼], prepare your questions and
let's talk!
*https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84150679860?pwd=eEF3ZFdyUFM3OGlmMjZEZHBCTkE3QT09
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84150679860?pwd=eEF3ZFdyUFM3OGlmMjZEZHBCTkE3QT09>Meeting
ID: 841 5067 9860Passcode: wle22*
And you are always welcome to contact us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua.
To find out more about WLE, check our:
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website <https://wikilovesearth.org/>
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page on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth>
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social media: Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/interwle>, Instagram
<https://www.instagram.com/wikilovesearth/>, and Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikiLovesEarth>.
Best regards,
Iryna Yehiazarova
Project Manager for Wiki Loves Earth 2022
on behalf of the international organizing team
I've served on a few boards in my time, and if I wanted to "improve the set
of skills and the diversity contributed by newly selected trustees" this is
not how I'd try to do it.
Yes there are likely to be certain skillsets that you want on a board, but
that's a key reason for having independent members. A few years ago I
served ten years on the board of a charity local to me, we had certain
skillsets that we needed on the board, including a retired Medical Dr and a
couple of people who understood investments (our endowment was similar in
size to the WMF). We usually got such skills by recruiting independents who
had the skills we missed but thought we needed. Why else would you want
"independent" trustees?
As for diversity, yes I can see a need and a route to do this via the
community places. But there are ways to do that that retain open elections,
for example, if you want to reserve a seat for "someone resident in sub
saharan africa" you can either create a separate geographic or virtual
constituency, or just use STV but modified to include the most popular
candidate who meets the diversity criteria you chose.
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Hello all,
As previously announced, the Celtic Knot Wikimedia Language Conference will
take place on July 1-2, with the goal of gathering participants from
various groups working on minority languages on the Wikimedia projects. In
this update, we would like to share with you some exciting news about the
format, the onsite events, and how your community can contribute to the
program of the conference.
If you know people or groups who are working on minority languages and
could be interested in this event, feel free to share this message with
them!
☘ Contribute to the “News from the Language Communities”
For this year’s edition of the conference, the main call for contributions
from the community takes the shape of a series of lightning talks called
“News from the Language Communities”. The goals of these short
presentations are to give an overview of ongoing projects and work related
to minority languages and the Wikimedia projects, to give an update about
what happened in the past year, to share lessons learned that could be
useful to other groups working on similar projects, and to start
conversations among participants.
Individuals or groups who would like to contribute to this part of the
program are welcome to prepare and send their presentation in the form of a
5-minute pre-recorded video, before May 31. You will find more information
about the content, requirements and support offered by the organizers on
this page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2022/Online_program
☘ Format
Although international events and travels are possible again, we made the
decision to stick to a hybrid format. The main program will take place
online on July 1-2, and we will actively encourage communities who want to
organize local gatherings as satellite events of the conference. Although
restrictions have loosen up in several countries, we want to acknowledge
that the pandemic is still going on in most of the world, and that
international travel remains difficult from many countries, especially for
financial or paperwork reasons. Therefore, we believe that an online format
remains the best solution in order to ensure the best possible diversity of
participants.
☘ Onsite events and scholarships
We are offering two kinds of scholarship around the conference:
scholarships to help with online participation and scholarships to help
with organising onsite events. The aim is to help people take part in the
live conference, and to give people a way to organise events in their area
related to the Celtic Knot.
Onsite event grants are for up to £1,000, with some ideas and more detail
on this page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2022/Satellite_events
Online attendance scholarships are for up to £80 per person. Full details
of the process, and a link to the application form are on this page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2022/Attend#Scholars…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Knot_Conference_2022/Attend#Scholarh…>
We’re looking forward to your contribution to the Celtic Knot! If you have
any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me, Daria Cybulska or
Richard Nevell.
For the organizing team,
--
Léa Lacroix
Community Engagement Coordinator
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
10963 Berlin
www.wikimedia.de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
Dear Wikimedians,
The Global Advocacy team is looking for your input. We last contacted you about
the launch of the Human Rights Policy. Now, we're asking you to help us
understand how it can best support Wikimedians in practice.
We are hosting a series of community conversations in May. There are 4
regional sessions. Each will be 60 minutes, hosted on zoom, and include
translation support. On this Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Policy_Community_Conversations…>
you can see the schedule for each call and access the link to register.
What is the outcome of these sessions? Our goal is to learn how community
members' human rights have been challenged and how the Foundation can
better support individuals and prevent such situations. We will do two
things with the information that is shared via these conversations. (1) We
will share a summary of our findings by publishing them on Meta, in a Diff
blog, and (hopefully!) presenting them at Wikimania. (2) Feedback and
recommendations will shape the implementation process of the Human Rights
Policy.
Where can you learn more about these calls and the Human Rights Policy? You
can learn more about the conversion format, types of questions that will
guide the conversation, as well as the Human Rights Policy on this meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Policy_Community_Conversations…>
.
What if you can’t join any of these conversations? If you are interested
but cannot attend the calls you can still share your experiences via a
survey that will soon be available.
We hope to see you there,
Ziski from the GA Team
Franziska Putz (she/her)
Movement Advocacy Community Manager, Global Advocacy
Wikimedia Foundation
Fputz(a)wikimedia.org
*UCT timezone
Hello everyone,
I’m writing as Acting Chair of the Community Affairs Committee to invite
you to our next Conversation with the Trustees, which will take place on 21
April at 10:00 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1650535215>. This is a
chance for you to speak directly with members of the Wikimedia Foundation
Board of Trustees about our work guiding the Wikimedia Foundation’s
activities.
We welcome you to join us on Zoom. Request the Zoom link by emailing
askcac(a)wikimedia.org, or stream live on YouTube
<https://youtu.be/3cd2FxovdXE> instead. You can also email
askcac(a)wikimedia.org to submit questions ahead of time or request language
interpretation for the call.
Agenda items include the Foundation’s Annual Plan and how the community can
participate in shaping it. More agenda items will be added on the event
Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm…>
closer to the date.
Hope to see you there!
Rosie
*Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight *(she/her)
Acting Chair, Community Affairs Committee
Board of Trustees, Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
On Friday 22nd April, we join millions of people across the world to
celebrate Earthday. 🌿🍀🌳
As part of the #WikiforHumanRights
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights>campaign, we will be
hosting an editing workshop to equip participants with Wikipedia editing
skills.
This workshop is also a good opportunity for newcomers. Feel free to share
the invitation with community members in your region.
*Join our Earthday workshop on Friday, April 22nd at 12:00 UTC*
*Register to join the zoom meeting- https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87329258230
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87329258230?fbclid=IwAR16DyhpGuQHbaKtVbY9Fb000e…>
*
See you!
Ruby