Dear Community,
We are delighted to invite you to join the first Campaign Office Hour of Wiki
Loves Folklore's 2023 edition.
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2023>
The office hour offers to discuss plans underway, provide guidelines or
support and also share in the preparation towards our five years journey.
We would really love to see almost everything that represents Folklore
(tangible and intangible cultural heritage) activities from your community.
Meeting details:
*Date:* Sunday 29th January, 2023
*Time*: 14:oohrs UTC
*Venue*: Online (zoom)
Kindly sign-up here on meta <https://w.wiki/_wnZ3> [1] to confirm your
participation.
See you soon!!
Regards,
Joy
On behalf of the WLF 2023 Team
*FRENCH*
Chère communauté,
Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter à rejoindre la première édition 2023 de
l'édition 2023 de Campaign Office Hour of Wiki Loves Folklore
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2023>.
L'heure de bureau propose de discuter des projets en cours, de fournir des
orientations ou un soutien et également de partager la préparation de notre
voyage de cinq ans.
Nous aimerions vraiment voir presque tout ce qui représente les activités
du folklore (patrimoine culturel matériel et immatériel) de votre
communauté.
Détails de la réunion :
*Date *: dimanche 29 janvier 2023
*Heure* : 14 heures UTC
*Lieu *: En ligne (zoom)
Veuillez vous inscrire ici sur meta pour confirmer <https://w.wiki/_wnZ3> [1]
votre participation.
À bientôt!!
Salutations,
Joy
Au nom de l'équipe WLF 2023
*SPANISH*
Estimada comunidad,
Estamos encantados de invitarles a unirse a la primera Hora de oficina de
la campaña de la edición 2023 de Wiki Loves Folklore
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2023>.
La reunión se ofrece para discutir los planes en curso, proporcionar pautas
o apoyo y también compartir la preparación para nuestra trayectoria de
cinco años.
Realmente nos encantaría descubrir todas las actividades que representan
actividades de folclore (patrimonio cultural tangible e intangible) de su
comunidad.
Detalles de la reunión:
*Fecha*: domingo 29 de enero de 2023
*Hora:* 14:00 UTC
*Lugar*: En línea (zoom)
Regístrese aquí en meta para <https://w.wiki/_wnZ3> [1] confirmar su
participación.
¡¡Les vemos pronto!!
Saludos,
Joy
En nombre del equipo WLF 2023
[1] https://w.wiki/_wnZ3
Holger Ellgaard – User:Holger.Ellgaard – has died.
Holger was one of the most prolific article writers on Swedish Wikipedia,
having written thousands of articles, with a couple of hundred thousand
edits on Swedish Wikipedia and another hundred thousand edits on Commons,
where he had uploaded more than fifty thousand photographs since coming to
the Wikimedia movement in the spring of 2007.
As we know, an edit count says very little in itself – myself, I have a
large number of minor fixes and few excellent articles. Holger, on the
other hand, wrote a large number of featured and good articles, the kind of
texts the community wanted to highlight as its best and put on the main
page for everyone to see.
Having spent his professional life as an architect and with a passion for
photography, he wrote about buildings and city planning, architecture and
infrastructure. His articles were long, well sourced and full of
illustrations, usually his own photos. He liked to visit a place before
writing about it, photographing it and making sure he had the pictures he
wanted.
Many of his best articles were more ambitious in scope. He wrote about
Swedish kitchen standard and the redevelopment of central Stockholm from
the 1950s to the 1970s. He wrote about any conceivable aspect of Stockholm
as a city: public toilets in Stockholm, traffic signals in Stockholm,
emergency housing in Stockholm, illuminated signs in Stockholm, railroad
tunnels in Stockholm and about so many other things.
When Wikimedia Sweden started giving out an annual award to someone who had
contributed to free knowledge, Holger was the inaugural recipient. He felt
like an obvious choice. Not only because of the amount of work he had put
into writing his articles, but also his willingness to help anyone writing
within his area of expertise.
He was a great public educator. And now he isn’t, and we’re less for his
absence.
//Johan Jönsson
--
Dear Wikimdians,
Don't miss the upcoming episode 20 of WikiAfrica Hour, where we shall be
discussing the WikiIndaba conference, WikiConvention Francophone
conference, Wikimedia Youth conference and Wikimania conference.
Come prepared with your questions!
Guests include:
- Ndahiro Derrick - Planning and Organising lead, WikiIndaba 2022
- Euphemia Uwandu - Lead organiser, Wikimedian Youth Conference 2023 by
The WikiVibrance Project
- Butch Bustria - Event lead + Chair of Program subcommittee, 2023
Wikimania
- Gnangarra Lake - Chair, 2023 Wikimania Scholarship subcommittee
- Vanj Padilla - Co-lead, 2023 Wikimania Documentation & Event
Communication Subcommittee
- Emmanuelle KAKOU - Member, 2023 WikiConvention francophone Core
Organizing Team
Date: 27th January 2023
Time:4pm UTC
Details: http://w.wiki/5dft
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Host, WikiAfrica Hour*
____________________
WikiAfrica Hour is a project by Wiki In Africa
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_In_Africa> in support of Wikimedia
user groups across the WikiAfrica
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica> movement. It has been
initiated and facilitated by Wiki In Africa's Ceslause Ogbonnaya (
User:Ceslause <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ceslause>), Florence
Devouard (User:Anthere <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Anthere>) and
Isla Haddow-Flood (User:Islahaddow
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Islahaddow>).
> Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiAfrica_Hour
Hi all,
You are invited to the quarterly Conversation hour led by Maggie Dennis,
Vice President of Community Resilience and Sustainability on February 15,
2023 at 19:00 UTC <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1676487651>.
Maggie and others from the team will discuss Movement Strategy, Trust and
Safety, the Universal Code of Conduct, Community Development, and Human
Rights.
If you are a Wikimedian in good standing (not Foundation or community
banned), write to let us know you will be attending the conversation and
share your questions. More information about attending this conversation
hour and notes from previous conversation hours can be found on Meta-wiki
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resilience_and_Sustainability/Con…>
.
Best,
--
Jackie Koerner (she/her) Communication Specialist, Community Resilience &
Sustainability Location: Midwestern US (UTC-5)
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear all,
I am delighted to invite you to episode 20 of WikiAfrica Hour titled,"Open
gatherings: One movement".
The episode is dedicated to understanding the new dynamics around
conferences within the Wikimedia movement and experiences by former Core
Organizing Team members of some conferences.
Guests include:
- Ndahiro Derrick - Planning and Organising lead, WikiIndaba 2022
- Euphemia Uwandu - Lead organiser, Wikimedian Youth Conference 2023 by
The WikiVibrance Project
- Butch Bustria - Event lead + Chair of Program subcommittee, 2023
Wikimania
- Gnangarra Lake - Chair, 2023 Wikimania sub-committee
- Vanj Padilla - Co-lead, 2023 Wikimania Documentation & Event
Communication Subcommittee
- Emmanuelle KAKOU - Member, 2023 WikiConvention francophone Core
Organizing Team
Date: 27th January 2023
Time:4pm UTC
Details: http://w.wiki/5dft
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Host, WikiAfrica Hour*
Hello everyone,
In the spirit of Wikipedia's 22nd birthday celebrations, we at Open
Foundation West Africa reflected on our journey with Wikipedia on Friday,
20th January, 2023.
We had a good time listening to experiences from both old and new members
of our community. It was an exciting moment sharing stories and memorable
experiences with each other regarding our expeditions with Wikipedia.
Here's a link to watch how we celebrated Wikipedia at 22.
Link: https://youtu.be/8SKX2QxWGSk
Also, do not forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to be informed on
more Wiki activities in our community.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/@ofwafrica
King Regards,
Eugene Masiku.
--
Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
Dear all,
As a current Wikimedia Foundation Board member, I wanted to reach out and
announce that I have agreed to join the Board of the Tor Project.
The Foundation Board and relevant staff members have been made aware and
given an opportunity to raise any possible concerns, in line with our
conflict of interest policies. Since there were no issues raised, my Board
membership with Tor began December 15 and was made public today.
Tor’s privacy technologies have been critical resources for my human rights
advocacy work. It felt fitting to have this opportunity to support an
organization and community that made my work and the work of many other
activists possible, especially those who live in countries where censorship
and surveillance are the norm.
In the rare event that any Board decision from Tor or Wikimedia Foundation
may impact either organization, I will be fully recusing myself from them.
Like the Foundation Board, this position is voluntary and unpaid.
Here is the announcement from Tor:
https://blog.torproject.org/announcing-new-board-members/
Regards,
Esra’a
--
Esra'a Al Shafei (She/Her)
Board of Trustees
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear all,
I am excited to announce that the 2023 Curationist Fellows Program and
Critics of Color Residency Applications are live!
As part of our mission to reimagine culture through a social-justice lens,
Curationist is proud to announce two upcoming opportunities that provide
direct support for research and writing on our platform: the 2023 Critics
of Color Residency and the Curationist Fellowship. *Applications for both
programs are now open until February 1. *
The Curationist Fellows Program
<https://curationist.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b3f65b8a3901b1b5920d…>
supports
community-based researchers, librarians, graduate students, and university
educators in incorporating cultural heritage resources into their existing
work. We especially encourage applicants from communities underrepresented
in the arts and culture field and applicants whose work may lack the
funding associated with large institutional settings.
The Critics of Color Residency
<https://curationist.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b3f65b8a3901b1b5920d…>
supports
writers of color interested in arts and cultural criticism. Participants
will draw on the Curationist archive and work with Curationist editors and
archivists to publish writing on our site. This residency is an exciting
opportunity for early to mid-career writers to engage with digital
collections and to have their voices expand and diversify cultural
discourse. The fellowship is generously supported by Critical Minded
<https://curationist.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b3f65b8a3901b1b5920d…>
.
Residents and fellows may be based anywhere in the world. Each fellow or
resident will be awarded a 3,000 USD stipend over six months, and will
spend approximately 15 hours per month on remote research, writing, and
workshops. Full application details are available by clicking on the links
below.
For questions about the Critics of Color Residency or Curationist Fellowship,
please email curationist(a)mhzfoundation.org.
Visit Curatonist.org
<https://curationist.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6b3f65b8a3901b1b5920d…>
to
learn more about our new platform and our free tool that makes millions of
digital images of artworks and artifacts from around the world easy to
access.
SADIK SHAHADU
Social Media Manager | MHz Foundation
Email: sadik(a)mhzfoundation.org <shana(a)mhzfoundation.org>
Phone: +233244666136
Website: www.curationist.org
Social: Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/sadike25_/> | Twitter
<https://twitter.com/Sadike25> | *Facebook
<https://web.facebook.com/sshahadu>*| LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahadusadik/>
(MHz Curationist logo)
MHz Curationist is a project of the MHz Foundation
<http://www.mhzfoundation.org>.
Hello dear Wikimedians,
We are very excited to finally share with you the report of Wikimedia
Morocco User
group, detailing the different activities in which group members
participated in 2022, as well as information about different projects that
were conducted both online and offline in the country. Please find the
report at this link
<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Wikimedia_Morocco._2022…>
.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about activities in
Morocco, or would like to partner with us, do not hesitate to contact us
at: wikimaug(a)gmail.com
Thank you, and have a great start of your week!
Best regards,
--
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*Anass SEDRATI*
*(+46) 70 508 51 07*
Hi Everyone,
*Are you from the Arabic-speaking communities and want to contribute to the
WikiForHumanRights 2023 Campaign? Register here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzdo-JoZsOXvk3CfG2qSDoNJT7UWAr5Cp…>
to
join the conversation hours on 26 January at 17:00 UTC
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1674752452> to learn about the campaign
plan and how to apply for a rapid grant. *
*هل أنت من المجتمع العربي وتريد المشاركة في حملة ويكي تغير المناخ 2023؟ سجل
هنا لمعلومات التواصل في 26 يناير 2023 في الساعة 17.00 بالتوقيت العالمي
المنسق <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1674752452> لتعرف المزيد عن الحملة
وكيفية التقدم للمنح السريعة ومزيد من المعلومات الإضافية.*
Warm regards,
*Euphemia *