Dear Wikimedians,
I invite you to take some time on August 24 @ 9:30 - 10:30 AM IST to attend the DCW Conversation Hour August 2023 (Check your local time! (https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1692849653). The subject of the conversation is Books, Institutional Partnerships and Wikipedia
This is the Eighth DCW Conversation Hour which aims to explore the interconnections of books, institutions and Wikipedia. This conversation hour features Laurie Bridges, an Instruction and Outreach Librarian/Professor at the Oregon State University, who has an incredible experience of more than 25 years in instruction, outreach, marketing, and has been serving the OSU since early 2000.
Please check with the following link for more information:
https://hour.dcwwiki.org/event/dcw-conversation-hour-august-2023/
Best regards
Aafi
Hi all,
As part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Annual Plan goal around supporting
knowledge equity
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/…>
by supporting regional and thematic strategies, and helping close knowledge
gaps, I wanted to share an update on the Knowledge Equity Fund. Earlier
this year, the Foundation shared learnings from the first year
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/04/12/what-weve-learned-from-the-equity-fun…>
of the Knowledge Equity Fund pilot, as well as reports from our first year
grantees. These learnings include how we can increase visibility into the
work of the grantees, and also connect the grantees with Wikimedians and
local communities to enable greater understanding and more ties to the work
of free knowledge on the Wikimedia projects.
With these learnings in mind, today we are announcing the second round of
grantees
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/08/03/announcing-the-second-round-of-grante…>
from the Knowledge Equity Fund. This second round includes seven grantees
that span five regions, including the Fund’s first-ever grantees in Asia.
This diverse group of grantees was chosen from an initial pool of 42
nominations, which were received from across the Wikimedia movement through
an open survey in 2022 and 2023. Each grantee aligns with one of Fund’s five
focus areas
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund#Criteria_for_grantees>,
identified to address persistent structural barriers experienced by
communities of color that prevent equitable access and participation in
open knowledge. They are also recognized nonprofits with a proven track
record of impact in their region. The grantees include:
Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, Indonesia: The Aliansi Masyarakat Adat
Nusantara <https://aman.or.id/>, or the Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples
of the Archipelago (AMAN for short), is a non-profit organization based in
Indonesia that works on human rights, journalism, and advocacy issues for
indigenous people.
Black Cultural Archives, United Kingdom: Black Cultural Archives
<https://blackculturalarchives.org/> is a Black-led archive and heritage
center that preserves and gives access to the histories of African and
Caribbean people in the UK.
Create Caribbean Research Institute, Commonwealth of Dominica: Create
Caribbean Research Institute <https://createcaribbean.org/create/>is the
first digital humanities center in the Caribbean.
Criola, Brazil: Criola <https://criola.org.br/> is a civil society
organization, based in Rio de Janeiro, dedicated to advocating for the
rights of Black women in Brazilian society.
Data for Black Lives, United States: Data for Black Lives
<https://d4bl.org/> is a movement of activists, organizers, and scientists
committed to the mission of using data to create concrete and measurable
change in the lives of Black people.
Filipino American National Historical Society, United States: The Filipino
American National Historical Society <http://fanhs-national.org/filam/> has
a mission to gather, document and share Filipino American history through
its 42 community based chapters.
Project Multatuli, Indonesia: Project Multatuli
<https://projectmultatuli.org/en/>is an organization dedicated to
non-profit journalism, especially for underreported topics, ranging from
indigenous people to marginalized issues.
The Equity Fund Committee, made up of five Wikimedia community members and
five Wikimedia Foundation staff, have also connected each of these grantees
with regional and relevant partners in the Wikimedia movement, including
local and established movement affiliates who can support knowledge equity
work and help grantees learn about how to connect back to the work of free
knowledge on the Wikimedia projects. We continue to look for ways to
increase these connections and welcome your input.
This second round of grants was administered by the Wikimedia Foundation,
after all remaining funds for the Equity Fund were transferred back from
Tides Advocacy to the Foundation earlier this year.
We welcome thoughts and questions about the Equity fund and the second
round of grantees on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund>.
Thank you,
Nadee Gunasena
On behalf of the Equity Fund Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund#The_Knowledge_Equity_…>
Biyanto Rebin, Emna Mizouni, Gala Mayi Miranda, Kelly Foster, Maari
Zwick-Maitreyi, Aeryn Palmer, Jorge Vargas, Kassia Echavarri-Queen, Nadee
Gunasena, Sandister Tei
--
*Nadee Gunasena*
Chief of Staff
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello everyone!
This is a reminder that you have till *August 20 *to submit a session
proposal for GLAM Wiki Conference 2023, which will happen November 16-18 in
Montevideo, Uruguay.
You will find more information on how to submit a session here:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/26/call-for-proposals-open-glam-wiki-con…
We have already started to send out emails to people that applied for a
scholarship communicating our decision. Please we kindly ask everyone to be
patient - this is a process that takes time and you will be hearing from us
in the coming weeks.
Looking forward to your proposals!
--
Evelin Heidel
Encargada de Programas
Wikimedistas de Uruguay
*Conocé más >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Wiki_2023> *
This email is send behalf of user:Trainholic
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Hello all,
Our famous JinJinJaRa Guy will host the “welcome to Korea” K-editathon
session in TODAY at 12:45-14:00 at room 309! We'll be chatting casually
about Korea, editing related articles in any language.
We'll have some delicious traditional Korean sweets, gifts, and tourist
information to share.
See you there.
--
User:*Youngjin
Korean Wikipedia Administrator/Bureaucrat/Oversight
Member of Wikimedia Korea
https://w.wiki/9aU
Dear Wilimedians,
We're excited to invite you to join us in a Kiwix session *tomorrow,
Wednesday.*
*Time: 15:45 pm (Singapore time) or 7:00 am UTC,Venue: In Singapore Room
325. *
Join to discover more about the Kiwix4schools initiative and ways you can
engage. This is a chance to gain insights from our experiences and explore
potential collaboration opportunities.
(NB:There will be some goodies for attendees.)
Also, don't miss our participation in a panel discussion on offline
communities.
Scheduled for *Friday in Room 325. *
*Time: 14:35 to 15:15 (Singapore time), which is 6:35 am to 7:15 am UTC.*
To take part virtually, please register at
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Registration for further details.
Once registered, you can access the program schedule and sync it with your
mobile calendar through https://eventyay.com/e/8f889410/schedule.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
wikimania(a)wikimedia.org.
Ruby
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Ruby D-Brown
Snr. Program Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
ofwafrica.org
Hi everyone,
As we continue our collaborative journey toward shaping the Charter for the
Wikimedia movement together, we are excited to invite you to contribute
your insights to the Roles and Responsibilities draft
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content/Roles_%26_Responsi…>. Your
feedback is welcome on the Talk page of the draft
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter/Content/Roles_%26_Res…>
.
This draft chapter both proposes changes aimed at strengthening
subsidiarity in the Wikimedia movement and also acknowledges certain
processes that could remain unchanged due to their established efficiency.
The draft encompasses the roles and responsibilities of volunteers,
communities, movement bodies, and the Wikimedia Foundation. Your input and
insights are crucial to this endeavour as we collectively work to shape a
movement that embraces innovation while remaining grounded in its proven
successes.
We look forward to your valuable feedback.
On behalf of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,
Anass
My Fellow Wikimedians!
Due to insistent public demand, we have the Wikimania Hackathon 2023 on
live stream!
Head over to https://www.youtube.com/live/UZ9DUXFcb0w?feature=share
and share it.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
My Fellow Wikimedians,
We have a Movement Strategy and Governance session today at Suntec
Singapore Convention Centre during Wikimania from 10:00 AM local time till
4:20 PM local time on Room 325. Room 326 will be opened in the afternoon
for face to face open house of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee
(MCDC). All these sessions are not live streamed.
Kindly use the opportunity to talk with the Wikimedians in Wikimania and
discuss the future of our Movement such as hubs, resourcing, global council
and many others.
Kind regards,
*Butch Bustria*
Event lead
ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team
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From: Ciell Wikipedia <ciell.wikipedia(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 8:21 PM
Subject: [Wikimania-l] Movement Strategy and Governance sessions @Wikimania
2023
To: Wikimania general list (open subscription) <
wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi Wikimaniacs!
I hope you are looking forward to the upcoming Wikimania 2023 conference as
much as I am, and I would like to call your attention to the sessions
on *Movement
Strategy and Governance* from Tuesday-Thursday. All links and information
about the Movement Strategy sessions are conveniently collected* on this
page
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Movement_Strategy_%26_Governance_…>*
on the Wikimania wiki, but here is a quick summary.
- *Tuesday morning* (room 325) will start with an Introduction on
Movement Strategy 2030: what is it, what has been done, and what does it
aim to achieve? Followed by a session from the Igbo community sharing their
experience on how they involved their community in the Movement Charter
creation process through the Ambassadors Program.
- *Tuesday afternoon *(room 325) after lunch we'll have multiple
lightning talks on a diverse range of topics around Movement Strategy,
where community members share their experiences from different initiatives
supported by the Movement Strategy grants program, not in the least
different experiences around pilot-Hubs!
- *Also on Tuesday afternoon* (room 326), the Movement Charter Drafting
Committee is having an *Open Office Hour* with walk-ins, where you can
ask all your questions and exchange ideas with committee members. Drop by,
have a chat, and come grab a stroopwafel!
- *On Wednesday morning* (room 326 & on Eventyay) there are 3 workshops
about different aspects of the Movement Charter: brainstorm and role play
with others to experience the Movement Charter context, and help enrich the
Charter content at the same time.
- *And on Thursday morning* (room 310 & on Eventyay) the Movement
Charter Drafting Committee holds a workshop session to discuss the proposed
Movement Charter chapters, where you can help the Drafting Committee tackle
a few of their questions around Hubs, the Global Council and Charter
ratification.
There is a *Movement Charter one-pager
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content/One-page_draft>*
available on Meta to help you prepare for the sessions.
The chapters from the Movement Charter are under community review at the
moment, and if you'd like to share your feedback beyond the sessions
mentioned above, please leave your comments on the respective Meta talk
pages.
Hope to talk to you all next week!
Best,
Ciell
*Wikimania Program Committee*
*Movement Charter Drafting Committee*
1) Wikimania Movement Strategy and Governance schedule:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Movement_Strategy_%26_Governance_…
2) Movement Charter One pager:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content/One-page_draft
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Dear esteemed WLM participants and organizers,
We're happy to announce that the WLM 2023 landing page is ready:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2023/Organi…
We anticipate the impressions captured with your camera and invite you
to visit the WLM 2023 pages at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2023 for
further information on how to participate in and/or organize the WLM
Campaign in your region.
Looking forward to your submissions from 1st September - 31st October
2023 to expand the collection of more than 3,000,000 pictures
documenting monuments and heritage from all over the world from the last
twelve iterations of Wiki Loves Monuments.
Kind regards,
Manfred / the team of Wiki Loves Monuments international