By the way, Andy, should you not have seen this: https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/03/01/wikimedia-foundation-calls-… Kind regards Ziko Am Di., 1. März 2022 um 21:00 Uhr schrieb Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>om>: > > A great question! Dear renvoy, antanana and others in Ukraine, please stay safe. > Not only, what is WMF doing, but what an we all do to help? > > Here's a potential Ru block in the works, and a request for better VPN support for editors in the region. > https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1498735210342633473 > https://twitter.com/runasand/status/1498742191719694345 > > //S > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 8:26 AM Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote: >> >> How do US, Geman/EU (for Wikidata) and other sanctions affect our >> movement and its projects? >> >> How is WMF supporting Wikimedians in Ukraine? And - where sanctions >> allow - supporting Wikimedians in Russia, who are trying to >> disseminate facts and fight censorship and propaganda? >> >> -- >> Andy Mabbett >> @pigsonthewing >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

I wonder if a banner raising awareness regarding the existence of offline apps specifically Kiwix for when communication goes down would be useful? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile&hl=… We also have Internet in a Box, with instruction on how to build your own here https://mdwiki.org/wiki/WikiProjectMed:Internet-in-a-Box James On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 2:37 PM GorillaWarfare < gorillawarfarewikipedia(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

On Tue, 1 Mar 2022 at 22:20, Valentin Nefedov &lt;nefedov.valentin(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: This is really heartening. I am pleased - but not in the east surprised - to see the signatories include several people I count as friends. -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing https://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Hello, OSM Poland community is working on enriching map of border with Ukraine to help Ukrainian refugees access reception points. https://dopomoha.pl/en/#map=7/50.538/24.055 Pull request can be submitted here. https://github.com/openstreetmap-polska/ua-2022-map As Wikimedians, we could do something similar which can be of practical use to the Ukrainian people for now like enriching more information and data about Western Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary etc. in Ukrainian language using which they might get some relief and can reorganize. Changing the color of Wikipedia logo to Ukrainian flag have some major issues though. It might show our solidarity but it also can show that we take side in geopolitics questioning our neutrality. We hadn't changed color during other invasions in recent times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_invasions#2000%E2%80%93present . That might raise question about our biasness towards certain players. But anyway, it all depends on how the community thinks. Regards, Bodhisattwa On Wed, Mar 2, 2022, 04:58 James Heilman &lt;jmh649(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote:

Some thoughts: * Being neutral is not the same as not taking a side in a conflict. We can take side with human rights. * There are wars elsewhere in the world. If we take a decision over Ukraine, then other wikimedians may ask the same kind of decisions when another country invades a third one. It's not something speculative: the US has invaded lot of countries in the last 30 years and is still bombing others, european countries invaded Libya, Israel is invading Syria (not to mention the situation in Palestine), Saudi Arabia is invading Yemen, France is bombing Chad, Iran may be seen as an invader in Lebanon... the list is really long, and every point may be discussed. * Our main point is not war. Our main point is co-operation and building knowledge together. Wikimedians around the world share this view, independent of their views in national or international conflicts. * Let's change the focus: Wikimedians promote peace, because diplomacy and conflict solving is something we make better than we think. We build together. We work together. * Let's think big: Wiki[m,p]edia must get the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023. Change my mind. galder ________________________________ From: Ilario Valdelli &lt;valdelli(a)gmail.com&gt; Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 9:30 AM To: Wikimedia Mailing List &lt;wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Sanctions against the Russian Federation; support for Ukrainian Wikimedians I agree and I think that the best support is to offer a neutral and complete information against any kind of propaganda. This is what Wikimedia can do better. Kind regards On Tue, 1 Mar 2022, 23:21 Valentin Nefedov, <nefedov.valentin@gmail.com<mailto:nefedov.valentin@gmail.com>> wrote: Thanks for your support! The best "sanctions" WMF can implement is raising awareness about the whole situation. For example, the promotion of Ukraine's Cultural Diplomacy Month 2022<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%27s_Cultural_Diplomacy_Mont…22>. About Russian Wikipedia: unfortunately, most likely it will get banned in the Federation. More than 70 Russian Wikipedians wrote open letter to us on our village pump<https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%… where they condemned the invasion, so WMF might support people who signed this letter legally because of possible threats. Best regards, Renvoy вт, 1 бер. 2022 р. о 22:57 James Heilman <jmh649@gmail.com<mailto:jmh649@gmail.com>> пише: I wonder if a banner raising awareness regarding the existence of offline apps specifically Kiwix for when communication goes down would be useful? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kiwix.kiwixmobile&hl=… We also have Internet in a Box, with instruction on how to build your own here https://mdwiki.org/wiki/WikiProjectMed:Internet-in-a-Box James On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 2:37 PM GorillaWarfare <gorillawarfarewikipedia@gmail.com<mailto:gorillawarfarewikipedia@gmail.com>> wrote: +1 on the "what can we all do to help?" question. On the VPN topic, I suspect the functionary teams will be pretty open to granting IPBE for folks editing from that region. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IP_block_exemption#Used_for_anonymo… has details if anyone needs it. – Molly White (GorillaWarfare) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:GorillaWarfare she/her _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org> -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org<mailto:wikimedia-l-leave@lists.wikimedia.org>

Hello Andy, The Foundation is undertaking several initiatives in assisting the Wikimedia communities in Ukraine and Russia, and in reviewing the potential impacts that the sanctions will have on the movement. We are not able to discuss all the specifics without potential risk to those being supported. What we can disclose is that the Trust and Safety and Human Rights units of the Foundation are in constant communication with community members in Ukraine and Russia. Our Disinformation Team on the other hand is actively collaborating with various communities in monitoring the situation, and in ensuring that the projects maintain neutrality during these unprecedented times. Other emails on this thread have shared valuable ideas of how we can collectively assist the Wikimedia communities in Ukraine and Russia, and we are grateful for that. As we continue to monitor the situation, we urge everyone to report direct threats of harm through our dedicated channel: emergency(a)wikimedia.org, so that we can evaluate them on an individual basis and determine the best course of action. On matters related to disinformation, and specifically pertaining to Ukraine and Russia, we have set up a dedicated channel and our team can be reached through drt(a)wikimedia.org. Best, Stephen On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 5:25 AM Andy Mabbett &lt;andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk&gt; wrote: -- Stephen LaPorte (he/him/his) Legal Director Wikimedia Foundation *NOTICE: This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal and ethical reasons, I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.*

On Wed, 2 Mar 2022 at 18:04, Stephen LaPorte &lt;slaporte(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: Thank you for the response. It is good to know that WMF is assisting our colleagues, and of course I understand the need for discretion regarding specifics, but I had hoped you could tell us /something/ about what is being done in that regard. An additional thought occurs to me: Do we know of any Wikimedians who have become refugees, and are we assisting them in their new host countries? Regarding sanctions, do WMF have salaried staff or freelancers in Russia, and what is their position now? Does WMF fund a chapter or any other grantees in Russia, and ditto? -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

Males between 18 and 60 may not leave the country (and probably do not want to do it anyway), so that there could be only women, old people, and children among the refugees. Given the gender gap situation, probably there are not so many Wikipedians among them, but I hope if there are some, they will let themselves known. Best Yaroslav On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 2:35 PM Tomasz Ganicz &lt;polimerek(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: