Hi Remi, You're mail is one big complaint, may I remind you to the last
phrase of your Board Handbook? It states: Fortes capacité d’auto-évaluation
(Strong self-assessment capability). Thank you, Frans
*Frans Grijzenhout*, voorzitter / chair
+31 6 5333 9499
--
*Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland*
Mariaplaats 3 - 3511 LH Utrecht
Kamer van Koophandel 17189036
Katherine,
I told you a month ago "Maybe you should reply as a responsible human being
and not as a trained crisis communication people". This is truer everyday.
What did you write this email yesterday, and not one,two, three months ago?
Because I left Wikimedia France, because a Fields Medallist left, because
the president of Picasso Museum left, and because journalists began to talk
about the harassment and the violence of some members of the community.
Because the fact that Nathalie Martin had filed a complaint against
Christophe Henner begins to spread not only amongst the community but also
outside.
Because the articles made people aware of the problem and that they are
victims too, and new testimonies are being sent to journalists.
Because you met Christophe Henner in person the day before.
Because you are doing your job to protect your boss and make as little
noise as possible. But when I donate to Wikimedia, when I edit Wikipedia,
that's not what I want from you. I want a safe community.
I wrote to you, Christophe and your team more than ten times between July
and today. I even met your Legal Conselor and Christophe Henner to talk
about the harassment. I never got an email back from you. Not a single word
to a private message I sent. You only answered once on Twitter, because it
was a public conversation.
Now, I'm for you "an individual", you never only *say my name*.
At the same time, I receive a letter from Henner's lawyer trying to make me
remove my post.
Still keeping people quiet instead of accepting and therefore tackling the
problems.
I spent nine years working for the movement as a benevolent member. I have
been chair for 3 years, I worked 9-12pm for the movement for years, I was
threatened by the French Intelligence Service. And thanks to this
dedication, I made a lot of friends ; I met a lot of extraordinay people ;
we contracted with the Bibliothèque nationale, Versailles Palace,
Ministries, etc. We made a huge and very good job.
Now, do you really think I'm leaving with no reason? Do you really think
I'm a liar or frivolous? Do you think I'm being manipulated by an evil
witch we had to get rid of - as some say to journalists and some add (with
neutrality of course) to the Wikipedia article about me?
Denouncing the violence, I'm losing 30 of my closest friends, stopping one
of my favouriste activities and canceling 9 years of my life.
Sending an email like this one, "managing" instead of "caring", you
only do
the job you're getting paid for.
But, maybe you also realise that you are shatterring lives of
"individuals"... who have no names. But since we don't even have names,
since there is no violence or harassment problem to deal with, I'm sure you
will never have any problem to look at yourself in a mirror.
Even Hollywood is facing the violence and harassment problem. Wikimedia
still doesn't.
I'm sad. But now I'm only sad for you and one of the greatest human
projects of the time, you are currently making vile and foul.
As for me, it's over.
X, individual [used to be] associated with our movement
On 19 October 2017 at 23:19, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Everyone,
The past six months have been a complex and troubling time for our
community in France. Let me be absolutely clear, with no confusion or
ambiguity, that the Wikimedia Foundation condemns harassment. We take all
harassment claims seriously, investigate them promptly, and take the
appropriate action to enforce our policies whenever necessary. My goal
here
today is to provide more information about the
actions of the Wikimedia
Foundation, the principles to which we adhere, and the situation in which
our movement finds itself.
As many of you know, there have been months of discussion within the
French
Wikimedia community, independent committees and
governance bodies, and
the
Wikimedia Foundation about the governance and
operations of Wikimédia
France. During this time, we have seen growing tensions between a number
of
the former leaders of Wikimédia France and some
members of the French
Wikimedia community. This situation created great strain on the French
community, former and current staff of Wikimédia France, and concerned
Wikimedia volunteers around the world. Much of this was documented by
community members[1] and in the press.[2] Over the past months the
Foundation has received formal and informal complaints alleging
harassment
and other harmful behaviour, and we have enforced
existing policies
whenever applicable.
Recently, an individual associated with our movement published an essay
about the events in France on the blogging site Medium and shared that
essay with this list. It contained a number of deeply concerning
allegations of harassment. Let me first address the most troubling claims
of the recent essay—those regarding the Foundation’s handling of
allegations against the Wikimedia Foundation’s current Board Chair.
In May of 2017 the Wikimedia Foundation was informed, in a letter and for
the first time, that the then-Executive Director of Wikimédia France was
alleging claims of harassment against the current Board Chair of the
Wikimedia Foundation, dating back to his tenure as former Chair of
Wikimédia France. In this letter the Executive Director described a
number
of interactions with the Foundation’s Board Chair
when he was Chair of
Wikimédia France, and went on to accuse him of using his position as
Foundation Board Chair to to turn the Wikimedia Foundation’s sentiment
against the French chapter.
Contrary to the assertion in the Medium essay, while the former Wikimédia
France Executive Director’s letter detailed tense and disagreeable
interactions between the two individuals, it did not characterize those
interactions as sexual harassment. Also contrary to the essay’s
assertions,
the Wikimedia Foundation took immediate and
appropriate action after
receiving the complaint.
The Wikimedia Foundation, under clear direction from our Board, responded
promptly:
- We notified the Vice Chair and Board Governance Chair immediately
after receiving the then-Executive Director’s letter.
- Under their direction and supervision, we promptly hired expert
French
legal counsel to conduct an investigation on
this issue.
- The Foundation Board Chair was informed of the investigation and
recused from all relevant discussions. The Board Chair was also
recused
from any discussion regarding Wikimédia France
and the French
Wikimedia
community, including any participation in
funding decisions.
- The investigation by the experts found that the French chapter’s
Executive Director’s detailed statements of facts, in addition to not
being
characterized by her as sexual harassment, also did not support a
finding
of sexual harassment.
- Based on the information provided, French counsel also looked at
whether the allegations supported a finding of “moral” harassment,
ultimately concluding that they did not.
- The findings were conveyed to the then-chair of the board of
Wikimédia
France. The chapter leadership was asked on
more than one occasion if
it
had any additional evidence or wished to
further discuss the
conclusions.
No additional information was provided.
- Under these circumstances, the Board of the Wikimedia Foundation
found
no merit to the charges.
*As has been repeatedly stated, the Foundation remains fully committed to
reviewing and investigating additional information, if presented, of
sexual
or other harassment allegedly committed by any
Wikimedia Foundation staff
or board member. We fully condemn harassment in the Wikimedia movement.*
The essay in Medium also references experiences of a number of former
Wikimédia France Board members who reportedly left their posts because of
alleged harassment from French Wikimedia community members. In the
majority
of these cases, the Wikimedia Foundation has not
received complaints and
has no further information about these allegations.
We are aware that some people working at the Foundation for some months
have received comments from a number of community members through
informal
channels about alleged intra-community
harassment. These included
complaints and allegations of harassment made against the former
Wikimédia
France Executive Director and then-Board Chair by
Wikimédia France staff
and community members, as well as counter-complaints from former
Wikimédia
France board members against members of the
French community. In each
instance of which we are aware, the individual raising the complaint was
directed to the Wikimedia Foundation’s Support and Safety team, which is
trained and equipped to independently investigate and assess these
matters,
particularly where members of the larger
Wikimedia community are
concerned.
In total, the Foundation received roughly a dozen of these complaints.
Each
of these complaints received by the Foundation
was investigated and
responded to promptly, enforcing the relevant anti-harassment policies
whenever appropriate. In some cases, and when appropriate, our response
resulted in content (for example, content that identified Wikimedia
community members who guarded their anonymity) being removed from public
websites or the Foundation contacting users who posted inappropriate
material. In others, we found that while certain comments at times
crossed
the lines of civility, the actions did not meet
the threshold of sanction
under our policies or constitute intentional or sustained patterns of
harassment.
As a cumulative result of these complaints, the Wikimedia Foundation has
recommended to Wikimédia France that they take immediate steps to
implement
a friendly space policy. At the chapter’s
exceptional September general
assembly, the motion to develop and implement a friendly space policy
passed with overwhelming support, with 98% of the membership voting in
favor.[3] The Wikimedia Foundation has offered Wikimédia France our
assistance with this policy’s composition and implementation.
We are committed to working with the new Wikimédia France conseil
d’administration (governing board) to support the French community as
they
work to address and resolve these and other
outstanding issues. The
Wikimedia Foundation and the new leadership of Wikimédia France are
already
cooperating to address the governance-related
concerns raised by the
volunteer Funds Dissemination Committee in the first half of 2017. As
part
of this work, we have encouraged them to review
how they will
independently
handle claims of harassment in the future. The
Wikimedia Foundation and
Wikimédia France share a common goal: a healthy, welcoming, respectful,
inclusive Wikimedia community in France.
I know I am not alone in my dismay for how these events have unfolded.
Many
dedicated, good-faith members of the French
community, including current
community members and present and former Wikimédia France board and staff
members, have experienced distress and anxiety over recent months. Those
outside of the community have watched with dismay as our peers and
friends
have found themselves disoriented, distressed,
alienated, or at odds with
one another. And yet we also know that many in France now feel a renewed
sense of purpose for building the healthy and welcoming community we all
desire.
Situations such as the recent events in France provide us with an
opportunity to learn from the past in order to do better in the future.
We
have seen this time and again in our communities,
as organizations
(including the Wikimedia Foundation) have emerged from governance and
other
challenges stronger, with deepened commitments to
openness,
collaboration,
and humility.
Today is another such opportunity.
Katherine
[1]
https://www.mathisbenguigui.eu/wikimedia-timeline/
[2]
http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2017/09/11/vers-une-
sortie-de-crise-a-wikimedia-france_5184101_4408996.html
http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-nos-vies-
connectees/20170718.OBS2248/exclusions-menaces-budget-
recale-c-est-la-crise-chez-wikimedia-france.html
[3]
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/
WMFR_AG_2017-09-09.pdf/page1-2550px-WMFR_AG_2017-09-09.pdf.jpg
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 12:55 PM, Caroline Becker <
carobecker54(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi Emeric,
>
> I am very pleased that you take mental health seriously. I remember,
not
so
long ago, that your actions while you were in
Wikimedia France had
serious
> impact on the mental health of at least two of your members.
>
> In January, someone had a meltdown just in front of you. Could you
remind
us what
you did after that ?
In April, you learnt that your actions as a chair caused me a medical
leave. What can the Foundation and the movement as a whole learn about
how
you dealt with the situation ?
Warmly,
Caroline
2017-10-12 12:39 GMT+02:00 Emeric Vallespi <emeric.vallespi(a)gmail.com
:
>
> > Dear Maria,
> > Dear all,
> >
> > The Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees, the executive and the
legal
>
management of the Wikimedia Foundation have been informed of Nathalie
> Martin's complaint against her former employer now member of your
board,
> > and then of the criminal complaint against this same person (facts
from
> his
> > time in Wikimédia France and other from his time in your Board).
> >
> > It would have been logical for a board of trustees member to gather
her
>
testimony. No one has sought to make contact with her. Why?
> At the very least, the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees could
have
> > requested a copy of the complaint, as well as the various
testimonies,
so
> > that they could study them and make their opinion. We had no
> solicitation.
> > Why?
> > From what I see, the Wikimedia Foundation has done everything to
stifle
> the
problem. Here is the only initiative WMF has taken: paid
"independent
lawyers" (a concept unknown to me…) to "question Christophe". He
responded,
> to the general surprise, that there was no problem.
> Do you really feel that this is a serious investigation? Honestly?
> Why did not these lawyers also hear Nathalie?
> Why did these lawyers not ask questions to the Wikimédia France Board
of
> > trustees members? Only with the testimony of the defendant himself,
the
>
Wikimedia Foundation today states that there is no problem. ...
> During the site visit, Nathalie proposed to the Wikimedia Foundation
> representatives to organize a confrontation. Not only did she have a
flat
> denial, but, moreover, it was replied that
it must not be addressed.
> Why did the Wikimedia Foundation not accede to this request for
> confrontation? Not to know the truth which can be too embarrassing to
> assume?
>
> We have a movement employee who brilliantly held management
> responsibilities for 4 years (great longevity for an Executive
Director…)
who asked
for help. And what is the answer of the movement, of the
Wikimedia Foundation? Nothing. Nothing was undertaken to give her any
kind
> of listening or help.
>
> Marie-Alice Mathis, who courageously expressed disapproval of the
sexist
> harassment of Nathalie, was also harassed by
community members.
Nathalie
> and Marie-Alice suffered health damages and
had medical leaves issued
by
real
general practitioners. The Wikimedia Foundation was informed and
what
> did you do? Nothing, or worst: two messages from your staff
legitimizing
> > the harassment and one from a member of your board who publicly
stated
> > against Wikimédia France without any
prior contact with us.
> > What kind of help or support did you offer to Marie-Alice?
> >
> > The outcome of the complaints is not even the issue at this stage and
> this
> > is not my point (I’m not a judge as you or other community member
think
> they
are).
> The real problem is that today a man in the movement, if he has power
> position, can do absolutely everything he wants without any control.
The
> > problem is, despite all the empty values you’re communicating on, you
> > legitimize whatever the community does. Because the community is the
> > measure of all things.
> > No objective process is foreseen to protect women (and more
generally,
> > people) or at least to hear them.
> > Do you find this normal for a movement that advocates inclusiveness
and
>
respect?
>
> I’ve read an ardent defender of epicene style of writing who is
accusing
> > of lying other women because of their private then public
declarations.
> > Having no clue of what is in the
procedure. Thank you for
enlightening
me
> > about true fight with feminism.
> >
> > I’m glad that « We take all allegations of harassment seriously »,
but
I
> > can not endorse this functioning which goes against legality and
simply
against human values.
N.B: English is not my native language, may you be as tolerant of my
selected words or sentences construction as with harassing behavior.
Thanks
> for your understanding.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Emeric Vallespi
>
> > On 11 Oct 2017, at 19:54, María Sefidari <kewlshrink(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> >
> > We would like to specifically address the allegations related to
> harassment
> > in this thread’s original email. We take all allegations of
harassment
> > > seriously. Earlier this year, the Board of Trustees was informed
that
> > > allegations of harassment had been
made against the Wikimedia
> Foundation
> > > Board Chair dating back to his time as chair of Wikimédia France.
We
> >
immediately directed the Foundation to investigate. The Foundation
> employed
> > independent, external experts and conducted an investigation. Based
on
> > the
> > > information presented, the investigation found no support for the
> > > allegations. That conclusion was conveyed to the Wikimedia
Foundation
>
Board
> > as well as the chair of Wikimédia France.
> >
> > The Wikimedia Foundation remains committed to independent
investigation
> > if
> > > presented with new information. Absent such information, we
consider
> the
> > > allegations to be without merit.
> > >
> > >
> > > On behalf of the Board,
> > >
> > >
> > > María Sefidari
> > >
> > > El 8 oct. 2017 5:20, "John Erling Blad" <jeblad(a)gmail.com>
escribió:
>
>
> > When I first saw the posts I thought it would probably be more
opinions
> to
> > them than the very clear blame-game that were going on. Having a
partly
> > > anonymous community and a chapter that only represents some of the
> users
> > > are an invitation to fierce battles.
> > >
> > > Whatever going on at WMFR, I believe it is time for reevaluating
the
> role
> > > of WMF in this. I'm wondering if there should be a new board for
WMF,
> >
unless they get a new chair themselves asap. Reorganize, solve the
> > problems, and move on.
> >
> > No, I do not know any of the people involved.
> >
> > John Erling Blad
> > /jeblad
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Marie-Alice Mathis <
> > mariealice.gariel(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I haven’t had a real opportunity to introduce myself: I am
Marie-Alice
> > >> Mathis, 32, a now ex-member of the Board of Wikimédia France.
> > >>
> > >> The transition with the newly elected members of the Board is now
> > complete
> > >> and I gladly step down to get away from the violence, exhaustion
and
>
>> frustration of these past few months.
> >>
> >> I was a Board candidate because after completing my PhD I finally
had
> more
> >> time to contribute to the projects and serve the community through
the
> >> French chapter: after watching my
husband Rémi Mathis do it for
years
> I
> > > had
> > >> a pretty good idea of what it meant. I did not know our ED
Nathalie
> > Martin
> > >> or our chair Émeric Vallespi before working with them, and now
that
I
> > have
> > >> I can vouch for their hard work and attachment to the movement’s
> values.
> > >>
> > >> Today, I have lost friends or people I thought were friends
because
I
> > >> defended Nathalie and Émeric in good faith during the smear
campaign
> > based
> > >> on the community’s assumption that they were the source and cause
of
all
> >> the chapter’s problems, real or perceived. Although I have worked
with
> > > them
> > >> closely for a year, I have been repeatedly informed that I’ve been
> > >> manipulated by Nathalie from the start and should not have blindly
> > > believed
> > >> everything Émeric was saying. I’ve been personally attacked on WMF
> > sites,
> > >> email lists, and social media for weeks, my every word
scrutinised,
> > >> questioned and mocked assuming
I was either ignorant or lying.
I’ve
> been
> > >> told by so-called feminists who were endorsing a particularly
sexist
> > rant
> > >> against me to “stop making inflammatory comments”. I’ve been
called
a
> >> conspiracy theorist because I
questioned the role of our former
chair
> > >> Christophe Henner, now chair of the Board at the WMF, in the
threats
to
>> withdraw our chapter agreement and the
cutting of half our FDC
funding.
> >> People close to Christophe who have resigned from the WMFR Board
early
> in
> >> the crisis rather than take responsibility for their mistakes now
call
> >> themselves victims and
whistleblowers. The WMF, who is perfectly
aware
> of
> >> the charges of sexual harassment filed by Nathalie against
Christophe
> > for
> > >> facts dating back to when he was her boss at Wikimédia France, is
> > >> pretending WMFR leadership has used the threat of legal action to
> > >> intimidate chapter members and silence opposition.
> > >>
> > >> Some unfounded allegations have been made on this very list by
> prominent
> > >> members of the community (and what is a newbie’s word worth in
that
>
case,
> >> right?): from extremely serious accusations of misuse of chapter
funds
> > for
> > >> personal gain (that strangely enough never made it to the French
> justice
> > >> system despite a so-called “rather convincing rationale”), to
> gratuitous
> > >> ones that Nathalie was making the Board’s decisions for us and
> dictating
> > >> our communication (I am old enough to write my own emails, thank
you
>
very
> >> much), to ever vague ones of “quite generous expenses
reimbursement“.
> > None
> > >> of this has been supported by proof or tangible facts, but the
goal
of
> >> spreading distrust and dissent in
the chapter and the wider
community
> has
> >> clearly been reached. Even now that Nathalie has left her position
and
> > the
> > >> Board has resigned, some are still defaming her in the French
media
in
> > the
> > >> hopes of winning the stupid argument of who were the bad guys in
the
> > >> crisis.
> > >>
> > >> I am also extremely disappointed that no one from this list asked
us
>
(the
> >> Board) what was happening when these allegations were made, with
only
a
> >> handful of people suggesting to wait before all the facts were
known.
> > >> Instead, you took for granted the very short and extremely biased
> > English
> > >> summaries of the Board’s communications (which were instantly
> circulated
> > > on
> > >> this list without our consent and in violation of our chapter’s
> bylaws),
> > >> and joined in the chorus of outrage, condemnation and verbal
abuse.
> > >>
> > >> But worse to me than all this, I am actually terrified at how
easily
> the
> > >> Wikimedia community can turn on a person, with no regard
whatsoever
> for
> > >> decency or legality, when it has made up its mind about who has no
> place
> > >> there. I have personally experienced what it means to disagree
with
> this
> > >> angry mob: questioning the dominant opinion or calling out
> individuals’
> > >> toxic behaviour makes you in turn acceptable collateral damage
and a
> > “fair
> > >> game” target for harassment.
> > >>
> > >> Speaking of this, the movement as a whole needs to address the
issue
> of
> > >> staff-volunteers relations exemplified by the rapid turnover of
> > executive
> > >> staff across chapters. Nathalie stayed at WMFR an almost record
> > breaking 4
> > >> years, but at what cost? I’m being extremely serious in adding
that
this
> >> conversation needs to take place before something irreversible
happens
> > as
> > > a
> > >> result of harmful group behaviour within the community.
> > >>
> > >> Sincerely,
> > >> Marie-Alice Mathis // AlienSpoon
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> PS: for your information about my position regarding the WMF’s
role
in
> > > this
> > >> crisis and their recent unilaterally added conditions [
> > >>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grant_expectations_for_
> > >> Wikimedia_France_-_2017-2018]
> > >> for payment of our FDC-attributed grant, I attach my email to Katy
> Love
> > >> from Sept 20.
> > >>
> > >> Katy, (Cc WMFr Board and Rémi)
> > >>
> > >> In the WMF "Grant expectations" document sent to the Board
of
WMFr,
you
> >> mention as a condition for APG funds payment that I do not resign
from
> > my
> > >> position on the Board until the governance review is complete, and
> that
> > > any
> > >> Board member planning to resign must report and justify it to WMF.
> > >>
> > >> You also mention that you retain the right to cease funding WMFr
if
> you
> > >> consider that legal threats are being used inappropriately to
stifle
>
civil
> >> and appropriate participation in the chapter. Moreover, you
condition
> > >> payment to being informed if the chapter leadership feels that
legal
> > > action
> > >> is appropriate to take against current or former board members or
> staff.
> > >>
> > >> Let me be clear: these conditions are outrageous and unacceptable.
> > >>
> > >> First of all, my legitimacy as a Board member of WMFr does not
come
from
> >> any commitment to WMF but from being democratically elected by
French
> >> chapter members. WMF has no say in
who stays or not on the Board,
and
> >> trying to intervene on such
governance issues is, again, putting
both
> > >> organisations at risk of being legally recognised as co-employers.
> > >>
> > >> Second, as a (volunteer) Board member I have been subjected to
> > harassment,
> > >> sexist abuse, and unjustified allegations of misconduct by
community
>> members, that have impacted my health and
mental well being to the
point
> >> where I was no longer able to do my (paid) job in cancer patient
care
> and
> >> my GP put me on medical leave. A large volume of this abuse took
place
> > on
> > >> WMF property (
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipédia:Le_Bistro
<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro>
<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro>
<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro>
<http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro>
> <http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro>
>> <http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro>
>> <http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Le_Bistro> and the
>> WMF-hosted,
>> publicly archived mailing lists wikimedia-l and wikimediafr).
>> You personally and on behalf of WMF encouraged French community
members
> to
> >> challenge chapter leadership citing governance issues, without a
word
> > >> mentioning the violence suffered by the Board and executive staff
at
the
> >> hands of some French members during this crisis. Worse, you
presented
> the
> >> Board's email condemning the harassment as inaccurate and
problematic,
> >> which made the community feel all
the more legitimate in their
harmful
> > >> attacks.
> > >> When I reported the abuse in person to WMF employees during the
site
> > visit
> > >> you personally empathised with my distress at the time, and
thanked
me
> for
> >> being honest about how your email to the wikimediafr list had made
our
> > >> already precarious situation untenable. And then you did nothing.
> > >> My husband Rémi, who witnessed first hand the effects of the
> harassment
> > on
> > >> my health, called on you to release the site visit report so the
> > > misconduct
> > >> allegations would stop. You didn't, until 3 days before our
General
> > >> Assembly (where the
allegations were repeated), on the same day
you
>
asked
> >> that I stay on as a Board member. Even your choice of words in the
> "Grant
> >> expectations" document is telling: "egregious incivility" is
not
what
we
> >> are talking about here. We are talking about unacceptable and
illegal
> > >> defamation and harassment with serious real life consequences.
> > >> Rémi also called on the wikimedia-l list to stop the unfounded
> > > allegations,
> > >> and was attacked in turn because of "his conflict of interest as
the
> > >> husband of a Board
member". He also reported the abuse to the WMF
> > >> governance committee, to the Suport and Safety team and mentioned
it
to
> >> Christophe Henner and Katherine Maher on Twitter, to no avail. To
this
> day
> >> we haven't received any support or acknowledgement whatsoever. All
the
> >> while the sexist abuse continues,
and French editor MrButler was
> moderated
> >> on the wikimediafr maling list for his continued personal attacks
> against
> >> me. This is exactly the kind of behaviour the Board's email to the
> members
> >> was calling out, yet you continue to deliberately ignore it and
refuse
to
>> do anything about it.
>>
>> Finally, your asking to be informed of any legal action against
chapter
> >> members or staff is yet another example of the WMF taking sides
while
> > >> posing as a neutral arbitrator. Calling someone out on their toxic
> > >> behaviour or actually filing a complaint are no legal threats or
> > >> intimidation, but by claiming they are you are trying to silence
> victims
> > > by
> > >> denying them their basic rights to legal protection. At least two
> > >> complaints have been filed against community members and more may
be
> > >> coming, including on my
behalf. You will not be informed because
it
is
> not
> >> for WMF to decide whether they are justified or frivolous.
> >>
> >> For all these reasons I am deeply shocked and hurt by your payment
> >> conditions and will not abide by the terms of your grant
expectations.
> > With
> >> most of WMFr funding hanging in the balance your unilaterally
revised
> > >> conditions amount to blackmail but I will not stay in harm's way
at
> the
> > >> request of the organisation who has failed me in every aspect
when I
>
came
> >> in good faith to work for the community. I will resign when I see
fit
> to
> > >> protect my health, and continue to speak honestly and publicly
about
>
your
> >> actions and empty words of safety and inclusivity.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Marie-Alice Mathis, vice chair of WMFr
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