Hey everyone!

I'm passing along a message from the Wikimedia Foundation. They'd appreciate your input, as members of the Wikimedians of Chicago User Group, on the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC) for all Wikimedia spaces. Disclosure: I'm part of the team working on this, but I'm sending this email in my volunteer capacity.

Any input you might have is appreciated--I know they're looking for people with all levels of experience. The survey does ask about our affiliate's code of conduct; we don't have one specifically for our group, since we're small. We defer to the Friendly space policies for events and such: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policies

If you'd like to discuss the UCoC in a different format, public community conversations are opening up starting next week on local wikis. Here's a preview: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/2021_consultations

I'm always open to talking about the UCoC, so let me know if you have any questions or thoughts.

- Brian

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Mervat Salman msalman-ctr@wikimedia.org Date: Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 1:02 PM Subject: Invitation to Participate in UCoC Survey - Wikimedians of Chicago User Group

Hello;

My name is Mervat Salman, a UCoC Facilitator, Trust and Safety team.

As you know, the WMF Board of Trustees ratified the Universal Code of Conduct early in February. That's the beginning; the policy itself cannot be used if the enforcement pathways are not defined. The implementation and enforcement of the UCoC requires the continuous cooperation to define clear definitions of enforcement pathways and processes. This needs to be done in a way that does not contradict with the internal bylaws and codes of conduct currently in place, but rather to support them and complement their deficiencies, if any.

In this phase of the process, we would like to invite you to share your ideas, thoughts and concerns about the UCoC implementation, reporting and enforcement pathways using this survey:

*Survey (English): *UCoC: Affiliates Outreach Survey (google.com) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXmeuAJ718Jzqefxrudc0Z5LxUMgqIm129lDb1turHvyhbNQ/viewform

*Notice*: "This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement < https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/UCoC_Affiliates_Survey_Privacy_Stateme...

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Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact msalman-ctr@wikimedia.org.

Best regards

Mervat Salman (She/Her)

UCoC Coordinator

Trust and Safety Team

Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/

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