This looks like a fun project to take part in.
cheers,
Gaurav
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> From: "Rowell, Chelcie Juliet" <chelcie_rowell(a)harvard.edu>
> Subject: [GLAM] Political Buttons Research-a-Thon & Copyright-a-Thon
> Date: October 9, 2025 at 4:34:07 PM EDT
> To: "'Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]'" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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> Hello, Wikimedia + GLAM folks!
>
> Ahead of state and local elections this November, the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Library is hosting two events focused on the Political Buttons at HKS Collection <https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/library-knowledge-services/col…>. The events will focus on improving collection metadata and investigating copyright status, enabling us to make collection items available on platforms beyond Harvard (e.g., ✨Wikimedia Commons✨) to expand the collection's reach and research potential.
>
> You’re invited! Please join us. The first event is in-person in the Boston area, while the second event is virtual. All are welcome at both events.
>
> At the events, you’ll...
> Research the dates associated with the buttons of candidates who have run for all levels of political office.
> Learn about copyright law and researching copyright registrations.
> Investigate the copyright status associated with these buttons.
> Help to make it much easier for people to find specific buttons in the collection.
> Enable us to make the buttons available on many more platforms beyond Harvard.
> Explore the many political campaigns run in the US over the past century.
> Learn how to register to vote in your municipal election taking place on November 4.
>
> View event details and register:
> Research-A-Thon <https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/14759570>: Friday, October 17, 10:30AM-2:30PM, In Person – Identify dates associated with the buttons of candidates who have run for political office.
> Copyright-A-Thon <https://libcal.library.harvard.edu/event/14759577>: Tuesday, October 28, 10:30AM-2:30PM, Virtual via Zoom – Investigate the copyright status of candidate buttons with identified dates.
>
> We look forward to seeing you there!
>
> —
> Chelcie Juliet Rowell (she, they)
> Associate Head of Digital Collections Discovery
> UX & Discovery, Harvard Library
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> From: Nataliia Tymkiv <ntymkiv(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [All-affiliates] Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Selection - Candidate Ballot
> Date: October 3, 2025 at 12:09:38 PM MDT
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> This message is being translated into other languages on Meta-wiki. العربية • español • français • português • 中文. You can help with more languages. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Octo…>
> Dear all,
>
> I am writing to you from Kyiv to follow up on the announcement made by the Elections Committee on 21 August, and to share the list of candidates for the 2025 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election. The voting period will be open from October 8 - October 23 and we hope that everyone who can vote will do so: you can check your voter eligibility here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2025/Voter_e…>.
>
> Based on the process outlined below, including mutual discussions with candidates about their own wishes to advance further in the process, the Board has unanimously decided that four candidates will be on the ballot for the 2025 elections: Bobby Shabangu, James Alexander, Michał Buczyński, and Wojciech Pędzich.
>
> We encourage all other 8 eligible candidates who submitted their candidacies this year to consider participating in future Board elections or for other leadership and governance positions in the movement. One goal of the Board is to develop these leaders for our movement, including growing future Trustees, by identifying opportunities for all volunteers who put their names forward for this and prior board elections.
>
> The steps we took to improve our processes <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Board_of_Trustees_Candidate_Re…> this year were based on more consistency and standardisation between how all candidates are seated irrespective of their pathway to joining the board (e.g., community-and-affiliate selected and board-selected). As in past years, this included background checks, media checks, reference checks, and an interview with members of the Board’s Governance Committee, but this year this was all done before the voting.
>
> The interview for any candidate joining the Board is used to assess more subjective criteria like a candidate’s judgment, discernment, discretion, and ability to engage in the duties and requirements of being a Trustee, some of which can be complex and difficult to measure. These conversations typically cover topics like conflicts of interest, fiduciary obligations of Trustees, a track record of commitment to Wikimedia’s core principles and values (e.g., upholding NPOV, managing COIs, etc.), as well as a candidate’s understanding of the Board’s Code of Conduct <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Policy:Code_of_Conduct_of_the_Wikimed…> and other governance policies, and what these policies require of Trustees.
>
> This is based on best practices and process improvements as well as the increased stakes of achieving our mission now and into the future. Now more than ever, the Foundation needs a strongly unified board committed to collective decision-making responsibilities that can help steer the organisation and our movement through difficult global headwinds, and also at a time in which we will have leadership transitions in both the Board Chair and CEO roles.
>
> This year, these steps were taken ahead of the community voting instead of after. This change will ensure that all candidates on the ballot are ready and able to be seated. It also helps avoid a situation where the Board is unable to implement the outcome following the community vote. At the end of the voting period on October 23, following the results and scrutiny of the vote, the Board will vote to appoint the final two candidates at the December 2025 Board meeting.
>
> The process steps here explain how we arrived at this decision, including subjective assessments true for any selection process. Our decisions relate entirely to the factors listed above.
>
> We invite your questions on the talk page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Wikimedia_Foundation_Boar…> of this message on Meta, and are always available for conversations with anyone who would like to speak with Foundation Trustees and executives through the Let’s Talk initiative (sign up here on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Community_Affairs_Comm…>).
>
> Best regards,
> antanana / Nataliia Tymkiv
> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
>
> NOTICE: You may have received this message outside of your normal working hours/days, as I usually can work more as a volunteer during weekend. You should not feel obligated to answer it during your days off. Thank you in advance!
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> From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Fwd: [Wikimedia NYC] WikiConference North America 2025: Registration Deadline, Culture Crawl & Program
> Date: September 26, 2025 at 2:45:08 PM EDT
> To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Reply-To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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>
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> From: Pacita Rudder <pacita(a)wikimedianyc.org <mailto:pacita@wikimedianyc.org>>
> Date: Fri, Sep 26, 2025, 2:37 PM
> Subject: [Wikimedia NYC] WikiConference North America 2025: Registration Deadline, Culture Crawl & Program
> To: New <wikimedia_nyc(a)lists.wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimedia_nyc@lists.wikimedia.org>>
> Cc: Pacita Rudder <pacita(a)wikimedianyc.org <mailto:pacita@wikimedianyc.org>>, WCNA 2025 <2025(a)wikiconference.org <mailto:2025@wikiconference.org>>
>
>
> Hello Wikimedians,
>
> WikiConference North America 2025 <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Main_Page> from October 16th to 19th, 2025 is just a few weeks away and we're excited to welcome over 300 participants from across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean to NYC for 4 days of cultural experiences, speakers, and workshops! There are a few important announcements to make as the conference approaches:
> The deadline for in-person conference registration is next week Tuesday, September 30th and tickets are selling out fast. If in-person tickets are sold out, you are welcome to get a free virtual ticket and participate in the conference online. Or you can join the waitlist.
> The culture crawl and programs schedule <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Program>for WikiConference North America are live! And registration is open for the culture crawl. Spots are limited for the culture crawl tours so please be mindful of capacity.
> All registered in-person participants will receive access to an event manual closer to the conference that will include detailed information about event logistics and trust and safety. If you are a registered attendee, please keep an eye out for that in your emails.
> If you signed up to volunteer at the conference, thank you! You should have received a volunteer survey and calendar invites to the volunteer orientation calls. If you didn't receive that, please let us know.
> If you have any questions, please send an email to 2025(a)wikiconference.org <mailto:2025@wikiconference.org>.
>
> Thanks,
> Pacita
>
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> Pacita Rudder (she/her)
> Executive Director
> Wikimedia NYC
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We will host an online meeting for all Colorado Wikipedia users from 8:00
to 9:00 PM MDT, Tuesday evening, August 19, 2025, at
meet.google.com/kfu-topq-zkd. Anyone interested in the future direction of
Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement is encouraged to attend. We will
discuss Colorado topics and how we can coordinate with users in other
states. Help is available for new users, and all guests are welcome. Please
see our meeting page
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/US_Mountain_West/2025-08-19>
for details.
Yours aye, Steve Brown (AKA User:Buaidh
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Buaidh>)
P.S. – If you don't wish to receive these invitations anymore, please
unsubscribe from the Wikimedians of Colorado e-mail list
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-us-co>. Thanks.
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ARVADA CO 80005-5000
+1 (303) 477-7139 home
+1 (720) 237-2311 cell
Buaidh(a)gmail.com
User:Buaidh <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Buaidh>
Program proposals will be accepted until June 1, 2025.
cheers,
Gaurav
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> From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] WikiConference North America 2025 Call for Program Proposals
> Date: May 18, 2025 at 7:41:50 AM EDT
> To: "Wikimedia U.S. Chapter" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Reply-To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> You're invited to submit for the upcoming WikiConference being held in NYC in October 2025!
>
> Submit program proposals through this form <https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Program/Submissions>.
>
> Program submissions are now open for WikiConference North America (WCNA) 2025! This year’s conference will take place in New York City from October 16–19, 2025, under the theme “Wiki’s World Fair”— reflecting the rich cultural diversity of our community and the city of New York. We invite those interested to submit proposals for the conference particularly on topics related to: Credibility and online safety, the future of Wikipedia, and content gaps. As always, we welcome updates from around the community and all proposals will be given consideration regardless of topic. Program submissions will be open until June 1st, 2025. WCNA is a multi-lingual conference and we encourage participants to submit proposals for programming in Spanish and French as well. Translation services will be provided during the conference, and presenters are welcome to present in-person, or virtually. This year’s conference will be set up for hybrid participation and attendance. We look forward to seeing you in New York City, or online October 16-19
> Thanks,
> Richard
> (User:Pharos)
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Dear Wikimedians of Colorado UG,
We invite your community to participate in the 6th edition of the Wikipedia
Pages Wanting Photos Campaign
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2025>, a
global campaign taking place from July 1 to August 31, 2025.
Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photos, then add a
suitable photo from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia
Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves
Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years.
More than 60 Wikimedia affiliates have participated since the campaign was
launched in 2020 and have added images to more than 400,000 Wikipedia
articles in over 245 Wikipedia languages. Thanks to the volunteer
contributors!
We now invite your affiliate to organize and lead the campaign within your
community. As a local organizer, you may:
- Encourage individual members to take part by adding images to
Wikipedia articles.
- Host edit-a-thons focused on improving visual content.
- Organize training workshops to teach contributors how to correctly
integrate images into Wikipedia.
These activities will help build local capacity and increase visual content
across Wikipedia.
Please note that for participants to be eligible to participate in the
campaign, they need to have registered an account for at least a year
before the official start date of the contest. That is, for the 2025
edition, they must have registered an account on or before July 1, 2025.
The account can be from any Wikimedia project wikis.
The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP
participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically
or thematically) or for a language Wikipedia.
We would be glad for you to reply to this email, or sign up directly at WPWP
Participating Communities
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2025/Partici…>
.
With kind regards,
User:Reading Beans
On behalf of the Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos campaign 2025.