Begin forwarded message:
From: Jackie Koerner <jkoerner-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
Subject: Movement Charter Drafting Committee - Call for Candidates and affiliate
selection process
Date: September 15, 2021 at 10:54:50 AM EDT
Cc: Mervat Salman <msalman-ctr(a)wikimedia.org>
Hi Friends,
Sorry for the extra email this week. I accidentally sent the wrong email, but you now
know sooner rather than later about the whole process. Here is the email that is
especially relevant to the selection process. -Jackie
Dear Wikimedia affiliate representatives,
We are contacting you today because you are an important part of forming the Movement
Charter Drafting Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee>. The Movement
Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making#Establish_a_common_framework_for_decision-making>
process recommended the creation of a “Movement Charter.” The Charter will be a document
defining roles and responsibilities for all parts of the Wikimedia Movement. The Drafting
Committee will create a draft of the Movement Charter. The process will include
researching and consulting with communities, experts, and organizations.
Timeline
We have created together
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy/Events/Documentation/27_June/Summary>
a process for setting up the committee:
October 11-24
All (eligible) Wikimedians across all project communities vote on the candidates to elect
7 members
October 11 - 24
Wikimedia affiliates will select 6 members of the committee (through a group of
selectors).
October 25 - 31
The WMF appoints 2 members of the committee.
By October 31
Drafting Committee announced
More detailed process overview can be accessed on meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Set_Up_Process>.
Affiliate engagement
Wikimedia affiliates are an important part of the Wikimedia Movement and thus in creating
this Movement Charter. We kindly ask you to support us in the following several tasks:
The affiliates will select their candidates via 9 selectors. All affiliates are divided
into eight geographic regions and one “thematic region.” Each region chooses one person
(selector). The division follows existing regional collaborations with some adaptations to
avoid overlap (e.g. Africa). You, as an affiliate representative, please check the list
and correct it
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Affiliates_by_Region>, if you feel
that you "belong" to another region.
We then ask you to convene on the regional level and define your representative in the
selector group. It is up to each region on how to select your selector, but doing it in a
transparent way (e.g. on Meta) is helpful. The selector needs to be selected by October
10, 2021 (before the election for the online communities starts)
The 9 selectors will convene later and will choose candidates from the common pool of
candidates
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates#Candidates>.
For the full context of the Movement Charter, its role, as well the process for its
creation, please have a look at Meta. You can also contact us at any time on Telegram or
via email (wikimedia2030(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimedia2030@wikimedia.org>).
Your support in this is absolutely essential. We are looking forward to working on this
with you.
Best regards,
--
Jackie Koerner
she/her
Facilitator, Movement Strategy and Governance
English language communities and Meta-Wiki