Greetings,
I like the Basic 1 logo.
Best,
Danielle
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> Hi!
>
> After taking a look at the guidance
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Logos_best_pr…
> Gaurav kindly shared, I've drafted up some potential logos. Here are some
> links if you'd like to check them out in advance. Please feel free to send
> me feedback directly, especially if you catch something I might be able to
> fix before we decide on Tuesday. Or express your preferences to the mailing
> list, if you can't make the meeting.
>
> It looks like our closest peers, in DC and NYC, go with fairly basic logos
> based on the foundation logo. Personally I like the community logo a lot
> better, so I went with variations on that. It also has the advantage that
> there is apparently a little more flexibility with the visual identity
> standards. That said, most of these could switch to the foundation logo
> pretty easily if people prefer that one.
>
> Use this link to view the drafts
> https://design.penpot.app/#/view?file-id=ff0898e1-835b-80ff-8007-adf83aeef0…a194.
> You may need to click in the upper left where it says Basic 1 to view all
> of them.
> * The first few are basic versions of the community logo.
> * The next few are variations introducing the blue and red from the
> North Carolina flag in various ways. (Esthetics aside, this may not be a
> great idea. The guidelines say avoid map outlines because they can be seen
> as political. The same probably goes for flag references. Had to satisfy my
> own curiosity, though.)
> * The last few got a little more creative.
> Yours,
>
> Jennifer
Hi!
After taking a look at the guidance https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_movement_affiliates/Logos_best_pr… Gaurav kindly shared, I've drafted up some potential logos. Here are some links if you'd like to check them out in advance. Please feel free to send me feedback directly, especially if you catch something I might be able to fix before we decide on Tuesday. Or express your preferences to the mailing list, if you can't make the meeting.
It looks like our closest peers, in DC and NYC, go with fairly basic logos based on the foundation logo. Personally I like the community logo a lot better, so I went with variations on that. It also has the advantage that there is apparently a little more flexibility with the visual identity standards. That said, most of these could switch to the foundation logo pretty easily if people prefer that one.
Use this link to view the drafts https://design.penpot.app/#/view?file-id=ff0898e1-835b-80ff-8007-adf83aeef0…a194. You may need to click in the upper left where it says Basic 1 to view all of them.
* The first few are basic versions of the community logo.
* The next few are variations introducing the blue and red from the North Carolina flag in various ways. (Esthetics aside, this may not be a great idea. The guidelines say avoid map outlines because they can be seen as political. The same probably goes for flag references. Had to satisfy my own curiosity, though.)
* The last few got a little more creative.
Yours,
Jennifer
Hi everybody,
The Wikimedia Foundation is asking for feedback on their proposal on how Wikimedia Affiliates should work going forward.
cheers,
Gaurav
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> From: "Quim Gil" <qgil(a)wikimedia.org>
> Subject: Draft proposal for a Future Affiliate Landscape
> Date: March 5, 2026 at 6:17:31 AM EST
> To: Gaurav Vaidya <gaurav(a)ggvaidya.com>
>
> Dear Gaurav,
>
> The pilot on the ecosystem of Wikimedia organizations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Updating_the_ecosystem_of_Wikimedia_organiz…> has published a draft proposal for a Future Affiliate Landscape <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Updating_the_ecosystem_of_Wikimedia_organiz…>. It welcomes your review and feedback <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Updating_the_ecosystem_of_Wikimedia_or…>. The purpose of this proposal is to provide a basis for future conversations around movement organizations and advance the process towards action and implementation of needed changes. The main goal is to achieve clarity regarding the structure of movement organizations, especially the purpose, role, rights, and expectations related to each organization type, as well as how different organization types are connected to each other.
>
> This draft proposal follows the publication of the paper Towards a Health Ecosystem of Wikimedia Organizations <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Towards_a_Healthy_Ecosystem_of_Wikimedia_Or…>. It has been produced by a focus group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Updating_the_ecosystem_of_Wikimedia_organiz…> formed in December 2025 to come up with a proposal for next steps on that paper. This proposal is the outcome of this work.
>
> Please share this invitation among your affiliate as you see fit. Your feedback will help us improve our work.
>
> Best regards,
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> From: Giovanna Fontenelle via GLAM <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
> Subject: [GLAM] Re: Celebrate Women 2026: welcome session and new materials
> Date: March 4, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM EST
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> Hello,
>
> This is a kind reminder that our Celebrate Women 2026 Welcome Session is happening tomorrow! Let's kick off the campaign together 🎉
>
> - Date: March 5 (Thursday)
> - Time: 13:00-14:00 UTC (check your timezone here <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1771851600>)
> - Registrations: here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women_2026_Welcome_Session>
> - Live interpretation: French, Spanish, and Portuguese
>
> Attendees will:
> - Understand more about the 2026 campaign and how it was organized.
> - Learn about the events being organized by the Wikimedia community in March 2026.
> - Participate in a movement reflection and understand Wikimedia's Gender Gap milestones.
> - Get an overview of the previous training sessions and learn about two new tools that help organizers with small but powerful edits during events: Wikipedia Microtask Generator <https://microtask-generator.toolforge.org/> and Gender Bias Detector <https://nethahussain.github.io/wikipedia-gender-bias-detector/>.
>
> Please help us publicize this event by sharing it with your friends, communities, and networks.
>
> Best,
> Giovanna
>
> Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)
> Program Officer, Content Enablement <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Advancement/Community_…>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM Giovanna Fontenelle <gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:gfontenelle@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
>> [Apologies for cross-posting]
>> Hello,
>>
>> A few weeks ago, we shared the upcoming Celebrate Women 2026 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> campaign. Now, we want to use this opportunity to talk about its Welcome Session <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women_2026_Welcome_Session> and some materials we put together.
>>
>> Celebrate Women <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> is a campaign that runs from March 1st to 31st. Every year, in celebration of International Women’s Day, Wikimedia organizers use this campaign to list gender-related events happening during the month.
>>
>> 💻 How to participate
>> To take part, check this page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women#Events> for all events. Register for them individually by choosing those that suit your interests. More events will be added to the page in the next few days and weeks.
>>
>> And don't forget to register here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> (using the registration at the top of the page) to keep track of information relevant to the overall campaign.
>>
>> ⭐ Welcome session
>> Kick off the Celebrate Women campaign with us! This <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women_2026_Welcome_Session>session <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women_2026_Welcome_Session> will share logistical information on how to participate, highlight different gender activities happening throughout the month, and discuss the Wikimedia gender community and its milestones.
>>
>> - Date: March 5 (Thursday)
>> - Time: 13:00-14:00 UTC (check your timezone here <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1771851600>)
>> - Registrations: here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women_2026_Welcome_Session>
>> - Live interpretation: French, Spanish, and Portuguese
>>
>> This will be aimed at anyone who wants to take part in the campaign.
>>
>> 📚 New materials
>> We are happy to share that we published a Diff post about the campaign. Please share it with your networks: Celebrate Women* 2026 is coming! <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/celebrate-women-2026-is-coming/>
>>
>> And we also created a press toolkit <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Celebrate_Women/Press> for gender organizers who might want to contact journalists and media outlets, and need quick access to stories, materials, numbers and facts about Wikimedia + Gender in one place.
>>
>> Join us for Celebrate Women 2026 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Celebrate_Women> and help us make the Wikimedia movement and projects more equitable!
>>
>> Best,
>> Giovanna
>>
>> Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her)
>> Program Officer, Content Enablement <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Advancement/Community_…>
>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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Hi everybody,
The next North Carolina Wikipedians monthly meeting will be held this Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 7pm to 8pm ET on Zoom [1]. I’ve changed the Zoom link so I can update its settings, so if you’ve attended previous meetings, please note that the meeting ID and the URL have changed [1]! You can download an ICS file [2] that you can add to your calendar — it should include the schedule for all our future meetings, and so you’ll be able to see all our meetings going forward.
I think we’ll be mainly talking about a debrief of Wikipedia Day 2026 [3] and planning our next event, the Country Music Editathon, also at Chapel Hill [4]. We’ll also talk about where else in the Triangle we should organize future events — we’ve been talking about doing an outdoor event at the NC Museum of Art for a while, and maybe doing that once things warm up a bit in spring would be a good idea! If there’s anything else we should discuss, please add them to our agenda [5]. I can facilitate this meeting — if anybody would like to volunteer to take notes at our meeting, that would be really helpful and is a good first step towards becoming a member of the North Carolina Wikipedians core team member.
See you on Tuesday!
cheers,
Gaurav
[1] https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83223394074?pwd=86Q62WDVUpUa9T1QBAI4alEFBaYYBD.1
[2] https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/tZcvdeqrpz8qHdBiDnnbSpbBya3dVFYDlz96/ics?me…
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NC/Wikipedia_Day_2026
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NC/Country_Music_Editathon_2…
[5] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/North_Carolina_Wikipedians#L36
Hi everybody,
Thank you to everybody who came to or helped organize our virtual and in-person Wikipedia Day celebrations last week — I’ve uploaded photos to the Wikimedia Commons [0]! I’ve added everybody who wrote their e-mail address on the in-person signup sheet to the mailing list (I sent y’all invites about a week ago, but I don’t think those went out properly?). We use this mailing list to organize our events and send out important Wikipedia news or reminders, but please feel free to ask any questions, provide feedback on our events, or use this mailing list is any other Wikipedia-related way. We list upcoming events on Wikipedia [1], but if you’d like us to list them elsewhere, please let us know. Once again: welcome!
We also meet virtually on the second Tuesday of every month at 7pm ET on Zoom. Our meetings are informal and we’d love anybody interested in our activities to join us — especially if you have suggestions for improving future events. We take meeting notes on Etherpad, which also has a list of upcoming events [2]. Our next meeting will be in 2.5 weeks on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 7pm ET on Zoom [3] — please do join us if you’d like! We’ll send out a reminder closer to the meeting as well.
The next event we’ve planned is an editathon based on country music [4] at the Love House on the UNC Chapel Hill campus on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. We’re organizing this along with the Center for the Study of the American South and UNC University Libraries to celebrate *Southern Cultures*’s “Country Music Mythology” issue and playlist on country music. We’re currently working on:
- Coming up with ways to promote this event — I’ll be working on writing Geonotices and Central Notices for this event later this week, but other suggestions for marketing would be great.
- Finding funding for food — unfortunately we missed the Wikimedia Rapid Grant [5] deadline that could have funded this, but I’m seeing if I can find other funding opportunities with regional Wikipedia organizations.
- Experienced editors who can volunteer to help new editors work on country music articles on Wikipedia.
If you have any other suggestions for improving this event (or suggestions for future events), please feel free to e-mail this group, get in touch with one of the core members of this group [6], or bring them to our next Zoom meeting on Feb 10, 2026 at 7pm ET. We’re hoping to hear from you!
Stay safe and warm, everybody!
cheers,
Gaurav
[0] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Day_North_Carolina_20…
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NC
[2] https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/North_Carolina_Wikipedians#L21
[3] https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83223394074?pwd=86Q62WDVUpUa9T1QBAI4alEFBaYYBD.1
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NC/Country_Music_Editathon_2…
[5] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid#Cycle_3_(Deadline:_Nov…
[6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_Wikipedians/Core
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