Hello all,
Hope you are doing well. Glad to meet you again and appreciate your
involvement in the Wikimedia movement. We already know that March month is
known as Women’s month. A lot of campaigns or events are going on to
celebrate the month. For the same purpose, CIS-A2K and Commons
Photographers User Group (CPUG) have planned an online activity for March.
For the same purpose, CIS-A2K and Commons Photography User Group have
designed an online activity for March.
The activity will focus on Wikimedia Commons and it will begin on 21 March
and end on 31 March 2023. During this campaign, the participants will work
on structure data, categories and descriptions of the existing images. We
will provide you with the list of the photographs that were uploaded under
those campaigns, conducted for Women’s Month.
You can find the event page link here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Events/Women%27s_Month_Datathon_on_…
We are inviting you to participate in this event and make it successful.
The tasks will be easy, however, these tasks are essential to improve or
add. There will be at least one online session to demonstrate the tasks of
the event. We will come back to you with the date and time.
If you have any questions please write to us on the event talk page.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:CIS-A2K/Events/Women%27s_…
Regards,
Nitesh
(CIS-A2K)
Is it possible to open a meta page for this topic and the discussions? Why
i am requesting is I know the community's discussions. Like wise many
Indian language communities having opinions for their growths. Give
opportunities to upcoming Indic Wikimedia projects. The Indic WMF staffs
must be selected By Indic communities with certain periods only. The
contributors are supreme. Please try to know their thoughts.
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> 1. Re: Request for Transparency Regarding WMF Staff in India
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> Date: Thu, 4 May 2023 23:24:25 +0530
> From: Bodhisattwa <bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Re: Request for Transparency Regarding WMF
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> Hi Andreas,
>
> There is no denial that money is needed in our region to run programs but
> there should always be a critical debate, if we are asking too much amount
> and for the right cause. I can't talk about others but I come from a
> cross-border language community which has always shown high regards to the
> value of donation money and expressed concerns in the past, whenever it has
> felt that money asked in a grant proposal is out of proportionate. So,
> whenever a grant proposal comes from my language community or from the two
> affiliates of the region, we brainstorm for days, if not months, to
> understand if there remains any small chance to waste the valuable
> resources which are to be entrusted upon us. For example, questions
> naturally arises in our community that if we really need to or have the
> luxury to spend this huge amount of around 10 million INR just for a 3-days
> conference to meet and greet each other after a long time or could that
> amount of money be invested on local affiliates and communities so that
> they can sustain themselves and provide quality output for the next decade.
> There has always been this debate and the people who talked about the
> second option are quietly moving away from the movement as they were not
> heard properly or were targeted for their critical analysis. We strongly
> feel that throwing unnecessary amount of money to whatever proposal comes
> over from the region is detrimental to the community dynamics as these
> money spoils people in the communities, brings more mistrusts and
> corruption and changes the motivation to contribute to the open knowledge
> movement. Also, huge amount of money does not necessarily translate to
> delivery of high quality output all the time, good results can come from
> limited resources too, even with zero budget, if they are planned properly;
> there are numerous success stories in our movement of those, which are
> rarely acknowledged or celebrated.
>
> What we feel that there might be some 'white guilt' working in the
> background to reverse colonial sins from the past in the regions which
> might drive people from the west to approve more money in Africa and Asia
> without consideration of local inputs. Any voices against these western
> perspectives to flood local communities with huge amount of unnecessary
> money are marked as counter-productive, ignored, silenced and bypassed with
> different regulatory measures imposed upon the community until people stop
> criticising and get fed up of being ignored. For example, personally, I
> have developed apathy nowadays regarding whatever is happening around grant
> process western to our state border of West Bengal until they directly
> affects us and prefer to remain silent during their community review
> process.
>
> By the way, I have no objection hiring WMF staffs from the region. In fact,
> a number of staffs and contractors from the region are and were highly
> respected for their support and understanding of the local communities. But
> all are not beds of roses. There are multiple evidences of opacities,
> ignorance, agenda pushing, bossing around, corporate mentality, hijacking
> of community plans and projects etc. among staffs, which builds walls of
> mistrusts separating them with the volunteers rather than breaking them. I
> can't disagree to what Jayantilal implied in his statement. So, to me,
> staffs are always welcome, but if they have no intention to listen and
> support for community needs, then we frankly don't need them around our
> communities to push their own agenda, we can manage ourselves.
>
> Regards,
> Bodhisattwa
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 4, 2023, 18:30 Andreas Kolbe <jayen466(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Bodhisattwa and all,
> >
> > You raise an interesting point – that the influx of money appears to have
> > a demotivating effect on Indian volunteers. This has also come up in
> > discussion elsewhere.
> >
> > Now I have been one of those who have urged the WMF to spend more money
> in
> > India. I have always felt that actual spending on the ground has not
> > matched the Foundation's fundraising messages about how money is urgently
> > needed to build capacity in Indian and African languages. And I have
> argued
> > that hiring staff in India, e.g., makes more sense than hiring staff in
> the
> > US, where salary expectations may run to hundreds of thousands of dollars
> > per year.
> >
> > How would you resolve these competing considerations?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andreas (Jayen466)
> >
> > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 3:21 AM Bodhisattwa <bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Coincidentally, just yesterday afternoon, when we were having a meeting
> >> in Kolkata with volunteers from West Bengal and Bangladesh, these
> concerns
> >> came up among other things. We were wondering about the visible impact
> of
> >> the increasing number of WMF staffs in India to improve our editing and
> >> reading experiences, significant partnership development or
> strengthening
> >> the communities in the last few years and if they have any impact at
> all in
> >> our language community to make our life easier as volunteers.
> >>
> >> Anyway, if the volunteer communities or team of organizers are not
> strong
> >> and vigilant enough, there is always a chance to get something hijacked
> by
> >> staffs. This is not new; it has happened before a number of times and it
> >> will happen a lot more in the future. This could not be avoided as I
> feel
> >> the spirit of volunteerism in the Indian communities is much much weaker
> >> than the past and dying, if not already dead in some of the cases. In
> the
> >> last few years, I have seen long term trusted community members from all
> >> over the country leave the movement frustrated, heart broken and
> exhausted,
> >> including from my language community. Increasing flow of unnecessary
> money
> >> are rapidly changing the motivation of volunteers with a strange notion
> >> prevailing nowadays that money is the solution of all problems in the
> >> region. Community oversight and long discussions on meta talk pages
> about
> >> any huge amount of grant proposals are now a thing of the past. But who
> >> cares?
> >>
> >> Unlike the previous wiki conferences, the wider Indian community did not
> >> get the invitation and space to actively take part in the decision
> making
> >> process from the very start of planning this conference which led to
> giving
> >> room to WMF staffs, who took over. Without community vigilance, a 3 days
> >> conference asked and spent 3 times more donation money than the last one
> >> and has set up precedences of many unwanted things which would burden
> >> future community programs and events in India. It's not at all
> surprising
> >> that even though no one was stopped, but a very few number of volunteers
> >> from my language community actually applied and participated in the
> >> conference, even being one of the most active community in the region.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Bodhisattwa
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 4, 2023, 00:53 Subhashish <psubhashish(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I find this email better worded than the other one in this list a few
> >>> days back which was also about different issues.
> >>>
> >>> Some of these issues, though I'm not personally aware of, certainly
> need
> >>> to be addressed by WMF.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for upholding the importance of the community by saying -- "I
> >>> am okay with WMF staff being paid, but it should not undermine unpaid
> >>> volunteers and the movement's ethos." Can't agree more.
> >>>
> >>> While I see public listing of WMF staff and contractors both on-wiki
> [1]
> >>> and the Foundation's official site, WMF staff in India might mean
> staff and
> >>> contractors who are hired both for long-term and short-term and
> part-time
> >>> roles. It could also mean those who play global roles (say, engineering
> >>> staffers) but reside in India and don't necessarily interface only
> with the
> >>> India-based community. Their participation in a national level event
> could
> >>> be an one-off thing.
> >>>
> >>> But those nuances apart, the volunteer and staff dynamics certainly is
> a
> >>> topic worth discussing.
> >>>
> >>> A worse social phenomenon in India is a foreigner being treated with
> >>> more dignity than a local. The intersectionality of caste, gender,
> fluency
> >>> in English, intergenerational privilege and many other social factors
> play
> >>> a role. I still think this is not a standalone issue and should be
> >>> discussed (and investigated if needed) keeping in mind the
> >>> intersectionality.
> >>>
> >>> 1. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Foundation_staff
> >>>
> >>> Subha
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, May 3, 2023, 11:09 PM Jayantilal Kothari <
> >>> jayantilalkkd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Dear Maryana Iskander and Wikimedia Foundation,
> >>>>
> >>>> I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to request more
> >>>> transparency about the roles and responsibilities of WMF staff in
> India. I
> >>>> am assuming good faith and believe that any issues arising are
> >>>> unintentional; however, these occurrences seem to be negatively
> impacting
> >>>> the overall movement.
> >>>>
> >>>> It has come to my attention that WMF allocates a relatively small
> >>>> amount of funds to the Indian community. This implies that a
> significant
> >>>> portion of donor money is spent on staff, making it crucial to ensure
> that
> >>>> donors and the Wiki community are aware of how the funds are being
> utilized
> >>>> and the impact generated.
> >>>>
> >>>> Firstly, I have noticed that WMF hires non-community staff members who
> >>>> may be initially unfamiliar with the Wikimedia community and movement
> in
> >>>> general. This is not an issue as long as newly recruited staff
> members are
> >>>> willing to work collaboratively with the community, rather than
> competing
> >>>> with them. Unfortunately, there have been instances where this has
> not been
> >>>> the case, such as WMF India staff paying Instagram users without
> consulting
> >>>> the community, and the recent WikiConference India, where WMF staff
> >>>> overshadowed volunteer committees and took over volunteer roles during
> >>>> conference planning.
> >>>>
> >>>> Initially, I thought that privacy concerns might be the reason behind
> >>>> the lack of transparency. However, during the recent conference, I
> observed
> >>>> that such staff members were comfortable being on stage and being
> >>>> identified as WMF Staff amongst friends from the industry whom they
> invited
> >>>> to the conference. It appears that more people from the industry are
> aware
> >>>> of WMF India staff's existence than the community itself. Some staff
> >>>> members were keen to take credit for the entire movement and even
> >>>> conference planning in front of the volunteer community and friends
> from
> >>>> the industry. It might help and advance the careers of WMF India
> staff by
> >>>> showcasing WikiConference India on their resumes, but the main
> purpose of
> >>>> such community events is to give a chance to community leadership and
> to
> >>>> celebrate unpaid community members. I am okay with WMF staff being
> paid,
> >>>> but it should not undermine unpaid volunteers and the movement's
> ethos.
> >>>>
> >>>> The Wiki community looks up to WMF staff for support, but now there is
> >>>> a fear that WMF staff may hijack community programs and stages, with
> >>>> WikiConference India being a recent example.
> >>>>
> >>>> There seems to be a lot of mystery surrounding the roles and
> >>>> responsibilities of WMF India staff members and their interactions
> with
> >>>> volunteer communities. The Wiki community is dedicated to the mission
> and
> >>>> will continue to thrive even without WMF staff. I believe it is
> crucial for
> >>>> WMF to publicly share the roles, responsibilities, and outcomes of
> the WMF
> >>>> India staff over the last few years. This transparency will enable
> >>>> community members and donors to appreciate the efforts of WMF India
> staff,
> >>>> as currently, the impact of their work remains unknown.
> >>>>
> >>>> I kindly request that WMF provides a list of all WMF India staff
> >>>> members and their achievements, so we can celebrate their
> accomplishments
> >>>> and collaborate with them more effectively.
> >>>>
> >>>> Looking forward to your response.
> >>>>
> >>>> With Regards,
> >>>> Jayantilal
> >>>> --
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> Jayantilal
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
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Hi Everyone,
I hope you are all well!
I am pleased to share that the *draft annual plan *
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024>of
the Wikimedia Foundation for the coming fiscal year from July 2023 to June
2024 has been published and is open for feedback.
While the entire annual plan is available in multiple languages, a short
summary
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024>
is available in close to 30 languages including many from the region.
The Foundation’s current Annual Plan is anchored in the two strategic
pillars of our movement strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy>: * “knowledge equity”
and “knowledge as a service.” *
Since last year, the Foundation has prioritized two-way planning
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2022-2023/…>
with communities by asking community members to share their goals for the
coming year. This renewed approach helps us better see the shared needs,
efforts, and opportunities across communities and to identify further
collaborations that could be developed or deepened by region, by project,
or by another area of interest.
As we embark on our Annual Planning Process (APP) journey for the upcoming
year we are hosting a series of calls/discussions
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan/2023-2024/…>
across various time zones to collaborate across the movement. For the South
Asia-friendly time zone, we are hosting the following conversations.
1. In-person session during WikiConference India,
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Program> on the
28th of April with the attendees of the conference. (recording to be
uploaded on meta).
2. Virtual Discussion on the 30th of April, 2023 (0600 UTC)- Join Us!
We would like to invite you all to participate in the virtual discussion on
the 30th of April where Lisa Seitz Gruwell, Chief Advancement Officer, and
Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/profile/lisa-seitz-gruwell/> would be
sharing and discussing the plans with the movement.
Call Details
Virtual Discussion (Via Zoom)
Date: 30th April 2023 (Sunday)
Time: 0600 UTC (ZoneStamp <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1682834411>)
Diff Calendar Link
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/event/30th-april-annual-planning-call/>
Please add the above details to your respective calendars
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/event/30th-april-annual-planning-call/>, and do
get in touch with me if you have any further questions.
Look forward to seeing you on the call.
Best,
--
Rachit Sharma (he/him)
Snr Global Movement Communications Specialist, South Asia
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
*We help everyone share in the sum of all knowledge. *
*We are the people who keep knowledge free.*
Dear community members,
I would like to provide you with more information on the upcoming annual
Wikimedia Foundation fundraising campaign in India.
As mentioned before, the fundraising campaign will have two components.
1.
We will send emails to people who have previously donated from India.
The emails are scheduled to be sent between the 2nd of May and the 1st
of June.
2.
We will run banners for non-logged in users in India on English
Wikipedia itself. The banners will run from the 30th of May until the
27th of June.
Prior to this, we are planning to run some tests in April and May, so you
might see banners a couple of times before the campaign starts. This
activity will ensure that our technical infrastructure works.
✨ We have now launched a community engagement page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising/India2023campaign#India_fundrai…>
where you can find more details around the campaign. We are also sharing
some banner examples there and are inviting you to give feedback on the
examples as well as provide your own messaging suggestions on the talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising/India2023campaign>.
I will also be hosting a community call
<https://meet.google.com/xaf-ypuf-zrr> on the* 23rd of April at 19:30pm
IST* to which you can also bring your questions and suggestions.
Generally, before and during the campaign, you can contact us:
-
On the talk page of the fundraising team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising>
-
If you need to report a bug or technical issue, please create a
phabricator ticket
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?template=1188…>
-
If you see a donor on a talk page, VRT
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Volunteer_Response_Team> or
social media having difficulties in donating, please refer them to
donate[image:
@]wikimedia.org
Thanks you and regards,
Julia
--
*Julia Brungs*
Senior Community Relations Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Namaste Wikimedians,
Hope this email finds you well. As you may know, WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023> organizing team
is hosting regular calls with the communities to engage and involve in the
discussion. This email is a reminder for the sixth Open Community Call which
is scheduled on 16 April 2023 (Tomorrow) to answer any questions, concerns,
or clarifications and give a few updates related to the conference from our
end.
Please click on this public link
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2?cid=Y182ZWY5ZGQwODA4OWI2ZTdiNGRkNm…>
and add the Open Community Call calendar to get meeting invitations
directly to your calendar, so that you don't miss out on any calls. For
more details of the meeting like agenda, etherpad, and timings, please
check the Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
meta page.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 16 April 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ubk-ugun-qzu
Please join the General Chat telegram group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl>
and share your ideas, thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions.
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Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
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Dear community members,
The Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>
(Elections
Committee) is, from 10 April to 24 April, seeking an additional 2–4 members
to help facilitate the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustee (Board)
selection process.
The 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees election is being planned.
New members are invited to join the Elections Committee. The Elections
Committee oversees the Board of Trustees community seat selection process.
Join the committee and contribute your valuable skills and ideas to the
Trustee selection process.
There are eight community- and affiliate-selected seats on the Wikimedia
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The wider Wikimedia community votes for community members to occupy these
seats. In 2024, the Elections Committee will oversee this selection process
for the community- and affiliate-selected seats with expiring terms. This
process will be supported by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Elections Committee members sign up for three-year terms and will be asked
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Members can expect to contribute 2–5 hours per week before the selection
process and 5–8 hours per week during the selection process.
*As an Elections Committee member, you will be responsible for:*
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- Attending onboarding and online training in May–June 2023
- Working with the Committee to fulfill its other responsibilities
<https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Elections_Committe…>
*New members should have the following qualities:*
- Fluency in English
- Responsiveness to email collaboration
- Knowledge of the movement and movement governance
If you would like to volunteer for this role, please *submit your candidacy
by April 24, 2023 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth)
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<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>*
.
You can *read the full announcement here*
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Thank you in advance for your interest! If you are not interested but know
someone who might be, share this message with them. Please let me know if
you have questions.
On behalf of the Elections Committee,
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<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:CSinha_(WMF)>)
Facilitator, South Asia, Movement Strategy and Governance
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy_and_Governance> (MSG)
Namaste Wikimedians,
Hope this email finds you well. As you may know, WikiConference India 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023> organizing team
is hosting regular calls with the communities to engage and involve in the
discussion.
In continuation to our previous community calls, we are planning to host
the sixth Open Community Call on 16 April 2023, (Sunday) to answer any
questions, or concerns, from the communities and give a few updates related
to the conference from our end along with current ongoing community
activities. For more details of the meeting like agenda, etherpad, and
timings, please check the Open Community Call
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_India_2023/Open_Community_Ca…>
meta page.
Please add the following to your respective calendars and we look forward
to seeing you on the call.
[WCI 2023] Open Community Call
Date: 16 April 2023
Time: 1800-1900 [6 pm to 7 pm] (IST)
Google Link: https://meet.google.com/ubk-ugun-qzu
Please join the General Chat telegram group <https://t.me/+X9RLByiOxpAyNDZl>
to share your ideas, thoughts, inputs, suggestions, or questions.
Alternatively, you can also leave us a message on the Conference talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:WikiConference_India_2023>.
Look forward to connecting with you all,
Thank you!
On Behalf of,
WCI 2023 Organizing team.
Apologies for crossposting, but we want to make sure that regional
communities get a chance to participate!
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Date: Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 1:35 PM
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Wikimedia projects, can help both global and local communities better
understand and exercise their right to a clean, healthy and sustainable
environment in efforts to prevent, minimize and remedy pollution. Join
panelists Monika Stankiewicz (Executive Secretary of the Minamata
Convention on Mercury <https://mercuryconvention.org/en>), Jo Banner
(Co-Founder & Co-Director, Descendents Project
<https://www.thedescendantsproject.com/>) and Soledad Mella Vida (Asociación
Movimiento Nacional Recicladores de Chile <https://anarch.cl/>) as they
discuss how public knowledge can play an important role in protecting human
rights and the environment.
The event will include live translations in Spanish, Portuguese, French,
and Arabic.
Register here on Zoom
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/event/wikiforhumanrights-launch-webinar-focus-on…>
.
Contribute to the campaign!
The heart of every Wikimedia campaign are contributions to Wikimedia
communities. Join us in one of the actions.
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Join the Writing Contest
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Join_the_Challenge>—
help us create local knowledge on key human rights and environmental
knowledge topics in more languages, this year the special focus is on
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Connect with Local Communities
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Join_Community_Events>—
Join an event in your language or community
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Join the Human Rights Interest Group
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1imdKKVlWcZ91BY6ou4t3ZzdJkBHflH2qaSUxp5CTHV…>
— advise the Wikimedia Movement on addressing human rights
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Share the campaign with your communities! -- Help us share the campaign
with your community, by sharing the blog post on Diff:
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/30/join-the-wikiforhumanrights-campaign-…
Looking forward to you joining the campaign!
The International WikiForHumanRights Team
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Alex Stinson
Lead Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
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Alex Stinson
Lead Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns