Dear all
Wikimedia UK's 2021 AGM and community day will be taking place on Saturday
10th July. After some consideration, we have decided that this year's event
will again be held online.
We are starting to plan the day and would very much welcome your input into
this. Previous days have included some or all of the following:
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Keynote talks from people working within open knowledge, or related
fields
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Breakout groups to discuss/workshop specific ideas or issues
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Skills development training (for example, Wikidata workshops)
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Editing sessions
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Lightning talks
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Briefing/consultation on issues relating to Wikimedia UK or the wider
global movement
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Wikimedia UK Annual Awards
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Informal socialising/networking
We would love for volunteers and members to help shape the day. Please do
email our Communications and Governance Co-ordinator
katie.crampton(a)wikimedia.org.uk if you have ideas for the day and/or would
like to contribute to the programme yourself.
What we have to cover during the AGM itself is more circumscribed, and
includes reports from key people (Chair, Treasurer and CEO), and questions
on the Reports; as well as voting on resolutions and the board
elections. Please bear in mind that any member of the charity is welcome to
propose a resolution for the AGM. Katie or I will send details about how to
do this a little nearer the time.
This year we will have three vacancies for elected trustees, with two board
members having to retire in accordance with our articles, and one who has
come to the end of their current elected term but has indicated that they
will stand again. I would like to strongly encourage community members to
consider standing for election this year.
Alongside community experience, we would be keen for people to stand with
any of the following skills or experience:
External relations
Charity or copyright law
Charity governance
Working with or in the cultural sector
However this is not essential. What is more important is a commitment to
open knowledge and the work of Wikimedia UK, and a willingness to take on
the responsibility of being a charity trustee and board director of a
limited company. There is more information about what this means here
<https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-essential-trustee-what-you-n…>
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*We strongly value diversity in Wikimedia UK's board of trustees and this
year, would particularly encourage younger people (aged under 40) to
stand. *
If you would like an informal conversation with me or one of the trustees
about what being on the board involves, and potentially standing for
election, please do send me an email (to the address above) and I will set
up a call. We will send out details of the formal process for standing for
election nearer the time.
Finally, please do consider becoming a member
<https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=4>
of Wikimedia UK if you are not already. Whilst we value community attendees
for the day, only members are entitled to vote. Membership costs just £5 a
year, although we welcome additional donations.
With best wishes
Lucy
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Lucy Crompton-Reid
Chief Executive
<https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/>
Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for
the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement.
Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by
Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
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Dear all
As many of you will be aware, the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees
recently ratified the text of the new Universal Code of Conduct and are now
consulting on the enforcement of the Code. The Trust and Safety team has
asked me to circulate a survey regarding enforcement pathways, via the
message below.
As some of the questions relate to your affiliate's policies and bylaws, I
thought it might be helpful to share a link to our Safe Space Policy:
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Safe_Space_Policy
Please note that when the survey refers to 'members' it does not mean
members of the charity, but volunteers who are involved in events and other
Wikimedia UK programme activities.
Any questions, please let me know. I know the team would be keen to hear
responses as soon as possible but certainly *by the end of March. *
Best wishes
Lucy
===Start of Survey Message ===
We would like to invite you to take the following survey. We value your
input about the UCoC Enforcement Pathways. Thank you for your cooperation:
*https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXmeuAJ718Jzqefxrudc0Z5LxUMgqIm129lDb1turHvyhbNQ/viewform?usp=pp_url
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXmeuAJ718Jzqefxrudc0Z5LxUMgqIm12…>*
*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_Statem…
>."
*If you don't wish to receive surveys from WMF, please
email msalman-ctr(a)wikimedia.org <msalman-ctr(a)wikimedia.org> with
"Unsubscribe" in the Subject line.*
===end of message related to survey===
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Lucy Crompton-Reid
Chief Executive
<https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/>
Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for
the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement.
Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by
Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London
SE1 0NZ
<https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…>
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Congratulations all! Excellent news.
Michael
> On 18 Mar 2021, at 12:33, Natasha Iles <natasha.iles(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>
> Hi all
>
> Please join us in celebrating the announcement today that Wikimedia UK is one of twelve projects being supported through The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund.
>
> Please read our Press Release or follow on social Facebook, twitter, instagram.
> Coverage is also on The National Lottery Heritage Fund website.
>
> Many thanks and best wishes
> Natasha
>
> --
> Natasha Iles MCIOF (Dip)
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> Head of Development & Communications
> Wikimedia UK
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> Wikimedia UK is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement.
> Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
> Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ.
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Brilliant - well done.
Jon Davies
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07976 935 986
Linkedin <https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jon-davies-4aa3a621>
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> Hi all
>
> Please join us in celebrating the announcement today that Wikimedia UK is
> one of twelve projects being supported through The National Lottery
> Heritage Fund and the DCMS Culture Recovery Fund.
>
> Please read our Press Release <https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Main_Page> or
> follow on social Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK/>, twitter
> <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, instagram
> <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>.
> Coverage is also on The National Lottery Heritage Fund website
> <
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>
> Many thanks and best wishes
> Natasha
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> --
> Natasha Iles MCIOF (Dip)
>
> Head of Development & Communications
> Wikimedia UK
> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/>
> *Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/>* is the national chapter
> for
> the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement.
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> Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
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Hi
Code the City (of which I am trustee) are hosting an Environment-themed hack weekend, this Saturday and Sunday.
We have a couple of proposed projects, and attendees can pitch their own. Those taking part then form teams to work on a project for the weekend.
We know that one of the team is going to be working on a major push of data to Wikidata for Household Waste Recycling Centres for both Scotland and England. Hence my sending this to the mailing list for others who might be interested in the project or in learning about using tools such as Quick Statements to add bulk data to Wikidata.
Details can be found here: https://codethecity.org/code-the-city-22-the-environment/? <https://codethecity.org/code-the-city-22-the-environment/?> and sign-ups are still open.
The event runs Saturday 09:30 to 4pm and Sunday 09:30 to 3pm approx.
Attendance is free, and it is all on Zoom, Miro (supported by Slack if needed)
Hopefully we’ll see some of you there
Ian
Ian Watt
ianwatt(a)gmail.com
Hi all
We've done a series of interviews with some great women who are closing the
gender gap on Wikipedia and its sister projects for Women's History Month.
They'll be released every Monday in March at 4pm on our YouTube.
First up is Kira Wisniewski, Executive Director at Art+Feminism, going live
here <https://youtu.be/F4DQnwnFrqM>. Then we'll have Rebecca O'Neill from
Wikimedia Community Ireland, Victoria Leonard from the Women's Classics
Committee, Alice White our Wikimedian in Residence at the Wellcome Trust,
and finally Lucy to round up the month and Wikimedia UK's activities.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend in the sunshine.
Best wishes
Katie
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Katie Crampton (she/her)
Communications & Governance Coordinator
<https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/>
Wikimedia UK <https://beta.wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for
the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement.
Wikimedia UK is a Registered Charity No.1144513.Company Limited by
Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827.
Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5 - 11 Lavington Street, London
SE1 0NZ
<https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gm…>
.