Hi Lucy and all
Two matters:
1. The British Museum has removed the word “Palestine” from its Ancient Middle East displays. Wikimedia UK has collaborated with the British Museum since at least 2010. The BM is making curatorial decisions based on lobbying rather than scholarly consensus; this, in my opinion, conflicts with WMUK's mission of neutral and uncensored knowledge sharing. In my view, WMUK's Board should now meet to discuss ending any partnerships we may have with the BM and possibly issuing a public statement on the BM's political (certainly not cultural) bias.
2. Two years ago at a WMUK staff meeting I informed you that I was going to contact an Al Jazeera staff member to request a change in their licensing of files (photos, film, audio) to an open licence. What we had on Commons at the time was one-sided, biased files, censored and sugar-coated by the Government of Israel to to suit delicate British taste. You might recall that I also mentioned that getting information on the genocide in Gaza was imperative if our projects were to remain unbiased. We still have a gap on all things to do with the State of Palestine, including the ongoing death and destruction of their people.
You asked me not to contact the Al Jazeera staff member as you would do that yourself "through a friend". Did that happen? Are the files on the genocide now on Commons?
Best regards
Robin