Quoting Harry Burt harryaburt@gmail.com:
Hey all.
If you haven't seen it already, UK Wikimedians, and the chapter, will probably be interested in [1], a proposal to film, photograph, and talk to MEPs.
Having only had a brief glance over the email, it seems like a very credible opportunity that Wikimedia UK will want to support in spirit, if not in more concrete terms. I post an extract below.
I apologise if someone has already posted this, but I can't recall anything.
Have you had much/any takeup on this, Harry?
Were I still living in Belgium, I'd be along grabbing whatever A/V I could, and sniping about Belgian laws on Interior Ministry rules on press credentials. Hopefully, you can persuade some of the folks pushing for the Belgian chapter I was told could never happen, to happen, to go do this.
But now I live in Edinburgh, it's the Scottish Parliament I want access to. Aff-Comm has recognised The Wikinewsie Group (TWG), but having that running as an NGO will take time.
The IMMI is why TWG is aiming for recognition and registration in Iceland, but I'd rather see a Yes vote next year see Scotland take similar press-freedom measures. Wedging a 'foot in the door' with help from WM-UK has to be worthwhile.
Brian McNeil