Dear all
The voting period for the ratification of the Wikimedia Movement Charter has now opened, and all eligible editors and contributors https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Ratification/Voting/Eligibility_criteria are encouraged to participate:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Ratification/Voting
The Movement Charter, which would pave the way for the creation of a Global Council and a different mode of governance across the Wikimedia movement, grew out of the extensive work on the creation of a Movement Strategy to 2030 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy, which started in 2017.
As some of you may be aware from other mailing lists, it seems very likely that the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees will vote against the Charter, and on that basis it will not be ratified. Despite this, I would encourage you to vote according to your own views on the Charter, as I think this will be a helpful indication to everyone of the level of support and agreement (or otherwise) within the editing community.
Please note that there is a separate vote for affiliates. As a chapter, Wikimedia UK has not yet decided how we will vote and have a board discussion scheduled for early July (the voting period runs until 9th July).
With best wishes Lucy