Harry, thanks! I've replied in more detail off-list.
S
On 13 May 2016 at 14:40, Harry Mitchell <hjmwiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Stuart,
I *might* be interested in the Palestine Exploration Fund, depending on
what it covered. I know a little about the history of that part of the
world - I'm not so active in the area these days but I used to be the main
admin dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict on Wikipedia. Please do keep
us updated on how things go with them, and of course with all these
projects.
But much more importantly, thank you for sending this and thank you for
sending it to an open forum. It's really encouraging to see the staff
engaging and letting us know what's going on from the early stages of
conversations. Not knowing what was going on or who was talking to whom
about what was one of the recurring themes in the volunteer survey; I don't
know if this is in response to that or just a new initiative you're trying,
but either way I think it's a step towards narrowing the gulf between the
chapter and the community and I'd love to see more of it.
None of us doubt that you guys work hard, but it's a lot easier to feel
like we're a part of it if we know what's actually going on. I really hope
that this is the first of many of these emails, and that they're a sign of
things changing and WMUK opening up again.
Best,
Harry Mitchell
http://enwp.org/User:HJ
+44 (0) 7507 536 971
Skype: harry_j_mitchell
On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Stuart Prior <
stuart.prior(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hello all,
I wanted to make people aware of some of the partnerships we are
developing, and wanted to know of any volunteers that might be interested
in working on these, either training at events or looking at the potential
for content releases.
*Palestine Exploration Fund* - Fantastic collection, interested in doing
some training for their members, yet to be scheduled.
*Tate Britain* - Looking for a trainer for an event on 22nd of May
covering Queer British Art.
*Amnesty Internationa*l - Approached about potential editathon in June,
to expand articles on Human Rights.
*Cancer Research UK - *We successfully ran some training for some PhD
students in Cardiff recently, but they would like to continue training for
their researchers at venues around the country. Such as Manchester and
Edinburgh.
*British Heart Foundation - *Are interested in getting some training for
their staff.
If any of the above is of interest, let me know.
Best
Stuart
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United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*