Hello everyone,
We will be doing another Cape Town Wiki meetup on the 7th December. We are
trying out a new location again so please note the venue change. OpenUp
<https://openup.org.za/> has very kindly let us use their downstairs space
at the Code Bridge in Newlands
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newlands,_Cape_Town> which is very near to
Claremont <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claremont,_Cape_Town> train
station and taxi rank. It also has ample free parking in front of the
building. Also located nearby is Cavendish Square. Code Bridge is located
in the bridge (hence the name) that allows Campground Street to cross both
the railway line and Letterstedt Road.
This is the same location as the Wikimedia ZA 5-year strategy workshop and
AGM happening on the 14th and 15th December respectively. I will send out
another email about that now.
The parking and building can only be access by the Helmlock Street /
Letterstedt Road entrance. Parking is free.
See the location on the map to the right.
In summary the details are:
Date: Saturday the 7 December
Time: free to arrive anytime between 10:00 - 14:00
Location: Code Bridge <https://codebridge.org.za/>, 1 Thicket St,
Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
As always the meetup is open for everyone to join. So if you or anyone you
know as an interest in learning more about free knowledge or just want to
talk about it then please join us.
For more information please see the event page on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_22
Cheers,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
FYI on the upcoming community elections to the Wikimedia Foundation board.
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From: Bobby Shabangu <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 at 11:10
Subject: [Wikimedia-ZA-Board] Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation
elections committee: Call for volunteers
To: Wikimedia South Africa Administration Team <
wikimedia-za-board(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
FYI
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From: Joe Sutherland <jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 at 01:28
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Foundation elections committee: Call for
volunteers
To: wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hello everyone!
*Please disseminate this email to anyone who may be interested.*
As you are probably aware, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees[1]
contains three community-selected seats which are voted in by the wider
Wikimedia community on a regular cycle. In 2020, we will be hosting another
one of these selection processes, which are coordinated by the Wikimedia
Foundation in collaboration with the Elections Committee[2].
We are seeking 2–3 new members for the committee to join us in time for the
first meetings in January 2020. Applicants will be vetted by Foundation
staff and ultimately approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance
Committee[3]. The term is three years, though the bulk of the work involved
occurs in the buildup to an election.
This role comes with the following responsibilities:
* Attending 3–4 meetings between January and April 2020 with the Foundation
and the rest of the committee
* Setting up the wiki pages for the board election (example from last cycle)
* Helping to mark pages for translation and potentially import translations
as required
* Working with the committee to fulfill its other responsibilities[4]
Ideally, you would have the following qualities:
* Fluency in English
* Experience with advanced wikitext markup
* Responsiveness to email outreach
We are particularly interested in those who come from a traditionally
under-represented background. If you are interested in volunteering for
this role, please let me know by *emailing me directly before January 19,
2020*.
Thank you in advance for your interest! Please let me know if you have
questions; I'm more likely to see these questions if you send them to me
directly.
best,
Joe
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections_committee
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_Governance_Commi…
[4]
https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Elections_Committee#Respon…
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*Joe Sutherland* (he/him or they/them)
Trust and Safety Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
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South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
FYI
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From: Tanveer Hasan <thasan(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 08:43
Subject: Pre-final Strategy Recommendations
To: Tanveer Hasan <hasanremembers(a)gmail.com>
Dear Friends,
I am immensely happy to introduce you to the Pre-final Strategy
Recommendations of the Movement Strategy Process 2030.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…>
[1]
These are recommendations that have been derived from a process of
synthesis from the earlier 89 recommendations put forward by the Working
Groups. The earlier recommendations can be accessed with the above link in
the *'iteration 2' part of the previous drafts section. *
The reason why this is the 'pre-final stage of recommendation' is because
of the valuable input from Community members has not been weighed in. Our
efforts as discussed in the previous emails is to engage community members
with these recommendations and collect their feedback.
The link shared above has different sections, I would like to request your
attention particularly towards the Content - 13 recommendations, Writers
Reflections, Narrative of Change, Principles and Glossary.
As mentioned in the previous emails I would be happy to participate in a
call with you or with the extended community to discuss and explain the
content.
Please feel free to share this link widely and also to discuss, support on
meta regarding the individual recommendations.
As always, I will be glad to respond if there are questions or concerns,
Regards,
[1].
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…
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*Tanveer Hasan*
Information and Knowledge Liaison
Wikimedia Movement Strategy
2030.wikimedia.org