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Fwd: SCFEOT Schedule for oral submissions - 7 March 2023
by Douglas Scott 07 Mar '23

07 Mar '23

Hello everyone, You may know Wikimedia South Africa has been involved in copyright amendment bill advocacy work for the past eight or so years now. If you are free and interested to learn more and you are based in Cape Town we, along with many other groups, will be presenting to the Western Cape Legislature tomorrow on the issue. Wikimedia South Africa supports the Copyright Amendment bill because it contains Freedom of Panorama and Fair Use, both are copyright related legal doctrines that make editing Wikipedia easier. We are especially strong supporters of Freedom of Panorama as it will allow us to upload our own photographs of public works (such as public monuments and the facades of buildings) on to Wikimedia commons where they can then be used on Wikipedia. To learn more about the chapter's advocacy efforts you can checkout the page on meta wiki here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Copyright_Amendment_… I am led to believe that this event is open to the public should you wish to attend but you are advised to come early to get a seat. Regards, Douglas Scott Director Wikimedia South Africa Website: wikimedia.org.za Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727 A non-profit membership organisation Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaZA> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Zaheedah Adams <zadams(a)wcpp.gov.za> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 at 14:35 Subject: SCFEOT Schedule for oral submissions - 7 March 2023 To: Owen Dean (o.dean(a)spoor.com) <O.Dean(a)spoor.com>, Douglas Scott < douglas.scott(a)wikimedia.org.za>, cdekock(a)wikimedia.org < cdekock(a)wikimedia.org>, Denise Nicholson < denise.nicholson(a)scholarlyhorizons.com>, Recreate ZA <recreateza(a)gmail.com>, bcashdan(a)gmail.com <bcashdan(a)gmail.com>, Kyla Jade <kylajade02(a)gmail.com>, khaoli.legacy(a)gmail.com <khaoli.legacy(a)gmail.com>, pakelamercy(a)gmail.com < pakelamercy(a)gmail.com>, sydneymogopodi(a)gmail.com <sydneymogopodi(a)gmail.com>, Nicolaas Faasen <nicolf1(a)gmail.com>, info(a)voicesofafricatoday.org < info(a)voicesofafricatoday.org>, Sibongile Kwazi <KwaziS(a)sadtu.org.za>, molife(a)condenast.co.za <molife(a)condenast.co.za>, Peter Lor < peterjlor(a)gmail.com>, Thando Philison <thandop(a)capasso.co.za>, Andrew Rens < arens(a)researchictafrica.net>, Lelona Mxesibe <lmxesibe(a)africapractice.com>, sleroux(a)vonseidels.com <sleroux(a)vonseidels.com>, Adrian Galley < vicecpt(a)saguildofactors.co.za>, Nhlanhla Sibisi Sibisi <nhlanhla(a)risa.org.za>, Van Deventer, Gert [gvd(a)sun.ac.za] <gvd(a)sun.ac.za>, Kat, C [carolk(a)sun.ac.za] <carolk(a)sun.ac.za>, vicepresident(a)blindsa.org.za < vicepresident(a)blindsa.org.za>, pa(a)blindsa.org.za <pa(a)blindsa.org.za>, Demichelle Petherbridge <Petherbridge(a)section27.org.za> Good day, Please find attached the schedule for oral submissions on the Copyright and Performer’s Protection Amendment Bills at the public hearing in Cape Town tomorrow, 7 March 2023. Kindly note that due to the influx of requests for oral submissions, the CT hearing has been extended. The public hearing will now take place from 17h00 to 20h30. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. For those participating in person, please note that the venue is the Chamber, 6th Floor, Western Cape Provincial Parliament, 7 Wale Street, Cape Town. For those participating virtually, the MS Teams invitation will be sent shortly. *Please note* - all participants will receive the MS Teams invitation, whether you indicated that you will be attending in person or virtually. This is because all presentations must be flighted via MS Teams, even if you are presenting in the Chamber. For those attending in person, please bring along a laptop so you can flight your presentation via MS Teams. If there are any challenges with this, an official will be on standby to assist with flighting the presentations. Please also be reminded to bring along proof of identity to access the Legislature. Kindly note that all the written and oral submissions will be included in the Committee’s Matrices of Submission, which will be sent to the DTIC for their comments. Thereafter, the Committee will hold a meeting to deliberate on the submissions and the DTIC’s response to submissions. Kind regards, *CAUTION - EXTERNAL SENDER -* Please be careful when opening links and attachments. WCPP - Information Technology and Digital Service (ITDS) Please note: This email and its content are subject to a disclaimer which can be found here <http://www.wcpp.gov.za/node/1529>. Should you not have internet access, send an email to disclaimer(a)wcpp.gov.za and a copy will be sent to you. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware.

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Wikipedia: Community Meetup South Africa
by Shupai Mchuchu 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

Dear all, This is a quick reminder to join us for our first meetup for the year, for the South African community that will be happening on Saturday 25 February 2023. Below are the details for joining the 25th meetup. The meetup will be hybrid. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are welcome to join and participate. *Date: Saturday, 25 February 2023* *Start time:10:00 AM SAST* *End Time: 12:00 PM SAST* *Location: Hybrid Meeting* If you are in Cape Town, you can join us face to face *Tiger's Milk Claremont,* *Ground Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town* if you can't attend face to face , We will be hosting the meet up out on Discord server (see link below to join). Link to Join <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_25> If that does not work for you then don't worry, you can still join via Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/accounts/login/> a for a more text-based experience. Please note that Zulip is the secondary platform as Discord offers Text-based, Audio, and Video options. Registration is necessary Best regards,

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Intl Mother Tongue Day
by Shupai Mchuchu 13 Feb '23

13 Feb '23

Dear all, Wikimedia Nigeria is hosting a virtual event to commemorate the World Mother Tongue Day on February 18th, 2022 noon WAT. WMZA efforts yas the chapter is being recognised with all the work we have been doing in preserving our local languages on wikipedia. and We have been invited to commemorate this day with Wikimedia Nigeria and share our achievements so far. Everyone is welcome to attend Please confirm with me if you would like to attend. Kind Regards,

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Wikimedia ZA Bookshelf
by Shupai Mchuchu 10 Feb '23

10 Feb '23

Dear all, Please fill out this form if you want to take advantage of the Wikimedia South Africa Bookshelf service. This service allows Wikipedia editors who are editing on Southern African subjects to Membership of the Wikimedia South Africa chapter is not necessary to take advantage of this program but members are prioritised. A requirement is that the books will be used in the editing of Wikipedia. Participants in this program recognise that the books procured through this process are the property of Wikimedia South Africa and as such beneficiaries of this program agree to share these books with other Wikipedia editors upon request. A new form will need to be filled out for each book you wish to get. You can take advantage of this program by either requesting that the Chapter purchase the book on your behalf and send it to you or you can purchase the book and then request reimbursement once you have submitted proof of purchase. If you want reimbursement then please contact the chapter at info(a)wikimedia.org.za Wikimedia South Africa has a limited budget for this project so we can only purchase or issue reimbursements if the books are not too expensive (generally below R600). Special consideration might be made in exceptional circumstances but that will need to be discussed with the chapter beforehand. Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1thPVQ5VlnWN18ILYJi-cG9Rlgjjkf-M8VfrMetvyf1…> to be filled. Best regards,

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Project Proposal
by Shupai Mchuchu 10 Feb '23

10 Feb '23

Dear all, Wikimedia South Africa Chapter supports Wikipedia volunteers in South Africa to run projects to increase African content, improve small language Wikipedias, raise awareness about Wikipedia and its sister projects and activate new users. We call upon South African Wikimedians who would like support from the chapter to run any project that supports these objectives to reach out to us with their proposed ideas and budget projections. Whether your idea is to organise a Wiki meet-up, run an edit-a-thon, writing competition, or advocacy work. We will support you with the necessary resources to run the project and help you with reporting about its results and impact. If you need this kind of support, kindly fill the short form below before 1 March 2023. Link here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Xx7OgGnoAmfkjUHrf_zediPFbn_AkQJEMNtBnG4eUq…> Best regards,

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Wikimania scholarships - final reminder to apply if interested
by Douglas Scott 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hello everyone, This is just a quick and final reminder about the Wikimania scholarships. If you are considering going to Wikimania (the annual international Wikipedia conference) or would like to go then please consider applying. You still have 48 hours to apply and the process is much easier and more direct than in the past. The deadline is Sunday, 5 February 2023 To apply please click on the link below: https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/799477 Wikimedia South Africa will be using the applications from this process to award our own chapter scholarships for Wikimania 2023 so if you plan to get one through the chapter then please apply here as well. Regards, Douglas Scott Director Wikimedia South Africa Website: wikimedia.org.za Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727 A non-profit membership organisation Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaZA> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/>

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Wikipedia: Community Meetup South Africa
by Shupai Mchuchu 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Dear all, You are invited to join us for our first upcoming meetup for the year, for the South African community that will be happening on Saturday 25 February 2023. Below are the details for joining the 25th meetup. The meetup will be hybrid. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are welcome to join and participate. *Date: Saturday, 25 February 2023* *Start time:10:00 AM SAST* *End Time: 12:00 PM SAST* *Location: Hybrid Meeting* If you are in Cape Town, you can join us face to face *Tiger's Milk Claremont,* *Ground Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town* if you cant attend face to face , We will be hosting the meet up out on Discord server (see link below to join). Link to Join <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/South_Africa_25> If that does not work for you then don't worry, you can still join via Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/accounts/login/> a for a more text-based experience. Please note that Zulip is the secondary platform as Discord offers Text-based, Audio, and Video options. Registration is necessary Best regards,

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Zoom link to Join Wikipedia@22 Birthday Celebration
by Bobby Shabangu 20 Jan '23

20 Jan '23

Dear all, Below is the link to join the Wikipedia 2022 Birthday Celebration. It's no longer on StreamYard as earlier said due to the fact that StreamYard does not accommodate translation. Join Zoom Meeting https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84468222541 Meeting ID: 844 6822 2541 One tap mobile +12532050468,,84468222541# US +12532158782,,84468222541# US (Tacoma) Zoom Video (https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84468222541)Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, an Zoom Video (https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84468222541) Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room Best, Bobby Shabangu

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Inquiries on Wikimania & Wikimania Scholarships
by Bobby Shabangu 20 Jan '23

20 Jan '23

Kindly see this important email above friends. Best, Bobby Shabangu ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Butch Bustria <bustrias(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 at 06:54 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Inquiries on Wikimania & Wikimania Scholarships To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hi My Fellow Wikimedians, Let us meet on Saturday, January 21 to answer your questions about Wikimania and Wikimania scholarships! See you at 12.00 UTC & 21.00 UTC on our Meet the Team Office Hours! The meeting links & timezone conversion here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Scholarships/FAQ#I_have_more_ques… See you there! Kind regards, Butch Bustria ESEAP Wikimania 2023 Core Organizing Team _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Fwd: Change of the default interface for desktop on English Wikipedia
by Douglas Scott 14 Jan '23

14 Jan '23

Hello everyone, this is just an FYI from the Wikimedia Foundation about their proposed change to the layout of Wikipedia (English) and a request for comments. Please see the forwarded email for more information. Regards, Douglas Scott Director Wikimedia South Africa Website: wikimedia.org.za Phone: (+27) 079 515 8727 A non-profit membership organisation Discord <https://discord.gg/HwBwHWWurr> | Zulip <https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/147876-Main-Chat> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaZA> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimedia_za/> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Szymon Grabarczuk <sgrabarczuk(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 at 22:49 Subject: Change of the default interface for desktop on English Wikipedia To: Cc: Vidhu Goyal <vgoyal(a)wikimedia.org>, Barbara Kandek < bkandek(a)wikimedia.org>, Lauren Dickinson <ldickinson(a)wikimedia.org>, Olga Vasileva <ovasileva(a)wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedia Affiliates, Representatives, and Staff, After many years of work, community conversations, and completing the changes specified by the consensus of the Request for Comment <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Deployment_of_…>, the *Vector 2022 skin* is finally ready for deployment as the default desktop skin on English Wikipedia. The deployment is scheduled for January 18th, at 15:00 UTC. Vector 2022 is a skin <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Skins> developed between 2019 and 2023 by the Wikimedia Foundation Web team <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web> with the goal of making the interface more welcoming and usable for readers and maintaining utility for existing editors. It introduces changes <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Deployment_of_…> to the navigation and layout of the site, adds persistent elements (such as a sticky header and Table of Contents), and makes changes to the overall styling of the page. Currently, the skin is the default on more than 300 projects of various sizes, accounting for about 1.5 billion page views per month. On English Wikipedia, it is the most popular non-default skin, with more active editors using it than any other non-default skin (Monobook, Timeless, etc). While these changes will provide a much better experience for Wikipedia readers and contributors (and a cleaner interface will make work easier for community developers and staff working on the website in the future), they’ll also help to remove barriers to the Wikimedia movement. The new Wikipedia desktop marks the start of an ongoing process of user empowerment and improvements across the entire Wikimedia ecosystem, as well as an exciting and meaningful step in furthering Wikimedia’s knowledge as a service and knowledge equity <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017#Our_strate…> efforts. An easier-to-navigate Wikipedia will help more users, regardless of their tech literacy or familiarity with the platform, to access and contribute to free knowledge. Our ask for you today: Please help us spread the word across your communities and let us know if you have any questions and concerns. You will find more information about the project on the landing page on English Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vector_2022>. There are instructions on how to turn the skin off as well as information about what will happen on the day of deployment. You can also read more about the Desktop Improvements Project on the project page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements> and our FAQ <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Reading/Web/Desktop_Improvements/Frequently_…>. 18 January at 17:00 UTC, a new Diff Blog post <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/01/18/wikipedias-new-look-makes-it-easier-t…> will be published, too. (Until then, this link isn't working). If you are interested in more details, especially if you may be approached by the local media yourself, reach out to us directly. We’d also like to note that we will receive a lot of feedback after the change - both positive and negative. This is expected. Generally, across the industry, redesigns are rarely welcomed with complete acceptance and immediate pushback can often be strong. Based on our testing, it takes a few days to a few weeks for users to get used to the change and begin appreciating the new features. If you think specific feedback needs our attention - feel free to reach out or ping us. Thank you for the continued partnership in serving the Mission. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation Web team, Sincerely, Szymon Grabarczuk (he/him) Senior Community Relations Specialist Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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