Hello everybody,
just curious to know about this press release and the FAQ regarding
"Wikipedia for World Heritage" that we posted here. (Thanks for those
helpful comments again!) To those who had the opportunity to spread the
release and/or further information: How was media response in your areas? Do
you have further suggestions or experience you'd like to share?
Regards
Michael
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Dear Tinu Cherian,
the concept was first introduced to the Wikimedia chapters at the Wikimedia
Conference in Berlin, March 2011. The initial idea goes back to plannings
for the 10th anniversary of Wikipedia. That's when it was brought up. I'll
just paste the English version of our press release (see wikix-l) below, for
further information.
As always, I tirelessly invite everybody to get the latest on Wikipedia for
World Heritage on the wikix-l-list or on ten.wikipedia.org ;-)
Best
Michael
PRESS RELEASE
Berlin, 26 May 2011
*
**Wikipedia for World Heritage! *
*
*
*Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales calls for signatures to be collected and
presented to the UNESCO.*
On Monday, 23 May 2011, Wikimedia Deutschland started a worldwide collection
of signatures for the Wikipedia for World
Heritage!<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>initiative. People
are invited to join the list now by signing an online
form <http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=en>. The list will
ultimately be presented to the World Heritage
Committee<http://whc.unesco.org/en/comittee>at the beginning of 2012.
To date more than 7000 people from over 100
countries have already signed the petition. Each signature supports the
initiative’s claim that Wikipedia as the largest collection of human
knowledge should be recognized as the first ever global and digital World
Heritage site. Altogether there are ten UNESCO criteria for recognition as a
World Heritage site. The first of those criteria demands that World Heritage
sites “represent a masterpiece of human creative genius”. The online
petition is quoting these exact words. By signing it participants confirm
that Wikipedia has universal value and that the claim is true in its case.
This petition is the starting point for a global discussion of Wikipedia’s
cultural meaning. Currently the free encyclopedia provides free access to
more than 18 million articles in over 280 languages. Since the beginning of
the new millennium Wikipedia has evolved into the collective memory of the
world. Having Wikipedia recognized as a Unesco World Heritage site is a huge
step towards preserving its cumulative knowledge for future generations.
“Millions of people take Wikipedia for granted. They use it each and every
day. Still, free access to the sum of human knowledge is not a matter of
course in many places. It is a global challenge to recognize, support and
preserve the work that hundreds of thousands of volunteers invest in this
community project. The key to free exchange of knowledge is public
recognition”, says Pavel Richter, CEO of Wikimedia Deutschland.
The initiative was introduced in March 2011 at the international Wikimedia
Chapters Conference in Berlin. Chapters from all over the world will
accompany the initiative's activities regarding Wikipedia’s recognition as a
World Heritage site. Wikimedia Deutschland will entertain an expert round on
the subject on 31 May 2011 at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. The event
will be a public kick-off. Further activities with the international
community will follow. Additionally, public discussion provides a chance to
explain how to deal with free knowledge and to stress its meaning for
society. The advertising agency Leo Burnett supports Wikimedia Deutschland
in the initiative’s realization.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was the first to sign the petition. In a video
statement <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> he calls for support of
the initiative. In his appeal Jimmy Wales puts emphasis on how important
international awareness is to the free encyclopedia: “A lot of people think
of Wikipedia as a technical phenomenon, a technical achievement. But in fact
it isn't. What Wikipedia is, is a cultural change, a cultural achievement.
We are going to try to get as many people as possible to sign the petition.
Just like Wikipedia itself, the more people we get involved, the greater the
chance that we'll achieve our goal. Please sign the petition!”
2011/6/6 CherianTinu Abraham <tinucherian(a)gmail.com>
> Wikipedia for World Heritage- A reporter is asking me when did the campaign
> idea came out and when it was officially started?
>
> -Tinu Cherian
>
> _______________________________________________
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> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfcc-l
>
>
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Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
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Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
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Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der
Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
*Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales
Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition:*
http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=de
Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V.
Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
press coverage:
English: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15112162,00.html
Serbian: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15118773,00.html
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That's 31 May, you're right! It's a mistake. Thanks!
Michael
2011/5/26 Itzik Edri <itzik(a)infra.co.il>
> "...Wikimedia Deutschland will entertain an expert round on the subject on
> 31 March 2011 at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. The event will be a
> public kick-off. "
>
> March or May?
>
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 8:20 PM, Catrin Schoneville <
> catrin.schoneville(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> here comes the english translation of our press release - we will send it
>> out as soon as we get the video message ready (hopefully tomorrow). Feel
>> free to use it or improve it as you like.....
>> Catrin.
>>
>> PRESS RELEASE
>>
>> Berlin, 26 May 2011
>>
>> *
>> **Wikipedia for World Heritage! *
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales calls for signatures to be collected and
>> presented to the UNESCO.*
>>
>>
>> On Monday, 23 May 2011, Wikimedia Deutschland started a worldwide
>> collection of signatures for the Wikipedia for World Heritage!<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>initiative. People are invited to join the list now by signing an online
>> form <http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=en>. The list will
>> ultimately be presented to the World Heritage Committee<http://whc.unesco.org/en/comittee>at the beginning of 2012. To date more than 7000 people from over 100
>> countries have already signed the petition. Each signature supports the
>> initiative’s claim that Wikipedia as the largest collection of human
>> knowledge should be recognized as the first ever global and digital World
>> Heritage site. Altogether there are ten UNESCO criteria for recognition as a
>> World Heritage site. The first of those criteria demands that World Heritage
>> sites “represent a masterpiece of human creative genius”. The online
>> petition is quoting these exact words. By signing it participants confirm
>> that Wikipedia has universal value and that the claim is true in its case.
>> This petition is the starting point for a global discussion of Wikipedia’s
>> cultural meaning. Currently the free encyclopedia provides free access to
>> more than 18 million articles in over 280 languages. Since the beginning of
>> the new millennium Wikipedia has evolved into the collective memory of the
>> world. Having Wikipedia recognized as a Unesco World Heritage site is a huge
>> step towards preserving its cumulative knowledge for future generations.
>>
>>
>> “Millions of people take Wikipedia for granted. They use it each and
>> every day. Still, free access to the sum of human knowledge is not a matter
>> of course in many places. It is a global challenge to recognize, support and
>> preserve the work that hundreds of thousands of volunteers invest in this
>> community project. The key to free exchange of knowledge is public
>> recognition”, says Pavel Richter, CEO of Wikimedia Deutschland.
>>
>>
>> The initiative was introduced in March 2011 at the international Wikimedia
>> Chapters Conference in Berlin. Chapters from all over the world will
>> accompany the initiative's activities regarding Wikipedia’s recognition as a
>> World Heritage site. Wikimedia Deutschland will entertain an expert round on
>> the subject on 31 March 2011 at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. The
>> event will be a public kick-off. Further activities with the international
>> community will follow. Additionally, public discussion provides a chance to
>> explain how to deal with free knowledge and to stress its meaning for
>> society. The advertising agency Leo Burnett supports Wikimedia Deutschland
>> in the initiative’s realization.
>>
>>
>> Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was the first to sign the petition. In a video
>> statement <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> he calls for support
>> of the initiative. In his appeal Jimmy Wales puts emphasis on how important
>> international awareness is to the free encyclopedia: “A lot of people think
>> of Wikipedia as a technical phenomenon, a technical achievement. But in fact
>> it isn't. What Wikipedia is, is a cultural change, a cultural achievement.
>> We are going to try to get as many people as possible to sign the petition.
>> Just like Wikipedia itself, the more people we get involved, the greater the
>> chance that we'll achieve our goal. Please sign the petition!”
>>
>>
>> Links:
>> Petition: http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=en
>>
>> International website and video statement by Jimmy Wales:
>> http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
>>
>>
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> *About the UNESCO World Heritage:*
>> UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
>> Organization. Its list of World Heritage sites currently recognizes 911
>> properties as parts of the cultural and natural heritage of the world and
>> worthy of protection. The basis for this list is the World Heritage
>> Convention, established in 1975. The convention has been signed by 187
>> countries so far. By doing so they have committed to protect World Heritage
>> sites in their respective territories and to support each other’s efforts.
>> Further information: http://whc.unesco.org/
>>
>> *About Wikimedia Deutschland:*
>> Wikimedia Deutschland is a non-profit organization that supports the
>> advancement of free knowledge. Since its foundation in 2004 the organization
>> has been supporting the Wikimedia projects, the most well-known of which is
>> Wikipedia. Wikimedia Deutschland promotes free of charge access to free
>> knowledge, thereby endorsing the fundamental human right to education.
>> Wikipedia, like its sister projects, is ad-free and independent. This is
>> only possible through volunteer dedication and donations.
>>
>>
>> Further information about Wikimedia Deutschland:
>> Website: www.wikimedia.de
>> Blog: www.blog.wikimedia.de
>> Twitter: www.twitter.com/WikimediaDE
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Catrin Schoneville
>> spokeswoman
>> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> WikiX-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikix-l
>>
>>
>
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Cross Posting
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu) <jerry.tschan.yu(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 27, 2011 at 20:46
Subject: Wikipedia for World Heritage (Badges on Facebook)
To: Communications Committee <wmfcc-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
As I said earlier
<http://www.picbadges.com/wikipedia-for-world-heritage/1759387/>and I just
found some of my friend actually using a site called picbadges.com to add a
badge to show their support to Japan (the earthquake in March)
so I did a version for the W icon
http://www.picbadges.com/wikipedia-for-world-heritage/1759387/
Just feel free to use it and show your support!
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Hi there,
here comes the english translation of our press release - we will send it
out as soon as we get the video message ready (hopefully tomorrow). Feel
free to use it or improve it as you like.....
Catrin.
PRESS RELEASE
Berlin, 26 May 2011
*
**Wikipedia for World Heritage! *
*
*
*Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales calls for signatures to be collected and
presented to the UNESCO.*
On Monday, 23 May 2011, Wikimedia Deutschland started a worldwide collection
of signatures for the Wikipedia for World
Heritage!<http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>initiative. People
are invited to join the list now by signing an online
form <http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=en>. The list will
ultimately be presented to the World Heritage
Committee<http://whc.unesco.org/en/comittee>at the beginning of 2012.
To date more than 7000 people from over 100
countries have already signed the petition. Each signature supports the
initiative’s claim that Wikipedia as the largest collection of human
knowledge should be recognized as the first ever global and digital World
Heritage site. Altogether there are ten UNESCO criteria for recognition as a
World Heritage site. The first of those criteria demands that World Heritage
sites “represent a masterpiece of human creative genius”. The online
petition is quoting these exact words. By signing it participants confirm
that Wikipedia has universal value and that the claim is true in its case.
This petition is the starting point for a global discussion of Wikipedia’s
cultural meaning. Currently the free encyclopedia provides free access to
more than 18 million articles in over 280 languages. Since the beginning of
the new millennium Wikipedia has evolved into the collective memory of the
world. Having Wikipedia recognized as a Unesco World Heritage site is a huge
step towards preserving its cumulative knowledge for future generations.
“Millions of people take Wikipedia for granted. They use it each and every
day. Still, free access to the sum of human knowledge is not a matter of
course in many places. It is a global challenge to recognize, support and
preserve the work that hundreds of thousands of volunteers invest in this
community project. The key to free exchange of knowledge is public
recognition”, says Pavel Richter, CEO of Wikimedia Deutschland.
The initiative was introduced in March 2011 at the international Wikimedia
Chapters Conference in Berlin. Chapters from all over the world will
accompany the initiative's activities regarding Wikipedia’s recognition as a
World Heritage site. Wikimedia Deutschland will entertain an expert round on
the subject on 31 March 2011 at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. The
event will be a public kick-off. Further activities with the international
community will follow. Additionally, public discussion provides a chance to
explain how to deal with free knowledge and to stress its meaning for
society. The advertising agency Leo Burnett supports Wikimedia Deutschland
in the initiative’s realization.
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales was the first to sign the petition. In a video
statement <http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page> he calls for support of
the initiative. In his appeal Jimmy Wales puts emphasis on how important
international awareness is to the free encyclopedia: “A lot of people think
of Wikipedia as a technical phenomenon, a technical achievement. But in fact
it isn't. What Wikipedia is, is a cultural change, a cultural achievement.
We are going to try to get as many people as possible to sign the petition.
Just like Wikipedia itself, the more people we get involved, the greater the
chance that we'll achieve our goal. Please sign the petition!”
Links:
Petition: http://wikipedia.de/wke/Main_Page?setlang=en
International website and video statement by Jimmy Wales:
http://ten.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
*
*
*About the UNESCO World Heritage:*
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. Its list of World Heritage sites currently recognizes 911
properties as parts of the cultural and natural heritage of the world and
worthy of protection. The basis for this list is the World Heritage
Convention, established in 1975. The convention has been signed by 187
countries so far. By doing so they have committed to protect World Heritage
sites in their respective territories and to support each other’s efforts.
Further information: http://whc.unesco.org/
*About Wikimedia Deutschland:*
Wikimedia Deutschland is a non-profit organization that supports the
advancement of free knowledge. Since its foundation in 2004 the organization
has been supporting the Wikimedia projects, the most well-known of which is
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Deutschland promotes free of charge access to free
knowledge, thereby endorsing the fundamental human right to education.
Wikipedia, like its sister projects, is ad-free and independent. This is
only possible through volunteer dedication and donations.
Further information about Wikimedia Deutschland:
Website: www.wikimedia.de
Blog: www.blog.wikimedia.de
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WikimediaDE
Kind regards
Catrin Schoneville
spokeswoman
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
I just had an interview with 'Deutsche Welle' for the Serbian radio stations
- they will broadcast in the next days ....anyone from Wikimedia Serbia on
this list? Might be good to have the the petition
<http://ten.wikipedia.org>tanslated in Serbian ;)
T-Shirts: I would like to produce more T-shirts in more languages. who is
interested in and how many would you need for your local work?
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Pressesprecherin
-------------------------------------
Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
Eisenacher Straße 2
10777 Berlin
Telefon 030 - 219 158 26-0
www.wikimedia.de
Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen
Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei!
http://spenden.wikimedia.de/
**** Unterstützen Sie Freies Wissen mit einer SMS. Senden Sie einfach WIKI
an 81190. Mit 5 Euro sichern Sie so die Verfügbarkeit und Weiterentwicklung
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Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter
der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für
Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985.
Hey friends,
Just a quick note that due to some great coverage in The New York Times of
the new UNESCO World Heritage effort by Wikimedia Deustchland,[1] there may
be increased traffic or edits to tenwiki. Anyone who can help keep an eye on
RecentChanges would be most welcome.
Thanks,
--
Steven Walling
Fellow at Wikimedia Foundation
wikimediafoundation.org
1.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/23/technology/23wikipedia.html?_r=1&hpw=&pag…