Andrew and I were among those who worked on drafting this open letter, which is focused primarily on the lack of community process, rather than the name itself.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_open_letter_on_renaming

I have started a section on the WREN talk page on meta, please share your input there:

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedians_in_Residence_Exchange_Netwo... ?

Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)