[Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimanians in Alexandria

[Chad]

I would like to thank several of the contributors to
this thread for their understanding, patience and help.

Florence, thank you for listening to the various concerns
and instructing the ED's team to look into the issue. It
is a great step and I look forward to their findings.

Mike, thank you for your preliminary information that you've
found. It's very helpful so far and I await further reports as
you get more information.

Thanks to you both,

Chad

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 2:11 PM, Mike Godwin <mgodwin at wikimedia.org> wrote:
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>  Marc writes:
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>  > Thank you for this, Mike. I still am, however, puzzled why the
>  > decision was
>  > made to hold a major, sponsored event in a place where a sizable
>  > portion of
>  > the guests are not welcome; and, in some cases, are treated with
>  > hostility.
>  > Is this not condoning bigotry?
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>  Please understand that the decision about locating Wikimania was not
>  made by me or by the Wikimedia Foundation.  It was made by the
>  Wikimania Jury. I feel certain that questions about that independent
>  process can be answered better by other participants here rather than
>  me.
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>  --Mike Godwin
>  General Counsel
>  Wikimedia Foundation
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