[Foundation-l] Plea for candidates: WMF Movement Communications Manager

[Virgilio A. P. Machado]

I feel your pain. Everything is funny as long as it happens to somebody else.

 From 
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings/Movement_Communications_Manager

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS (Don't they know how to write without shouting?)

"Exceptional English writing is critical for this role, including the 
ability to write time-sensitive, efficient, compelling, and clearly 
understandable communications products for a wide range of audiences."

This is clearly discriminatory since it excludes 99,999 % of all 
American citizens and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, 
sex, or national origin; national origin is what's at stake here.

"Demonstrated ability to work (speak, read, write at a professional 
level) effectively in a language other than English (ideally as a 
native speaker)."

This is clearly discriminatory, since it includes 99,999 % of 
non-American citizens.

Therefore, as it has been written, these required qualifications 
discriminate against American citizens and clearly favor a 
non-American citizen (a.k.a. "bloody foreigner" or "illegal 
immigrant", please excuse my "bloody language").

These language requirements may indeed be perfectly aligned with 
everyday practice at anything run by the Wikimedia Foundation, 
considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Article 23 (1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of 
employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to 
protection against unemployment.

Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set 
forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as 
race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, 
national or social origin, property, birth or other status. [...] 
(Did you notice "language"?)

Writing "about this was useful and interesting."

Sincerely,

Virgilio A. P. Machado (Vapmachado)


At 00:02 16-04-2011, you wrote:
>I am tired of seeing these comments on this list. It's the first time
>one has been directed at me, but I've watched other people be treated
>the same way. It makes no sense. Questioning, disagreement, and
>transparency are important; it's what Wikimedia is all about, in fact.
>I know people sometimes go too far, and occasionally gentle rebukes
>may be needed, but they happen way too often on this list, with very
>little provocation -- and they're not gentle.
>
>We can't say we want new editors, old editors to stay, and a good
>atmosphere onwiki, then have these kinds of exchanges.
>
>I'll reply to the rest of your email some other time, Risker, if
>that's okay, and I'll try not to labour the point. I do think it's an
>important issue or I wouldn't be asking about it, but I'm obviously
>not expressing myself well, so I'll take some time to think about it.
>
>Sarah