African-Wikimedians January 2020

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WikiForHumanRights: Help us Organize the Campaign, November 15-January 30
by Alex Stinson 21 Apr '20

21 Apr '20

Hello all, and apologies for crossposting! I hope you are doing well! As you may have noticed when we announced the partnership in August [1]: the Wikimedia Foundation is working with the UN Human Rights to help expand the availability of knowledge about human rights online. As one of our first collaborations, we are going to be running a campaign from November 15 - January 30 to add and improve knowledge about human rights on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. The initial focus of the campaign will be on improving articles about topics related to the UN Declaration of Human Rights and youth standing up for human rights. More information about the campaign is also available here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights We would like to invite you to get involved in the campaign in one of several ways: Help us build the list! - We need your help identifying more topics related to youth involved in human rights that don’t have articles on Wikipedia or could use further improvement. We would like to represent many different languages and geographies in the campaign. To propose topics for the list, see instructions at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/List#Adding_a_topic_to_t… Organize an online or offline event! We need your help finding community leaders from throughout the Wikimedia to: - Host an online campaign on your language Wikipedia! To learn more about hosting a local topical campaign see the kit here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Organize#Campaign - Hold an in person editathon with local human rights organizations or partners! To learn more, check out the kit here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Organize#Editathon Promote the campaign starting Dec. 10 for International Human Rights Day! Help us amplify your efforts around the campaign and publicize it to wide audiences. We’ll be sharing a communications toolkit (including graphics) soon with suggestions on reaching out to folks about the campaign. - Reach out to local media and supporters: Journalists and the public can help add momentum to the campaign through storytelling and spreading the word. - Promote the campaign on social media: We’ll be using #WikiForHumanRights to promote the campaign on social media, when we increase the communication to the public on 10 December If you want to help in other ways, let us know on the discuss space #human-rights tag <https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/do-you-have-questions-about-organizing-…> or by emailing Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org and Luisina Ferrante < educacion(a)wikimedia.org.ar> If you are interested, let us know by indicating your interest to organize in the Organize sections linked above! Note: We are still updating the communications assets for the campaign! To watch for those materials, add https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Share to your meta watchlist. Have questions? If you have questions, we are going to be hosting an office hour next Tuesday <https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/community-office-hour-wikiforhumanright…>, or you can ask questions on the discuss space #human-rights tag <https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/do-you-have-questions-about-organizing-…> . Looking forward to your engagement with the campaign! Alex Stinson, Wikimedia Foundation Luisina Ferrante, Wikimedia Argentina [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/16/wikimedia-and-un-human-righ… -- Alex Stinson Senior Program Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM

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Wiki Indaba 2020 Community Engagement Survey
by Geoffrey Kateregga 31 Jan '20

31 Jan '20

Dear community members, The planning for WikiIndaba 2020 is underway and we would like to hear from you to better understand your preferences for this year's conference. Please complete this survey https://forms.gle/ZRdswDaWy2iocXSo8 before 10th February 2020 Also, keep an eye on the conference meta page here [1] for updates, and you can join the conversation on Wikimedia Space [2] Kind regards, Geoffrey Kateregga Wiki Indaba 2020 Communications Team [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2020 [2] https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/wikiindaba-2020/2090

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Re: [African Wikimedians] Open Foundation West Africa Office Space
by Adjoa Linda Fletcher 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

Received On Jan 20, 2020 5:56 PM, "Ruby Brown" <rbrown(a)openfoundationwestafrica.org> wrote: > > Dear All, > > A follow up to the previous message I sent about our new office space. > > Kindly note that the office training area can be used to facilitate > workshops, editathons, hackathons, etc., a conferencing area for physical > and online meetings and 2 work stations to provide a conducive working > setting. > > Wikimedian's are always welcome. > > Find our contact details below: > Email: info(a)ofwafrica.org > Phone Number: (+233) 541870607/(+233) 555776007 > Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/YeGVKBAzUMpfkyrF8 > > > > ---- On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:33:13 +0000 * > rbrown(a)openfoundationwestafrica.org <rbrown(a)openfoundationwestafrica.org> * > wrote ---- > > > Dear All, > > We are delighted to inform you all that Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA) > <http://ofwafrica.org> has acquired a new office to facilitate its > activities. The office is located in Labone, opposite Bosphorus Restaurant. > > The office consists of a training, a conferencing area and 2 work stations > to provide a conducive working setting. If you need a place to host an > event, a quick online or offline meeting or virtual conferencing facilities > or a place to work away from home please don’t hesitate to reserve a space > in advance through the undersigned contact details. > > Please contact Ruby D-Brown either via call or WhatsApp on (+233) > 555776007 / +233 541870607 or email info(a)openfoundationwestafrica.org, > stating the date and time you will like to come in to use the space for > your work. > > > Thank you. > > Regards, > > Ruby Damenshie-Brown > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > >

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Open Foundation West Africa Office Space
by Ruby Brown 21 Jan '20

21 Jan '20

Dear All, We are delighted to inform you all that http://ofwafrica.org has acquired a new office to facilitate its activities. The office is located in Labone, opposite Bosphorus Restaurant. The office consists of a training, a conferencing area and 2 work stations to provide a conducive working setting. If you need a place to host an event, a quick online or offline meeting or virtual conferencing facilities or a place to work away from home please don’t hesitate to reserve a space in advance through the undersigned contact details. Please contact Ruby D-Brown either via call or WhatsApp on (+233) 555776007 / +233 541870607 or email mailto:[email protected], stating the date and time you will like to come in to use the space for your work. Thank you. Regards, Ruby Damenshie-Brown

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OFWA - December Newsletter [2019]
by Joy Agyepong 15 Jan '20

15 Jan '20

Hello Everyone! Happy Birthday to us all with good tidings for this year. As today marks Wikipedia celebration, find out how our community ended the year 2019 in our newsletter <https://mailchi.mp/736f04c983d9/june-newsletter-1305139>and activities upcoming in this month. Please subscribe to keep updated! Have a great day! Cheers! Long Live Wikipedia! Joy On Behalf of Open Foundation West Africa

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Wikimania 2019.
by Adjoa Linda Fletcher 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

https://youtu.be/ZMWEysu90hI I took these photos during the Wikimania Conference just for memory sake. I decided to made a YouTube video to highlight the conference.

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Re: [African Wikimedians] [Wikimedia-l] .org TLD for sale?
by Katherine Maher 12 Jan '20

12 Jan '20

Hey folks, Quick update here. You may have seen some press coverage already, but this week, a group of technologists, non-profits, policymakers, and internet governance folks filed in California to create a cooperative membership corporation, whose purpose would be to administer the .ORG domain and its revenues on behalf of global non-profits and in support of the open, multistakeholder internet. The intention of the filing body is to demonstrate to ICANN a viable, economically and technically sound alternative to private commercial ownership. The name of the new organization is the Cooperative Corporation of .ORG Registrants, or CCOR. I've been asked to be one of the seven filing directors. The other filing directors include the Executive Director of Packet Clearing House, a non-profit internet research institute, the founding president of ICANN and a former chair of ICANN, a former Member of the European Parliament and digital rights advocate, among others. We believe that this co-op structure is a good alternative to the intended sale, which we believe has the potential to degrade the integrity and stability of .ORG domains. It is an opportunity for the .ORG community to create a representative governing entity, formalize stewardship of a key piece of internet infrastructure, directly guide the allocation of .ORG revenue, and improve the integrity and independence of the non-profit internet. It aligns with the same values and governance that animate our global Wikimedia communities, and our friends at organizations such as EFF, the Internet Archive, and Mozilla have played key roles in its development. The Foundation's Board of Trustees has also given their support as part of our broader commitment to the non-commercial, open internet. I also wanted to make sure to clarify the Foundation's commitment and my own role in CCOR. The Wikimedia Foundation not funding this effort, and my participation does not entail longer-term financial or other resource support from the Foundation or movement. My own involvement would be a for limited-term: if the effort is successful, my temporary directorship would end after a period, I’ll rotate off and the co-op will elect someone new. If the effort is not successful, the corresponding responsibilities are null. They're still working on getting the website up and will publish the articles of incorporation once they do, in case folks want to take a look for themselves. Happy New Year! Katherine On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 7:03 AM Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> wrote: https://savedotorg.org -------- Message transféré -------- Sujet : Re: .org TLD for sale? Date : Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:44:08 -0500 De : Samuel Klein <meta.sj-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w(a)public.gmane.org> Répondre à : Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r(a)public.gmane.org> Pour : Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l-RusutVdil2icGmH+5r0DM0B+6BGkLq7r(a)public.gmane.org> Groupes de discussion : gmane.org.wikimedia.foundation Références : <CABiXOEmYSu5nD0jHrvpgdYNs4M04wwY=d=_LpAchSKtQQ-r4bw(a)mail.gmail.com> <CABR1GJvL1V-CPXLzBbBHotLnLCD83Ckf-x9x2beuH9y-U1K1mA(a)mail.gmail.com> I wrote up a short summary. who other than ICANN has to approve this sale? http://blogs.harvard.edu/sj/2019/11/23/a-tale-of-icann-and-regulatory-captu… On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 6:13 PM Erik Moeller <eloquence(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for sharing this, Andy. This appears to be a major governance > failure on the part of ICANN (sadly, not for the first time). I'm glad > Wikimedia is among the first orgs on this list. > > I don't think it's too late to stop this, especially as all evidence > points to corrupt inside wheeling-and-dealing. I would normally not > link to El Reg, but the connections Kieren has dug up deserve further > investigation by more reputable outlets. > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ > > Utterly unacceptable attempt to enclose the commons. Please do help > continue direct attention to this. > > https://savedotorg.org/ > > Warmly, > > Erik > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians -- Katherine Maher (she/her)Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation On Sun, Nov 24, 2019 at 10:45 AM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote up a short summary. who other than ICANN has to approve this > sale? > > http://blogs.harvard.edu/sj/2019/11/23/a-tale-of-icann-and-regulatory-captu… > > > On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 6:13 PM Erik Moeller <eloquence(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for sharing this, Andy. This appears to be a major governance > > failure on the part of ICANN (sadly, not for the first time). I'm glad > > Wikimedia is among the first orgs on this list. > > > > I don't think it's too late to stop this, especially as all evidence > > points to corrupt inside wheeling-and-dealing. I would normally not > > link to El Reg, but the connections Kieren has dug up deserve further > > investigation by more reputable outlets. > > > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/20/org_registry_sale_shambles/ > > > > Utterly unacceptable attempt to enclose the commons. Please do help > > continue direct attention to this. > > > > https://savedotorg.org/ > > > > Warmly, > > > > Erik > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> -- Katherine Maher (she/her) Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Open Call for Project Grants starting Jan 21 - Feb 20, 2020
by Chris "Jethro" Schilling 07 Jan '20

07 Jan '20

Hello African Wikimedians, We are writing to let you know that the time is quickly approaching for the next round of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Project Grants program. On January 21 we will launch the Round 2020/1 open call, with a final proposal deadline of February 20 for all submissions. Importantly, this will be the only open call for Project Grants in the current fiscal year, so we’d love to get your help in making sure that your community is aware of this funding opportunity, and has time to plan a proposal, if desired. Should you become aware of prospective applicants, you can let them know that: - Prospective grantees are welcome to reach out to projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org with questions before the open call begins. - We offer these pages on Meta to help applicants plan projects and complete a grant proposal: - Tutorials for writing a strong application < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Tutorial> - General planning page for Project Grants < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Plan> - Program guidelines and criteria < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Learn> Every round, we make our best effort to recruit committee members, who volunteer to help review and make funding decisions about grant applications. Would you also please take a moment to consider whether you can suggest any individuals you think might make a strong contribution in this role? Please consider: - Are there individuals who could offer strong insights into the regional community that you would recommend? - Are there thematic areas you think are especially important for the movement right now? Are there individuals with strong expertise in those areas you think might be willing to volunteer for Project Grants committee work? - Are there individuals whose judgement or skill sets have impressed you, who might be willing to serve in this capacity? Please let us know! We appreciate your help with these requests. The full 2020/1 Round schedule is also listed on the Project Grants proposal webpage <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>, and is also copied here for easy reference. Round 1 2020 schedule - Open call: January 21 - February 20, 2020 - We will be planning virtual proposal workshops co-hosted by Project Grants Program Officers and thematically relevant Wikimedia Foundation staff members with expertise in GLAM, education, software, ets. The workshops will support live, real-time discussions to support applicant proposals. - Proposal deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2020 - Staff eligibility review: February 21 - March 2, 2020 - Community review: March 3 - March 16, 2020 - Committee review: March 17 - April 8, 2020 - Grantees announced: Friday, May 15, 2020 - Grants disbursed: June 2020 You can contact us at projectgrants(a)wikimedia.org (reaching Marti Johnson, Chris Schilling and Janice Tud) if you would like more information about Project Grants or the upcoming round. With thanks, Chris and Marti *Chris Schilling* (him/his/they/their) User:I JethroBT (WMF) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:I_JethroBT_(WMF)> Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation Grants Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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