[Gendergap] On Women's History Month
I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too? KS Rolph ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] San Francisco Bay Area! was Re: On Women's History Month
Hi KS and Pete (and everyone else!), Thanks Pete for sharing the Bookshelf. I know we still have a room to improve in regards to outreach tips about women, and I'm hoping we can develop something like that, very soon. While the event(s) don't have to be about GLAM, the GLAM WIKI outreach group (the group of Wikipedians who work with galleries, libraries, archives and museums) have developed a lot of great content: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Model_projects/GLAM_events If you scroll down there is a section about edit-a-thons. Sadly, general parties and major events aren't really covered anywhere, but you might find some help from this page in general, depending on the level of an event you wish to put together. I'd love to see more traction in the bay area, while I know things go on, it seems like not /enough/ goes on for the region and Wikipedia (there wasn't even a Wikipedia Day event!). KS - I also posted this to the SF Bay Area Wikimedian list, so perhaps that can provide a resource for getting people motivated. I'm probably going to send you a message off list to see how I can help :) Thanks for volunteering, I can't wait to see something happen! -Sarah On 1/31/12 10:10 AM, Pete Forsyth wrote: I think outreach tool kit could mean a lot of things, but maybe of use are the print materials listed at http://bookshelf.wikimedia.org (especially the Welcome to Wikipedia guide); and things like the latest annual report and the strategic plan. You could also probably get stickers, buttons, and other swaggy bits from the Wikimedia mothership. Hope this helps -- if you want specific thoughts about how to make a request, maybe contact me offline. I may be out of town on the 8th, but if I'm back by then I'd love to pitch in for some kind of event. -Pete On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Karen Sue Rolph karenro...@hotmail.com mailto:karenro...@hotmail.com wrote: I would make a go of this in the San Francisco Bay Area if we could get some traction going. I'll check in with a couple groups I know of, and see where they stand. Do we have an outreach tool kit ready that can be utilized, and if not, seems like an idea too? KS Rolph ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/USutm_source=WMdonateutm_medium=sidebarutm_campaign=20110130SB003language=enuselang=encountry=USreferrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2Fwiki%2FHome ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] International Women's History Month
Hi Caroline! On 1/31/12 3:03 AM, Caroline Becker wrote: Hi, This is a great idea :) We can try to have a female-related article in the first page of wikipedias. (I've just asked for fr-wikipedia). Glad you're excited - do you think Wikimedia France will sponsor the event perhaps? (Giveaways, funding) You know what would be cool - if we could also try to coordinate some translations of articles into other languages after or during the event. I've participated in events where the event was in Mexico, and we collaborated on Etherpad to write articles and translate them. It was really cool and a lot of good content came from it! But that's just an idea, for use now or to table for later! You're lucky to have Women's History Month, in France we have Women's Rights Day', often translated in mass medias to Woman's Day' and, as women, we are always told the oh so funny joke don't do the laundry today Leave it for tommorow. -_- Ugh, yes, I've heard jokes like that before regarding doing laundry. So let's turn that into Do my laundry for me, we're editing Wikipedia! :) I do know that Women's History Day is March 8, but the US and the UK decided to make it month long. It is called International Women's Month, so I decided to say let's own it no matter where we are! I'll try to involve feminist organizations in the Wikipedia edition, how writting women's history is a feminist act, etc. Anyone has the experience of dealing with teaching NPOV to polical organizations and if it ends well ? That sounds wonderful. I do know a few people who have worked with NPOV and political groups. [[User:Carolmooredc]] has recently put on an event that worked with advocacy groups and taught them how to edit neutrally. http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/One_day_training The talk page also has her input from the recent event. I have no clue if this would be helpful, but it's a PowerPoint I presented to the Smithsonian Institution staff about NPOV and COI editing: http://www.slideshare.net/SarahStierch/sourcing-original-research-notability-conflict-of-interest-wikipedia-glam I'm pretty sure that [[ User:Trizek]], [[User:Jean-Frédéric]], [[User:Remi_Mathis]] and [[ User:Serein]] have some experience as well. They're pretty active in GLAM and perhaps they have some French resources. Even if we take this off list or develop something on Wiki, let me know how I can help! Thanks Caroline for carrying the French torch! Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/USutm_source=WMdonateutm_medium=sidebarutm_campaign=20110130SB003language=enuselang=encountry=USreferrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2Fwiki%2FHome ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] International Women's History Month
On 1/31/12 5:27 PM, Sarah Stierch wrote: Hi Caroline! On 1/31/12 3:03 AM, Caroline Becker wrote: Hi, This is a great idea :) We can try to have a female-related article in the first page of wikipedias. (I've just asked for fr-wikipedia). Glad you're excited - do you think Wikimedia France will sponsor the event perhaps? (Giveaways, funding) Wikimedia France has set a micro-grant system for its members. It has rather been little used since it was created (6 requests approved). If you need funding for a cake/drinks/whatever for such an event Caro, please do not hesitate to make such a request. Flo You know what would be cool - if we could also try to coordinate some translations of articles into other languages after or during the event. I've participated in events where the event was in Mexico, and we collaborated on Etherpad to write articles and translate them. It was really cool and a lot of good content came from it! But that's just an idea, for use now or to table for later! You're lucky to have Women's History Month, in France we have Women's Rights Day', often translated in mass medias to Woman's Day' and, as women, we are always told the oh so funny joke don't do the laundry today Leave it for tommorow. -_- Ugh, yes, I've heard jokes like that before regarding doing laundry. So let's turn that into Do my laundry for me, we're editing Wikipedia! :) I do know that Women's History Day is March 8, but the US and the UK decided to make it month long. It is called International Women's Month, so I decided to say let's own it no matter where we are! I'll try to involve feminist organizations in the Wikipedia edition, how writting women's history is a feminist act, etc. Anyone has the experience of dealing with teaching NPOV to polical organizations and if it ends well ? That sounds wonderful. I do know a few people who have worked with NPOV and political groups. [[User:Carolmooredc]] has recently put on an event that worked with advocacy groups and taught them how to edit neutrally. http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/One_day_training The talk page also has her input from the recent event. I have no clue if this would be helpful, but it's a PowerPoint I presented to the Smithsonian Institution staff about NPOV and COI editing: http://www.slideshare.net/SarahStierch/sourcing-original-research-notability-conflict-of-interest-wikipedia-glam I'm pretty sure that [[ User:Trizek]], [[User:Jean-Frédéric]], [[User:Remi_Mathis]] and [[ User:Serein]] have some experience as well. They're pretty active in GLAM and perhaps they have some French resources. Even if we take this off list or develop something on Wiki, let me know how I can help! Thanks Caroline for carrying the French torch! Sarah -- *Sarah Stierch* */Wikimedia Foundation Community Fellow/* Support the sharing of free knowledge around the world: donate today http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=WMFJA085/en/USutm_source=WMdonateutm_medium=sidebarutm_campaign=20110130SB003language=enuselang=encountry=USreferrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2Fwiki%2FHome ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
[Gendergap] Fwd: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees
Assuming I can cross post this, as it's popped up on a few lists I'm on. Please see below - perhaps /you/ should run for the board :) -Sarah Original Message Subject: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:57 -0200 From: Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com Reply-To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch cross posting _ /Béria Lima/ (351) 925 171 484 /Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos/ On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com mailto:berial...@gmail.com wrote: The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future direction of the world?s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board membership is unpaid. The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with essential support. The successful candidates will have: * The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of implementing a coherent vision on how the projects? communities, the foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together; * Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation?s projects; * Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity; * The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a team and independently; * A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional language would be well regarded); * Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the ability and willingness to travel. Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be an advantage. The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate /Béria Lima/, Moderator ___ cultural-partners mailing list cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch http://lists.wikimedia.ch/listinfo/cultural-partners ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
Re: [Gendergap] Fwd: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees
Yes Sarah, you can (and please, PLEASE do) cross post this. I put in pretty much all the lists I'm on, but that exclude several lists, please announce this as much as possible. :) _ *Béria Lima* Wikimedia Portugal http://wikimedia.pt (351) 963 953 042 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 1 February 2012 00:13, Sarah Stierch sarah.stie...@gmail.com wrote: Assuming I can cross post this, as it's popped up on a few lists I'm on. Please see below - perhaps *you* should run for the board :) -Sarah Original Message Subject: Re: [cultural-partners] Call for nominations: chapter-appointed seats on the WMF Board of Trustees Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:57 -0200 From: Béria Lima berial...@gmail.comberial...@gmail.com Reply-To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch cultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch To: Wikimedia Chapters cultural partners coordination cultural-partn...@wikimedia.chcultural-partn...@wikimedia.ch cross posting _ *Béria Lima* (351) 925 171 484 *Imagine um mundo onde é dada a qualquer pessoa a possibilidade de ter livre acesso ao somatório de todo o conhecimento humano. Ajude-nos a construir esse sonho. http://wikimedia.pt/Donativos* On 31 January 2012 22:05, Béria Lima berial...@gmail.com wrote: The Wikimedia chapters are seeking to appoint two candidates to sit on the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees for two years, starting 1 July 2012. The two new members of the board will help to decide the future direction of the world’s leading non-profit website. Wikimedia project are constructed by hundreds of thousands of volunteers worldwide, supported by a growing number of staff and an international network of chapters. Board membership is unpaid. The chapters wish to appoint two excellent board members and believe this can best be achieved by selecting from a large number of varied and skilled candidates. Therefore, the chapters call for nominations by everyone who believes they or someone they know would be suitable. The chapters ask that this call for candidates be distributed as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists, village pumps, and blogs. The successful candidates will be committed to the Wikimedia mission and willing and able to engage constructively with the stakeholders of the movement, including the volunteers and the chapters that provide it with essential support. The successful candidates will have: - The ability to provide expertise to the board in its goal of implementing a coherent vision on how the projects’ communities, the foundation, the chapters, and other affiliated groups work together; - Sensitivity to complex issues surrounding the multiplicity of languages, cultures, and jurisdictions served by the foundation’s projects; - Knowledge and understanding of the governance of international non-profit organizations, balancing autonomy and subsidiarity; - The ability to think strategically and to work both as part of a team and independently; - A good standard of written and oral English (fluency in additional language would be well regarded); - Sufficient time to devote to the role of board member, and the ability and willingness to travel. Increasing the geographical diversity of current board membership would be an advantage. The selection process is set out here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats Nominations must be sent to the moderator Béria Lima (Wikimedia Portugal) and deputy moderators Milos Rancic (Wikimedia Serbia) and Mardetanha (Wikimedia steward from Iran) by 23:59 UTC, 29 February. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please see the instructions here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapter-selected_Board_seats/2012/Nominate *Béria Lima*, Moderator ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap ___ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
