[Wikimediaindia-l] Re: Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] COVID-19 second wave and protection of our most valuable movement asset

2021-05-20 Thread Bodhisattwa Mandal
Hi all,

Few updates

34 COVID-19 kits have been sent till now to vulnerable community members.
More will be sent soon. There are logistical difficulties because of
lockdowns in different parts of the country and in Bangalore from where the
packages are being sent, which is causing some delay in delivery.

We are also trying to organize a lightweight online interaction space where
Wikimedians can talk, interact and share with each other. The first session
will be held on 22 May 2021 at around 7 pm IST, where Asaf will be our
primary guest. Please find the link here -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stay_safe,_stay_connected

Regards,
Bodhisattwa



On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 22:40, টিটো দত্ত Tito Dutta 
wrote:

> A brief update has been posted while answering a question on Wikimedia-l.
> The page is under construction, and an announcement on the India mailing
> list will be made separately with details in a few days.
>
>
> -- Forwarded message -
> প্রেরক: Bodhisattwa Mandal 
> Date: বুধ, ২৮ এপ্রিল, ২০২১ তারিখে ১০:১৬ PM টায়
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] COVID-19 second wave and protection of our most
> valuable movement asset
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List 
>
>
> Hello Andreas and all,
>
> There is some good news. Wikimedia Foundation Community Resources team has
> given permission to CIS-A2K to allot funds to reimburse vaccines, send
> COVID protection kits and provide counselling for Wikimedia volunteers in
> India. CIS-A2K has consulted Foreign Currency Regulation Act expert lawyers
> and got confirmation that the program can be executed as per the law of
> India. With this progress, we are now good to go. We had formed a 5-members
> committee of physicians (4 of them) from the Indian Wikimedia volunteer
> community. They had their first meeting almost an hour ago to decide the
> next steps to provide support as quickly and efficiently as possible. The
> action points are noted from the meeting and within a few days, we are sure
> that we will be able to provide support to the volunteers.  A meta page is
> also being drafted, which will undergo expansion and modification in the
> next few years. The lnk is here -
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_support_for_Wikimedians/India
>
> Regards,
> Bodhisattwa
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 28 Apr 2021 at 20:24, Andreas Kolbe  wrote:
>
>> Dear Bodhisattwa,
>>
>> Could I ask you to please keep us up to date on the further Wikimedia
>> response to your request?
>>
>> I would love to hear about anything good that is happening as a result of
>> your having asked here – and if nothing useful is happening, I would love
>> to hear about that too – here or by private email, if you prefer.
>>
>> I am very aware that the WMF ran its first fundraising campaign in India
>> this fiscal year, and that one of the fundraising banner messages asked
>> people ... "to donate. Show the volunteers who bring you reliable neutral
>> information that their work matters."[1]
>>
>> And as you can read in my other post today, it's not like the Wikimedia
>> Foundation is poor.
>>
>> Be safe.
>> Andreas
>>
>> [1]
>> https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/wikipedia-makes-an-awkward-request-for-donations-in-india-71596125951781.html
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>>
>>
>> We (the community resources team at the Wikimedia Foundation) have been in
>> contact with colleagues from the Wikimedia movement in India and wanted to
>> share some of the preliminary outcomes of our discussions.
>>
>>
>>
>> Firstly, we want to acknowledge the disastrous effect COVID-19 has had on
>> Wikimedia communities and its members across the movement. The COVID-19
>> pandemic has affected many of us in both direct and indirect ways.
>>
>>
>>
>> As has been noted by others on this email chain, we all agree that
>> Wikimedia volunteers are the most valuable assets of our movement.  As
>> mentioned in the previous email, providing insurance support to Wikimedia
>> volunteers in India would not have been possible due to regulatory and
>> legal challenges. However, we are committed to provide other help and
>> service to ensure that the movement is supported.
>>
>>
>>
>> As discussed on this chain, we feel that our partners are the best placed
>> to understand the needs locally and regionally. We are therefore working
>> with colleagues from India directly to provide practical help and support
>> to the movement there including access to vaccines, PPE kits,
>> disseminating
>> knowledge and fighting misinformation. We will continue to partner with
>> them and others to establish criteria in line with our mission to support
>> the communities. These are exceptional times, indeed but together we will
>> be able to make a difference and support each other.
>>
>>
>>
>> For any questions about this initiative please feel free to contact:
>> communityresour...@wikimedia.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> On behalf of Community Resources Team,
>>
>> Tanveer Hasan
>>
>>
>> ಗುರು, ಏಪ್ರಿ 22, 2021 ರಂದು 02:41 ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ 

[Wikimediaindia-l] Twitter trend: Wikipedia Sushant was Killed

2021-05-20 Thread Anirudh S. Bhati
Hello everyone!

Just wanted to bring the following Twitter trend to your attention:
"Wikipedia Sushant was Killed"

https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Wikipedia%20Sushant%20Was%20Killed%22=trend_click=trends

Yours,
Anirudh

Anirudh S. Bhati
Skype: anirudhsbh
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[Wikimediaindia-l] Re: Stay safe, stay connected, an interaction zone: First talk with Asaf Bartov on 22 May 2021, Saturday

2021-05-20 Thread Jayanta Nath
Hello,
The meet will take place on 22 May 2021 at 7 pm IST. We'll use the Zoom
platform. Thanks to everyone who has registered so far. Note, for
logistical purposes, registration will close at 6:00 pm, 22 May 2021. We'll
send the Zoom details to the registered participants tomorrow (Friday) and
Saturday.

You can see the event page here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stay_safe,_stay_connected
If you have not registered yet, and wish to attend the talk, please fill
this form: https://forms.gle/e85k84tX4oroKkjx7

Stay safe, stay connected,
Jayanta Nath
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