So, you linked to this: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making#Establish_a_common_framework_for_decision-making
What does any of that mean? Right now, it is a document full of buzzwords and fury, signifying nothing. Is there a buzzword-to-English translation of it available? Regards, Todd Allen On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:02 AM Kaarel Vaidla <kvai...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting > committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are > running for seven seats in these elections. > > As recommended by the Movement Strategy recommendations, the goal is to > assemble a Drafting Committee that will draft a Movement Charter to ensure > a common framework for decision making in the Wikimedia movement > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making#Establish_a_common_framework_for_decision-making>. > The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities > vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates > through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the > Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1, > 2021. > > Voting is open from October 12 10:00 UTC to October 24, 2021 23:59 (Anywhere > on Earth <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth>). > > > > Learn more about the candidates > > Candidates from across the movement have submitted their candidatures. Learn > about each candidate to inform your vote > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates>. > The statements are translated to a number of languages, so you can have > access to the information in many of your preferred languages. > > Additionally, we are piloting a so-called “Election Compass > <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>” for this election. Click > yourself through the tool and respond to the 19 statements, and you will > see which candidate is closest to you! The tool is available in ~9 > languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, > Indonesian, Hausa). > > > > Voting > > Similar to the previous Board elections, we have chosen Single > Transferable Vote > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Single_Transferable_Vote> > for the voting system. The benefit of this is voters can rank their choices > in order of preference. Learn more about voting requirements > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting#Voting_eligibility>, > how to vote > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting>, > and frequently asked questions about voting > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting#Voting_FAQ> > . > > > To cast your vote, please go to SecurePoll > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections> > . > > > We also offer two question and answer times, if you have any questions > regarding the Movement Charter and the voting process:w > > - > > Wednesday, 19:00 UTC, on Google Meet > - > > Thursday, 13:00 UTC, on Zoom (that’s the Conversation Time with Maggie > Dennis) > > Please write a short message to answ...@wikimedia.org if you want to > participate in one of these. > > > > Please help select people who best fit the needs of the movement at this > time. Vote and spread the word so more people can vote for candidates. Our > aim is to have a committee with Wikimedians that combine the diversity of > the Wikimedia Movement as well as a great mix of competencies. > > > > Best, > > Kaarel Vaidla, on behalf of the Movement Strategy & Governance team, > Wikimedia Foundation > -- > > Kaarel Vaidla (he/him) > > Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030> > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/O6EYQSHWXT5JH7DZZDNLD4BRPEYPQZTF/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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