Hi Have to agree with Christophe, if the recommendation of the BOT liaisons to the Board about the MCDC is to reject it, then the Board should meet first and make their collective decision regardless of the cost. This is a broad document, with as significant a potential for good and as it does harm.
On the checks and balances it has very limited capacity if not absolutely no meaningful options for change should it be needed, there's not even a last dire last resort Board can dissolve the GC nuclear option. We have time to wait for the Boards decision. On Fri, 21 Jun 2024 at 20:37, Paulo Santos Perneta <paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote: > People don't approve a bad or deficient Constitution, and then hope for > improvement afterwards. > No Charter is way better than a problematic Charter. > > Paulo > > Christophe Henner <christophe.hen...@gmail.com> escreveu (sexta, > 21/06/2024 à(s) 13:29): > >> Hi Nataliia, >> >> Thank you for your clear feedback. I’m concerned about the current >> situation regarding the Movement Charter. >> >> Firstly, I recommend the Foundation vote first in the process. The board, >> being the smaller group with decisive power, should *lead by example* to >> avoid wasting the community’s time and energy if the charter is not going >> to be approved. After three years of discussion, it is unlikely that a few >> more days will change the board's opinion. >> >> Let’s be mindful of the toll additional voting will take on all of us. >> This way, we can collectively acknowledge that this effort did not result >> in an agreement by everyone and create space to move onto the next step of >> our collective journey sooner rather than later. >> >> Secondly, the Strategy Process was initiated and funded by the Wikimedia >> Foundation and led by it until the recommendations phase. >> >> It seems counterproductive to delegate the charter creation to a >> volunteer group only to dismiss their work when the outcome isn't as >> desired. Returning to previous structures, like the FDC, which we >> identified as a band-aid a few years ago, feels like a step back. This >> approach nullifies three years of effort and misses the opportunity to >> address fundamental issues in our power distribution. >> >> The current Charter, while not perfect, opens the door for essential >> discussions and potential evolution in our governance. Rejecting the >> charter outright reinforces the status quo rather than fostering necessary >> changes. We must recognize that Wikimedia Foundation, after 21 years, needs >> to evolve alongside our projects and the wider world. The discussions we >> initiated opened* new possibilities* for our movement. >> >> I hope the board will commit to *meaningful change* rather than >> reverting to old methods. We need to align our movement with our core value >> of equity, which requires embracing radical change. >> >> To also walk the talk of collaborating together and sharing >> responsibilities, I propose the following steps to move forward: >> >> 1. Reopen discussions on the Movement Structures with clear >> objectives, support, timelines, and Foundation involvement. >> 2. Gather a small working group to outline, in a fast and agile way, >> the main questions and issues to tackle. >> 3. Engage more directly with community feedback to address key >> concerns, improving on what worked in the first phases of the Strategy >> Process that drove global discussions. >> 4. Engage openly and build together to avoid repeating the current >> situation of discarding three years of work. >> >> I believe these steps could help us fulfill our mission and align our >> movement with the values we all share. >> >> Best regards, >> Christophe Henner (Schiste) >> Former Wikimedia Foundation Board Chair >> Former Wikimedia France Board Chair >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/NZWTGC6AHECU7T4UEJZF4PWJER7766BB/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.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/3DTACB26TTAUBCGHOYGN6LREHS62S67L/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org -- Boodarwun Gnangarra 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar'
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