Harry, thanks! I've replied in more detail off-list. S
On 13 May 2016 at 14:40, Harry Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > I *might* be interested in the Palestine Exploration Fund, depending on > what it covered. I know a little about the history of that part of the > world - I'm not so active in the area these days but I used to be the main > admin dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict on Wikipedia. Please do keep > us updated on how things go with them, and of course with all these > projects. > > But much more importantly, thank you for sending this and thank you for > sending it to an open forum. It's really encouraging to see the staff > engaging and letting us know what's going on from the early stages of > conversations. Not knowing what was going on or who was talking to whom > about what was one of the recurring themes in the volunteer survey; I don't > know if this is in response to that or just a new initiative you're trying, > but either way I think it's a step towards narrowing the gulf between the > chapter and the community and I'd love to see more of it. > > None of us doubt that you guys work hard, but it's a lot easier to feel > like we're a part of it if we know what's actually going on. I really hope > that this is the first of many of these emails, and that they're a sign of > things changing and WMUK opening up again. > > Best, > > Harry Mitchell > http://enwp.org/User:HJ > +44 (0) 7507 536 971 > Skype: harry_j_mitchell > > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Stuart Prior < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> I wanted to make people aware of some of the partnerships we are >> developing, and wanted to know of any volunteers that might be interested >> in working on these, either training at events or looking at the potential >> for content releases. >> >> *Palestine Exploration Fund* - Fantastic collection, interested in doing >> some training for their members, yet to be scheduled. >> >> *Tate Britain* - Looking for a trainer for an event on 22nd of May >> covering Queer British Art. >> >> *Amnesty Internationa*l - Approached about potential editathon in June, >> to expand articles on Human Rights. >> >> *Cancer Research UK - *We successfully ran some training for some PhD >> students in Cardiff recently, but they would like to continue training for >> their researchers at venues around the country. Such as Manchester and >> Edinburgh. >> >> *British Heart Foundation - *Are interested in getting some training for >> their staff. >> >> If any of the above is of interest, let me know. >> >> Best >> >> Stuart >> >> -- >> *Stuart Prior* >> *Project Coordinator* >> *Wikimedia UK* >> +44 20 7065 0990 >> >> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and >> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered >> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. >> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who >> operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). >> >> *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control >> over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > -- *Stuart Prior* *Project Coordinator* *Wikimedia UK* +44 20 7065 0990 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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