Hi Christina - this sounds very interesting - would you be happy for me to propose it as a possible topic in the Wikimedia Conference, for which I'm on the programme committee?
Chris On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Christina Burger < [email protected]> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Please allow me to briefly introduce myself before coming to the > point: I am Christina Dinar and I work at Wikimedia Deutschland for > 1,5 years now. Originally, I was employed to take care of community > projects that address newbies and enhance the diversity in Wikipedia > as well other Wikimedia projects. I came with the professional > background of doing workshops with young adults in political > education, doing diversity trainings in order to address some of their > existing social and violent behavioral problems with each other. > Somehow it never got to that moment that I could actually offer this > knowledge and experience to the German Wikipedia Community–my > professional focus here shifted and I started to work in other fields. > > Coming from this background, I could definitely offer a diversity > workshop at Wikimania, for functionaries as well as on the level of > introduction as a train-the-trainer. We even have developed diversity > guidelines (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Charting_diversity), that > theoretically frame the approach on diversity to the specifics of the > Wikimedia world. If I get some positive feedback on offering this > workshop at Wikimania–ideally not alone but with another interested > person–I am not sure what the best way to proceed is: Wait for the > submission process, or get in touch with the organizers to ask for a > room and time for this special workshop (as others did in the past)? > > I had drafted a proposal for our diversity conference back in 2013 > that we could use and build upon - (it was very general at that time, > today I would address more the specfics of WM-movements..): > > Diversity? Deal with it! – Diversity as a concept has long development > in management and especially in human ressource management in order to > practically deal with diversity of people coming and working together > from different backrounds and levels of knowledge. This 45-min lasting > workshop you will actively engage in situations what actually to do > and how possibly to act when divers and different opinions, people and > backgrounds and communication cultures come together. Different > strategies will be developed within the group participants leaving > them with set of tools and strategies how to deal with diversity in > real life and the online world. > > I am very much looking forward to hearing your thoughts. > > Warmly, > Christina > > Christina Dinar > Team Communitys > > Volunteer Support > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > Tel. (030) 219 158 260 > Mobil: +49 17639238378 > http://wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das > Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. > > > 2014-12-14 23:06 GMT+01:00 Jim Hayes <[email protected]>: > >> yes, training could work at wikimania >> >> the education foundation and eval. folks had seminars during hackathon, >> and a track at London >> https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme >> >> what would a required list of HR, managment seminars look like? >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Chris Keating < >> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I've added myself to the list of interested people :) >>> >>> Thinking out loud, would that kind of thing work in person at the >>> Wikimedia Conference and/or Wikimania? >>> On 12 Dec 2014 19:33, "Siko Bouterse" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Along similar lines, this pilot training has been suggested for admins: >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Gender-gap_admin_training >>>> >>>> And The Ada Initiative said they were interested in providing training >>>> for such a pilot. WMF grantmakers like myself would be pleased to see >>>> something like this develop into a proposal, if folks felt it was worth >>>> trying. >>>> >>>> It might make sense to pilot at the admin level before focusing on >>>> functionaries like stewards, because admins have more day-to-day >>>> interactions with individual editors (and thus more opportunities to >>>> facilitate an on-wiki environment that supports diversity). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Reguyla <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think this might be a good idea but it would be pretty hard to >>>>> implement and I think, unnecessary. Most of the functionaries got to where >>>>> they are because they have a calm demeanor and generally are fair in how >>>>> they treat others. Additionally, its not usually the functionaries who are >>>>> the problem. So without requiring the editors to perform the diversity >>>>> training, I'm not sure how much it would help. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Chris Keating < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Don't know if this has been floated before - apologies if so - but: >>>>>> >>>>>> Part of the problem we have is the sheer depth of ignorance among >>>>>> otherwise well-intentioned community members. >>>>>> >>>>>> This depth of ignorance is naturally shared by the people who play >>>>>> leadership roles in the community. So we end up with stewards, >>>>>> arbitrators >>>>>> and bureaucrats who potentially end up reinforcing the gender gap problem >>>>>> because they just have no clue how the structure they maintain can >>>>>> sometimes be a tool to exclude people. >>>>>> >>>>>> How about offering some form of diversity training to functionaries >>>>>> to help broaden perspectives and raise understanding? Obviously, from the >>>>>> point of view of supporting them to do their difficult and fairly >>>>>> thankless >>>>>> roles better, rather than beating them with diversity sticks. >>>>>> >>>>>> It could happen (indeed, WMF could make it happen with some volunteer >>>>>> input); could it help? >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Gendergap mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Gendergap mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Siko Bouterse >>>> Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. >>>> >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in >>>> the sum of all knowledge. * >>>> *Donate <https://donate.wikimedia.org> or click the "edit" button >>>> today, and help us make it a reality!* >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Gendergap mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gendergap mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >>> visit: >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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