Hi Valerie, Is the workshop listed on the Wikimania programme? I can't see it. https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programme
(Great that this is happening, though!) Chris On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 9:35 PM, Valerie Aurora <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi long-suffering Gender Gap list members, > > I have good news! Thanks to the hard work of many of the people on > this list, the WMF funded a grant to run a pilot Ally Skills Workshop > at Wikimania in July: > > > https://adainitiative.org/2015/06/apply-now-for-the-ally-skills-workshop-at-wikimania-2015/ > > The Ally Skills Workshop teaches men simple, everyday ways to support > women in their communities. This workshop will be laser-focused on > techniques that work specifically in Wikipedia and related projects, > including how to use existing policies and suggestions for advocating > for new policies. It will also teach people about the mindset of > trolls and what strategies work best for foiling them. > > If it goes well, we'll apply for another WMF grant to run a > train-the-trainers, with the end goal of teaching the workshop to many > of the Wikipedia admins around the world. The goal is to get them > educated and wised up to the sexist tactics often used against women > editors, women's bios, and women's causes on Wikipedia. > > If you are going, or if you know someone who would be a good person to > attend this workshop, please sign up or encourage them to sign up! You > can also retweet the announcement here: > > https://twitter.com/adainitiative/status/613803456692793344 > > Thanks, > > -VAL > > -- > Valerie Aurora > Interim Executive Director > > You can help increase the participation of women in open technology and > culture! > Donate today at http://adainitiative.org/donate/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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