Hey folks, We really appreciate everyone's concern and help with the Ally Skills Workshop! Some answers to questions or concerns on this thread:
1. We are working to get the workshop into the programme. 2. The workshop is on the Wikimania wiki here: https://wikimania2015.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ally_Skills_Workshop 3. The workshop is about half-full, and we would appreciate you inviting people to apply using the above link. -VAL On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 5:54 PM, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a bit of a problem, as I see it. While it is invitation only (and > at this point, there is no feedback about what percentage of the available > seats are taken), the very limited advertising is not targeting people who > are actually going to be at Wikimania. Now, it could be that all the seats > are full, in which case no further advertising is needed. But attaching > this to Wikimania and then not bothering to take advantage of the > advertising power of Wikimania wiki at least does not seem terribly helpful. > > There are several sessions that will occur that are strictly > invitation-only, but those invitations are much more narrowly focused and > the potential invitees have been communicated with much more directly. > Perhaps Valerie or someone else directly involved in the seminar can advise > if all the seats are full and, if not, how many more applicants they are > seeking. > > Risker/Anne > > > On 6 July 2015 at 19:53, J Hayes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> it's not on the programme >> it's invitation only >> >> https://adainitiative.org/2015/06/apply-now-for-the-ally-skills-workshop-at-wikimania-2015/ >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 4:46 AM, Chris Keating <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 -- 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
