The workshop is fundamentally unsuited to online participation, which is unfortunate because I hate traveling. I would be very excited if someone else figured out how to make the workshop work in an online format, but I haven't in the 4+ years I've been teaching it. The materials are CC BY-SA, so there's no barrier to adapting them. Until then, the most scalable approach is to train a bunch of people distributed around the world to teach the workshop.
-VAL On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 12:09 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd just thought that I would note that WMF's Community Dept said recently > that anti-harassment initatives will be a focus for them in their goals for > this quarter. > > Also, I would like to ask about the reach of this initiative. If the pilot > is deemed a success, would it make sense to offer online workshops instead > of, or in addition to, more expensive and logistically complicated in-person > workshops? I do believe that there can be important benefits from in-person > workshops, but with thousands of globally distributed Wikimedians the only > practical ways to reach the majority of highly active Wikimedians is to > offer online training, perhaps supplemented by in-person workshops that are > led by Wikimedia affiliate staff or volunteers who receive the proposed > train-the-trainer instruction. The train-the-trainer instruction could be > offered online or at events like Wikimainia and the Wikimedia Conference. > > Thanks, > > Pine > > On Jul 6, 2015 10:36 PM, "Risker" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thank you, Val. I don't know many people who are planning to attend >> Wikimania and who don't already have something scheduled at the same time (I >> will be in a different closed session at the same time), but I have reached >> out as best I can. >> >> It occurs to me that, although the main thrust will be supporting women >> who edit, many of the same techniques that can be used to support women can >> be used to support *all* editors. While women on the internet are known to >> be more likely to be subjected to certain types of online harassment and >> trolling, I've seen similar behaviour directed to trans editors, gay >> editors, straight male editors too. >> >> Risker/Anne >> >> On 6 July 2015 at 22:23, Valerie Aurora <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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! 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