Dear public policy enthusiasts, Happy Friday! For those who were unable to attend the absolutely excellent Let's Connect workshop by Wikimedia Colombia and Wikimedia Italia, the recording [1] and slide deck [2] are available.
These resources have been added to the newly created resource center [3] on the Global Advocacy Meta-Wiki page. If you haven't checked it out yet, please do! Have a wonderful weekend, Ziski ___ [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNkC2ctDT0 [2] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Let%27s_Connect_workshop_on_copyright_advocacy,_2024.pdf Presentation recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlNkC2ctDT0 [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Advocacy/Resources On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 7:48 AM Franziska Putz <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Wikimedia friends, > > Welcome to 2024! I hope it's been a nice journey so far. > > I'm delighted to share that some of the people on this list will be > running workshops on *January 30 & February 21 *about their public policy > advocacy work on copyright reform. An overview of both is below. These > workshops are hosted via Let's Connect [1], a peer learning program for and > by Wikimedians. > > You will need to register, but the link is not yet available. Please save > the date if one of these options interests you. > > *January 30: Copyright Reform Advocacy * > > - Date & Time: January 30th @ 16 - 18:00 UTC > - Presenters: WM Colombia & WM Italia > - Topic: This clinic will inform participants about creative, > impactful solutions to potential issues with copyright policy. Wikimedia > Colombia will describe their experience participating in a > government-initiated copyright reform process and the tactics, such as > working with allies, that helped them be successful in this process. > Wikimedia Italia will discuss what happens when the government is not > interested in copyright reform, and how the chapter has deployed creative > ways to demonstrate the value of copyright reform. > > *February 21: Awareness + Education as tactics for Copyright Reform* > > - Date & Time: February 21 @ 15 - 17:00 UTC > - Presenters: WM Indonesia & WM Sweden > - Topic: It's possible to push for copyright reform as part of other > ongoing initiatives, without immediately trying to change legislation. This > clinic will show some creative ways of raising awareness and start engaging > in activities to raise awareness and participate in policy discussions > around copyright issues. WM Sweden's story will demonstrate how the chapter > turned a massive defeat into a source of strength, while WM Indonesia will > cover how their ongoing education initiatives can support their public > policy advocacy plans. > > Hope to see you there! > Ziski > --- > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect > > Franziska Putz (she/her) > > Senior Movement Advocacy Manager > > Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation > > [email protected] > > UTC Timezone >
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