Dear friends, The Wikimedia movement is showing up as a phenomenal force next week (Sept. 20 - 27) at the United Nations in New York City. This email provides an overview of how our movement will be represented, what our goals are, and how you can support us to achieve those goals.
Our main objective is to create an internet which upholds human rights and protects community-led spaces online. We’ll do so by engaging in the final process of implementing the Global Digital Compact <https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future/global-digital-compact>and by hosting an event <https://wikimediafoundation.org/advocacy/power-of-the-commons-unga-event/> that highlights the importance of Digital Public Goods like Wikipedia. The member states will be asked to vote on the Global Digital Compact in the General Assembly at the Summit of the Future. ____ WIKIMEDIA EVENT @ SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE ACTION DAYS (Sept. 20 - 21) - What: The Summit of the Future Action Days <https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future/action-days#:~:text=20%20%E2%80%93%2021%20September%202024&text=To%20generate%20additional%20opportunities%20for,Nations%20Headquarters%20in%20New%20York.> exist to provide additional opportunities for engagement across civil society, academia, and the private sector. The focus is on multistakeholder partnerships, emphasizing the need for collective action to build a more inclusive and networked multilateral system. - Wikimedia is hosting an official side event: “The Power of the Commons: Digital Public Goods for a More Secure, Inclusive, and Resilient World.” <https://wikimediafoundation.org/advocacy/power-of-the-commons-unga-event/> The event is on Sept. 21 @ 11:15 - 12:30 PM EDT. This is a massive win for us and it came from real teamwork! It is co-sponsored by the UN Member State Delegations of Germany, Mexico, and Poland, and the UN Office of the Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology <https://www.un.org/techenvoy/>, as well as the organizations Access Now <https://www.accessnow.org/>, TUM Think Tank <https://tumthinktank.de/>, Network of Centers <https://networkofcenters.net/>, Wikimedia Deutschland <https://www.wikimedia.de/>, Wikimedia Czech Republic <https://www.wikimedia.cz/en/>, Wikimedia Polska <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Polska>, Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/>, and Wikimedia Europe <https://wikimedia.brussels/>. - 👉 How you can help: Amplify the event by sharing our social media posts and event details ahead of time. Here’s our social media toolkit <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lXSdfbEWudb06jEvpomWxIINUQAr-k1GADus2tAAFYk/edit>. Unfortunately registration has closed for in person participation, but we will share a link to follow the livestream once available. GLOBAL DIGITAL COMPACT DISCUSSION @ SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE (Sept. 22 - 23) - What: The Summit of the Future <https://www.un.org/en/summit-of-the-future> exists to reaffirm commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) <https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/> while laying the foundations for a reinvigorated multilateral system. The Summit will result in a negotiated Pact for the Future and Global Digital Compact. GDC CAMPAIGN CLOSING DEBRIEF CALL (Oct. 17) - Details: Thursday, October 17th @ 14:00 - 15:30 UTC (check local time <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1729173600>). Join Zoom Meeting https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/81192370706 Meeting ID: 811 9237 0706 - Why: The GDC has been an important example of how we collaborate as a movement to engage policymakers. We want to take our learnings from this to apply to our future advocacy efforts. Help us capture our successes to replicate and challenges to solve on a debrief call. - What: 90-minute Zoom call in which we will recap what happened at UNGA and have a capacity building portion. For the UNGA recap, we will cover how our messaging landed, what corridor conversations were had, and what we’re taking forward from this experience). We will take the GDC campaign as a case study to review how to develop a campaign strategy around a specific event. - Who: The call will be open to all members of the advocacy network so we can continue to learn from each other. The call will be recorded - you can email Ziski Putz for access to the recording. __ Thank you in advance for your support! All the best, Ziski Franziska Putz (she/her) Senior Movement Advocacy Manager Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation [email protected] UTC Timezone
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