Hi everyone, The link to watch our official side event is now available! Here it is: http://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11syjqt72
Recap of event - Event date & time: Sept. 21 @ 11:15 - 12:30 PM EDT - Event title & info: “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/> Best, Ziski On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 5:03 PM Franziska Putz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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