[African Wikimedians] Movement Charter Ratification Methodology Review Launch

2023-04-12 Thread Zita Zage 
Hello all,

The Movement Charter Drafting Committee

(MCDC)
is collecting early input from the Wikimedia movement on the proposed
methodology for the ratification of the Movement Charter

 from *April 10 to 28, 2023*. Ratification of the Movement Charter
 is
planned to take place in early 2024, according to the timeline.

*There are six questions

that
the MCDC requests your input on.* Please share your feedback by:

   - Commenting on the Meta talk page
   
   - Commenting on the Movement Strategy forum
   

   - Joining the community conversation hours

*Conversation hours*

The MCDC also invites everyone interested in sharing their feedback on the
proposed methodology to join the community conversation hours:

   - Community conversation hour #1
   

   : *18 April at 10:00 UTC* (your local time
   )
   - Community conversation hour #2
   

   : *24 April at 17:00 UTC* (your local time
   )

The language of conversation hours is English. Please comment

if
you need language support. Please note that language interpretation will be
provided if at least 3 people express interest in participating in the
following languages: Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Indonesian,
Japanese, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish.

On behalf of the Movement Charter Drafting Committee,
-- 

Zita Ursula Zage (she/her)

Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance

Wikimedia Foundation 
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[African Wikimedians] Fwd: Join the #WikiForHumanRights Launch Webinar on April 18

2023-04-12 Thread Alex Stinson 
Apologies for crossposting, but we want to make sure that regional
communities get a chance to participate!

-- Forwarded message -
From: Alex Stinson 
Date: Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Subject: Join the #WikiForHumanRights Launch Webinar on April 18
To: Wikimedia Mailing List 


Hi Wikimedians,

As we approach Earth Day (April 22) next week, I wanted to remind you about
how you can contribute to the #WikiForHumanRights Campaign.


Each year we partner with the UN Human Rights and UN Environmental program,
to focus on the key issues related to the human impacts of the global
environmental crises.

Join our launch webinar!

On 18 April at 15:00 UTC, we invite you to join  the launch of this year’s
#WikiForHumanRights campaign, with a special focus on the Pollution
crisis. Register
here on Zoom

.

This panel explores how improved public knowledge, through platforms like
Wikimedia projects, can help both global and local communities better
understand and exercise their right to a clean, healthy and sustainable
environment in efforts to prevent, minimize and remedy pollution. Join
panelists  Monika Stankiewicz (Executive Secretary of the Minamata
Convention on Mercury ), Jo Banner
(Co-Founder & Co-Director, Descendents Project
)  and Soledad Mella Vida (Asociación
Movimiento Nacional Recicladores de Chile ) as they
discuss how public knowledge can play an important role in protecting human
rights and the environment.

The event will include live translations in Spanish, Portuguese, French,
and Arabic.


Register here on Zoom

.

Contribute to the campaign!

The heart of every Wikimedia campaign are contributions to Wikimedia
communities. Join us in one of the actions.


   -

   Join the Writing Contest
   —
   help us create local knowledge on key human rights and environmental
   knowledge topics in more languages, this year the special focus is on
   -

   Connect with Local Communities
   —
   Join an event in your language or community
   -

   Join the Human Rights Interest Group
   

   — advise the Wikimedia Movement on addressing human rights
   -

   Share the campaign with your communities! -- Help us share the campaign
   with your community, by sharing the blog post on Diff:
   
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/30/join-the-wikiforhumanrights-campaign-and-contribute-knowledge-that-connects-human-rights-with-solutions-for-a-sustainable-future/


Looking forward to you joining the campaign!


The International WikiForHumanRights Team


-- 
Alex Stinson
Lead Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads

Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns


-- 
Alex Stinson
Lead Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads

Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
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[African Wikimedians] Re: [Wiki Loves Africa] Webinar - Basics of Wikimedia Commons Categories

2023-04-12 Thread Festus Yemi 
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this opportunity.

Regards,
Festus

On Wed, Apr 12, 2023, 1:35 PM Wilson Oluoha  wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians,
>
>
> Per popular demand and several requests, Christel
>  from Wikimedia DE,
> an avid photographer and super experienced contributor
> 
> to Wikimedia Commons has volunteered to show us all there is to know about
> categories on Wikimedia Commons.
>
> Kindly join us this Friday for a training on Categories as it concerns
> Wikimedia Commons:
>
> Date: Friday, 14th April at 16h00 UTC – 17h00 UTC
>
> *Google Meet joining info:*
> *Video call link:* https://meet.google.com/cvz-zogw-gec
> Or dial: ‪(ZA) +27 10 823 0604‬ PIN: ‪388 218 662‬#
> More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/cvz-zogw-gec?pin=4131407542933
>
>
> *Please share this invite with members of your community and interested
> parties.*
>
> NB: The language of instruction will be English and French. Thank you
>
>
> *En Français ===*
>
> Chers Wikimédiens,
>
> En raison de plusieurs demandes, Christel
> de Wikimedia DE, une
> photographe passionnée et une contributrice super expérimentée
> 
> de Wikimedia Commons, s’est portée volontaire pour nous montrer tout ce
> qu’il y a à savoir sur les catégories sur Wikimedia Commons.
>
> Veuillez nous rejoindre ce vendredi pour une formation sur les catégories
> en ce qui concerne Wikimedia Commons :
>
> Date : Vendredi 14 avril à 16h00 UTC – 17h00 UTC
>
> *Google Meet joining info:*
> *Video call link:* https://meet.google.com/cvz-zogw-gec
> Or dial: ‪(ZA) +27 10 823 0604‬ PIN: ‪388 218 662‬#
> More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/cvz-zogw-gec?pin=4131407542933
>
>
> *Veuillez partager cette invitation avec les membres de votre communauté
> et les parties intéressées.*
>
> NB : La langue d’enseignement sera l’anglais et le français.
>
> Merci
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[African Wikimedians] [Wiki Loves Africa] Webinar - Basics of Wikimedia Commons Categories

2023-04-12 Thread Wilson Oluoha 
Dear Wikimedians,


Per popular demand and several requests, Christel
 from Wikimedia DE, an
avid photographer and super experienced contributor

to Wikimedia Commons has volunteered to show us all there is to know about
categories on Wikimedia Commons.

Kindly join us this Friday for a training on Categories as it concerns
Wikimedia Commons:

Date: Friday, 14th April at 16h00 UTC – 17h00 UTC

*Google Meet joining info:*
*Video call link:* https://meet.google.com/cvz-zogw-gec
Or dial: ‪(ZA) +27 10 823 0604‬ PIN: ‪388 218 662‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/cvz-zogw-gec?pin=4131407542933


*Please share this invite with members of your community and interested
parties.*

NB: The language of instruction will be English and French. Thank you


*En Français ===*

Chers Wikimédiens,

En raison de plusieurs demandes, Christel
de Wikimedia DE, une
photographe passionnée et une contributrice super expérimentée

de Wikimedia Commons, s’est portée volontaire pour nous montrer tout ce
qu’il y a à savoir sur les catégories sur Wikimedia Commons.

Veuillez nous rejoindre ce vendredi pour une formation sur les catégories
en ce qui concerne Wikimedia Commons :

Date : Vendredi 14 avril à 16h00 UTC – 17h00 UTC

*Google Meet joining info:*
*Video call link:* https://meet.google.com/cvz-zogw-gec
Or dial: ‪(ZA) +27 10 823 0604‬ PIN: ‪388 218 662‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/cvz-zogw-gec?pin=4131407542933


*Veuillez partager cette invitation avec les membres de votre communauté et
les parties intéressées.*

NB : La langue d’enseignement sera l’anglais et le français.

Merci
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[African Wikimedians] Re: Fw: EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF

2023-04-12 Thread Ndahiro Derrick Alter 
Thanks for sharing this exciting information Winnie , this is a good step
in the right direction

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 at 13:33 Abel L MBULA  wrote:

>
>
> *Abel L. Mbula*
> +24382107 | Software Eng & Educator | https://abelmbula.com/
>
> Sent with Proton Mail  secure email.
>
> --- Forwarded Message ---
> From: Winnie Kabintie 
> Date: On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 10:41 AM
> Subject: [African Wikimedians] EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF
> To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <
> african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
> CC: Franziska Putz , Belinda Mbambo <
> bmba...@wikimedia.org>
>
> Dear African Wikimedians,
>
>
> A few Wikimedians representing affiliates in the East Africa region;
> Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Botswana will be participating at the Digital
> Rights & Inclusion Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
> from April 12-14.
>
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the conference, which is hosted by
> Paradigm Initiative, and it is the first time that Wikimedians from the
> region will be participating to talk about the work they do and network.
>
>
> It’s exciting to see Wikimedians getting visible in spaces beyond the
> wikisphere to amplify the amazing work we all do to advance free knowledge
> and we are making efforts to create more of these spaces.
>
>
> You can watch all the sessions remotely
> ! Details below.
>
>
> *Wikimedia Sessions in DRIFF*
>
> We have three incredible sessions lined-up. You should be able to watch
> the live-stream via the "Watch Live" link on the website
>  (top right corner).
>
>
> *A) What does digital inclusion look like on Wikipedia? *
>
> [image: ]13 April @ 09:00am - 10:00am EAT
>
> Event description on website
> 
>
> [image: ]Speakers: Candy Khohliwe; Sandra Aceng; Carol Mwaura; Alice
> Kibombo
>
> [image: ]Moderator: Romeo Lomora
>
>
> B) *20 years later: What the Wikimedia movement can teach us about the
> future of a sustainable internet*
>
> [image: ]13 April @ 11:30 am - 12:30 EAT
>
> Event description on website
> 
>
> [image: ]Speakers: Winnie Kabintie, Veronica Thamani, Richard Gaines
>
> [image: ]Moderator: ‘Gbenga Sesan, ED of Paradigm Initiative
>
>
> C*)** Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians
> in Eastern Africa*
>
> [image: ]14 April @ 10:15-11:15 EAT
>
> Event description on websit
> 
> e
>
> [image: ]Speakers: Terry Boke, Romeo Lomora, Candy Khohliwe
>
> [image: ]Moderator: Winnie Kabintie
>
>
>
> Winnie Kabintie (her/she)
>
> Snr Global Movement Communications Specialist, Africa
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
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[African Wikimedians] Fw: EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF

2023-04-12 Thread Abel L MBULA 
Abel L. Mbula
+24382107 | Software Eng & Educator | https://abelmbula.com/

Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/) secure email.

--- Forwarded Message ---
From: Winnie Kabintie 
Date: On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Subject: [African Wikimedians] EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF
To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org 

CC: Franziska Putz , Belinda Mbambo 

> Dear African Wikimedians,
>
> A few Wikimedians representing affiliates in the East Africa region; Kenya, 
> Uganda, South Sudan and Botswana will be participating at the [Digital Rights 
> & Inclusion Forum](https://drif.paradigmhq.org/)in Nairobi, Kenya from April 
> 12-14.
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the conference, which is hosted by 
> Paradigm Initiative, and it is the first time that Wikimedians from the 
> region will be participating to talk about the work they do and network.
>
> It’s exciting to see Wikimedians getting visible in spaces beyond the 
> wikisphere to amplify the amazing work we all do to advance free knowledge 
> and we are making efforts to create more of these spaces.
>
> You can watch all the sessions 
> [remotely](https://www.youtube.com/@ParadigmHQ)! Details below.
>
> Wikimedia Sessions in DRIFF
>
> We have three incredible sessions lined-up. You should be able to watch the 
> live-stream via the "Watch Live" link on the 
> [website](https://drif.paradigmhq.org/) (top right corner).
>
> A) What does digital inclusion look like on Wikipedia?
>
> []13 April @ 09:00am - 10:00am EAT
>
> Event description 
> on[website](https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-botswana-and-wikimedia-uganda-drif23/)
>
> []Speakers: Candy Khohliwe; Sandra Aceng; Carol Mwaura; Alice Kibombo
>
> []Moderator: Romeo Lomora
>
> B) 20 years later: What the Wikimedia movement can teach us about the future 
> of a sustainable internet
>
> []13 April @ 11:30 am - 12:30 EAT
>
> Event description 
> on[website](https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-foundation-drif23/)
>
> []Speakers: Winnie Kabintie, Veronica Thamani, Richard Gaines
>
> []Moderator: ‘Gbenga Sesan, ED of Paradigm Initiative
>
> C) Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians in 
> Eastern Africa
>
> []14 April @ 10:15-11:15 EAT
>
> Event description 
> on[websit](https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-community-user-group-south-sudan-drif23/)e
>
> []Speakers: Terry Boke, Romeo Lomora, Candy Khohliwe
>
> []Moderator: Winnie Kabintie
>
> Winnie Kabintie (her/she)
>
> Snr Global Movement Communications Specialist, Africa
>
> [Wikimedia Foundation](https://wikimediafoundation.org/)___
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[African Wikimedians] EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF

2023-04-12 Thread Winnie Kabintie 
Dear African Wikimedians,


A few Wikimedians representing affiliates in the East Africa region; Kenya,
Uganda, South Sudan and Botswana will be participating at the Digital
Rights & Inclusion Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
from April 12-14.


The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the conference, which is hosted by
Paradigm Initiative, and it is the first time that Wikimedians from the
region will be participating to talk about the work they do and network.


It’s exciting to see Wikimedians getting visible in spaces beyond the
wikisphere to amplify the amazing work we all do to advance free knowledge
and we are making efforts to create more of these spaces.


You can watch all the sessions  remotely
! Details below.


*Wikimedia Sessions in DRIFF*

We have three incredible sessions lined-up. You should be able to watch the
live-stream via the "Watch Live" link on the website
 (top right corner).


*A) What does digital inclusion look like on Wikipedia? *

[image: ]13 April @ 09:00am - 10:00am EAT

Event description on website


[image: ]Speakers: Candy Khohliwe; Sandra Aceng; Carol Mwaura; Alice
Kibombo

[image: ]Moderator: Romeo Lomora


B) *20 years later: What the Wikimedia movement can teach us about the
future of a sustainable internet*

[image: ]13 April @ 11:30 am - 12:30 EAT

Event description on website


[image: ]Speakers: Winnie Kabintie, Veronica Thamani, Richard Gaines

[image: ]Moderator: ‘Gbenga Sesan, ED of Paradigm Initiative


C*)** Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians in
Eastern Africa*

[image: ]14 April @ 10:15-11:15 EAT

Event description on websit

e

[image: ]Speakers: Terry Boke, Romeo Lomora, Candy Khohliwe

[image: ]Moderator: Winnie Kabintie



Winnie Kabintie (her/she)

Snr Global Movement Communications Specialist, Africa

Wikimedia Foundation 
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