[Wikimedia-l] Wikimania Program schedule

[Butch Bustria]

Hi Everyone,

We would like to inform you that the master copy of the schedule is at
https://pretalx.com/wm2023/schedule/

This is publicly accessible, rooms side by side, can be filtered by tracks
and you can download an .ical file of the sessions you like to sync with
your calendar on your phone/ devices.

Wikimania wiki and Eventyay may have the information extracted from pretalx
but is not syched in real time as it needs to be updated manually by us.


Kind regards,

*Butch Bustria*
Chair
Wikimania 2023 Program Subcommittee
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Google not indexing Wikisource for last few years now.

[Nicholas Perry]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for surfacing this discussion. I want to share some broader context
from the WMF side as the person who manages our partnership with Google
.
Hopefully it will provide clarity on how we do (and do not) work with them.

I've written more info specific to this situation below, but the tl;dr is
that our partnership does not aim to make Wikipedia or other Wikimedia
content the top search result on Google's products - that decision is
wholly made by Google. The aim of our partnership is to work with Google to
identify and implement ways they can better support Wikimedia communities,
increase content creation, and help connect people with knowledge globally.

As mentioned previously in this thread
, this particular situation
seemingly needs to be resolved on our platform, not on Google's. That said,
we (WMF's Partnerships team) have explained the importance of this issue to
Google, and their Indexing team is going to do some analysis to provide us
with any insights they are allowed to share about what the specific issues
may be. We've surfaced this not just with regards to Wikisource, but with
past scenarios where Wikimedians have flagged similar issues with some
language Wikipedia projects.

WMF does not decide what Google indexes or where Wikimedia content ranks in
Google Search, nor does Google disclose specific details about how the
results are chosen beyond what is publicly available
. This is to maintain
neutrality and not privilege any partners or sites over others.

We will continue working with Google to put together as much information as
possible to inform the path forward, while also underscoring the importance
of Wikisource and its visibility. We also encourage the Sister Projects
Taskforce

to continue flagging this and other issues where we can find ways to
collaborate in our goal of supporting all of the Wikimedia projects.

Feel free to reach out to me or partnersh...@wikimedia.org if you have
questions about any of this.

Nicholas Perry


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> normally edit every day since I have joined (15-ish years now), but I am
> not so much addicted to edit-count so that I would plan my travel taking
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> > This is a bit like edit counts, in that it indicates nothing about the
> > value of the edits. In a way it is impressive that someone is so
> dedicated,
> > but all the guy at the top of the list needs to do 

[Wikimedia-l] Sharing an update on the Wikimedia Foundation Knowledge Equity Fund’s grantees

[Nadee Gunasena]

Hi all,

As part of the Wikimedia Foundation’s Annual Plan goal around supporting
knowledge equity

by supporting regional and thematic strategies, and helping close knowledge
gaps, I wanted to share an update on the Knowledge Equity Fund. Earlier
this year, the Foundation shared learnings from the first year

of the Knowledge Equity Fund pilot, as well as reports from our first year
grantees. These learnings include how we can increase visibility into the
work of the grantees, and also connect the grantees with Wikimedians and
local communities to enable greater understanding and more ties to the work
of free knowledge on the Wikimedia projects.

With these learnings in mind, today we are announcing the second round of
grantees

from the Knowledge Equity Fund. This second round includes seven grantees
that span five regions, including the Fund’s first-ever grantees in Asia.
This diverse group of grantees was chosen from an initial pool of 42
nominations, which were received from across the Wikimedia movement through
an open survey in 2022 and 2023. Each grantee aligns with one of Fund’s five
focus areas
,
identified to address persistent structural barriers experienced by
communities of color that prevent equitable access and participation in
open knowledge. They are also recognized nonprofits with a proven track
record of impact in their region. The grantees include:

Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara, Indonesia: The Aliansi Masyarakat Adat
Nusantara , or the Alliance of the Indigenous Peoples
of the Archipelago (AMAN for short), is a non-profit organization based in
Indonesia that works on human rights, journalism, and advocacy issues for
indigenous people.

Black Cultural Archives, United Kingdom: Black Cultural Archives
 is a Black-led archive and heritage
center that preserves and gives access to the histories of African and
Caribbean people in the UK.

Create Caribbean Research Institute, Commonwealth of Dominica: Create
Caribbean Research Institute is the
first digital humanities center in the Caribbean.

Criola, Brazil: Criola  is a civil society
organization, based in Rio de Janeiro, dedicated to advocating for the
rights of Black women in Brazilian society.

Data for Black Lives, United States: Data for Black Lives
 is a movement of activists, organizers, and scientists
committed to the mission of using data to create concrete and measurable
change in the lives of Black people.

Filipino American National Historical Society, United States: The Filipino
American National Historical Society  has
a mission to gather, document and share Filipino American history through
its 42 community based chapters.

Project Multatuli, Indonesia: Project Multatuli
is an organization dedicated to
non-profit journalism, especially for underreported topics, ranging from
indigenous people to marginalized issues.

The Equity Fund Committee, made up of five Wikimedia community members and
five Wikimedia Foundation staff, have also connected each of these grantees
with regional and relevant partners in the Wikimedia movement, including
local and established movement affiliates who can support knowledge equity
work and help grantees learn about how to connect back to the work of free
knowledge on the Wikimedia projects. We continue to look for ways to
increase these connections and welcome your input.

This second round of grants was administered by the Wikimedia Foundation,
after all remaining funds for the Equity Fund were transferred back from
Tides Advocacy to the Foundation earlier this year.

We welcome thoughts and questions about the Equity fund and the second
round of grantees on Meta
.

Thank you,

Nadee Gunasena

On behalf of the Equity Fund Committee

Biyanto Rebin, Emna Mizouni, Gala Mayi Miranda, Kelly Foster, Maari
Zwick-Maitreyi, Aeryn Palmer, Jorge Vargas, Kassia Echavarri-Queen, Nadee
Gunasena, Sandister Tei

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*Nadee Gunasena*
Chief of Staff
Wikimedia Foundation 
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