Great to know that a sculpture has been installed in Poland depicting the power of global Wikimedia movement. The sculpture looks fantastic and implies the collaborative nature of the movement. Congratulations to WMPL and others concerned for such a great initiative!
Tanweer Wikimedia Bangladesh On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 2:40 AM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Felipe, > > The event and unveiling was organized by Slubice and the Collegium > Polonicum. WMPL, WMDE, and WMF were all represented, and I'm sure other > Wikimedians attended in their personal capacities. We did want to have a > set of photos ready to go with the release, but we weren't able to > coordinate that with the organizers in time. That said, I'm happy to report > there are some lovely photos on Commons ( > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_Monument), and I'm > told there was an excellent turnout of the press so I'm sure there will be > good coverage, including images. > > Katherine > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Felipe Schenone <scheno...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > No picture, seriously? > > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> > > wrote: > > > >> This press release is also available online here: > >> > https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/First-ever_Wikipedia_Monument_unveiled_in_PolandFirst-ever > >> Wikipedia Monument unveiled in Poland > >> > >> - *Monument in Słubice, Poland honors free knowledge and human > >> collaboration* > >> > >> Wikimedians -- the editors, creators, and contributors behind the free > >> encyclopedia Wikipedia -- were honored today with the unveiling of a > >> monument in Słubice, Poland. The monument, which is the first of its > kind, > >> is a celebration of the power of free knowledge and human collaboration. > >> > >> The monument, designed by Armenian sculptor Mihran Hakobyan, depicts the > >> Wikipedia globe held aloft by four figures. As in the original, the > >> Wikipedia globe remains unfinished, as a testament to the ever-expanding > >> realm of human knowledge. The idea to create a monument came from Dr. > >> Krzysztof Wojciechowski, the director of Collegium Polonicum, and was > >> brought to fruition through the support of Tomasz Ciszewicz, the mayor > of > >> Słubice. > >> > >> "On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation, thank you for this remarkable > >> recognition. We hope this will be an enduring reminder of the > importance of > >> free knowledge. It is humbling for all of us to be a part of something > so > >> much larger than any one person." said Lila Tretikov, Executive > Director, > >> Wikimedia Foundation. > >> > >> Wikipedia is the largest collection of free knowledge ever assembled, > >> including more than 33 million articles in 287 languages. Together, > >> Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects are the world’s 5th most > visited > >> website, with nearly half a billion monthly visitors and roughly 80,000 > >> active volunteers contributing every month. > >> > >> “When Wikipedia started back in 2001 I have to say that I never imagined > >> a day when Wikipedia would be honored with a monument - we write about > >> them, we photograph them with our Wiki Loves Monuments competition, and > now > >> we have a monument of our own. It is a truly special and exciting day, > and > >> one that I hope shines the spotlight on the thousands of Wikimedians who > >> edit Wikipedia and make it the source of free knowledge it has come to > be. > >> I look forward to visiting Słubice one day to see the monument for > myself > >> and perhaps meeting some of those involved in the project.” said Jimmy > >> Wales, founder of Wikipedia. > >> > >> Guests attending the unveiling ceremony included representatives of > >> Wikimedia Poland, Wikimedia Deutschland, and the Wikimedia Foundation, > the > >> non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia. > >> About the Wikimedia Foundation > >> > >> https://wikimediafoundation.org > >> > >> https://blog.wikimedia.org > >> > >> The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates > >> Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Across its 287 language versions, > >> Wikipedia contains more than 33 million articles. Every month, roughly > >> 80,000 active volunteers contribute to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia > >> projects. According to comScore Media Metrix, the projects operated by > the > >> Wikimedia Foundation receive 413 million unique visitors per month on > >> desktop alone, making them the fifth-most popular web property worldwide > >> (July 2014). Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia > Foundation > >> is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through > donations > >> and grants. > >> Wikimedia Foundation Press Contact > >> > >> Katherine Maher > >> +1 415-839-6885 ext 6633kather...@wikimedia.org > >> > >> (To be unsubscribed from this press release distribution list, please > >> reply to communicati...@wikimedia.org with 'UNSUBSCRIBE' in the subject > >> line) > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately > >> directed to Wikimedia-l, the public mailing list of the Wikimedia > >> community. 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