Dear Anasuya:
We will miss you badly. And worst: I will miss you badly. I've learned a
lot from you since our first meeting at Wikimania 2012 in Washington, and I
really hope you've enjoyed the ride in the Wikimedia movement. I know we
will meet again and you will be changing the world for better, cause that
is what you do.
Luis, Siko, congrats for the new roles! It will be a pleasure to work with
you both.
Patricio
2015-02-19 19:50 GMT-03:00 Delphine Ménard <notafi...@gmail.com>:
> Anasuya, I'm whistling to a new tune already, get ready to dance. We'll
> just change dance floors.
> Thank you for it all and many many *hugs*
>
> Luis, Siko, can't wait to work with you more, congrats on the new
> responsibilities.
>
> Asaf, 'bout time you stop killing kittens every time you introduce
> yourself. And congrats for the step!
>
> All the best,
>
> Delphine
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 11:20 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <
> asengu...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
>
> > Dear friends and colleagues, fellow adventurers on the Wikimedia journey
> -
> >
> > Goodbyes are overrated.[1] But since I’m sure this will be au revoir,
> I’ll
> > continue: I am leaving the Foundation as head of the Grantmaking
> > department, at the end of March. This was not an easy decision to make;
> > this is not an easy email to write.
> >
> > As some of you know, I have been battling health issues over the past few
> > months. I’ve learnt sharp and intimate truths about myself as I’ve worked
> > to get better, and what I’ve kept coming back to is the compassionate but
> > fierce feminist slogan around self-care and sustainability: ‘what’s the
> > point of the revolution if we can’t dance?’[2] To reassure you all, I
> will
> > be well,[3] but I need a little time and space to focus on getting my
> > dancing legs strong again.
> >
> > That said, I am pleased that we have a really solid plan in place as I
> > leave. As Lila’s email announced, Luis Villa (our current Deputy General
> > Counsel) will be taking over the team effective immediately, and leading
> > the organisation further in our support of Wikimedia communities
> worldwide.
> > Luis brings with him a range of skills and qualities that I know will
> stand
> > him, the team, and the movement in wonderful stead through it all. As a
> > friend and colleague, I am so delighted to be supporting Luis through the
> > next few weeks of transition.
> >
> > I joined the Foundation in July 2012 to oversee and implement the FDC
> > process. Since then, I’ve had the privilege of creating and leading a
> > department of more than twenty remarkable and passionate people who care
> > about our mission, our communities, and the resources needed to match the
> > two.
> >
> > We went from Asaf managing a small grants portfolio on his own, ably
> > supported on occasion by Winifred, to a fully fledged grantmaking
> > department with a spectrum of monetary and non-monetary resources. We
> have
> > been able to offer these in different ways to different parts of our
> > movement: to individual volunteers with great ideas in need of project
> > management, to small groups experimenting with new initiatives, and to
> > established organisations who form critical content and policy
> partnerships
> > in their local contexts. We built an infrastructure for understanding our
> > collective impact. We learned together about what our different
> communities
> > are doing globally, about the successes and challenges we have, and above
> > all: about how we can, together, create a more powerful set of outcomes
> for
> > free knowledge.
> >
> > In doing so, I’ve had the joy of discovery,[4] of learning from and with
> > some of the most dedicated volunteers in the world, who believe that
> > knowledge matters. Most importantly, that it’s not only free knowledge
> > _for_ all that we seek, but even more critically, that we believe in
> > knowledge _from_ and _with_ all.
> >
> > And I’ve discovered that the nerdy, geeky, obsessed-with-data part of me
> > found a home in this extraordinary universe, where everybody’s
> > “unimaginable,
> > magnificent, wonderful, stupid, amazing worlds” can find expression.[5] I
> > look forward to the day when my worlds find more space on Wikipedia, when
> > 80% of the globe is represented by far more than 20% of the edits, when
> > much more than 15% of our contributors can self-identify as women. Till
> > then, I’ll keep fighting notability one article at a time...[6]
> >
> > So thank you for sharing your worlds with me, and no thanks for turning
> me
> > into an obsessive Wikimedian. :-) As I have learnt with you, I know I
> have
> > done so with trust, and as I have challenged you, I hope I have done so
> > with respect. I look forward to continuing our friendships and obsessions
> > on a wiki near you.
> >
> > With appreciation and gratitude,
> >
> > Anasuya
> >
> > p.s. You can find me in the future at my enWP user page (User:Anasuyas
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anasuyas) or (dare I say it) on
> > Facebook. Longer diatribes on liff, the universe and everything can be
> sent
> > to anasuyaATsanmathi.org
> >
> > [1] Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Chapter 8)
> >
> > [2] Urgent Action Fund, a funder of women’s human rights defenders, has
> > this book on sustainability:
> >
> >
> http://urgentactionfund.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/06/WTPR-Final-Book.pdf
> >
> > [3] And look forward to dancing together on the beaches of a future
> > Wikimania…
> >
> > [4] Sometimes frustrating, sometimes unbelievable, sometimes somewhat
> > insane; but yes mostly, generous beyond belief, and always, joyous. :-)
> >
> > [5] More Neil Gaiman, from The Sandman:
> > https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Sandman#A_Game_of_You
> >
> > [6]
> >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Key_theme_-_Global_South,_WMF_Metrics_Meeting_February_2015.pdf&page=20
> > Ask Florence (User:Anthere) for _that_ story!
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Lila Tretikov <l...@wikimedia.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Dear Wikimedians,
> > >
> > > Among the WMF’s top priorities for 2015 is strengthening our engagement
> > > with Wikimedia editors and volunteers. Today we are taking the first
> step
> > > by bringing together the people who know our communities best and
> asking
> > > them to break barriers and improve engagement. Everyone at the WMF who
> > > carries responsibilities directly related to the communities will join
> a
> > > new Community Engagement department.
> > >
> > > I have asked Luis Villa to lead the Community Engagement organization
> as
> > > the Senior Director of Community Engagement, reporting to me. Promoting
> > > from within the WMF for this critical role will allow us to leverage
> the
> > > knowledge and experience with our communities and reinforce the
> strengths
> > > of our people.
> > >
> > > Luis’s experience with communities is lengthy and deep. He has been
> > > involved in open communities since the late 1990s, from communities as
> > > small as the Lego Mindstorms hackers to those as large as Mozilla. He
> > > worked in open communities as a lawyer, a programmer, a bugmaster, an
> > > engineering lead, a community leader, and a board member. Luis has
> > > performed exceptionally within the Foundation and supported some of our
> > > most fruitful community engagements. The Grantmaking, L&E, Education,
> > > Community Advocacy and Community Liaisons teams will join the new
> > Community
> > > Engagement department [2] under his leadership.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, Anasuya Sengupta -- our beloved leader of grantmaking --
> > > will be leaving us due to personal health concerns at the end of March.
> > We
> > > will invite you soon to celebrate her time with us, her work at the WMF
> > and
> > > the deep insight she brought to the Foundation. We are saddened to see
> > her
> > > go. The team she has nurtured will provide an important foundation for
> > our
> > > upcoming work.
> > >
> > > Siko Bouterse will move up to lead the day-to-day work of the
> > Grantmaking
> > > team as Director of Community Resources, supervising all department
> Grant
> > > programs and the Global South strategy. Siko has been instrumental in
> > > innovating programs at the WMF, including initiatives like the
> > Teahouse[1]
> > > and the IdeaLab[2] combining vision with strong support for volunteer
> > > community, tough decision making, and great project management skills.
> > >
> > > These changes are an opportunity to improve the coordination of our
> work
> > > supporting the communities. To accelerate this, I have asked Luis to
> lead
> > > an internal “tiger” team to better understand the needs, concerns and
> > > priorities of our volunteers, and to develop recommendations for future
> > > programs. This work will be shared with all of you as it becomes
> > available.
> > >
> > > Please join me in congratulating Luis and Siko and in supporting our
> > > teams. The Wikimedia communities are what makes the projects strong,
> > > unique, and irreplaceable. This is the next step forward in our support
> > to
> > > them, and in service of our mission.
> > >
> > >
> > > ~~~~Lila
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] As Director of Community Resources, Siko will oversee the IdeaLab,
> > > Annual Plan Grants, Project and Event Grants, and Travel and
> > Participation
> > > Support. Her team will include Katy Love, Winifred Olliff, Alex Wang,
> > > Janice Tud, Jonathan Morgan, and Asaf Bartov. Asaf will also take on a
> > new
> > > title as Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities.
> > >
> > > [2] Rachel DiCerbo, Philippe Beaudette, Siko, and Anasuya’s other
> direct
> > > reports, and their respective teams (CL, CA, and Grantmaking/GLEE) will
> > > report to Luis. The Engineering Community team will be part of the
> tiger
> > > team but will continue to report to Engineering.
> > >
> > > [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse
> > >
> > > [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
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