Welcome Esra'a ! Le 1 déc. 2017 23:23, "Michael Peel" <[email protected]> a écrit :
> Thank you, Esra’a, for volunteering! > > However, I’m very concerned by this: > > "P.S. Due to the nature of Esra’a’s work, sharing photos or videos of > Esra’a may endanger her safety or the safety of others. To help ensure the > privacy and safety of Esra’a and her colleagues, we are not sharing any > photographs or videos of Esra'a. We ask that you please join us in > supporting this important safety consideration.” > > This is security by obscurity (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133735) - > which is at best a temporary measure that won’t last, particularly in a > high-profile position like this. Aside from the potential media coverage, > Wikimedia events are very well photographed by Wikimedians who want to > illustrate a rather well-read encyclopaedia… This leads to an awkward > situation where someone’s safety and Wikimedia’s openness are conflicting, > which is not OK. > > Thanks, > Mike > > > On 1 Dec 2017, at 19:59, Katherine Maher <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thank you, Christophe, for sharing this excellent news. > > > > Those of you who were at Wikimania or watching on the livestream had the > > chance to get acquainted with Esra'a through her keynote. I'm certain > that, > > if you were part of that audience, you'll join me in agreeing that she is > > an exceptional and accomplished individual who brings a whole host of > > talents to our movement. I'm personally delighted that she will be > lending > > her perspective and wisdom to our movement and to the governance of the > > Wikimedia Foundation. There is so much we can learn from her, and I hope > > she finds her tenure on the Board to be rewarding. > > > > Esra'a, thank you so very much for joining our Board and engaging even > more > > with our movement! It is an honor to have this opportunity to work with > you. > > > > Yours, > > Katherine > > > > On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 1:31 PM, Liam Wyatt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Fantastic Wikimania keynote, fascinating addition to the board, fabulous > >> addition to our community. > >> > >> Welcome. > >> > >> > >> On Fri, 1 Dec 2017 at 22:28, Anna Stillwell <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Welcome, Esra'a. Thank you for taking the time to serve. I look forward > >> to > >>> your contribution. > >>> /a > >>> > >>> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Christophe Henner < > >> [email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi everyone, > >>>> > >>>> With the appointment of Raju to the Board of Trustees a couple of > >> months > >>>> ago, we were left with a remaining open vacancy to fill. I am thrilled > >> to > >>>> share that after several months of searching and discussions, we have > >>> made > >>>> another important appointment. At our November Board Retreat, the > Board > >>>> appointed and welcomed Esra’a Al Shafei to fill our vacant expert > seat. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a is a prominent international human rights activist and social > >>>> entrepreneur. She founded and directs Majal, a nonprofit which > utilizes > >>>> digital media to amplify under-reported and marginalized voices > >>> throughout > >>>> the Middle East and North Africa. For those of you that heard her > >> keynote > >>>> presentation at this year's Wikimania, I think you will agree she will > >>> make > >>>> a very valuable addition to the Board and brings an important > >> perspective > >>>> and skillset to the Board's efforts. > >>>> > >>>> Below (and on the Wikimedia Blog) you will find the official > >> announcement > >>>> about Esra’a Al Shafei. Please join me in warmly welcoming her to the > >>>> Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and to the Wikimedia movement! > >>>> > >>>> Christophe > >>>> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > >>>> > >>>> P.S. Due to the nature of Esra’a’s work, sharing photos or videos of > >>> Esra’a > >>>> may endanger her safety or the safety of others. To help ensure the > >>> privacy > >>>> and safety of Esra’a and her colleagues, we are not sharing any > >>> photographs > >>>> or videos of Esra'a. We ask that you please join us in supporting this > >>>> important safety consideration. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Press release > >>>> > >>>> Header: Esra'a Al Shafei joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > >>>> > >>>> Subheader: Bahraini human rights activist and social entrepreneur > >> brings > >>> to > >>>> the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees more than a decade of > >>> experience > >>>> in applying creative solutions to challenges faced by underserved and > >>>> underrepresented communities. > >>>> > >>>> Image: https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Esraa.png[a] > >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1wNmwgJkUPp25nVLRVgX5WzU_ > >>>> LuEi5a9gJDpB7HWEft4/mobilebasic#cmnt1> > >>>> [b] > >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1wNmwgJkUPp25nVLRVgX5WzU_ > >>>> LuEi5a9gJDpB7HWEft4/mobilebasic#cmnt2> > >>>> [c] > >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1wNmwgJkUPp25nVLRVgX5WzU_ > >>>> LuEi5a9gJDpB7HWEft4/mobilebasic#cmnt3> > >>>> [d] > >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1wNmwgJkUPp25nVLRVgX5WzU_ > >>>> LuEi5a9gJDpB7HWEft4/mobilebasic#cmnt4> > >>>> > >>>> San Francisco, California, 1 December 2017 — The Wikimedia Foundation > >>> today > >>>> announced the appointment of Esra'a Al Shafei, a prominent human > rights > >>>> activist and a passionate defender of free expression, to the > Wikimedia > >>>> Foundation Board of Trustees. > >>>> > >>>> A native of Bahrain, Esra'a’s work aims to increase and protect free > >>>> speech, promote expression for youth and underrepresented voices, and > >>>> improve the lives of LGBTQ people in the Middle East and North Africa. > >>> She > >>>> founded and directs Majal, a network of online platforms that > >>>> amplify under-reported and marginalized voices. > >>>> > >>>> “Esra'a shares Wikimedia's foundational belief that shared knowledge > >> can > >>>> facilitate shared understanding,” said Wikimedia Foundation Executive > >>>> Director, Katherine Maher. "Her achievements exemplify how intentional > >>>> community building can be a powerful tool for positive change, while > >>>> her passion > >>>> for beautiful and engaging user experiences will only elevate our > work. > >>> We > >>>> are so fortunate to have her perspective in support of our global > >>> Wikimedia > >>>> communities." > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a founded Majal in 2006 as Mideast Youth, at the time a series of > >>>> blogs bringing a voice to marginalized and underrepresented young > >>>> people across the Middle East. Today, the organization's team helps > >> build > >>>> communities that celebrate, protect, and promote diversity and social > >>>> justice. Their endeavors include CrowdVoice.org, which curates > >>> crowdsourced > >>>> media to contextualize social movements throughout the world; Mideast > >>>> Tunes, the largest web and mobile app showcasing underground musicians > >> in > >>>> the Middle East and North Africa who use music as a tool for social > >>> change; > >>>> and Ahwaa.org, an open discussion platform for Arab LGBTQ individuals > >>> that > >>>> uses game mechanics to protect and engage its community. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> “When I first encountered Wikipedia shortly after obtaining an > internet > >>>> connection in the early 2000s, I felt that the true purpose of the > >>> internet > >>>> was realized. With Wikipedia, I accessed research regarding persecuted > >>>> communities in my home country and the wider region: ethnic and > >> religious > >>>> minorities whom we were discouraged from learning about, and whose > >>>> histories and beliefs were dictated to us from a singular government > >>>> perspective. Wikipedia’s open source and crowdsourcing practices would > >>>> inspire the platforms I built to advocate for underrepresented > >>> communities, > >>>> and the internet would shape my life’s work in advocating for freedom > >> of > >>>> expression and identity around the world,” said Esra'a. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a received the Berkman Award for Internet Innovation from the > >>> Berkman > >>>> Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School in 2008 for > >>>> "outstanding contributions to the internet and its impact on society." > >>> The > >>>> World Economic Forum listed her as one of "15 Women Changing the World > >> in > >>>> 2015." She has won the "Most Courageous Media" Prize from Free Press > >>>> Unlimited, and the Monaco Media Prize, which acknowledges innovative > >> uses > >>>> of media for the betterment of humanity. > >>>> > >>>> She has been featured in Fast Company as one of the "100 Most Creative > >>>> People in Business;" in The Daily Beast as one of the 17 bravest > >> bloggers > >>>> worldwide; and in Forbes' "30 Under 30" list of social entrepreneurs > >>> making > >>>> an impact in the world. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a was a keynote speaker at Wikimania 2017 in Montreal, the annual > >>>> conference centered on the Wikimedia projects. > >>>> > >>>> “Esra'a brings tech expertise and a valuable perspective to the Board > - > >>>> coming from a region where access to information is not taken for > >>> granted. > >>>> I was impressed by her talk during Wikimania 2017 on 'Experiences from > >>> the > >>>> Middle East: Overcoming Challenges and Serving Communities'. I think > >> her > >>>> experience in that region will be important to our efforts around the > >>>> globe,” said Nataliia Tymkiv, Governance Chair for the Board. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a is a senior TED Fellow, an Echoing Green fellow, and a > >> Director’s > >>>> Fellow at the MIT Media Lab. She received a Shuttleworth Foundation > >>>> Fellowship in 2012 for her work on CrowdVoice.org. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a joins nine other Foundation Trustees > >>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q% > >>>> 3Dhttps://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees% > >>>> 26amp;sa%3DD%26amp;ust%3D1512164054873000%26amp;usg% > >>>> 3DAFQjCNHvsp86oFFv5hD8SZzexjBIHdrkWA&sa=D&ust=1512164054901000&usg= > >>>> AFQjCNGS6qlGUSUBQzF5PmvviPecf7Kw4A> > >>>> who > >>>> collectively bring expertise in the Wikimedia community, financial > >>>> oversight, governance, and organizational development; and a > commitment > >>> to > >>>> advancing Wikimedia’s mission of free knowledge for all. > >>>> > >>>> She was approved unanimously by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > >>> Trustees. > >>>> Her term is effective December 2017 and will continue for three years. > >>>> Please see the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > >>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q% > >>>> 3Dhttps://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees% > >>>> 26amp;sa%3DD%26amp;ust%3D1512164054873000%26amp;usg% > >>>> 3DAFQjCNHvsp86oFFv5hD8SZzexjBIHdrkWA&sa=D&ust=1512164054901000&usg= > >>>> AFQjCNGS6qlGUSUBQzF5PmvviPecf7Kw4A> > >>>> for > >>>> complete biographies. > >>>> > >>>> About the Wikimedia Foundation > >>>> > >>>> The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that supports > >> and > >>>> operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia > is > >>> the > >>>> world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more than 45 million > articles > >>>> across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people > edit > >>>> Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and > >> improving > >>>> knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every > >>>> month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties > >> in > >>>> the world. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia > Foundation > >>> is > >>>> a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and > >>> grants. > >>>> > >>>> Esra’a Al Shafei profile > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a Al Shafei is a human rights activist and the founder and > >> director > >>> of > >>>> Majal, a nonprofit which helps build communities that celebrate, > >> protect, > >>>> and promote diversity, and social justice. > >>>> > >>>> A native of Bahrain, Esra'a works avidly to increase and protect free > >>>> speech, promote expression for youth and underrepresented voices, and > >>>> improve the lives of LGBTQ people in the Middle East and North Africa. > >>> She > >>>> founded Majal in 2006 as Mideast Youth. The organization has built > >> online > >>>> platforms that creatively facilitate the struggle for social change in > >>> the > >>>> Middle East and North Africa. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a received the Berkman Award for Internet Innovation from Berkman > >>>> Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School in 2008 for > >>>> "outstanding contributions to the internet and its impact on society." > >>> The > >>>> World Economic Forum listed her as one of "15 Women Changing the World > >> in > >>>> 2015." > >>>> > >>>> She has won the "Most Courageous Media" Prize from Free Press > >> Unlimited, > >>>> and the Monaco Media Prize, which acknowledges innovative uses of > media > >>> for > >>>> the betterment of humanity. > >>>> > >>>> Esra'a is a senior TED Fellow, an Echoing Green fellow, and a > >> Director’s > >>>> Fellow at the MIT Media Lab. She received a Shuttleworth Foundation > >>>> Fellowship in 2012 for her work on CrowdVoice.org. 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