Congratulations. Katherine, you just said there was a livestream. There was no livestream and no recording at Wikimania 2017 for this speaker, right? Was there a transcript of that talk or anything else recorded?
The notice here says that we still are not doing photos of Esra'a, which is doable, but I am confused about the mention of livestream. On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 5:29 PM, Pierre-Selim <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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