It has been deleted. They TL has some RTs done in the previous days. ________________________________ From: Wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Gereon Kalkuhl <gkalk...@freenet.de> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 4:47 PM To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF political activism
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Am 24.04.2020 um 15:16 schrieb Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga: > Mmm... again? > https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/1253670025426202624 > ________________________________ > From: Wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of > Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga <galder...@hotmail.com> > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 11:26 AM > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF political activism > > The concept "apolitical" does not exist if there is a goal. > > Nevertheless, for the future, a link to the article about "Earth" in all the > languages Wikimedia has would be the best solution. > > Cheers, > > Galder > ________________________________ > From: Wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Yair > Rand <yyairr...@gmail.com> > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2020 8:27 AM > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] WMF political activism > > This would not have happened had there been any oversight (community or > otherwise), and it could have been pulled down quickly enough had there > been any community members with the ability to edit the site. Perhaps it's > time to reconsider how the WMF corporate site operates. > > I appreciate that the WMF is committed doing more thorough due diligence in > the future. It's very important to do so. There's a very good reason why > community consultation is required when dealing with any Collaborative > Advocacy, but given that even existing requirements weren't followed, I'm > not very optimistic that this new commitment holds weight. > > Also importantly, the Foundation's Policy and Political Association > Guideline, which was written by WMF Legal in the aftermath of SOPA to iron > out clear boundaries on activism, explicitly rules out any political > activism relating to environmental issues, stating: >> Policy and political associations should protect and advance Wikimedia’s > mission “to empower and engage people around the world to collect and > develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, > and to disseminate it effectively and globally.” Accordingly, we will not > support causes unrelated to or inconsistent with that mission. For example, > no support should be given to: environmental issues; [...]" > > The WMF just inadvertently threw its weight behind dozens of controversial > causes that have nothing to do with our mission. I hope that the WMF will > manage to operate more appropriately in the future. > > --Yair Rand > > בתאריך יום ו׳, 24 באפר׳ 2020 ב-1:18 מאת Gregory Varnum < > gvar...@wikimedia.org>: > >> Hi all, >> >> I am responding on behalf of the Foundation in my capacity handling >> movement communications, including managing any campaigns on >> wikimediafoundation.org. >> >> As others from the Foundation have stated on this mailing list in the >> past, from time to time the Wikimedia Foundation engages in public policy >> matters which are aligned with the advancement of the Wikimedia mission or >> our values as an organization. >> >> Having said that, we agree with some of the criticisms you have raised. We >> had understood the Earth Day Live campaign to be both global and >> apolitical. However, we agree that the final campaign was both more >> US-centric and more political than we had understood in advance. The banner >> is no longer running, and in the future we will do more thorough due >> diligence. >> >> We remain strongly committed to climate sustainability as a value of the >> Wikimedia Foundation. We will continue to advocate on behalf of it and >> other values that uplift and advance free knowledge globally. >> >> I hope you all had a productive and safe Earth Day, and wish you all >> continued health and safety. >> >> Yours, >> -greg >> >> ------- >> Gregory Varnum >> Communications Strategist >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> gvar...@wikimedia.org >> Pronouns: He/Him/His >> >>> On Apr 23, 2020, at 3:07 AM, RhinosF1 - <rhino...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Should this be posted on wiki for others to sign? >>> >>> Samuel >>> >>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 07:51, Fæ <fae...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> OPEN LETTER >>>> >>>> Dear Katherine Maher, >>>> >>>> The WMF home website landing page (https://wikimediafoundation.org) >>>> yesterday featured a full-page banner directing all visitors globally >>>> to https://www.earthdaylive2020.org. This is a site used for Americal >>>> political lobbying, refer to the email discussion attached. >>>> >>>> Could you, or the responsible member of your management team, please >>>> explain exactly how this happened? >>>> >>>> There is zero doubt that this was a serious operational error, misuse >>>> of WMF development time and a misuse of the Wikimedia brand. It is >>>> certain that you will agree that the buck stops with the CEO. The >>>> decision to use the Foundation's website for American lobbying is in >>>> conflict with your not for profit status and is in conflict with the >>>> charitable status promoted to donors worldwide. >>>> >>>> If the management team and yourself are going to continuing political >>>> lobbying and using WMF resources to raise funds for Americal political >>>> organizations which have no agreed relevance to the mission of the >>>> Foundation, there must be a published transparent governance review by >>>> the WMF board of trustees to examine and agree on this significant >>>> operational change to the public Foundation strategy and the terms for >>>> the CEO. >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance. >>>> >>>> Link to Phabricator task to implement the banner: >>>> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T250508 >>>> CC: María Sefidari as WMF Chair. >>>> >>>> Fae >>>> >>>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 05:50, K. Peachey <p858sn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T250508 >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 09:53, Chris Gates via Wikimedia-l >>>>> <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems that they just gave a link to that website, which...eh... >>>>>> When I opened it, I heard one sentence of the stream before I stopped >>>> it >>>>>> and read the rest of the webpage: "and then we give thanks to spirit, >>>> for >>>>>> the air we breathe, for the earth..." After reading the rest of the >>>>>> webpage, I un-paused it, and am currently listening to a bit of >>>> propaganda >>>>>> promoting unions and more extensive labor laws. >>>>>> >>>>>> The linked website is explicitly political, explicitly on the >> American >>>>>> left, and explicitly in favor of certain highly contentious American >>>>>> political proposals. I would like to hear the reasoning for why that >>>> link >>>>>> has been shown, and it seems to me simply unjustifiable. The WMF is >> the >>>>>> host of a series of community-built projects, not a political activism >>>>>> organization. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Vermont >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 5:12 PM Ziko van Dijk <zvand...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>> I can confirm that I see the same also here in the Netherlands. >>>> Which is >>>>>>> strange, there are no general elections here before 2021... >>>>>>> An explanation about this link would be interesting. >>>>>>> Kind regards >>>>>>> Ziko >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am Mi., 22. Apr. 2020 um 22:50 Uhr schrieb Yair Rand < >>>> yyairr...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> : >>>>>>>> The WMF corporate site (wikimediafoundation.org) currently has a >>>>>>>> full-page ad with the text "We are watching Earth Day Live today. >>>> Will >>>>>>>> you?". This links to an external site with the text "Click here to >>>> sign >>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> to the US Youth Climate Strike Coalition Earth Day Demands - From >>>>>>> congress >>>>>>>> and the next president, we demand a People’s Bailout, a Green New >>>> Deal, >>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> Land Back for Indigenous Peoples", and prompting readers to >>>> "Pledge to >>>>>>> vote >>>>>>>> for our future" and to subscribe to "US Climate Strike". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Everyone here already knows how unacceptable this is, and why, so >>>> I don't >>>>>>>> think this requires any further explanation. The WMF should >>>> immediately >>>>>>>> take this down, and make certain that this kind of thing can't >>>> happen >>>>>>>> again. They've failed yet again at preventing inappropriate >>>>>>>> political activism in WMF's communications, and must take serious >>>> action >>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> fix this constant stream of terrible failures. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- Yair Rand >>>> -- >>>> fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >>>> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >>> -- >>> Thanks, >>> Samuel >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >>> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
