Hoi,
Dear Todd, thank you for the invite to read up on this document full of
"buzzwords and fury, signifying nothing". I did just that and not find what
you suggested, what I found is a determined effort to bring more equity and
diversity (you can look up the words in Wiktionary or any other dictionary
of your choice). That is a boon for all of us and a necessary departure
from the predominantly text based, English dominated culture we have.
At this stage children of nine will not use Commons to find pictures for
their schooling because whatever structure is English and search does not
translate for "hond", "kat"of "eenhoorn". It is an example of how a more
diverse and equitable movement leads to different priorities and
effectively leads to more inclusion. Something we need to firmly support.
Thanks,
GerardM
On Tue, 12 Oct 2021 at 23:48, Todd Allen <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, you linked to this:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making#Establish_a_common_framework_for_decision-making
>
> What does any of that mean? Right now, it is a document full of buzzwords
> and fury, signifying nothing. Is there a buzzword-to-English translation of
> it available?
>
> Regards,
>
> Todd Allen
>
> On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 4:02 AM Kaarel Vaidla <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> Voting for the election for the members for the Movement Charter drafting
>> committee is now open. In total, 70 Wikimedians from around the world are
>> running for seven seats in these elections.
>>
>> As recommended by the Movement Strategy recommendations, the goal is to
>> assemble a Drafting Committee that will draft a Movement Charter to ensure
>> a common framework for decision making in the Wikimedia movement
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Ensure_Equity_in_Decision-making#Establish_a_common_framework_for_decision-making>.
>> The committee will consist of 15 members in total: The online communities
>> vote for 7 members, 6 members will be selected by the Wikimedia affiliates
>> through a parallel process, and 2 members will be appointed by the
>> Wikimedia Foundation. The plan is to assemble the committee by November 1,
>> 2021.
>>
>> Voting is open from October 12 10:00 UTC to October 24, 2021 23:59 (Anywhere
>> on Earth <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth>).
>>
>>
>>
>> Learn more about the candidates
>>
>> Candidates from across the movement have submitted their candidatures. Learn
>> about each candidate to inform your vote
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Candidates>.
>> The statements are translated to a number of languages, so you can have
>> access to the information in many of your preferred languages.
>>
>> Additionally, we are piloting a so-called “Election Compass
>> <https://mcdc-election-compass.toolforge.org/>” for this election. Click
>> yourself through the tool and respond to the 19 statements, and you will
>> see which candidate is closest to you! The tool is available in ~9
>> languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic,
>> Indonesian, Hausa).
>>
>>
>>
>> Voting
>>
>> Similar to the previous Board elections, we have chosen Single
>> Transferable Vote
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Single_Transferable_Vote>
>> for the voting system. The benefit of this is voters can rank their choices
>> in order of preference. Learn more about voting requirements
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting#Voting_eligibility>,
>> how to vote
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting>,
>> and frequently asked questions about voting
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Voting#Voting_FAQ>
>> .
>>
>>
>> To cast your vote, please go to SecurePoll
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Drafting_Committee/Elections>
>> .
>>
>>
>> We also offer two question and answer times, if you have any questions
>> regarding the Movement Charter and the voting process:w
>>
>> -
>>
>> Wednesday, 19:00 UTC, on Google Meet
>> -
>>
>> Thursday, 13:00 UTC, on Zoom (that’s the Conversation Time with
>> Maggie Dennis)
>>
>> Please write a short message to [email protected] if you want to
>> participate in one of these.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please help select people who best fit the needs of the movement at this
>> time. Vote and spread the word so more people can vote for candidates. Our
>> aim is to have a committee with Wikimedians that combine the diversity of
>> the Wikimedia Movement as well as a great mix of competencies.
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Kaarel Vaidla, on behalf of the Movement Strategy & Governance team,
>> Wikimedia Foundation
>> --
>>
>> Kaarel Vaidla (he/him)
>>
>> Movement Strategy <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/2030>
>>
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