I appreciate that there are some concerns for the wellbeing of individuals and affiliates. I'm sure there are always all kind of accusations about engaging with foreign organizations, and if that would hold us back, we could equally not allow ourselves to publish annual reports to the movement, or what grants have been requested. My intuition would say that if an affiliate does not feel that they can safely engage in global governance because they could meet repercussions for this, maybe the wise thing is not to engage in that global governance, rather than trying to hide it (which is always vulnerable to breaches). However, I don't know how widespread or permanent this kind of problem is - I do find it problematic that we discuss this only after the election, and this kind of transparency should have been decided up front. But maybe I missed something, and this has actually been discussed in advance (?).
Jackie, have any commitments/promises been made to voters about secrecy or transparency? You describe in your email what your facilitators have heard, but I don't read what they have promised. Currently there is only a public list of individuals that has voted, rather than which organizations. This still allows people to kind of puzzle together which organizations have voted, without the advantage of actual transparency. Seems the worst of both worlds to me. I already find it doubtful that we don't publish which organization has voted what way, given that this is the only way that members of such organizations can hold their leadership accountable. Warmly, Lodewijk On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 9:14 PM Jackie Koerner <jkoer...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi Alice and Adamw, > > Thanks for this question. This has been a question those of us on the team > supporting the election asked ourselves: do we publish the participants > publicly, or no? > > Movement Strategy and Governance is made up of facilitators from around > the world. We all have a broad experience with cultures and community > experiences. Several facilitators said some affiliates from their regions > decided not to participate to avoid the risk of being labeled and accused > of engaging with a foreign organization. The aim is to protect those > organizations and individuals who did participate from extra attention that > might have real and lasting effects for them. > > For the reason above, making the list of participants more obvious is not > something that we wish to do so we can protect the people in our > communities who are vulnerable to just how political participating in free > knowledge still is in much of the world. > > If any organization needs to have documentation of their participation, we > can gladly supply that on an individual basis. > > Best, > > Jackie > > On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 6:46 AM Adam Wight <adam.wi...@wikimedia.de> > wrote: > >> +1 to this question, and whether we can make the list of voting >> affiliates public in the same way that we publicize the voting rolls for >> individuals participating in Community [S]elections. The results page [1] >> shows that 112 affiliate organizations each cast one vote. >> >> Regards, >> [[meta:User:Adamw]] >> >> [1] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results/Affiliate_organization_voting >> On 7/19/22 21:11, Alice Wiegand wrote: >> >> Hi Jackie, >> Thanks for sharing the result. Where can we find information about how >> many chapters/thematic organizations and usergroups have casted their votes? >> >> Alice. >> >> Am 19.07.2022 um 19:32 schrieb Jackie Koerner <jkoer...@wikimedia.org>: >> >> *You can find this message translated into additional languages on >> Meta-wiki. >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Announcement/Announcing_the_six_candidates_for_the_2022_Board_of_Trustees_election>* >> Please help translate to your language >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate&group=page-Wikimedia+Foundation+elections%2F2022%2FAnnouncement%2FAnnouncing+the+six+candidates+for+the+2022+Board+of+Trustees+election&language=&action=page&filter=> >> Hi everyone, >> The Affiliate voting process has concluded. Representatives from each >> Affiliate organization learned about the candidates by reading candidates’ >> statements, reviewing candidates’ answers to questions, and considering the >> candidates’ ratings provided by the Analysis Committee. The selected 2022 >> Board of Trustees candidates are: >> >> - Tobechukwu Precious Friday (Tochiprecious >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tochiprecious>) >> - Farah Jack Mustaklem (Fjmustak >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fjmustak>) >> - Shani Evenstein Sigalov (Esh77 >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Esh77>) >> - Kunal Mehta (Legoktm <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Legoktm>) >> - Michał Buczyński (Aegis Maelstrom >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Aegis_Maelstrom>) >> - Mike Peel (Mike Peel >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Mike_Peel>) >> >> You may see more information about the Results >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Results> >> and Statistics >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Stats> >> of >> this Board election. >> Please take a moment to appreciate the Affiliate Representatives and >> Analysis Committee members for taking part in this process and helping to >> grow the Board of Trustees in capacity and diversity. These hours of >> volunteer work connect us across understanding and perspective. Thank you >> for your participation. >> Thank you to the community members who put themselves forward as >> candidates for the Board of Trustees. Considering joining the Board of >> Trustees is no small decision. The time and dedication candidates have >> shown to this point speaks to their commitment to this movement. >> Congratulations to those candidates who have been selected. A great amount >> of appreciation and gratitude for those candidates not selected. Please >> continue to share your leadership with Wikimedia. >> Thank you to those who followed the Affiliate process for this Board >> election. You may review the results of the Affiliate selection process. >> The next part of the Board election process is the community voting >> period. You may view the Board election timeline here >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022#Timeline>. >> To prepare for the community voting period, there are several things >> community members can engage with in the following ways: >> >> - Read candidates’ statements >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates> >> and >> read the candidates’ answers to the questions posed by the Affiliate >> Representatives. >> - Propose and select the 6 questions for candidates to answer during >> their video Q&A >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Questions_for_Candidates> >> . >> - See the Analysis Committee’s ratings of candidates on each >> candidate’s statement >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Candidates> >> . >> - Propose statements for the Election Compass >> >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2022/Community_Voting/Election_Compass> >> voters >> can use to find which candidates best fit their principles. >> - Encourage others in your community to take part in the election. >> - >> >> Best, >> >> Movement Strategy and Governance >> *This message was sent on behalf of the Board Selection Task Force and >> the Elections Committee* >> >> -- >> Jackie Koerner (she/her) Communication Specialist, Movement Strategy and >> Governance Location: Midwestern US (UTC-5) >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/5OB5R3C7TT3GVP4CY6CXQWL5GZJ26WJN/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/ETIW63OYG5WNA2TEYR7VRE4FYBRRWOEO/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/VMGVPT65XFEFZKOM2LMHT3SADDGGCY3P/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org/message/JAYNVPLRNGSYG2BPVW4EZ2CXQRH2LV6O/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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