Hello Samuel, I agree with you that we need
...to iterate towards a working charter and council, this year, with shorter cycles and public collaboration and broad participation by individual contributors, not just affiliates. However, you may be unaware that Lorenzo, Rosie and I are in the process of the board elections, so I don't think that any of us are able to make a firm commitment to catalyzing a successful charter + council. Victoria On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 6:52 PM Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Lorenzo, > > Thanks for the fast turnaround on this response. > > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, 10:10 AM Lorenzo <ll...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> >> *From an operational capacity perspective, any delay now would also >> require postponing other planned movement-wide processes with an impact >> that goes beyond the movement charter.* >> > > This is a self-imposed constraint that takes the Charter less seriously > than it merits. > > * specifically our recommendation talks about moving forward this year by >> shifting some of the functions that have been proposed for the Global >> Council to global, community-representing bodies, and iterating over those >> models >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/Board_liaisons_reflections_on_final_Movement_charter_draft#Wikimedia_Foundation%E2%80%99s_commitment:_what_to_do_irrespective_of_the_outcome_of_the_ratification_vote>. >> * >> > > That's good, we need more like this. As part of a global council, which we > also need to iterate over. > > *We are also in conversation with the MCDC about what would be the future >> of the movement charter itself if the currently proposed charter doesn't >> pass the ratification. Despite the concerns about the current draft, we all >> support the goals intended by a charter. * >> > > Let's have that conversation publicly, as a movement. We can do better > than this mix of private communication with the committee + frustrated > public letters. > > For instance, starting with a clear commitment to iterate towards a > working charter and council, this year, with shorter cycles and public > collaboration and broad participation by individual contributors, not just > affiliates. > > Given the uncertainty of the current moment, it would be clarifying for > you or other Board representatives to make a firm commitment to catalyzing > a successful charter + council. Something stronger than 'supporting the > goals and conversing about what the future could hold'. > > Cordially, > Sam. > _______________________________________________ > 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/L5IE52JVPQMXQ5BEV2VNEYQDI46K6QM2/ > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
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