For transparency purposes there is no question to ask. Surely the list must be public.
Is WMF a transparent organization? Kind regards On Thu, 21 Jul 2022, 06:14 Jackie Koerner, <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]>: >> >> *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 -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/5OB5R3C7TT3GVP4CY6CXQWL5GZJ26WJN/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/ETIW63OYG5WNA2TEYR7VRE4FYBRRWOEO/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/VMGVPT65XFEFZKOM2LMHT3SADDGGCY3P/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], 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/[email protected]/message/JAYNVPLRNGSYG2BPVW4EZ2CXQRH2LV6O/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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