Movement Charter/Community Consultation
This page is dedicated to community consultations about the content of the Movement Charter, which was drafted by the Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC).
Monthly drop-in sessions
[edit]Between October 2023 and May 2024, MCDC hosted monthly drop-in sessions that are open to everyone to help us think through various topics and open questions. These sessions aimed to allow better connection and engagement with interested individuals and various communities willing to share input in the drafting of the Charter. The topics of each session and the necessary information to read was shared ahead of time.
Completed sessions
[edit]Movement Charter Launch Party was held on June 20.
April 26, 2024 Movement Charter Ask Me Anything session
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Please register for the event in the event page.
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December 7, 2023 at 15.00 UTC (click to see your local time)
- Session topic: The purpose of the Global Council
- Watch the session recording on YouTube
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November 2, 2023 at 17:00 UTC ()
- Session topic: The structure of the Global Council
- Watch the session recording on YouTube
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October 5, 2023 at 16:00 UTC (click to see your local time)
- Session topic: The structure of the Global Council
- During the session, participants will work in 3 breakouts: 1) one focusing on the “No Global Council” idea, 2) on the General Assembly model, 3) on the Small Committee model.
- After the breakout session, participants will reconvene to collectively analyze the pros and cons of different models.
- Optional reading: The Global Council draft.
- Watch the session recording on YouTube
April 2024 consultation
[edit]The Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) shared the full draft of the Movement Charter on April 2, 2024. The MCDC collected feedback from the communities and stakeholders until April 30, 2024.
How to share your feedback?
- read the Wikimedia Movement Charter text on Meta;
- share your message or question on the Movement Charter Talk page in any language;
- attend the community drop-in session on April 4 at 15.00-17.00 UTC;
- attend community calls organized by the Movement Charter Ambassadors;
- or email movementcharter
wikimedia
org.
Wikimedia Summit 2024
[edit]The Movement Charter Drafting Committee attended the Wikimedia Summit in Berlin on 19-21 April 2024.
Ambassadors-organized conversations
[edit]July-September 2023 consultation
[edit]The feedback report for this round of consultation is now available. |
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The Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) shared the next set of drafts of the Movement Charter in July 2023.
The MCDC collected feedback from the communities and stakeholders until September 2, 2023. We suggest that interested individuals get acquainted with the draft chapters before the calls. The MCDC will share open questions to request community input on, additional questions and clarifications are welcomed! For the regional conversation hours, please observe the following points:
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to your Regional Movement Communications Specialist.
Regional conversation: South Asia[edit]
MCDC Live Launch Party[edit]
Sign up to receive an invitation to join the call:
Regional conversation: Latin America and the Caribbean[edit]
Sign up to receive an invitation to join the call: Wikimania 2023[edit]
Regional conversation: Middle East and North Africa[edit]
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September-December 2023 events
[edit]The feedback report for this round of consultation is now available. |
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From September to December 2023, Movement Charter conversations will continue at various regional events as listed below. There will also be conversations organized by individuals or groups from different communities within the frame of the Movement Charter community conversations support grants available for under-resourced communities. We encourage everyone attending the regional events to talk to Movement Charter Drafting Committee members present at the events, ask your questions, and share feedback. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the regional specialists of the Wikimedia Foundation's Movement Communications team who will be able to assist you. Regional events and conferences[edit]Ambassadors-organized conversations[edit] |
Past consultations
[edit]Summaries of previous community consultations:
- Wikimedia Summit conversations (September 2022)
- Preamble, Values & Principles and Roles & Responsibilities chapters community consultation (November–December 2022):
- Ratification methodology community consultation (April 2023):