I'm pleased to share that the Open Access Week Advisory Committee has
announced that this year's theme will be "Open with Purpose: Taking Action
to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion." I'm excited about the
conversations and actions this topic elicits, and its connections to the
Wikimedia movement's own work towards knowledge equity and knowledge as a
service. The full announcement is available in English, Amharic, Arabic,
Japanese, Nepali, Russian, Spanish and Urdu on the open access week website
at
http://www.openaccessweek.org/. A French translation will be available
later this week.
Open Access Week runs from October 19-25. Given the move to online
programming during this time of social distancing, I wonder if it would be
useful to offer something geared towards fellow WikiFolx. There's wide
support for open access within our communities, but how might we dismantle
and offer alternatives to the racist and discriminatory practices that
serve as a foundation for so many open spaces, including academic
publishing. If anyone would be interested in brainstorming programming or
other ways we might support this effort, please reach out!
Very best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City