Dear public policy passionate friends,
I am delighted to share some exciting new resources with you. The WMF
Global Advocacy team has completed two major mapping projects that document
how the movement *combats*
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/19/wikimedia-is-an-antidote-to-disinformation-introducing-a-repository-of-anti-disinformation-projects/>*disinformation
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/19/wikimedia-is-an-antidote-to-disinformation-introducing-a-repository-of-anti-disinformation-projects/>
[1], *as well as how Wikimedians have
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/25/what-we-learned-from-30-wikimedians-who-have-advocated-copyright-reform/>*advocated
for copyright reform
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/25/what-we-learned-from-30-wikimedians-who-have-advocated-copyright-reform/>
[2]. *
These resources and key findings are now publicly available. Both projects
produced a repository of examples of the tactics that Wikimedians around
the world use to counter disinformation or pursue public policy advocacy.
You can access both as sortable Meta-Wiki tables, each with over 70
projects (links available in the blog posts linked above). These examples
can be used when you speak with policy makers, to inspire your own work,
and/or to find contacts across the movement working on similar challenges.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone on this list who participated in these
projects. Understanding how Wikimedians counter disinformation and push for
flexible copyright regimes is just a first step. We hope these mappings can
help inform and inspire more coordinated work on these topics. Looking
forward to making that happen with all of you!
Warmly,
Ziski & the Global Advocacy team
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[1]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/19/wikimedia-is-an-antidote-to-disinform…
[2]
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/10/25/what-we-learned-from-30-wikimedians-w…
Franziska Putz (she/her)
Senior Movement Advocacy Manager
Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Fputz(a)wikimedia.org
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