Dear all

Most of you will be aware that Wikimedia volunteers, communities and affiliate organisations around the world have been working on a movement-wide strategy over the past few years, with final recommendations and accompanying initiatives published this May. The movement strategy has now moved into the transition phase, during which there will be three types of online meetings and events:

• Preparation events

• Global events

• Follow-up events

The aim is that these events will result in an 18 month implementation plan starting in 2021. 

Communities and affiliates are being asked to self-organise preparation events, to take place in September and October, and provide feedback according to a template form (which will hopefully be available later this week). I’m planning to organise a preparation meeting for anyone in the UK who is interested in the implementation of the movement strategy and would like to help to shape this; either in terms of identifying overall priorities, or exploring which aspects of the strategy the UK chapter and community could help to deliver. This meeting will take place online during the week beginning 19th October. Please could you get in touch with me directly if you would like to attend, with an indication of your availability and preferences for a meeting (e.g. if daytime or evenings are better for you). I will be working on an agenda over the next few weeks and will confirm the date, time and platform asap.

I realise that the movement strategy has been in development for a long time and that it has been difficult to sustain engagement with the process. However it would be really fantastic to bring together different voices in this discussion, to ensure that the chapter’s response represents a wide range of community perspectives. 

The meta pages with the full list of strategy recommendations and initiatives is here, and information about preparation events is here. 

Thanks

Lucy