Amical Uikimitia
Amical Wikimedia (sometimes shortened as Amical – amical, with the accent on the last syllable, means friends of in Catalan) is a non-profit organization that has been recognized as a Wikimedia Thematic Organization. Amical's focus is on the Catalan language and culture. Our primary mission and goal is that the sum of all human knowledge will be available in Catalan and that all knowledge about Catalan culture will also be available in every language.
Amical currently has 126 members in 2024.
Liân-lo̍k
- Email : comunicacio@wikimedia.cat (press) / amical@wikimedia.cat (Board)
- Website: http://www.wikimedia.cat
- Twitter: @AmicalWikimedia
- Instagram: @amicalwikimedia
- Facebook: Amical Wikimedia
- IRC: #wikipedia-caconnect
Background and history
The Associació Amical Viquipèdia was founded in 2008. Several attempts were subsequently made to gain WMF recognition as an affiliated organization. The first proposal of Wikimedia CAT aimed to establish a Wikimedia local chapter in the Catalan-speaking territories. This proposal did not receive a favorable recommendation from ChapCom because these territories fell over several sovereign states and overlapped with existing chapters. The second proposal aimed to frame Wikimedia CAT as a local national sub-chapter, reducing the territory to Spain's Catalan-speaking regions alone. This alternative invited comments from members of the Board of WMF but received clear support from only Jimmy Wales.[1] The third and last proposal, in 2013, was consistent with the new model approved by WMF Board, called Thematic Organizations. Amical Wikimedia was recognized by the WMF on June 7, 2013.
During those five years of existence without the explicit recognition of the WMF, the people supporting the organization worked hard to promote and support the Wikimedia projects in Catalan. Links to monthly reports can be found below.
The organization was legally incorporated as a non-profit in Catalonia (2009). Amical Wikimedia (former Amical Viquipèdia) and the Catalan Wikipedia editing community took a formal decision establishing links with Amical in April 2010. Amical has also been recognized in the Census of organizations for the promotion of the Catalan language by the Executive Council of Catalonia since 2011.
The̍h-tio̍h ê tsióng-siúnn ==
- LletrA Award 2011 for digital projects, granted by the Open University of Catalonia and the Prudenci Bertrana Foundation.
- Pompeu Fabra Award 2012 in Communication and New technologies for the social projection of Catalan language, granted by Generalitat de Catalunya.
- Catalonia's National Culture Award 2014 for its universal contribution to Catalan language and culture knowledge, granted by Generalitat de Catalunya.
Scope, focus of interest and mission
- Amical Wikimedia's focus is on the Catalan language and culture.
- Amical Wikimedia's primary mission and goal is that the sum of all human knowledge will be also available in Catalan and that all knowledge about Catalan culture will be also available in every language.
The Catalan language is spoken in Catalunya (Catalonia), País Valencià (Valencian Country), Illes Balears (Balearic Islands), Catalunya Nord (Northern Catalonia), the border area with Aragó (La Franja), Andorra and a small city on Sardinia, in Italy (L'Alguer). It has around 10 millions speakers, however, it is not recognized by the European Union as an official language[2] despite the fact that it has more speakers than other official EU languages, for instance, Slovak (7M), Lithuanian (3.2M) or Maltese (0.5M), amongst others.
Territorial overlap with national chapters
The territory of activity of the organization is everywhere in the world where there are volunteers willing to work to achieve Amical's mission. Amical will keep other Wikimedia organizations that are active in those territories informed about the projects and activities to be done in these areas, seeking collaboration with them.
Tsiàn-lio̍k kè-uē
- Amical Wikimedia 2019–2024 Strategic Plan (Amical Wikimedia 2014–2018 Strategic Plan)
- Activities Plan 2014 nî, 2015 nî, 2016 nî, 2017 nî, 2018 nî, 2019 nî, 2020 nî, 2021 nî, 2022 nî, 2023 nî, 2024 nî, 2025 nî
Economy
Amical Wikimedia publishes all its Annual accounts according to the national and subnational laws, both in Catalan and English. Besides, an external economic-financial audit is conducted annually as an instrument of transparency for our members.
- 2010 nî, 2011 nî, 2012 nî, 2013 nî, 2014 nî, 2015 nî, 2016 nî, 2017 nî, WMHack Barcelona 2018, 2018 nî, 2019 nî, 2020 nî, 2021 nî, 2022 nî, 2023 nî,
Activities
Amical Wikimedia periodically publishes its reports of the activities done and of the ongoing projects, both in Catalan and English:
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Latest posts
Here we will include latest posts shared in English:
- Lessons to learn from «Wiki Loves Dubbing» by TaronjaSatsuma
- Wikidata: the new Rosetta Stone by Kippelboy
- How do our partners see us? by Barcelona, translation by Vriullop
Becoming a member
a thematic organisation of the Wikimedia Foundation in 2013
Any individual can become a member of Amical. To become one more of our 126 members, simply fill out and submit the online form on Amical's website.
Individuals or organizations who want to support Amical Wikimedia can also become collaborator members. However, voting rights are limited to full right members. Collaborator membership benefits are the following:
- Updates and extended information of the activities,
- Access to the members' wiki website and internal mailing list,
- Workshops to become workshop coordinator in Wikimedia activites,
- Right to vote in internal decisions,
- Private passes for exhibitions and partnerships' events, and
- Microgrants and coverage for expenses related with Wikimedia activities.
Please contact our membership team by email at amical@wikimedia.cat if you have any further questions about becoming a member of Amical Wikimedia.
Board
The board of Amical Wikimedia 2023–2025 is composed of the following people:
| Miâ-jī | Username | Uī-tì |
|---|---|---|
| Núria Ribas Valls | Kowalskyn | Tsú-si̍k |
| Daniel Gil Solés | Dgilso | Pì-su |
| Lluís Madurell Alemany | Lluis tgn | Tsâi-bū jîn-guân |
| Pilar Salvatella | Pilardenou999 | Sîng-uân |
| Joan Lleonart Gasó | Pallares | Sîng-uân |
| Yolanda Núñez | Raspilla Demekin | Member |
Bûn-kiānn
- Amical's Research
- Bylaws
- Definició del pla estratègic d'Amical (Strategic Plan definition procedure) (加泰蘭文)
- Members and supporters who signed for the creation of a Wikimedia CAT chapter
- WMF recognition of Amical Wikimedia
Tsù-kái
- ↑ I strongly support the creation of Wikimedia CAT, for the same reasons and in the same way that I support the creation of sub-national chapters in a variety of contexts where local conditions make it sensible to do so. I say this as a personal opinion of one board member. --Jimbo Wales 14:32, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
- ↑ Official EU languages