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Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Reports/2021-02-16 Conversation with French Canadian Communities

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2021-02-16 Meet Up with French Canadian Communities

Participants

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  • Mahuton - (Facilitation for the French language) Facilitator
  • Bachounda - (Facilitation support for French language and MENA region.)(notetaker)
  • Ahmed Houamel (Quebec)
  • Rency Inson Michel (Haiti)

Ideas discussed

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Vetting of candidates, Selection Committee, Quotas

Vetting of candidates

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A participant said that criteria based on expertise and experience are needed to select candidates with experience in movement projects.

Selection Committee

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Participants said that it is ok if the Board delegates the selection committee

Quotas

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Both of the participants suggested a new idea of language quotas. For participants, Setting percentages for gender has always been discriminatory.

Board functioning

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With a board already composed of 10 members and 3 more, the three remaining seats for the community are not enough to cover the minority gap.

New ideas suggested

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A participant suggested the idea of language quotas

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