Wikimedia Foundation elections/2021/Meetings/Candidates meet with the the Sub-Saharan, Middle East and North Africa Communities

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2021 Board Elections

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Documentation

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Video Recording

Presentation of Candidates

Full Video

When?

Date and Time: 23rd July 2021 at 5:00 pm UTC

Program

Recall the logistics
Quick information about the Wikimedia board and ongoing process.
Candidate introduce themselves
Q&A session (candidates answer 1 to 2 questions).

How to join watch

~~Zoom link~~

We will be using Zoom platform for the meeting. The meeting link will be available publicly 15 minutes prior to the meeting. If you would like to get a link to the meeting in advance, please contact the facilitators by email zuz-ctr@wikimedia.org, mpossoupe-ctr@wikimedia.org, or ravan-ctr@wikimedia.org. The meeting took place at the scheduled time, and it was recorded.

Languages spoken

English (Live interpretation will be available in French and Arabic)

Questions for candidates

Please submit any question which you will like candidates to address on the call below.

Question 1
- (ar) ما هي استراتجيتكم فيما يخص تشجيع تمثيل المجتمعات ضعيفة التمثيل في مختلف المجالس واللجان
- (fr) Quelle est votre stratégie pour favoriser (augmenter) la représentation des communautés sous-représentées dans les différents conseils et comités?
- (en) What is your strategy to promote (increase) representation of underrepresented communities in various boards and committees ?

--Nehaoua (talk) 16:26, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question 2
- (ar) كيف يمكنكم خلق التوازن في القرارات بين المجتمعات والجهات الشقيقة والمجموعات
- (fr) Comment pouvez-vous équilibrer le pouvoir de décision entre les communautés, les affeliations et les groupes d'utilisateurs
- (en) How can you balance the decision-making power between communities, affiliations and user groups

-Nehaoua (talk) 16:33, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question 3
- (ar) ما هي خططكم لخلق بيئة سليمة خالية من التحرش والاساءة
- (fr) Quels sont vos plans pour créer un environnement sain exempt de harcèlement et d'abus
- (en) What are your plans to create a healthy environment free of harassment and abuse

--Nehaoua (talk) 16:29, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Question 4
- ما هي خططكم لتطوير المجتمعات المهمشة أو غير الناطقة بالإنجليزية
- (fr) Quels sont vos plans pour développer les communautés marginalisées ou non anglophones
- (en) What are your plans for developing marginalized or non-English speaking communities

--Nehaoua (talk)

Candidates attending

All Candidates should please sign up here if you will be attending this event. And please email a two sentence introduction of yourself to zuz-ctr@wikimedia.org.

Rosiestep (talk) 15:23, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Mike Peel (talk) 15:28, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Pundit (talk) 15:50, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Fjmustak (talk) 23:37, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Waltercolor (talk) 10:37, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Laurentius (talk) 20:18, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Discott (talk) 18:19, 17 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Adamw (talk)
Victoria (talk) 18:59, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
--Vinicius Siqueira (talk) 20:26, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
--ProtoplasmaKid (talk) 23:40, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
-- AshLin (talk) 04:34, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Participants

All participants should please sign up below:

--Olaniyan Olushola (talk) 19:58, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Kayusyussuf (talk) 09:33, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Ruby D-Brown (talk) 12:48, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
kaffzz (talk)
NanaYawBotar (talk) 19:32, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
xibitgh (talk)20:32, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Aboubacarkhoraa (talk) 09:33, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Nehaoua (talk) 16:23, 21 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oby Ezeilo (talk)Oby Ezeilo (talk) 15:09, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Magotech (talk) 19:29, 22 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Great11 (talk) 04:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
AKibombo (talk) 05:18, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
MassiveEartha (talk) 10:51, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

--Der-Wir-Ing ("DWI") talk 14:45, 23 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Killy95 (talk) 11:47, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Contact

Meeting facilitator - English: Zuz (WMF)

Email: zuz-ctr@wikimedia.org

Meeting facilitator - French: MPossoupe (WMF)

Email: mpossoupe-ctr@wikimedia.org

Meeting facilitator - Arabic: Ravan (WMF)

Email: ravan-ctr@wikimedia.org

Others:

Mervat Salman: msalman-ctr@wikimedia.org

Sam Oyeyele: soyeyele-ctr@wikimedia.org

Report

Report for meeting