Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Transition/Prioritization events

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We came together to create the Movement Strategy recommendations. Now it’s time to figure out how to implement them. Wikimedia communities everywhere are invited to select their top priorities for implementation in 2021. Prioritization is the start of the transition to implementation. These local, regional, and thematic discussions will be hosted online by affiliates and communities with support from the Support Team.

What is prioritization?

There are many great initiatives in the Movement Strategy recommendations. Prioritization is meant as a reflection exercise for you and your group to identify what is important for implementation in 2021. This can be based on wanting to expand or strengthen existing work, to address community or movement needs, or to grow and innovate in new areas. Reflection can begin generally at the level of the recommendations, or it can be quite specific at the level of actions and changes. Discuss what will make a difference for you as a group and respond to your needs, and what will have a wider impact for the movement.

Overview

Designed by the Transition Design Group, prioritization events are local virtual workshops to kick off implementation discussions and see what recommendations respond to different needs and can make a difference in the movement. The aim is to produce prioritized lists of actions and changes that communities and affiliates feel will make an impact, both locally and globally. Implementation will be deeply-rooted in our principles.

Organize online events in September and October to discuss priorities for implementation in 2021
The Support Team is here to support you and address any needs
Fill out this template and share the results of your prioritization discussions afterwards

What you need to do

To organize a local or regional virtual prioritization workshop in September and October, let the Support Team know on Meta or by email (see the address below). Regional events would be for getting prepared and sharing information. Prioritization will be at the level of individual communities and affiliates, locally relevant and interesting, workshop style to determine your interests in implementation. Refer to this one-page overview of the prioritization events and our page on Meta as your central point for everything Strategy related.
Prepare for your meeting, find a facilitator, and translate materials if needed. Take a look at the suggested agenda. You may need to host more than one call in order to identify your areas of interest and your priorities for implementing the recommendations in 2021.
Document the meeting (video, notes), complete the reporting template (using the button below, on-wiki, or this survey) and send it to us within 7 days, quite easy.
Join the global events in November. Here is a one-page overview of the entire process from now until implementation.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to the Support Team (by email: strategy2030 wikimedia.org) if you have any questions or comments. Please closely review the Wikimedia Foundation’s Friendly Space Policy.

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Suggested Agenda

The first call can be up to 2 hours to introduce the process and the steps ahead. This call can be organized in collaboration with other groups or at a regional level. Local prioritization workshops would take place afterwards. Organizers should take time to introduce the principles as a guiding framework for our work ahead. The recommendations are full of great ideas and should be introduced with topics that are locally relevant.

Some calls may have a few people and happen once. Others, like around popular topics, may have lots of people attend and need follow-ups. Organizers should encourage other groups and communities to host conversations of their own.

Event session	Agendas	Guidance
Opening	Check in	This section of the agenda is ideal for sharing information and getting prepared, like at a regional or thematic level.
	1. What is Movement Strategy and why is it important to take part in its implementation?
	2. What are the next steps after prioritization? (one-page overview \| timeline and steps)
	3. Introduce the Movement Strategy principles as building blocks of our movement and our work
	4. Introduce the 10 amazing Movement Strategy recommendations
Break or Follow-up Call
Discussions	1. Think about the recommendations and the work you’re already doing. What are you working on that is aligned with Movement Strategy?	This is the main focus of the call. It provides great opportunities for small breakout group work during the call.
	2. Think about your needs and the work that you would like to be doing. Which recommendations are important for your community’s future?
	3. From the discussed recommendations, which actions and changes will make a difference and respond to your needs?
	4. To work on implementing these initiatives, what human capacity and/or financial resources do you need?
	5. In your opinion, which recommendation(s) require global coordination?
Closing and next steps	Feedback and sharing Check out Encourage participants from other affiliates and communities to host prioritization workshops of their own If needed, host a follow-up call for your own community	Amazing. Do you feel like you need another call? What kind of a follow-up would people appreciate?

Scheduled events

Please indicate in the table below (or email us at strategy2030 wikimedia.org) if you are interested to host an event relevant for your community.

Username	Affiliation	Time and date	Notes
Shanluan (talk) 22:26, 16 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]	Wikimedians of the Caribbean AfroCROWD	Sept. 19 @ 17.30 UTC Wiki Cari Fest and October 28, 2020 @ 6:30 PM EDT Community Zoom	Excited to have guest Medhrdad Pouzaki at the Wiki Cari Festival to discuss the priorities for implementing the movement strategy recommendations. We are also holding a community Zoom call for further discussion A North American organizers call also happened in September.
	WikiDZ / Algeria.	Oct 17 Oct 31 UG meeting (TBD)	The Algerian UG, plan to propose to the WikiDZ members to join one of the two discussions – Wikiarabia or wikifranca, and in addition, 30 minutes on the agenda for implementation during the periodic WikiDZ meeting.
	Iberocoop	Oct. 5	A regional discussion to prepare and identify priorities.
	ESEAP	Oct. 9	Regional discussion for East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific groups and affiliates.
Anass Sedrati (talk) 20:24, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply] --Abbad (talk) 21:21, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply] --Reda benkhadra (talk) 21:36, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply] Abdeaitali (talk) 07:48, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply] --Areen Aburumman ๛ (talk) Soukaina Abelhad (talk) 21:23, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply] --دنيا (talk) 11:13, 30 September 2020 (UTC)[reply] --Mohammed Bachounda (talk) 15:25, 5 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]	Wikimedia Morocco – Wikimedians of the Levant – Arab Wikimedians Committee – Wikimedia Algeria	October 17 (5pm UTC)	This event will be a partnership between Wikimedia Morocco, Wikimedians of the Levant and the Arab Wikimedians Committee.
	WikiFranca	Tentatively, October 31 (Time TBD)
Christoph Jackel (WMDE)	Wikimedia Deutschland	Oct. 21 & 22 (Intro) Oct. 29 & 30 (Prio) 19:00 CET to 20:00 CET	Online-Communities of German language
Ainali	Wikimedians for Sustainable Development	October 25, 16.00 UTC	Global/Online
Jan-Bart	Wikimedia Nederland AND Dutch Wikpedia Community	October 31, 12:00 CET to 15:00 CET	Online Dutch Language
Yves Madika	Wikimedians of Democratic Republic of Congo User Group	October 23, 10:00 CET to 12:00 CET	Online French Language
	South Asian groups, Indian Wikimedians, and other enthusiasts	October 30, 19:30 IST	South Asia Movement Strategy Call, a regional online discussion to prepare and identify priorities.
Douglaseru, Jadnapac	East African affiliates	October 21, 20:00 EAT	East Africa Strategy follow up, an East African regional discussion to exchange implementation ideas and share information, to be followed by local events with each community to identify top priorities for implementation.
Kayode Yussuf	West African affiliates	October 31, 15:00 UTC	A regional preparatory meeting to set the pace for affiliates prioritization of the recommendations as it affects their communities. Meta, Notes
Christoph Jackel (WMDE)	Wikimedia Deutschland	2 to 8 November	Onwiki Consultation: Online-communities of German speaking regions
Jan-Bart (talk) 19:14, 25 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]	European Affiliates	November 14, Afternoon (time to follow)	European Regional Event Organised by WMAT, WMDE & WMNL
Millars	Wikimedia España	October 27, 18:30 CET	For Wikimedia España members. Facilitated by Anna Torres, ED of Wikimedia Argentina
Anthere	les sans pagEs	Octobre 30th. 18h UTC+1	for the members of les sans pagEs Usergroup. Meeting done. Survey filled up and sent
Zindor	En-wiki Teahouse Project	Oct 30, Oct 31	Text-based discussion by En-Wiki Teahouse hosts. Link to discussion.
Astrid Carlsen (WMNO) (talk) 14:49, 2 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]	Wikimedia Norge	October 28-October 30	Onwiki consultation for Norwegian languages and Northern Sámi
Bodhisattwa (talk) 15:40, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]	West Bengal Wikimedians User Group (Representative members)	November 8 20:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Online call
ZI Jony, Rajeeb	Wikipedians in Bangladesh, and other enthusiasts	November 6, 20:00 BST (UTC+5:00)	Movement Strategy Call in Bangladesh, a regional online discussion to prepare and identify priorities.
Pharos,	US Wikimedians local activists	November 9, 9PM Eastern (Zoom link)	As part of the monthly WALRUS call.
R Ashwani Banjan Murmu, Rajeeb	Wikip(m)edians in Santali community, and other enthusiasts	November 11 20:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Santali Movement Strategy Call, Online discussion to prepare and identify priorities in Santali & English.
Olaniyan Olushola, Kayode Yussuf	Wikimedia User Group Nigeria Wiki fan Club; Universty of Ilorin Lagos State University, Ojo University of Ibadan, Ibadan Ekiti State Universutry, Nigeria Institute of Journalism Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokutra Wikimedia Hub; Abuja, Owerri, Enugu and other enthusiasts.	November 17 19:00 (UTC+1)	The online discussion will be co-ordinated in the English language via Zoom application for the review and identification of priorities that our group will implement in 2021 in our community. Register here
Stella Agbley	WikiWomen's User Group	Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 16:00 - 18:00 UTC	Wiki Women/Womxn Meet Up for Movement Strategy, an online discussion to identify priorities.
	ESEAP	Saturday, November 14 at 02:00-04:00 UTC	Regional discussion for East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific small communities and affiliates. Second strategic meeting with greater emphasis on understanding concepts, structure of a Regional Hub, capacity building, legal assistance & collaboration
R Ashwani Banjan Murmu, Rajeeb	Wikip(m)edians in Santali community	November 18 20:00 IST (UTC+5:30)	Santali Movement Strategy Follow Up Call, Online discussion to understanding the concepts and finalize priorities in Santali & English.
Lucy Crompton-Reid	English Wikipedia Community	17 November, 5 - 7pm UTC	Prioritisation event for English Wikipedia contributors, hosted by Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK/Events/Discussion about priorities for the English Wikipedia
ZI Jony, Rajeeb	Wikip(m)edians in Bangladesh	November 19, 19:30 BST (UTC+6:00)	Movement Strategy Follow Up Call in Bangladesh, online discussion to understanding the concepts and finalize priorities in Bengali.
Biplab Anand, Rajeeb	Wikip(m)edians in Nepal	November 20, 19:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Movement Strategy Call in Nepal, online discussion to prepare and identify priorities.
Douglas Ssebaggala, Erina Mukuta, Ivan Mulumba, Geoffrey Kateregga	Wikimedia Community Usergroup in Uganda	November 20, 7:00 - 9:00 PM (EAT)	Movement Strategy implementation call in Uganda, online discussion to prepare and identify priorities.
Jeffter Kobby Donkoh	Open Foundation West Africa	November 20 14:00 - 15:30 (UTC)	An online discussion to prepare and identify priorities.
Douglas Ssebaggala, Erina Mukuta, Ivan Mulumba, Geoffrey Kateregga	Wikimedia Community Usergroup in Uganda	November 27–3 December 2020, (Time to be confirmed)	Movement Strategy implementation call in Uganda, translation, community feedback on priorities.
ZI Jony, Rajeeb	Wikip(m)edians in Bangladesh	November 27, 19:30 BST (UTC+6:00)	Movement Strategy Second Follow Up Call in Bangladesh, online discussion to finalize top 3 priorities, workshop will be in Bengali language.
Uzoma, Ceslause, Ptinphusmia, Oby Ezeilo	Igbo Wikimedians User Group	November 28 and 29 November 2020	Movement Strategy online discussions for community feedback on initiatives for prioritisation in 2021 via Zoom
Justice Okai-Allotey	Wikimedia Ghana User Group	December 19, 11:00 GMT	Movement Strategy transition event for members of Wikimedia Ghana User Group to select initiatives to be prioritized.
Winnie Kabintie	Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya	December 4, 2020 18:00 EST	Movement Strategy implementation discussions in the Wikimedia community in Kenya to discuss the 10 recomemndations and identify initiatives to be prioritized.

Additional Guidance for Organizers

What	Online events to decide local priorities for implementing the Movement Strategy recommendations
Objectives	* Prepare people and organizations for discussing implementing the Movement Strategy recommendations. Identify local, regional and thematic priorities for implementation in 2021. Create a collaborative environment for implementation.
When	Prioritization should take place from late September to October 2020.
When	Global conversations around coordination will take place in November and December.
How	Affiliate and community organizers should adapt the suggested agenda for their context.
What is required	* Facilitation so everyone can feel safe and welcomed to participate. Translation of documents and interpretation (where needed) Documentation so relevant information is captured. Reporting template completed.
Resources	Resources (e.g. data support, facilitation, translation, documentation) can be reallocated from existing funds, such as from cancelled in-person events, or newly applied for if needed. Work with the Support Team to find the best solution for you.
Who should attend	Everyone! Share the information widely and keep your community informed.
	Special focus on project communities and active online editors.
	Special focus on groups underrepresented in the Wikimedia movement - women, people of colour, indigenous communities, LGBT+ Wikimedians, and others.
Parallel participation	Think of alternatives for people that cannot attend or for those with bandwidth issues: Record the call and make the recording and the notes available shortly after Give 48 hours after each call for people to review the notes and add input
Work with others	If there is interest from other affiliates and communities, you can co-host events together for sharing information and ideas. Prioritization should still happen at the level of individual groups. Encourage communities and affiliates to host events on topics of interests and for communities or languages.
What is the outcome	* Communities excited to join global discussions and be a part of implementation. Prioritized lists of initiatives that are important locally and regionally.
Questions? Comments?	Reach out to the Support Team by email (strategy2030 wikimedia.org) or on Meta.

Resources

Presentation for preparation and prioritization events
Reporting template (same as above, but in PDF format)
One page summary of Transition events
One page summary of preparation events (first part of the Transition events)