Movement Charter/Drafting Committee

Movement Charter

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Movement Charter Drafting Committee at the Wikimedia Summit 2024.

Movement Charter Drafting Committee at Wikimania 2023.

Movement Charter Drafting Committee at an in-person working session in New York City, March 2024.

Movement Charter Drafting Committee at an in-person working session in Atlanta, January 2024.

Movement Charter Drafting Committee at an in-person working session in Utrecht, June 2023.

Movement Charter Drafting Committee at the Wikimedia Summit 2022.

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The Movement Charter Drafting Committee (MCDC) was responsible to draft the Movement Charter.

History

The Committee was formed on 1 November 2021 through a combination of elections and other selection methods. It was dissolved on 31 August 2024.

Members

The MCDC included members from projects, affiliates, and the Wikimedia Foundation. For further detail consult Drafting Committee matrices.

In accordance to a prior agreement, the MCDC members may receive an allowance to offset participation costs. It is US$50 per month.

At the time of its dissolution on August 31, 2024, the MCDC consisted of the following members (in no particular order, click for more details):

• Anass Sedrati (User:Anass Sedrati)
• Runa Bhattacharjee (User:Runab WMF)
• Anne Clin (User:Risker)
• Richard Knipel (User:Pharos)
• Ciell (User:Ciell)
• Daria Cybulska (User:Daria Cybulska (WMUK))
• Pepe Flores (User:Padaguan)
• Georges Fodouop (User:Geugeor)
• Michał Buczyński (User:Aegis Maelstrom)
• Jorge Vargas (User:JVargas WMF)
• Manavpreet Kaur (User:Manavpreet Kaur)

Former members

• Alice Wiegand (User:Lyzzy) (November 2021 – January 2022)
• Jamie Li-Yun Lin (User:Li-Yun Lin) (November 2021 – April 2022)
• Reda Kerbouche (User:Reda Kerbouche) (February 2022 – February 2023)
• Ravan J Al-Taie (User:Ravan) (November 2021 – May 2023)
• Richard Haslam (User:Nosebagbear) (November 2021 – September 2023)
• Érica Azzellini (User:EricaAzzellini) (November 2021 – February 2024)

Advisors

The idea behind the MCDC Advisors initiative is to gather in-depth feedback and content contributions from a range of people beyond the MCDC membership with the flexibility to participate to their preferred extent. The advisory role is voluntary.

Advisors:

• participated in certain MCDC working meetings and discussions under the Chatham House rule;
• worked on the furthering of drafts, by MCDC invitation; and
• received previews of the drafts for early input and feedback.

Advisors did not possess voting rights, were not required to travel, and were not granted access to confidential or privileged information beyond their involvement in Charter drafts. Advisors had access to Charter drafts that may be embargoed.

Advisors to the MCDC and their respective Wikimedia regions, as of 26 October 2023:

• Alhassan Mohammed Awal (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Goodness Ignatius (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Yop Rwang Pam (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Abdul-Rafiu Fuseini (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Anyanwu Chinwendu Peace (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Lucy Iwuala (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Nzubechukwu Ernest (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Kinvidia (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Ngozi Eunice Osadebe (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Onwuka Glory (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Ogali Hilary (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Antoni Mtavangu (Sub-Saharan Africa)
• Delphine Ménard (Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
• Gergő Tisza (Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
• Alek Tarkowski (Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia)
• Johnny Alegre (East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific)
• Muhammad Faisal Ansari (East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific)
• Joyce Chen (East, Southeast Asia, & Pacific)
• Anna Torres (Latin America & Caribbean)
• Adel Nehaoua (Middle East & North Africa)
• Abbad Diraneyya (Middle East & North Africa)
• Nanour Garabedian (Middle East & North Africa)
• Rachid Ourkia (Middle East & North Africa)
• LiAnna Davis (North America)
• Louis Germain (North America)
• Margeigh Novotny (North America)
• Steven Mantz (North America)
• Ander Wennersten (Northern & Western Europe)
• Nicole Ebber (Northern & Western Europe)
• Remy Gerbet (Northern & Western Europe)
• Capucine Marin (Northern & Western Europe)
• Eva Martin (Northern & Western Europe)
• Nikki Zeuner (Northern & Western Europe)
• Paulo Perneta (Northern & Western Europe)
• Frank Schulenburg (Northern & Western Europe)
• Tulsi Bhagat (South Asia)
• Tanveer Hasan (South Asia)

Supporting staff

At the time of its dissolution on August 31, 2024, the MCDC was supported by the following staff from Wikimedia Foundation:

• Lead support staff: Kaarel Vaidla
• Project manager: Nhu Phan
• Communications: Aida Akhmedova & Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska
• Knowledge management: Ramzy Muliawan