Movement communications group
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The Movement communications group (MoveCom) is a mailing list for members of the Wikimedia movement engaged in communications efforts either with Wikimedia projects or movement affiliates.
The aim of the group is to support communications efforts and collaborations across the Wikimedia movement. This includes communication with the general public, the media, and the Wikimedia movement. The group's primary method of communication is its private mailing list.
The group is facilitated by the Communications Committee and the Wikimedia Foundation Communications department. The primary contact for the group within the Foundation's Communications department is Gregory Varnum (gvarnum
wikimedia.org).
Membership
[edit]Participants in Wikimedia movement affiliates and Wikimedia activities who are interested in engaging in or supporting movement communications efforts are encouraged to be part of the group, and can request to be added to the mailing list.
Joining
[edit]Individuals interested in joining the mailing list may request to do so via Meta-Wiki.
If you require anonymity for personal safety reasons, please contact Gregory Varnum (gvarnumwikimedia.org) within the Wikimedia Foundation's Communications department. The Communications department will make a determination on your request in consultation with the Foundation's Trust and Safety team.
Requests to join requires agreeing to follow the Wikimedia Foundation's Friendly space policy. Decisions on all requests are made by the Wikimedia Foundation Communications department, who may seek input from the Communications Committee. In general, anyone interested will be able to join. However, an effort will be made to keep conversations productive and prevent individuals who are seeking to disrupt the group or harass its members from joining. We will also make an effort to retain the internal collaboration focus of the group by asking members of the media to instead join our public mailing lists as their presence may prevent some members from feeling comfortable sharing drafts or discussing ideas which are in early stages of development and not yet ready for media coverage.
Members
[edit]All 153 members of the mailing list are identified here. Members requiring anonymity for safety related reasons will be listed as "Anonymous" along with their general affiliation.
Please do not add your name directly to this table. You must sign up using the membership form or you will not be added to the mailing list.
| Current members | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | Notes |
| Gregory Varnum [Varnent / GVarnum-WMF] | Wikimedia Foundation | List moderator and primary group contact from Wikimedia Foundation |
| Samir Elsharbaty [Selsharbaty (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Ed Erhart [The ed17 / Ed Erhart (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Blanca Flores [BFlores (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Lena Traer [LTraer (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Zachary McCune [ZMcCune (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Anusha Alikhan [AAlikhan (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Nadee Gunasena [NGunasena (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Brooke Camarda [BCamarda (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Antonino Hemmer [AHemmer (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Jove Oliver | Minassian Media | Wikimedia Foundation consultant |
| Craig Minassian | Minassian Media | Wikimedia Foundation consultant |
| Natalie Lee | Minassian Media | Wikimedia Foundation consultant |
| Yuri Perohanych [Perohanych] | Wikimedia Ukraine | |
| Jwale2 | ||
| Seddon (WMF) / Seddon | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Jimmy Wales [Jimbo Wales] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| RonaldB | ||
| Filip Maljković [Dungodung] | Wikimedia Serbia | |
| Luke Faraone [LFaraone] | English Wikipedia | |
| David Gerard [David Gerard] | English Wikipedia / Wikimedia UK | |
| Srikeit | English Wikipedia | |
| Quiddity (WMF) | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Kevin Li [L235] | English Wikipedia | |
| Johan Jönsson [Julle] | Swedish Wikipedia / Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Ziko van Dijk | Wikimedia Nederland | |
| Maurizio Codogno [.mau.] | Wikimedia Italia | Spokesperson for Wikimedia Italia |
| Frédéric Schütz | Wikimedia CH | |
| Lisa Dittmer (WMDE) | Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Axel Pettersson (WMSE) | Wikimedia Sverige | |
| Anna | Wikimedia Ukraine | |
| Megs | Wikimedia New York City | |
| LiAnna Davis [LiAnna (Wiki Ed)] | Wiki Education Foundation | |
| Lilli Iliev | Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Robert Fernandez | Wikimedia District of Columbia | |
| Pru Mitchell | Wikimedia Australia | |
| Cornelius Kibelka | Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Farhad Fatkullin [frhdkazan] | Wikimedia Russia / Wikimedians of Tatar language Community User Group | |
| Ilario Valdelli [Ilario] | Wikimedia CH | |
| Raju Narisetti [NarisettiRaju] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Samat | Wikimédia Magyarország | |
| Virginia Díez (WMES) | Communications Committee / Wikimedia España | |
| Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska | Wikimedia Polska | |
| Michael Jahn | Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Maggie Dennis [Mdennis (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Mike Peel | ||
| María Sefidari [Raystorm] | ||
| Itzik Edri [Itzike] | Communications Committee / Wikimedia Israel | |
| Jeremy Baron [Jeremyb] | Wikimedia New York City | |
| Owula kpakpo | Communications Committee / Wikimedia Ghana User Group | |
| Sandra Rientjes [SRientjes] | Wikimedia Nederland | |
| Raphael Berchie [Rberchie] | Open Foundation West Africa | |
| Asaf Bartov [Ijon / Asaf (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Joy Agyepong [Joy Agyepong] | Open Foundation West Africa | |
| Randolf Opoku-ware baah [Randybaah] | Wikimedia Ghana User Group | |
| Robertjamal12 | Wikimedia Ghana User Group | |
| Donatien Kangah [Papischou] | Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Lucy Crompton-Reid [LucyCrompton-Reid (WMUK)] | Wikimedia UK | |
| Dyolf77 | Communications Committee | |
| Rupika Sharma [Wikilover90] | Wikipedia Asian Month User Group | |
| Exec8 | Wikimedia ESEAP | |
| Yerpo | Wikipedians of Slovenia User Group | |
| Tulsi Bhagat | Maithili Wikimedians User Group | |
| HakanIST | Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey | |
| Sailesh Patnaik [Saileshpat] | Odia Wikimedians User Group | |
| Kerstin Sonnekalb | Wikimedia CH | |
| Deb Tankersley | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Robert Myers [Bidgee] | Wikimedia Australia | |
| Manavpreet Kaur | Punjabi Wikimedians | |
| Nahid Sultan [NahidSultan] | Wikimedia Bangladesh | |
| Techyan | Wikimedians of Mainland China | |
| Sam [Jamie Tubers] | Wikimedia User Group Nigeria | |
| Sarah Krichen WMFr | Wikimédia France | |
| amuzujoe | Wikimedia Ghana User Group | |
| Rajeeb Dutta [Marajozkee] | ||
| Steinsplitter | Wikimedia Commons / Meta-Wiki | |
| Santi [Millars] | Wikimedia España | |
| DarwIn | Wikimedia Portugal | |
| Germien Cox | Wikimedia Nederland | |
| Ayokanmi Oyeyemi | Wikimedia Nigeria User Group | |
| Alexmar983 | WikiClassics | |
| Bijay chaurasia | Maithili Wikimedians User Group | |
| Masssly | Communications Committee / Global Open Initiative / Wikimedia Ghana | |
| Marcmiquel | Amical Wikimedia | |
| Fawaz Tairou [Fawaz.tairou] | Communications Committee | |
| Krishna Chaitanya Velaga | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Maiken Hagemeister [Maiken Hagemeister (WMDE)] | Communications Committee / Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Lauren Dickinson [LDickinson (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Paulina Lordméndez [Paulina Lordméndez] | Communications Committee | |
| Anne Clin [Risker] | Communications Committee | |
| Nahid Sultan [NahidSultan] | Communications Committee | |
| Sannita | Wikidata | |
| Bachounda | Algerian Wikimedians User Group | |
| BamLifa | Wikimedians of Democratic Republic of Congo User Group | |
| Celestinesucess | Art + Feminism | |
| Elisabeth Giesemann (WMDE) | Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Sam Patton | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| CCogdill (WMF) | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Mariana Suijkerbuijk | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| JOAN | Wikimedia Colombia | |
| Biyanto Rebin | Wikimedia Indonesia | |
| Douglas Ian Scott | Wikimedia South Africa | |
| Nicole Ebber | Wikimedia Deutschland | |
| Mohamed ElGohary [ircpresident] | Egypt Wikimedians | |
| Ebenezer Mlay | ||
| Francesc Fort | Amical Wikimedia | |
| Dhruv Arora | ||
| Effeietsanders | Dutch Wikimedia projects, Wiki Loves Monuments | |
| Carla Casilli [CCasilli (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Segun Oworu [SOworu (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Hang Do Thi Duc [HDothiduc (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Tas Elias [TElias (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Chris Koerner [CKoerner (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Elena Lappen [ELappen (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Kelsi Stine-Rowe [KStineRowe (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Juliet Barbara | Minassian Media | Wikimedia Foundation consultant |
| Cabayi | ||
| Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight [Rosiestep] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Hillun Vilayl Napis | Wikimedia Indonesia | |
| Cahyo (WMID) | Wikimedia Indonesia | |
| Bradv | English Wikipedia | |
| Katie Crampton (WMUK) | Wikimedia UK | |
| Natasha Iles | Wikimedia UK | |
| Amélie Cabon [Amélie Cabon WMFr] | Wikimédia France | |
| Anastasiia | Wikimedia Ukraine | |
| CCasares (WMF) | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Ben Vershbow [BVershbow (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| MMatsetela (WMF) | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Sara Thomas | Wikimedia UK | |
| TAndic (WMF) | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Erica Pedone | Wikimedia Italia | |
| Buszmail | Wikimedia ESEAP | |
| Caddie Brain | ||
| Rohini | ||
| Julia Brungs | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Mathieu Lovato Stumpf Guntz [psychoslave] | Wikimedia France, Wikimedia Esperanto (aka ELISo) | |
| Medol | Amical Wikimedia | |
| RSharma (WMF) | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Mohamed Mustapha Aliyu [Em-mustapha] | Hausa Wikimedians User Group | |
| Nehaoua | WikiDZ | |
| Mayur Paul [MPaul (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Belinda Mbambo [BMbambo (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Lisa McCabe [LMccabe (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Mehrdad Pourzaki [MPourzaki (WMF)] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Revital Poleg | Wikimedia Israel | |
| Klára Joklová [Klára Joklová (WMCZ)] | Wikimedia Czech Republic | |
| Rae Adimer [RAdimer-WMF] | Wikimedia Foundation | |
Function
[edit]The Movement communications group discusses and plans collaborations around communications efforts within the movement, such as:
- Collaboration on movement-wide messaging and communications.
- Working together on inquires from the media related to movement communications.
- Planning and discussion related to major movement events and activities - such as project birthdays, regional conferences, Wikimania, and Wikimedia Hackathon.
- Support of project and affiliate communications capacities - such as sharing ideas related to local communications activities, sharing best practices on use of social media, and seeking input on a new communications program.
Methods of communicating
[edit]Mailing list
[edit]Currently, the group primarily communicates via a private mailing list. The mailing list's archives are only available to members (making the list private) to facilitate discussions around press articles (which may be copyrighted or otherwise protected from public distribution) and embargoed announcements.
You can request to join on Meta-Wiki.
Conduct
[edit]All interactions and communication within the group, including on the group's mailing list, must follow the Wikimedia Foundation's Friendly space policy. Failure to follow this policy will result in removal from the group by the Wikimedia Foundation or Communications Committee.
Contacting the group
[edit]Anyone may contact the group with inquiries related to Wikimedia movement communications.
When to contact the group
[edit]Specifically, people are encouraged to contact the committee with:
- Information on actions that may get attention from the press
How to contact the group
[edit]The best way to reach the committee is by sending an email to its private mailing list: movecomlists.wikimedia.org (note that to deal with spam, posts by non-members to the list are moderated).
Press liaisons
[edit]Anyone with a press inquiry or needing assistance with press outreach may contact the members of the Communications Department working with the press at: presswikimedia.org
Whenever possible, the Communications Department works with local volunteers, movement affiliates, and the Communications Committee to connect the press with local people working on the Wikimedia projects.
Resources
[edit]The group has a private mailing list to facilitate planning and discussions. Other resources available to the committee include:
- General communications resources at the Communications Resource Center
- The press & translation queues in VRTS
- The press release distribution and archive software on wikimedia.de
History
[edit]The Movement communications group was created by the Wikimedia Foundation Communications department in March 2019. It was created based on the March 2019 composition of the Communications committee mailing list, which at the time had approximately 200 members. As a part of reconfiguring the Communications committee into a smaller group, the Movement communications group was created as a replacement for the more expansive group.