Movement Charter Drafting Committee's casual updates

MCDC Meeting casual updates - 5 March, 2023: The first part was dedicated to sharing updates from each Drafting Group (DG) on their internal progress, challenges, and questions.

  • The Hubs DG proposed the first content outline of the Hubs chapter.
  • Global Council DG: the work on drafting the outline is ongoing.
  • Decision-Making DG: members making progress in drafting the outline. The current outline focuses on approaches to decision-making overall.
  • Roles & Responsibilities DG: The DG aims to conduct “expert interviews” during the months of March and April.
    • It was agreed that all DGs’ will align with a broader timeline to propose the initial versions of chapter sections with the full Committee.

The MCDC was invited to participate in the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Strategic Meeting from 9-11 March 2023 in New York City. In the second part of the meeting, members discussed their plans regarding the in-person meeting in New York City.

The MCDC members also shared feedback received from the communities in the LATAM region during Iberoconf 2023 when it comes to communications and outreach to the communities.

What’s coming up?

  • The MCDC members are invited to attend communications workshops on topics such as Empathic communication; Community interaction: Clear presentation and understanding the perspectives of the audience; and Active listening, among others.
  • The MCDC is working on its response to the community feedback received during the first community consultation around the proposed three chapters of the Movement Charter.

MCDC is now accepting applications from individuals interested in supporting the MCDC as an advisor. For more information please read here.

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