General Introduction to Movement Strategy Draft Text Part 2 of 2:
Understanding the Movement Strategy
Let’s begin with our strategic direction:
By 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares our vision will be able to join us.
The strategic direction: Knowledge Service and Equity
We believe in the power of listening, learning, and testing. It is only through open dialogue that we can create a world of free knowledge that works for all. The Movement Strategy helps everyone coordinate around a shared path forward. This process has to be radically open, participatory, and multilingual. We invite everyone to contribute to this strategy while sharing common principles.
The strategic direction unites and inspires the Wikimedia Movement on our way to 2030. Two goals guide this direction:
- Knowledge as a Service - Become a platform that serves knowledge in many formats and builds tools for allies.
- Knowledge Equity - Focus on the knowledge and communities that structures of power and privilege have left out.
These goals are inter-connected. One cannot be achieved without the other.
The strategic direction inspires ten recommendations about different areas of work. Each recommendation defines concrete initiatives. Each initiative may consist of many activities and projects.
The Movement Strategy recommendations are all connected and support each other. Like the goals, it is not possible to pursue them in isolation.
Join us
You are vital to the Movement Strategy’s success. There are many ways to get involved:
- Contact a community facilitator in your region or email us at strategy2030@wikimedia.org to learn more, ask or discuss anything you wish.
- Visit the Movement Strategy Forum and introduce yourself in your language.
- Check the list of Movement Strategy projects; many are looking for volunteers.
- Create or connect your project to Movement Strategy and apply for funds.
- Promote the Movement Strategy in your community.
- Subscribe to the quarterly newsletter.
If you have other ideas, we would love to hear them. Let’s talk!