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El Movimiento Wikimedia es un movimiento sociocultural internacional, cuya visión es llevar conocimiento libre a todo el mundo. Esta Carta del Movimiento Wikimedia (“Carta”) establece los valores, principios y bases políticas para las estructuras del Movimiento Wikimedia, incluidas las funciones y responsabilidades de las entidades existentes y nuevas, y de los órganos de toma de decisiones en la visión compartida del conocimiento libre. Esta Carta se aplica a todos y a todo lo asociado oficialmente con el Movimiento Wikimedia: todos los participantes individuales e institucionales, entidades del movimiento, proyectos y espacios en línea y fuera de línea.

Al definir el Movimiento Wikimedia y sus valores, esta Carta tiene como objetivo facilitar a las partes interesadas colaborar entre sí de una manera que fomente la visión del Movimiento Wikimedia. Esto ayudará a:

• elaborar una estrategia para el crecimiento, la expansión y las posibilidades futuras de garantizar la creación continua y disponibilidad de conocimiento libre;
• orientar la toma de decisiones;
• reducir los conflictos y promover la armonía y el compromiso constructivo entre las partes interesadas
• salvaguardar los derechos de los voluntarios y los intereses financieros de las diversas entidades que integran el Movimiento Wikimedia;
• y proporcionar un sentido de pertenencia.

La Carta puede modificarse si es necesario, de acuerdo con la sección Enmienda.

Principios y Valores del Movimiento Wikimedia

El Movimiento Wikimedia adopta un enfoque factual, verificable, abierto e inclusivo sobre compartir conocimiento. Toda la toma de decisiones en el Movimiento Wikimedia debe hacerse reflejando estos principios y valores compartidos.

Estos principios compartidos incluyen los que ya estaban presentes en el origen del Movimiento Wikimedia - licencia libre y abierta, autoorganización y colaboración, y información factual y verificable - y se extienden a esos valores compartidos que son necesarios para desarrollarnos para nuestro futuro. Estos principios y valores reconocen que compartir conocimiento es un esfuerzo de colaboración profunda.

El Movimiento Wikimedia es un movimiento diverso, que abarca tres "principios fundamentales". Estos principios fundamentales son:

Licencias abiertas y gratuitas

El Movimiento Wikimedia utiliza licencias abiertas para compartir todo lo que produce, incluyendo, pero no limitado a, texto, medios, datos y software para un uso adicional, distribución y mejora. Algunos contenidos externos compartidos bajo una variedad de licencias también están disponibles para su uso bajo licencia abierta. El Movimiento Wikimedia se compromete a profundizar su visión ampliando los ámbitos del conocimiento libre, integrando nuevas y evolutivas formas de conocimiento, y aumentando la diversidad de contenido.

Auto-organización y colaboración

El Movimiento Wikimedia se basa en el liderazgo distribuido. Comenzando con la base de voluntarios, el Movimiento Wikimedia confía la gran mayoría de las decisiones y la formulación de políticas a miembros individuales e institucionales en el nivel de participación más inmediato o más bajo posible. Las comunidades en línea y fuera de línea de todo el mundo generalmente toman decisiones por sí mismas, mediante el principio de subsidiariedad. El Movimiento Wikimedia invita a la creatividad, a asumir responsabilidad y a colaborar en la resolución de problemas y la implementación de los valores de esta Carta.

Información factual y verificable

El contenido del Movimiento Wikimedia pretende representar la realidad. Las definiciones de notoriedad o neutralidad pueden variar entre las diferentes partes del Movimiento Wikimedia, pero el objetivo es proporcionar conocimiento de alta calidad. El Movimiento Wikimedia valora las fuentes, la revisión por pares y el consenso. El Movimiento Wikimedia evita activamente todos los prejuicios, lagunas de conocimiento y desinformación.

Además de los tres principios fundamentales, esta Carta reconoce valores que son fundamentales para la buena gobernanza. Estos valores son:

Autonomía

El Movimiento Wikimedia se esfuerza por ser independiente, enfocado y guiado por su visión del conocimiento libre, y sin obstáculos por prejuicios o favoritismo. El Movimiento Wikimedia se niega a permitir que influencias comerciales, políticas, monetarias o promocionales comprometan su visión de cualquier manera.

Equidad

El Movimiento Wikimedia reconoce que muchas comunidades y sus miembros enfrentan diversos desafíos para la equidad del conocimiento. El Movimiento Wikimedia se esfuerza por empoderar a estas comunidades y a sus miembros para superar las formas históricas, sociales, políticas y de otro tipo de desigualdad del conocimiento. El Movimiento Wikimedia toma medidas activas, como la asignación de recursos, para promover y lograr la equidad en el conocimiento a través de la gobernanza descentralizada y el empoderamiento de la comunidad.

Inclusividad

Los proyectos de Wikimedia se desarrollan en muchos idiomas, reflejando muchas regiones y culturas. Todas las actividades se basan en el respeto mutuo por la diversidad de los participantes del Movimiento Wikimedia. Este respeto se hace cumplir mediante medidas de apoyo a la seguridad y la inclusión. El Movimiento Wikimedia proporciona un espacio común diverso, donde todos los que comparten la visión y los valores del Movimiento Wikimedia pueden participar y co-crear. Este espacio inclusivo promueve la accesibilidad a través de la tecnología de asistencia para diversas necesidades especiales.

Seguridad

El Movimiento Wikimedia prioriza el bienestar, la seguridad y la privacidad de sus participantes. El Movimiento Wikimedia busca garantizar un entorno seguro que fomente la diversidad, la inclusión, la equidad y la cooperación, que son necesarios para la participación en el conocimiento libre en el ecosistema de información en línea. Es una prioridad del Movimiento Wikimedia buscar garantizar la seguridad tanto en los espacios en línea como fuera de línea. Esta prioridad se avanza mediante la aplicación y aplicación de códigos de conducta integrales, y la inversión de los recursos necesarios para apoyar estas actividades.

Responsabilidad:

El Movimiento Wikimedia se responsabiliza a través del liderazgo comunitario representado en los proyectos de Wikimedia y los Organismos del Movimiento Wikimedia. Esta rendición de cuentas se implementa a través de una toma de decisiones transparente, el diálogo, la notificación pública, la presentación de informes de actividades y el mantenimiento de una Responsabilidad de cuidado.

Resiliencia

El Movimiento Wikimedia prospera a través de la innovación y la experimentación, y constantemente renueva su visión de lo que puede ser una plataforma de conocimiento libre, mientras continúa respetando los valores y principios de esta Carta. El Movimiento Wikimedia persigue estrategias y prácticas efectivas para cumplir su visión, y apoya y impulsa estas estrategias e prácticas con evidencia basada en métricas significativas siempre que sea posible.

Colaboradores individuales

Los contribuyentes individuales son el núcleo del Movimiento Wikimedia. Los contribuyentes tienen autonomía como individuos para participar en la visión y actividades del Movimiento Wikimedia con su conocimiento, experiencia, tiempo y energía, ya sea en línea o fuera de línea. Los colaboradores individuales crean y administran contenido; realizan tareas administrativas; participan en comités de voluntarios; organizan eventos; y participan en otras actividades dentro del Movimiento Wikimedia.

Voluntarios

Las personas que actúan como voluntarios no reciben salarios por estos esfuerzos; sin embargo, los voluntarios pueden recibir reconocimiento o apoyo de otras formas. La participación voluntaria se ve afectada por el acceso a los recursos y otras barreras.

Los contribuyentes individuales y otros voluntarios se comprometen a realizar actividades individuales o colectivas en el Movimiento Wikimedia basándose en sus preferencias personales, y deben tener el poder de participar siempre que sea posible.

Derechos

• Los voluntarios tienen derecho a ser protegidos de acoso (por ejemplo, Código de Conducta Universal (UCoC), Principio de Cuidado) en los sitios web del Movimiento Wikimedia, así como en eventos en línea y en persona organizados por cualquier Organismo del Movimiento Wikimediano.
• Los voluntarios tienen derecho a participar de manera equitativa en proyectos y comunidades. Todos los contribuyentes y otros voluntarios tienen derecho a tomar descansos o a dejar de participar cuando lo consideren conveniente.

Responsabilidades

• Todos los colaboradores y otros voluntarios deben seguir las políticas del Movimiento Wikimedia aplicables a ellos mientras contribuyen y realizan actividades de voluntariado.
• Todos los contribuyentes y otros voluntarios son responsables de sus acciones y responsables de sus contribuciones a los proyectos de Wikimedia.

Comunidades Wikimedia

Wikimedia Movement communities are groups of people who contribute online and offline to build and advance the Wikimedia Movement vision. Such communities include individual participants, paid staff, and representatives from partner organizations that are aligned with the Wikimedia Movement vision. Wikimedia Movement communities include, but are not limited to, project communities, geographic communities, language communities, and technology/developer communities. The Wikimedia Movement is formed, developed and sustained by the collective and individual work and membership of its communities.

Wikimedia project communities have autonomy to establish policies for their individual projects, so long as such policies are in conformity with this Charter and the framework of global policies. This autonomy allows individuals and communities to experiment and develop new social and technological approaches. These communities are expected to be open about their governance, their processes and their activities, so that everyone in the Wikimedia Movement can work together as a global community in a fair and unbiased manner. Almost all decisions made on individual Wikimedia projects are made by volunteer contributors, either individually or as interested groups.

Rights

• Wikimedia project communities have editorial control of the content in their individual Wikimedia projects. The framework of global policies, including the Terms of Use for the Wikimedia project websites, establishes this editorial control.
• Wikimedia communities are responsible for developing their own dispute resolution and moderation processes within and in conformity with the scope of global policies.

Responsibilities

• Wikimedia Movement communities should encourage participation in their activities and governance. Anyone who adheres to the global policies and has sufficient interest, time and skills should be encouraged to participate.
• Wikimedia Movement communities should be fair and equitable in governance and policy enforcement in order to fulfill the vision of the Wikimedia Movement and to maintain their overall health.
• The policies and guidelines of Wikimedia Movement communities should be easily accessible and enforceable.

Wikimedia Movement Bodies

Wikimedia Movement volunteers and communities form organizations to support and coordinate their activities. In this Charter, these organizations are referred to as Wikimedia Movement Bodies, which include Wikimedia Movement Organizations, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the Global Council. The Global Council and the Wikimedia Foundation are the highest governing bodies, both with their own specific purpose and responsibilities.

So that under-resourced and underrepresented contributors can participate meaningfully in Wikimedia projects and other Wikimedia Movement activities, Wikimedia communities and Movement Bodies should seek to reduce participation barriers. Wikimedia Movement Bodies have no editorial control over specific projects or content areas. All Wikimedia Movement Bodies have a Care Responsibility towards the Wikimedia communities with whom they work.

The Independent Dispute Resolution mechanism will be created to resolve conflicts that existing Wikimedia Movement mechanisms are unable to resolve, or where involved parties are unable to handle such decisions for reasons beyond their control. In the absence of this mechanism, the Wikimedia Foundation, or its chosen delegate, will assume this responsibility.

Wikimedia Movement Organizations

Wikimedia Movement Organizations are organized groups that exist to create conditions for open and free knowledge to flourish in a given geographic or thematic context. Wikimedia Movement Organizations operate in line with the Wikimedia Movement’s vision, and include Wikimedia affiliates, hubs, and other groups that the Global Council or its appointed committees have recognized formally.

There are four different types of Wikimedia Movement Organizations:

1. Wikimedia Chapters are affiliates that are independent organizations founded to support and promote the Wikimedia projects in a specified geographical region.
2. Wikimedia Thematic Organizations are affiliates that are independent organizations founded to support and promote Wikimedia projects within a specific topic or focus.
3. Wikimedia User Groups are simple and flexible affiliates that can be organized by region or theme.
4. Wikimedia Hubs are organizations formed by affiliates for regional or thematic support, collaboration and coordination.

Wikimedia Movement Organizations are a key way in which Wikimedia Movement communities can organize within the Wikimedia Movement for delivery of activities and cooperative endeavors. Wikimedia Movement Organizations may employ professionals to support the mission of the organization, as well as the free knowledge vision. Most often, this support is provided by amplifying and supporting the work of volunteers.

Governance

Guided by Movement Values, Principles of Decision-Making, and standards established by the Global Council, the body of a Wikimedia Movement Organization can decide its composition and governance according to the context and needs within which it operates. The decision-maker in a Wikimedia Movement Organization is an organization’s board or a similar body and is accountable to the group that such board or similar body represents—for example, its membership body.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of Wikimedia Movement Organizations include:

• promoting the sustainability of Wikimedia Movement communities that the membership body intends to support;
• facilitating inclusion, equity, and diversity within their community;
• upholding the Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC); and
• developing partnerships and collaborations within their areas of interest.

For numerous reasons, including the resource allocation within the Wikimedia Movement, Wikimedia Movement Organizations should make their work and activities transparent by providing publicly accessible reporting.

Wikimedia Movement Organizations may choose to develop their financial sustainability through additional revenue generation, thereby increasing the overall capacity of the Wikimedia Movement. When necessary, such efforts for revenue generation must be coordinated with other Wikimedia Movement Bodies, including the Wikimedia Foundation and the Global Council.

Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) is the nonprofit organization that serves as the main steward and support of the Wikimedia Movement’s free knowledge platforms and technology. The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under a free license or in the public domain, as well as to disseminate it effectively and globally.

The Wikimedia Foundation should align its work with the strategic direction and global strategy of the Global Council. Following the Movement Values and Principles of Decision-Making, and the WMF’s mission, the Wikimedia Foundation is expected to contribute to distributed leadership and responsibilities across the Wikimedia Movement. For the same reasons, the Wikimedia Foundation is also expected to work towards equitable distribution of resources, such as those established by the Global Council in consultation with stakeholders.

Governance

Guided by Movement Values and Principles of Decision-Making, the Wikimedia Foundation can decide its composition and governance in accordance with this Charter, and the context and needs within which it operates. The Wikimedia Foundation works closely with the Global Council, especially on matters that have global or movement-wide impact on the Wikimedia Movement.

Responsibilities

The Wikimedia Foundation’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operating the Wikimedia projects, which includes hosting, developing, and maintaining core software; setting Terms of Use and other broad movement-wide policies; running fundraising campaigns; respecting and supporting community autonomy and stakeholder needs; and engaging in any other actions so that Wikimedia projects are easily accessible available and vision-aligned;
• Supporting programmatic activities for the Wikimedia Movement; and
• Legal obligations, including stewarding the Wikimedia brand; providing policies that provide a structure so as allow projects to run; ensuring legislative compliance; addressing legal threats; and enhancing safety of volunteers.

Global Council

The Global Council is a collaborative and representative decision-making body that brings together diverse viewpoints to advance the vision of the Wikimedia Movement. The Global Council operates alongside the Wikimedia Foundation and other Wikimedia Movement Organizations to foster an inclusive and effective environment for the Wikimedia Movement as a whole and for all stakeholders involved.

Purpose

The Global Council serves as a forum where different Wikimedia Movement perspectives converge, thereby playing a pivotal role in shaping the future trajectory of the Wikimedia Movement. The Global Council seeks to ensure the continued relevance and impact of the Wikimedia Movement in an ever-changing world through its functions of strategic planning, support of Wikimedia Movement Organizations, resource distribution, and technology advancement.

Decisions are better informed and reflect the needs and priorities of the global community when a wide range of voices and experiences from across the Wikimedia Movement represent and participate in the highest levels of decision-making. By electing and selecting a majority of the Global Council’s members from the Wikimedia Movement’s volunteer base, the Global Council fosters a stronger sense of ownership and trust, while working towards the Wikimedia Movement’s vision of free knowledge. To support inclusion and representation of diverse perspectives, the membership of the Global Council should not be dominated by any particular demographic, including, but not limited to, any linguistic, geographical, or project-based demographic.

Governance

Guided by Movement Values and Principles of Decision-Making, the body of the Global Council can decide its composition and governance in accordance to the context and needs within which the Global Council operates. The Global Council also decides on the details of its own procedures. These procedures include, but are not limited to: the Global Council structure, membership, decision-making processes, responsibilities and accountability, and mechanisms for the inclusion of new and less-heard voices.

Functions

The Global Council focuses on four functions and areas of decision-making that have a direct impact on the Wikimedia Movement community and stakeholders. The Global Council has decision-making authority over all of its functions established by this Charter. The members of the Global Council are held accountable for the decisions and actions of the Global Council through the election and selection process.

The Global Council elects a Global Council Board, which is in charge of coordinating and representing the Global Council as mandated by this Charter and the Global Council’s decisions. The Global Council Board approves the establishment and activities of the Global Council committees and their membership. These Global Council committees determine their own composition and ways of operating, and can appoint additional members who are not members of the Global Council to contribute to their work. The Global Council has at least four committees, individually responsible for each of the four functions outlined in this Charter.

Strategic Planning

The Global Council is responsible for developing long-term strategic direction for the Wikimedia Movement. The strategic direction will serve as a foundation for decisions made by the Global Council and as guidance for the prioritization of the initiatives to achieve strategic goals. All Wikimedia Movement Bodies are expected to support the strategic direction established by the Global Council and incorporate it into their programs and activities. Based on such strategic direction, the Global Council also develops recommended annual global strategic priorities for the Wikimedia Movement. The Global Council develops the strategic direction in consultation with all stakeholders inside and outside the Wikimedia Movement.

Support of Wikimedia Movement Organizations

The Global Council establishes standards for the functioning of Wikimedia affiliates and Wikimedia hubs. To achieve this, the Global Council and its committee establish and oversee processes for recognition/derecognition of these affiliates and hubs; seek to ensure that Wikimedia Movement Organizations are in compliance with organizational standards; facilitate conflict resolution to maintain collaborative and respectful relationships within the Wikimedia Movement; and simplify access to resources (financial, human, knowledge, and others) for more equitable support and empowerment of Wikimedia Movement communities.

Resource Distribution

The Global Council establishes and periodically reviews the standards and guidelines for the equitable distribution of the funds in the Wikimedia Movement in alignment with the strategic direction. These standards and guidelines shall comply with the Principles of Decision-Making. Furthermore, the Global Council and its committees determine the grant distribution to the Wikimedia Movement communities and Wikimedia Movement Organizations; determine movement-wide goals and metrics in conformity with the priorities set out in the strategic direction; determine the regional, thematic, and other funding allocations; and review global programmatic outcomes.

Technology Advancement

The Global Council coordinates across different Wikimedia Movement technology-focused stakeholders, and provides advice and guidance on technological advancement. The Global Council assists and advises the Wikimedia Foundation in prioritizing technological changes, including the opening or closing of Wikimedia language projects, and helps the wider Wikimedia Movement understand the technological priorities as set forth in the strategic direction. The Global Council will exercise these functions in collaboration with Wikimedia Movement Bodies and online technical contributors.

Initial creation and future expansion

The first Global Council will have twenty-five members. Of which, twelve members will be elected by the Wikimedia community at large; eight members will be selected through Wikimedia affiliates; one by the Wikimedia Foundation; and the remaining four members will be directly appointed by the Global Council, for the purpose of increasing expertise and diversity within its membership.

The Global Council selects twenty-percent (20%) of its members to serve on the Global Council Board.

With the experiences gained through its initial set-up and processes, the Global Council will review internal workings and mechanisms in order to innovate, adapt, and grow as a Wikimedia Movement Body. At least once every 3 years:

• The Global Council, in collaboration with Wikimedia Movement stakeholders, conducts an evaluation of its functioning. The evaluation will include a review of whether an expansion of the Global Council’s functions and its scope for decision-making is advisable and feasible within the following Global Council term.
• The Global Council reviews the Wikimedia Movement’s needs to determine whether the current membership size of the Global Council is compatible with its responsibilities. The Global Council may decide to expand or contract its size as a result of this review. The Global Council can have a maximum of 100 members.
  • If the Global Council and other stakeholders choose to increase the membership size of the Global Council to gradually build up a broader base of diversity and experience, it may do so at intervals of up to 25 more members every 18 months until the Global Council reaches 100 members.

Amendment

This Charter is designed to endure for many years. Because of this, except as provided below, amendments to this Charter are to be made only in extraordinary circumstances.

Categories of amendments

1. Minor corrections.
   • Spelling and grammar corrections that do not change the meaning or intent of this Charter.
2. Changes to this Charter that affect only the working processes of the Global Council.
3. Changes to this Charter that:
   • Modify the overall responsibilities and membership of the Council.
   • Modify the values of the Wikimedia Movement; or the responsibilities and rights of individual contributors, projects, affiliates, hubs, the Wikimedia Foundation, future Wikimedia Movement Organizations, and the wider Wikimedia Movement.
4. Changes proposed by the Wikimedia Movement.

Amendment Category	Process	Change Approval Body	Notes
1	55% support for proposed change	Global Council Board
2	55% support for proposed change	Global Council	Community consultation recommended
3	Movement-wide vote, 55% support for change	Wikimedia Movement	Voting mechanism to follow the ratification process as closely as possible, including support vote from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
4	Proposals must meet criteria to move on to voting. Movement-wide vote, 55% support for change	Wikimedia Movement	Voting mechanism to follow the ratification process as closely as possible, including support vote from Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

Process for proposing Wikimedia Movement Charter amendments

The Global Council Board may propose amendments in Categories 1, 2, and 3. The Global Council may propose amendments in Categories 2 and 3. Category 4 amendments are proposed by members of the Wikimedia Movement. Category 4 amendments must meet certain criteria, including public support in order to trigger the amendment voting process. The Global Council is responsible for designing the process in consultation with the Wikimedia community.

The Global Council must appoint an independent committee to manage voting on Categories 3 and 4 amendments. The Global Council may define voting eligibility criteria for affiliates and individual voters, or may delegate this responsibility to the independent committee.

Ratification

The Charter is ratified and comes into effect after a vote that has the following result:

• 55% support from participating Wikimedia affiliates, with a minimum of half (50%) of eligible affiliates participating in the vote;
• 55% support from participating individual voters, with a minimum of 2% of eligible voters participating in the vote; and
• The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees votes to support the Charter.

Prevailing language and translations

Translations of this Charter may be provided in other languages. In the event of doubt or conflict between any translation and the original English language version, the English language shall prevail.

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