Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees/Call for feedback: Community Board seats/Reports/2021-02-16 Conversation with French Canadian Communities
Appearance
2021-02-16 Meet Up with French Canadian Communities
Participants
[edit]- Mahuton - (Facilitation for the French language) Facilitator
- Bachounda - (Facilitation support for French language and MENA region.)(notetaker)
- Ahmed Houamel (Quebec)
- Rency Inson Michel (Haiti)
Ideas discussed
[edit]Vetting of candidates, Selection Committee, Quotas
Vetting of candidates
[edit]A participant said that criteria based on expertise and experience are needed to select candidates with experience in movement projects.
Selection Committee
[edit]Participants said that it is ok if the Board delegates the selection committee
Quotas
[edit]Both of the participants suggested a new idea of language quotas. For participants, Setting percentages for gender has always been discriminatory.
Board functioning
[edit]With a board already composed of 10 members and 3 more, the three remaining seats for the community are not enough to cover the minority gap.
New ideas suggested
[edit]A participant suggested the idea of language quotas