Submissions/Introducing Training Modules - multilingual training on combating harassment

This is an accepted submission for Wikimania 2017.

Submission no. 2040 Subject - C6

Title of the submission

Introducing Training Modules - multilingual training on combating harassment

Type of submission (lecture, panel, tutorial/workshop, roundtable discussion, lightning talk, poster, birds of a feather discussion)

lecture (though could be a panel)

Author of the submission

Joe Sutherland

Language of presentation

English

E-mail address

jsutherlandwikimedia.org

Username

User:JSutherland (WMF)

Country of origin

United States (via the United Kingdom)

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.)

Wikimedia Foundation

Personal homepage or blog

joesutherland.rocks

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Harassment is a growing issue in the Wikimedia movement and actively stifles its ability to attract and retain participants. To combat this, the Support and Safety team, in a collaborative multi-faceted effort alongside the Wikimedia community itself has developed Training Modules. These modules aim to provide succinct information and advice on how to handle incidents of harassment, both online or in-person. The modules are open to all Wikimedia contributors but should be especially useful to those with advanced rights, such as administrators and functionaries, and those involved with community governance groups. Another module, one specifically focused on those involved with events, deals exclusively with the handling of issues arising at in-person meetups or conferences. Ultimately, these modules should assist those key groups better coordinate their work.

What will attendees take away from this session?

The goal of this session would be to teach people of the existence of these new modules, as well as learn a bit more about how they were developed and came to be. We asked for a great deal of feedback from a large number of community members, and it is important that their work be highlighted here.

Theme of presentation

• WikiCulture & Community

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?

intermediate, advanced

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long)

25 minutes

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?

Yes

Slides or further information (optional)

Slides

Special requests

Is this Submission a Draft or Final?

This is a Completed submission for Wikimania 2017 ready to be reviewed by a member of the Programme Committee.

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1. Ragesoss (talk) 00:29, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
2. --Gnom (talk) 13:07, 26 March 2017 (UTC) Let's make Wikipedia green!
3. Nattes à chat --Nattes à chat (talk) 00:31, 11 April 2017 (UTC) harassment is an issue that needs to be addressed again and again
4. LaMèreVeille (talk) 15:52, 12 April 2017 (UTC) Strongly support. Combating any kind of harassment is extremely important.
5. Kritzolina (talk) 19:22, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
6. אומנות (talk) 14:14, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
7. TBolliger (WMF) (talk) 17:26, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
8. Camelia (talk) 10:06, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
9. Funcrunch (talk) 20:06, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
10. please upload the presentation and add the link here, because it had a lot of interesting resources I would like to explore more. Thank you. --Helixitta (talk) 16:19, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

    @Helixitta: I will do just that. :) JSutherland (WMF) (talk) 18:49, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

    @Helixitta: Here! JSutherland (WMF) (talk) 19:18, 12 August 2017 (UTC)