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Topic of Discussion: Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi

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	=== Topic of Discussion: Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi ===		=== Topic of Discussion: Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi ===

			* It's been a hard time for the queer community in Egypt. Nothing really changed since. There is a blame on Egypt for creating this scar and trauma and on Canada for not taking care of queer refugees.
			Sarah's story echoed among queer community in Tunisia and other countries in the region.

			* It is pride month, so it would be ideal to '''spotlight LGBTQ+ voices this month''' if anyone would like to open up or share. Who might want to share their stories? How to be an ally?

	~~It's been a hard time for the queer community~~ in ~~Egypt. Nothing really changed since. There is a blame on Egypt for creating this scar and trauma and on Canada for not taking care~~ of ~~queer refugees.~~		* There was an event in memory of Sarah Hegazi cancelled in Jordan. https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/ammans-cancellation-lgbt-event-frustrates-activists
	Sarah~~'s story echoed among queer community~~ in ~~Tunisia and other countries in the region~~.

	~~It is pride month, so it would be ideal to spotlight LGBTQ+ voices this month if anyone would like to open up or share~~. ~~Who might want to share their stories? How to be an ally?~~

	~~There was an event~~ in ~~memory of Sarah Hegazi cancelled in Jordan. https~~:~~//english.alaraby~~.co.~~uk/news/ammans-cancellation-lgbt-event-frustrates-activists~~		* How do we feel about Pride Month? it depends where you live, in the US, my experience: it was really capitalistic. I don't really think about it, I just survived.

	~~How do we feel about Pride Month? it depends~~ where ~~you live~~, in the US, ~~my experience: it was really capitalistic~~. I ~~don~~'t ~~really think about it~~, I just ~~survived~~.		* I live in Toronto where she lived, I actually met Sarah. Just before the anniversary of her death, a few friends went to her grave to put flowers. I went and I was shocked, she didn't have a grave stone, just a number..

	~~I live in Toronto where she lived, I actually met Sarah. Just before the anniversary of her death, a few friends went~~ to her ~~grave to put flowers~~. I ~~went and I was shocked, she didn~~'t ~~have~~ a grave stone, ~~just a number~~..		* It's important not to take away her agency. I don't know how much money a grave stone costs, I don't know whose choice it should be. We will ask her friends and family.

	It'~~s important not to take away her her agency. I don't know how much money a grave stone costs, I don't know whose choice it should be. We will ask her friends~~ and ~~family~~.		* AlQaws' work on Queer Liberation and Palestine: https://twitter.com/alQaws/status/1397557965067071488?s=20

	~~AlQaws~~' ~~work~~ on ~~Queer Liberation and Palestine: https://twitter.com/alQaws/status/1397557965067071488?s=20~~		'''A CKS on Wikipedia'''

	It's important in the Wikipedia CKS to talk about the erasure of queerness in Arabic speaking media as well as on Wikipedia.		* It's important in the Wikipedia CKS to talk about the erasure of queerness in Arabic speaking media as well as on Wikipedia.

	Suggestion of a CKS on Wikipedia:		* Suggestion of a CKS on Wikipedia:
	We would like to organize a crash course on Wikimedia ecosystem, Wikimedia Foundation, resources to answer questions like: how is Wikipedia a meritocracy? What are the different people's roles? What are the goverernance models?		** We would like to organize a crash course on Wikimedia ecosystem, Wikimedia Foundation, resources to answer questions like: how is Wikipedia a meritocracy? What are the different people's roles? What are the goverernance models?
	Relationship between staff and the power dynamics between Wikimedia admins and straff. With more LGBTQI+ people joining Wikipedia and the Trust & Safety conversations, there is potential for change.		** Relationship between staff and the power dynamics between Wikimedia admins and straff. With more LGBTQI+ people joining Wikipedia and the Trust & Safety conversations, there is potential for change.

	Sarah's page is in Egyptian dialect not on Wikipedia Ar		* Sarah's page is in Egyptian dialect not on Wikipedia Ar
	https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%89		https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87_%D8%AD%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%89
	Why is there only a page for Sarah or arz (dialect) but not a Standard Arabic page?		* Why is there only a page for Sarah or arz (dialect) but not a Standard Arabic page?
			* Sarah's Wikipedia Ar page was deleted on Wikipedia and then it became a redirect to the page on LGBTQI+ page. Who took this decision?

	~~Sarah~~'~~s Wikipedia Ar page was deleted on Wikipedia and then it became a redirect to the page on LGBTQI+ page. Who took this decision?~~		'''Self-care'''

	Self-care as it's starting to get warmer/too hot depeding on the country:		* Self-care as it's starting to get warmer/too hot depeding on the country:
	Hydration, do not forget to drink water!		** Hydration, do not forget to drink water!
	kickboxing as self-care, really empowering and fun!		** kickboxing as self-care, really empowering and fun!
	Close window blinds when it's too sunny, it helps keep your place cooler		** Close window blinds when it's too sunny, it helps keep your place cooler
	Dance breaks between remote work appointments		** Dance breaks between remote work appointments
	Too hot to go out? Watching a great series for hours in the weekend		** Too hot to go out? Watching a great series for hours in the weekend
	Reading books		** Reading books
	Long evening walks		** Long evening walks

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	=== Topic of Discussion: ~~Community Solidarity with Palestine~~ ===		=== Topic of Discussion: Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi ===


	~~Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi~~

	~~Sarah Hegazi: it~~'s been a hard time for the queer community in Egypt. Nothing really changed since. There is a blame on Egypt for creating this scar and trauma and on Canada for not taking care of queer refugees.		It's been a hard time for the queer community in Egypt. Nothing really changed since. There is a blame on Egypt for creating this scar and trauma and on Canada for not taking care of queer refugees.
	Sarah's story echoed among queer community in Tunisia and other countries in the region.		Sarah's story echoed among queer community in Tunisia and other countries in the region.

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	'''Where:''' The Meetjitsi link will be shared in the [https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/community/channels/mena Regional:MENA Channel] on the IFF Mattermost one or two hours before the start of the meeting.		'''Where:''' The Meetjitsi link will be shared in the [https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/community/channels/mena Regional:MENA Channel] on the IFF Mattermost one or two hours before the start of the meeting.
	* Don't have an account to the IFF Mattermost? [[IFF_Mattermost\|you can request one following the directions here.]]		* Don't have an account to the IFF Mattermost? [[IFF_Mattermost\|you can request one following the directions here.]]

			== Notes ==

			=== Topic of Discussion: Community Solidarity with Palestine ===


	Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi		Pride Month & Remembering Sarah Hegazi

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+Sarah Hegazi: it's been a hard time for the queer community in Egypt. Nothing really changed since. There is a blame on Egypt for creating this scar and trauma and on Canada for not taking care of queer refugees.

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* [[MENA Monthly Meetups|What are the MENA Monthly Meetups]]
* [[Villages & Special Events Notes|Others Villages & Special Events]]
* [[Calendar of Events|Upcoming Meetups & Gatherings]]
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The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. If you cannot attend the monthly meetups, we are taking notes of each gathering and linking to them below.

The MENA community is connected during the week in different ways. Either through various MENA-focused channels on the '''[[IFF Mattermost|IFF Mattermost]]''' or via '''[[Calendar_of_Events|different events organized]]''' on various topics during the year.

'''Date:''' Thursday, June 17th

'''Time:''' 5pm UTC+2 / 11am EST

'''Who:''' Facilitated by Rima and Wafaa

'''Where:''' The Meetjitsi link will be shared in the [https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/community/channels/mena Regional:MENA Channel] on the IFF Mattermost one or two hours before the start of the meeting.
* Don't have an account to the IFF Mattermost? [[IFF_Mattermost|you can request one following the directions here.]]

== Notes ==

''Notes will be posted here''

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