I wish I was already a donor so I could send this email. First time I’ve felt regret like this, I should be more proactive about supporting things like this in the future. Thanks for sharing.
Comment on Big Tech’s Anti-Labor Playbook Has Come for Wikipedia
Reyali@lemmy.world 16 hours agoI decided to cancel my recurring donation, citing these actions as why.
Here’s the email I wrote:
I would like to cancel my recurring donation in response to Wikimedia’s decision to fire Brooke Vibber and the Community Tech team. I love Wikipedia, but I have concerns around the anti-union and anti-community actions that are happening under the current leadership. I will not in good conscience continue to support a “nonprofit” organization that is following the big tech/Silicon Valley anti-labor playbook.
- The type of change you would like to make to your donation - cancel
- The email address that was used when the donation was made - [redacted]
- The full name used - [redacted]
- The amount and currency of the donation - $20 USD recurring monthly
I hope the Wikimedia Foundation rethinks its approach to the community and its workers, and establishes practices of transparency.
Thank you,
kobra@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
Reyali@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
It took me a long time and some kicks in the butt to make some of my donations recurring. Like I decided to give recurring donations to Wikimedia and the Internet Archive a few years back when Elon was attacking both of them. I’d given as one-offs when Wikipedia would prompt for donations, but was proud to make it a recurring thing.
MajorHavoc@programming.dev 15 hours ago
I’ve done the same. This sucks, but I didn’t realize I was donating to an organization without a workers union agreement in place.
MoonMoon@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Yoink. Here I go cancelling again.