re:shape

In November 2024, re•shape – A Wikimedia Program to support knowledge equity will enter its second year. Through this program, Wikimedia Deutschland, in collaboration with neue deutsche organisationen – das postmigrantische netzwerk e.V., provides project funding to create more space and visibility for marginalized knowledge. The program is aimed at individuals and communities who experience racism. In addition to financial support of up to €5,000, the program offers support in the form of workshops and consultation on Free Knowledge and the project implementation.

Projects from communities experiencing racism that aim to create more space and improve visibility for marginalized knowledge are eligible for funding if they aim to publish their results under a free license. Applications were open from August 15 to September 15, 2024, and ccould be submitted in German or English.

By marginalized knowledge, we mean knowledge, content, perspectives, and stories that receive little or no space and visibility in mainstream narratives and institutions due to power asymmetries and structural exclusions. This includes knowledge from communities affected by racism.

When we speak of knowledge equity, we mean recognizing inequalities and dismantling systemic barriers to ensure that all people, regardless of their social or economic status, have access to knowledge and can participate in its production and dissemination.

By Free Knowledge, we mean knowledge that can be freely accessed, modified, reproduced, reused, and distributed. Free licenses allow marginalized knowledge to reach a wider audience and be more easily used in both formal and informal education and for fairer media representation of marginalized groups.