Thanks Rohini, I'm really glad you shared this. Though I'm not free to participate
on the official edit-a-thon days, I've created this entry as a stub - and left a red
link to another rights activist who is referenced in Indian media:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Kharshiing
As Risker/Anne notes, there are special concerns in adding/editing content about human
rights and living persons, especially when they're victims of violence. So I tend to
focus on people that actively speak out firsthand and ask for help in addressing their
causes, which to me indicates consent to publicise. In the case of Agnes, you can see a
list of causes she's publicly advocated for:
https://www.causes.com/profiles/102474457
There are many women's rights activists in India who don't have profiles on
Wikipedia even though they have called for international help addressing their concerns.
Adding more content related to their concerns (particularly in this edit-a-thon their
concerns about women's rights) can be productive in terms of content
"sticking" on Wikipedia. Rather than inadvertently helping to single someone
out, adding to the weight of evidence and raising awareness about issues they advocate
about can be more powerful in catalyzing change, while decreasing the likelihood of
individuals facing harassment.
This publication was released yesterday:
http://iphrdefenders.net/mediabox/docs/Women%20and%20Mining_finalbookforweb…
Considering how broader human rights violations can lead to domestic or sexual violence,
linked to poverty, community breakdowns or militarization, is also fundamental to
women's rights. These case studies on other parts of Asia, but there are similar case
studies in India that could be better reflected on Wikipedia, perhaps after this weekend
:)
Cheers,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alixos
On Dec 4, 2556 BE, at 10:11 PM, Sydney Poore wrote:
Hi there Rohini,
This sounds like a great idea. I plan to participate too remotely. And I'll be happy
to be a resource to help people figure out if specific content meets the content policy
and guidelines on Wikipedia English. Or help them to rewrite it so that it does.
Warm regards,
Sydney Poore
User:FloNight
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:40 AM, Rohini Lakshané <rohini(a)wikimedia.in> wrote:
This weekend I'm remotely participating in an edit-a-thon for editing articles
pertaining to violence against women. (The text of the event announcement is attached.)
Has anyone else conducted or participated in events specific to articles on violence
against women, sexual violence, sexual harassment, and similar topics? I'd like to
hear your experiences.
Regards,
Rohini
--
Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap,
Wikimedia Chapter (India)
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From: Rohini Lakshané <rohini(a)wikimedia.in>
Date: Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Subject: Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Dec 7-8 in Delhi for articles on violence against
women
To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Breakthrough, a global human rights organisation that runs campaigns such as Bell Bajao,
and Wikimedia Chapter (India) are conducting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Delhi on December
7 and 8 for editing articles pertaining to violence against women. Facebook page of the
event:
http://www.facebook.com/events/181325168737101
Basic idea behind this session: A crucial problem with several Wikipedia articles on
sexual violence, especially in the Indian context, is that often there are no articles or
that articles have been deleted. It would be a knowledge advocacy session to increase
gender sensitive editing in Wikipedia.
The session will involve editing of articles pertaining to various aspects of violence
against women in India. A list of about 10 Wikipedia articles has been drawn up for
editing. The session will be live-blogged. Remote participation will be enabled through
IRC channels.
The edit-a-thon is a part of the "16 days of activism against gender based
violence" starting 25th November (International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women) to 10 December (International Human Rights Day). This is a global campaign
that aims at raising awareness about gender-based violence as a human rights issue. This
hackathon will be mainly focussed towards data visualisation and several organisations are
providing us with statistical datasets and other kinds of data including audio and video.
--
Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap,
Wikimedia Chapter (India)
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