Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You're invited to attend some Wiki-wonderful events next week:
***Black History Every Day Edit-a-thon at BMCC***
Wikimedia New York City, Black Lunch Table (BLT), and the Borough of
Manhattan Community College community will create, update, and improve
Wikipedia articles pertaining to visual artists of the African Diaspora and
beyond for our Black History Every Day event. Together we will create
historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction
of the historical record.
Date: February 26th
Time: 3:00 - 7:00PM
Location: Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street
RSVP REQUIRED:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-history-everyday-wikipedia-editathon-bmc…
***WikiWednesday Salon & Skillshare***
This month's meetup includes a new location and a special presentation from
Caroline Sinders (
https://carolinesinders.com/). Have a question that needs
answering? A project you'd like to share? Add it to the agenda!
Date: February 27th
Time: 7:00 - 9:00PM
Location: Metropolitan New York Library Council, 599 11th Avenue
Details and (optional) RSVP:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February_2019
***Revolutionizing Wikipedia: A Queer and Feminist Edit-a-thon***
Join us as we work toward greater inclusivity and representation on
Wikipedia! Whether you’re an active Wikipedia contributor or have been
curious about getting started, we hope you will join us as we gather
together for a training and edit-a-thon designed to support queer and
feminist contributors and articles.
Date: February 28th
Time: 12:00 - 4:30PM
Location: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue
RSVP REQUIRED :
https://www.hastac.org/blogs/ckatopodis/2019/02/06/feb-28-revolutionizing-w…
Our full calendar of events (including the Art + Feminism campaign next
month!) are available at bit.ly/WMNYCEvents. We look forward to editing
with you soon!
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City