Hello – The Africa Narrative submitted a note of introduction several
months ago which the African Wikimedian Digest kindly disseminated. I’d be
grateful if you could once again put out a notice on our behalf, this time
in support of our search for a Wikimedian-in-Residence. Thank you very
much.
Michelle
The Africa Narrative (TAN), a non-profit that develops singular, high
impact initiatives in support of African creatives and the African cultural
and creative industries, is seeking a Wikimedian-in-Residence to be part of
an exciting Wikipedia project that TAN is spearheading. The AfroCreatives
Wikiproject aims to support and mobilize creatives and professionals from
the African creative sector, as well as enthusiasts more broadly, to
contribute and enhance knowledge on Wikipedia about Africa’s creative
economy. Its inaugural effort will target the film sectors of Egypt,
Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal.
We are seeking a dynamic individual with a track record of editing
Wikipedia on Africa-related content and with a passion for African arts and
culture. The position is remote and can be based anywhere on the
continent. Applications will be accepted through October 7th. More
information on the role and how to apply can be found here
<https://www.theafricanarrative.org/wir-application>.
Michelle van Gilder
Founder | Acting Executive Director
M: 917-825-7556
O: 202-559-9182
www.theafricanarrative.org
The Africa Narrative
<http://www.instagram.com/africanarrative>
<https://twitter.com/54narratives>
Dear Community Members,
We are pleased to announce that registration for Wiki Indaba 2021
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021> is now open.
This year’s Wiki Indaba will be hosted by the Wikimedia Community User
group Uganda and held virtually between 05 - 07 November 2021 under the
theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the Future.
Click on this link to register http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021
<http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021>
The call for submissions is still open until September 24th, please submit
your session proposal either as a presentation, panel discussion, lightning
talk, or workshop before September 24th, 2021 by simply stating the title
of your session and providing a brief description via
https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-2021/cfp.
Please reach out to wikiuganda(a)gmail.com if you have any questions.
Regards,
Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing
Committee.
Good day all,
The Hack UR Culture Lekgotla 2021 registrations are underway, kindly read
through and register today if one of the thematic areas is your interest.
Also, note that the due date for registration to be a speaker is tomorrow.
Best regards,
Bobby Shabangu
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Date: Mon, 13 Sept 2021 at 15:15
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To: <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>
We can't wait to see you at this year's #HUC2021 Lekgotla. Register now to
reserve your spot as a speaker or attendee.
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*Molweni, Avuxeni, Hello, #HackUrCulture Community & Happy Heritage Month!*
In this week’s mailer, we’re giving you a quick recap of the #HUC2020
hackathon winners and funded projects.
The #HackUrCulture2020 hackathon gathered a community of professional
creatives, software developers, researchers and cultural heritage experts
to collaborate on solving a set of challenges.
Using internet channels to find each other and form teams, the teams then
had to self organise, engage in training and workshops to better understand
the challenges so they could develop and build solutions across the
different problem tracks.
The Sub-Saharan African leg of the 2020 Hack Ur Culture (HUC) hackathon
resulted in a one-month long pan-African digital sprint, virtually hosted
with individual participants from 24 African countries.
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In November 2020 we saw the virtual exhibition go live in collaboration
with the Fak’ugesi - African Digital Innovation Festival
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where the winning projects were showcased.
For the inaugural Hack Ur Culture, the HUC committee opted for 3 prize
categories to ensure sufficient latitude when assessing the various
projects. The 3 categories were as follows:
- Overall Winners: 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place
- Most Compelling Project: 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place
- Best Team Spirit: 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place
To assess the different projects submitted to HUC, a highly credible panel
of judges were assembled made up of representatives from different GLAM
institutions and stakeholders from across the cultural and creative
industries.
*1st Prize for Best Overall Project went to District 6 Social App by Team
Artyfact:*
“Artyfact was represented by five team members residing in Senegal,
Cameroon and Ghana. They developed a digital location-based platform that
allows users (District 6’ers) to interact with their environment through an
auditory and visual gamified experience.
They do so by interacting with their immediate environment (maps & shops)
together with the audio files relevant to the marked locations making it
easier to learn about the history.
This is backed through a gamified process through a leader board and
progress tracking. District 6'ers can explore and interact with archives:
this is a refreshing and exciting way to learn about history with friends.”
[image: EMAILER STRAP 06 - FUNDED PROJECTS]
The Goethe-Institut approached 2 of the project teams to fund their
projects for further development. These projects are:
1. Mogau’s Kingdom By Culture Code in partnership with Book Dash
2. Strictly Silk by Hack Circle in partnership with The Nest Collective
- *Book Dash Game - Mogau’s Kingdom:*
Culture Code chose to work with the Book Dash data set to transform one of
their open-source books into a game.
The project aims to bring awareness to Book Dash’s online library of books
by creatively adapting their open access books to make a fun, engaging
edutainment experience that will appeal to a younger audience and assist
Book Dash with their vision to ensure that every child owns a hundred books
by the age of five; before they enter school.
- *Strictly Silk Online:*
Is a safe online space for the queer community to gather in Kenya
especially under the limitations of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The website was built in collaboration with the Nest Collective, one of the
GLAM partners from Nairobi, Kenya.
The project aims to pivot & replicate all that has been done and learnt by
Nest Collective in the Strictly Silk physical space into a viable virtual
space taking into consideration access, community fostering, safety,
ticketing, shopping from event vendors and assurance in digital security
all with due diligence and care.
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The #HUC2020 Lekgotla will take place *on Twitter & Zoom platforms *for an
open dialogue and discussion *between 27-29 September 2021* as part of our
campaign leading up to the *#HUC2022 Hackathon*.
To register for the online lekgotla as a *presenter/speaker**, please
follow this link to complete registration.*
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*(Deadline:
15 September 2021)*
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To register for the online lekgotla as an *attendee**, please follow this
link to complete registration.*
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Once you have registered and wish to participate as a *speaker*, note that
all speakers will be requested to join our *speakers/presenters Briefing
session on 21 September 2021. *
For more information, you can visit the Hack Ur Culture website here
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Follow our new Hack UR Culture accounts on social media to stay informed on
incoming news and updates about the Lekgotla
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A reminder that our office hours are upcoming, in a little less than three
hours at 3PM UTC.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 5:47 PM Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hi Movement Organizers,
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation Campaign Product team will be hosting our first
> Campaigns Product Office hour on September 9, 2021 at 3 PM UTC (join us
> on Zoom: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87427100681) . The Office hour will
> focus on an introduction to the Product team and the choice of a first
> feature focused on Event Registration. [1]
>
> For more information about our focus on Event Registration, see:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Registrat…
>
>
>
> For more information about the Campaigns Product Team, see:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team
>
> If you would like to subscribe for further updates from the Campaigns
> Product team, we invite you to subscribe for newsletter updates at:
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>
>
> Looking forward to your participation!
>
> The Campaigns Product team
>
> [1] For a full list of previous WMF Campaigns office hours see:
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>
>
>
> --
> Alex Stinson
> Senior Program Strategist
> Wikimedia Foundation
> Twitter: @sadads
>
> Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
> Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
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>
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Senior Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
Dear Community Members,
We are glad to announce that the call for submission of proposals for Wiki
Indaba 2021 is now open.
WikiIndaba will be hosted by the Wikimedia Community User group Uganda and
held virtually between 05 - 07 November 2021 under the theme Rethink +
Reset : Visions of the Future.
Please check the link below for more information about submissions :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021/Submissions
The deadline for submission is 24th September 2021.
Please reach out to wikiuganda(a)gmail.com if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing Team
FYI
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Date: Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 5:47 PM
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Hi Movement Organizers,
The Wikimedia Foundation Campaign Product team will be hosting our first
Campaigns Product Office hour on September 9, 2021 at 3 PM UTC (join us on
Zoom: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87427100681) . The Office hour will focus
on an introduction to the Product team and the choice of a first feature
focused on Event Registration. [1]
For more information about our focus on Event Registration, see:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Registrat…
For more information about the Campaigns Product Team, see:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team
If you would like to subscribe for further updates from the Campaigns
Product team, we invite you to subscribe for newsletter updates at:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team/Subcribers
Looking forward to your participation!
The Campaigns Product team
[1] For a full list of previous WMF Campaigns office hours see:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team#Office_H…
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Senior Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns
--
Alex Stinson
Senior Program Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation
Twitter: @sadads
Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other
Wikimedia projects create calls to action to invite new contributors
through campaigns: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns