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WikiForHumanRights: Help us Organize the Campaign, November 15-January 30
by Alex Stinson 21 Apr '20

21 Apr '20

Hello all, and apologies for crossposting! I hope you are doing well! As you may have noticed when we announced the partnership in August [1]: the Wikimedia Foundation is working with the UN Human Rights to help expand the availability of knowledge about human rights online. As one of our first collaborations, we are going to be running a campaign from November 15 - January 30 to add and improve knowledge about human rights on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects. The initial focus of the campaign will be on improving articles about topics related to the UN Declaration of Human Rights and youth standing up for human rights. More information about the campaign is also available here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights We would like to invite you to get involved in the campaign in one of several ways: Help us build the list! - We need your help identifying more topics related to youth involved in human rights that don’t have articles on Wikipedia or could use further improvement. We would like to represent many different languages and geographies in the campaign. To propose topics for the list, see instructions at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/List#Adding_a_topic_to_t… Organize an online or offline event! We need your help finding community leaders from throughout the Wikimedia to: - Host an online campaign on your language Wikipedia! To learn more about hosting a local topical campaign see the kit here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Organize#Campaign - Hold an in person editathon with local human rights organizations or partners! To learn more, check out the kit here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Organize#Editathon Promote the campaign starting Dec. 10 for International Human Rights Day! Help us amplify your efforts around the campaign and publicize it to wide audiences. We’ll be sharing a communications toolkit (including graphics) soon with suggestions on reaching out to folks about the campaign. - Reach out to local media and supporters: Journalists and the public can help add momentum to the campaign through storytelling and spreading the word. - Promote the campaign on social media: We’ll be using #WikiForHumanRights to promote the campaign on social media, when we increase the communication to the public on 10 December If you want to help in other ways, let us know on the discuss space #human-rights tag <https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/do-you-have-questions-about-organizing-…> or by emailing Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org and Luisina Ferrante < educacion(a)wikimedia.org.ar> If you are interested, let us know by indicating your interest to organize in the Organize sections linked above! Note: We are still updating the communications assets for the campaign! To watch for those materials, add https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights/Share to your meta watchlist. Have questions? If you have questions, we are going to be hosting an office hour next Tuesday <https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/community-office-hour-wikiforhumanright…>, or you can ask questions on the discuss space #human-rights tag <https://discuss-space.wmflabs.org/t/do-you-have-questions-about-organizing-…> . Looking forward to your engagement with the campaign! Alex Stinson, Wikimedia Foundation Luisina Ferrante, Wikimedia Argentina [1] https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/08/16/wikimedia-and-un-human-righ… -- Alex Stinson Senior Program Strategist Wikimedia Foundation Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM

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OFWA March Newsletter [2020]
by Ruby Brown 15 Apr '20

15 Apr '20

Hello Everyone! While you stay home and stay safe enjoy our https://mailchi.mp/00095c5e8ac4/march-newsletter-is-here for the month of March. If you haven't subscribed yet kindly do so to stay up-to-date with our activities and programs Cheers! Ruby D-Brown Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator http://ofwafrica.org

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#1Lib1Ref (virtual) starting May 2020!
by Felix Nartey 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

Librarians and library lovers, We hope that you and your loved ones are taking care during this challenging time for the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected countless aspects of our personal and professional lives, and the Wikimedia Foundation is sending our very best wishes to all of you. Equitable access to reliable, unbiased information has never been more important. From *May 15th to June 5th*, we will be running the global #1Lib1Ref campaign (virtually), with a focus on improving and increasing the quality of content for the billions of people staying at home during the public health crisis. As you may know, Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects have seen record-breaking pageviews in the last few weeks, reflecting that people around the world are turning to us for trustworthy information.[1] With that in mind, this is a critical time to bring librarians and Wikimedia together: more people are reading and learning from the web, and we need to strengthen trust in our content through citations. Join us as we do that, by helping us organize to encourage library communities to add one more citation to Wikipedia. What can you do? We are advising everyone to follow WHO health guidelines <https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019> and not conduct in-person events. Instead, we will organize virtually, and we have created recommendations for online meetings! Please share your digital events so #1Lib1Ref contributors can join you <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coff…> ! You can visit our resource page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources> for guides on how to virtually participate in the campaign. Ensure your contribution is recorded by using the #1Lib1Ref hashtag in your edit summary. This is very important for us to monitor the reach and success of the initiative. Let us know if you need new kinds of support We know that with the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not as easy to participate in volunteer activities or organizing online activities. Many of us are focusing on our families, figuring our homeschooling and working remotely, and responding to the demands of the crisis in other ways. We also know that certain parts of the library sector are facing difficult challenges, such as layoffs, increased work, or extreme changes in work. We want to know how the pandemic may affect your ability to participate in #1Lib1Ref, as well as how we can support you better in this unprecedented situation. Please fill out this short survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual…> to help us better understand how to support you during this round! Join our communications! You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries ( libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1ref(a)lists.wikimedia.org) mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group As we get closer to the launch of the campaign next month, we will update our social media toolkit, which you can use to spread the word about #1Lib1Ref. Stay tuned for updates on this page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share>. Looking forward to #1Lib1Ref! You can learn about last year's campaign and what we learned in our recently-released blog post at Medium <https://medium.com/@wikipedialibrary/recap-1lib1ref-january-2020-campaign-k…> Lastly, to learn more about the Wikimedia Foundation’s response to COVID-19, please visit wikimediafoundation.org/covid19. Sincerely, [1] - https://tools.wmflabs.org/siteviews/?platform=all-access&source=pageviews&a… -- *Felix Nartey* *Library Outreach Coordinator* *Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* *fnartey(a)wikimedia.org <fnartey(a)wikimedia.org>* *+233242844987 <+233%2024%20284%204987> | **+447452508504* *Skype:Flixtey*

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Fwd: Re: {casr-in-action} Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update
by Adjoa Linda Fletcher 13 Apr '20

13 Apr '20

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Date: Apr 13, 2020 12:28 AM Subject: Fwd: Re: {casr-in-action} Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update To: Awa <awamomo(a)yahoo.com> Cc: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Adjoa Linda Fletcher" <belrivers(a)gmail.com> Date: Apr 11, 2020 6:06 PM Subject: Re: {casr-in-action} Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update To: "casr-in-action" <casr-in-action(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: It seems that we usually find out about Webinars from email groups. On Apr 11, 2020 4:20 PM, "'Iman Hameen' via CASR in action" < casr-in-action(a)googlegroups.com> wrote: > Thx, Linda and Nick. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 11, 2020, at 3:33 PM, Adjoa Linda Fletcher <belrivers(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Now is the time to participate in Webinars, it is part of our virtual > future. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Nick Andres" <djembebeat2013(a)gmail.com> > Date: Apr 11, 2020 5:56 AM > Subject: Fwd: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update > To: "Linda Fletcher" <belrivers(a)gmail.com> > Cc: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Safwan M. Masri" <evp.global(a)columbia.edu> > Date: Apr 10, 2020 6:03 PM > Subject: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update > To: <djembebeat2013(a)gmail.com> > Cc: > > View this email in your browser > <https://mailchi.mp/columbia/safwan-masri-letter-from-amman-columbia-global-…> > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Letter from Amman: Columbia Global Centers’ COVID-19 Update* > > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…>Dear > colleagues, > > I write to you from my home in Amman, Jordan, where I have been following > shelter-in-place directives to stop the spread of COVID-19. The city has > been in lockdown since March 18th, and I must say that it’s fascinating to > experience > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > a large, global crisis from the perspective of a small country like Jordan. > > In my calls with the Global Centers’ teams across the world, before we > turn to the business at hand, we share intimate stories of the creative > ways our respective neighborhoods are coping and supporting one another. > The irony of this pandemic is how, in these efforts, we feel strongly > connected with so many others, yet have never been so alone. > > Much of what I do is to globally connect people, institutions, and ideas, > always with a full schedule of international travel. Now, with COVID-19, my > challenge (and everyone’s challenge) is doing so from within four walls. > How extraordinary that we live in an age where that is actually possible. > > With this pandemic, in every country and at every level, our collective > leaders’ cri de coeur must be adaptability, global cooperation, and shared > solutions. Although we have not yet reached the apex of this pandemic's > devastating impact, I am convinced our community will emerge stronger > because these are the very values that Columbia University, under the > leadership of President Lee C. Bollinger, embraces. These values are why > President Bollinger founded the Columbia Global Centers in 2009, and why > the Centers have grown to become an essential part of the University’s > identity. > > With the Global Centers located in nine countries and on four continents, > and with ten years of on-the-ground, embedded work globally, we are > uniquely positioned to bring to the Columbia community, and vice versa, our > extensive assets and working partnerships with many of the world’s top > leaders, experts, and institutions. And just as important, by being on the > ground, we are able to identify and partner with the emergent groups and > people doing the cutting-edge work of tomorrow, today. > > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > As of now, all the Global Centers are working remotely, with the exception > of the Beijing Center, which has been transitioning back to the office > after working remotely since January. We have pivoted to developing online > programming that builds on the critical value of our unique global network > and its attendant ability to appeal to worldwide, regional, and Columbia > community audiences. > > The possibilities for what the Centers can bring to Columbia and the world > are unbounded; we are creating content and experiences around critical, > timely issues of concern, tapping into University resources and global > expertise. This week, our Istanbul Center hosted a webinar > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > on COVID’s impact on emerging markets with one of Turkey’s leading business > experts, and our Rio and Santiago Centers hosted a discussion > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > on COVID’s impact on the US Presidential election. Next week, on April > 15th, our Tunis and Nairobi Centers, in partnership with ICAP > (International Center for Aids Prevention at Columbia University’s Mailman > School of Public Health) will host a webinar on COVID’s impact on Africa > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…>. > In addition, our Centers are working together, developing integrated, > global programming, such as an upcoming, network-wide event on domestic > abuse, which is of rising concern worldwide. > > There is a lot more to come, and I look forward to all the ways we can > share great programming and opportunities with all of you. > > Let me end by saying that I am inspired by the empathy and concern many > have expressed for our Centers and their teams, some of whom are working in > locations with limited resources to mitigate the virus’s impact. I want to > thank you for your continued support, and for the advice, perspective, and > enduring commitment we receive from so many of you. I also want you to know > that you and your families are on our minds, and that we wish you safety > and good health. > > Warmly, > Safwan > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > > *Upcoming Events* > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Africa: Confronting COVID-19 > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Wed, April 15, 2020 - 2 pm (GMT)* > This webinar is hosted by the Columbia Global Centers in Nairobi and Tunis > along with ICAP at Columbia University. Speakers from across the continent > will provide regional perspectives on how Africa is confronting COVID-19. *RSVP > here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Living in the time of COVID-19: What Will Happen in our New “Normal”? > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Wed, April 15, 2020 - 3 pm (GMT)* > Dr. Özge Karadağ Çaman, senior staff associate at the Center for > Sustainable Development with The Earth Institute, will discuss the impact > of COVID-19 on our daily lives and how it will determine our new "normal" > in public health. *RSVP here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > The Impact of COVID-19 in the Brazilian and the World Economy > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Wed, April 15, 2020 - 10 pm (GMT)* > John Welch, executive director of the Brazilian American Chamber of > Commerce, with Thomas Trebat, director of Columbia Global Centers | Rio de > Janeiro, will discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the Brazilian economy amid > an expected global recession in 2020. *Webinar here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Responding to COVID-19 in Latin America: Science, Expertise, and State > Capacity > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Thurs, April 16, 2020 - 7 pm (GMT)* > The Rio and Santiago Centers are hosting a webinar on the COVID-19 crisis > in Latin America. Guest speakers will be Lemann Professor of Brazilian > Public Policy and International and Public Affairs, Rodrigo Soares, and > Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and > Environmental Biology at Columbia University, Maria Pilar Fernandez. *RSVP > here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Recent Events* > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Economy, Emerging Markets & Turkey > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Wed, April 8, 2020* > Tayfun Bayazıt, Chairman of Marsh McLennan Group, Turkey & Bayazıt > Consulting Services, in conversation with Ipek Cem Taha, Director of > Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul. *Watch here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 in US Presidential Race > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Mon, April 6, 2020* > Robert Y. Shapiro, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, > discussed the effects that the current crisis has had in President Trump’s > chances for reelection. *Watch here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Public Management in Times of Severe Stress > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Wed, April 1, 2020* > Professor William B. Emicke from Columbia's School of International and > Public Affairs to discuss Public Management in Times of Severe Stress: > Lessons to Date from the COVID-19 Response. *Watch here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Webinar Series III: > How Can We Heal the Healers? > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Thurs, March 26, 2020* > We invited experts in medical psychology from Columbia University and > Peking University to discuss the issue of physician burnout and also > provided best practices and approaches of PTSD interventions. *Watch here* > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > Adieu Middle East: The Consequences of American Abdication - A Talk by New > York Times columnist, Roger Cohen > <https://columbia.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d292297f0bf6d52795f566e6…> > > *Sat, March 14, 2020* > Under President Trump, the United States has walked away from serious, as > opposed to frivolous, involvement in the Middle East. Other actors, notably > Russia, have moved in. 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WPWP:Call for Participation
by Isaac Olatunde 12 Apr '20

12 Apr '20

Scroll down for English... Chère communauté Wikimedia africaine, Nous vous invitons à participer à Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP), un nouveau concours mondial qui se déroulera de juillet à août 2020: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos Les participants choisiront parmi les pages Wikipedia sans images photo, puis ajouteront un fichier approprié parmi les milliers de photos dans Wikimedia Commons, en particulier celles téléchargées à partir de concours thématiques (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) sur les années. WPWP offre une tâche ciblée pour guider les nouveaux éditeurs à travers les étapes d'ajout de contenu aux pages existantes. Il peut être utilisé pour organiser des ateliers d'édition et des édit-a-thons. L'équipe organisatrice est à la recherche d'une personne de contact au niveau du groupe d'utilisateurs de Wikimedia (géographiquement) ou d'un WP linguistique, pour coordonner le projet localement. Nous serions ravis que vous répondiez à cet e-mail ou que vous vous inscriviez directement à l'adresse: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos/Participatin… Merci, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs (utilisateur:Deborahjay / debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com) Liaison communautaire WPWP ============================= Dear African Wikimedia Community, We are inviting you to participate in Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP), a new global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2020: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. WPWP offers a focused task for guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. It can be used to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons. The organizing team is looking for a contact person at the Wikimedia User Group level (geographically) or for a language WP, to coordinate the project locally. We’d be glad for you to reply to this email, or sign up directly at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos/Participatin… Thank you, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs (User:Deborahjay / debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com) Communities Liaison WPWP

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WPWP - Call for participation
by Deborah Jay 11 Apr '20

11 Apr '20

*Scroll down for English...* Chère communauté Wikimedia africaine, Nous vous invitons à participer à *Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP)*, un nouveau concours mondial qui se déroulera de juillet à août 2020: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos Les participants choisiront parmi les pages Wikipedia sans images photo, puis ajouteront un fichier approprié parmi les milliers de photos dans Wikimedia Commons, en particulier celles téléchargées à partir de concours thématiques (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) sur les années. WPWP offre une tâche ciblée pour guider les nouveaux éditeurs à travers les étapes d'ajout de contenu aux pages existantes. Il peut être utilisé pour organiser des ateliers d'édition et des édit-a-thons. L'équipe organisatrice est à la recherche d'une personne de contact au niveau du groupe d'utilisateurs de Wikimedia (géographiquement) ou d'un WP linguistique, pour coordonner le projet localement. Nous serions ravis que vous répondiez à cet e-mail ou que vous vous inscriviez directement à l'adresse: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos/Participatin… Merci, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs (utilisateur:Deborahjay / debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com) Liaison communautaire WPWP ============================= Dear African Wikimedia Community, We are inviting you to participate in *Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP)*, a new global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2020: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. WPWP offers a focused task for guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. It can be used to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons. The organizing team is looking for a contact person at the Wikimedia User Group level (geographically) or for a language WP, to coordinate the project locally. We’d be glad for you to reply to this email, or sign up directly at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos/Participatin… Thank you, Deborah Schwartz Jacobs (User:Deborahjay / debjay.wpwp(a)gmail.com) Communities Liaison WPWP

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Wiki Loves Africa 2020 Online Event
by Geoffrey Kateregga 23 Mar '20

23 Mar '20

Hi everyone, In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic where several in-person Wiki Loves Africa events have been cancelled, Wiki Loves Africa is holding an online event/webinar at 13:00 hours UTC on 28 March 2020. This is an opportunity for the WLA community to meet online and also to get more people involved in this year's contest which was extended to 15th April. The online event will cover - Why you should contribute your images to the Wiki Loves Africa photographic contest - How to contribute - Copyright considerations - What will happen to your photographs on Wikimedia projects Please register and share this with your community as well as any photographers or photographers networks or groups you know using the link below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiki-loves-africa-2020-africa-on-the-move-tick… And feel free to enter your images <http://bit.ly/EnterWLA2020> at any time before 15th April Kind regards, Geoffrey

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Update Wiki Loves Africa
by fdevouard＠gmail.com 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

The Wiki Loves Africa photographic contest is currently running, for the 6th year, under the theme "Africa on the Move" It should be made clear that the goal of the contest is not limited to collecting freely licenced images to illustrate wikipedia articles (though of course, there is also that...). It is also the opportunity to recruit and train new contributors. It is also the opportunity to promote the wikimedia projects in countries where the awareness can still benefit from improvements. It is also the opportunity for tiny new groups to join the larger community and increase their knowledge of our mouvement. Naturally... this implies that a large part of the photo contest operations usually take place in offline (face-to-face) events (edit-a-thons, photo walks, upload sessions etc.). Which obviously is currently a problem... So... we have just announced some modifications to the contest rules and operations. This is due to the global health crisis with all Wikimedia related events being cancelled. And this is due to a context... with rather few cases in most African countries, the population in Africa is currently not following the recent recommandations to practice social distanciation or even to stay at home. First note that all offline activities are being cancelled as expected. Second, winners ceremonies will be either cancelled (and gifts sent by postal mail to winners) or will be delayed till... later (we recommand to maintain the ceremonies and host them after the crisis is over) The entry deadline for Wiki Loves Africa has been extended to *15th APRIL 2020* to accomodate the following changes : We suggest people to upload already existing, archived, images that are sitting on their hard drives at home. We will also be hosting some ONLINE events and activities to ensure that participants and teams are all supported and can still enter. Bear with us... this will be an experiment ;) We also decided to urge people to stay at home using the hashtags #StayAtHome <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/stayathome?epa=HASHTAG> and #RestezChezVous and hope that this will help local teams further spread this message locally for the sake of all. We have created a bunch of visuals to improve communication in those directions, which will be used in the next few days. Links * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2020 * https://www.facebook.com/wikilovesafrica/ * https://twitter.com/wikilovesafrica The team

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IMPORTANT: Wiki Loves Africa Events
by Isla Haddow Flood 16 Mar '20

16 Mar '20

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February 2020 Newsletter [OFWA]
by Joy Agyepong 15 Mar '20

15 Mar '20

Hello Everyone! Happy Women's History Month! We are happy to share with you activities that happened in February in our newsletter <https://mailchi.mp/bc0a92c9c598/february-newsletter-1341347> and some virtual activities to be held in this month. Please subscribe to keep updated. Cheers, stay safe and do enjoy! Joy Agyepong, Open Foundation West Africa

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