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Wikimedia volunteers needed for Toronto conference - July 10-13, 2025
by Chelsea Chiovelli 03 Jul '25

03 Jul '25

Hello WikiClub Torontonians! We are looking for some volunteers to help out with a few Wikimedia-related activities at the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO) Conference <https://eliterature.org/2024/11/cfp-elo25-25-toronto-july-11-13-due-jan-5-2…> happening on July 10-13, 2025. The main conference will be hosted at York University (Keele Campus) in Toronto while the pre-conference activities on July 10 will take place at the University of Waterloo, near Kitchener. Please read the description of the volunteer roles below and if you are interested in volunteering, please send an email to cchiovelli(a)wikimedia.ca stating which role(s) you would like to volunteer for, your availability, and a brief summary of your history as a Wikimedian. Cheers, Chelsea Chelsea Chiovelli, MLIS, BSc *she/elle* Chargée de programme / Program Officer Wikimedia Canada https://www.wikimedia.ca ELO Wikimedian Volunteer Roles Editathon helper (1-2 volunteers needed) A WikiProject:ELIT <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Electronic_literature> member will be hosting a Wikipedia editathon for conference attendees on July 10 from 2 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the University of Waterloo. We are looking for 1-2 experienced Wikipedians to help answer questions from attendees who are learning how to edit. Lunch and parking expenses will be covered. Photo booth assistant (1-2 volunteers needed) There will be a photo booth set up at the main conference (York University, Keele Campus) on July 11 and 12 with a photographer to take photos of conference attendees for Wikimedia Commons. If an attendee has a Wikipedia page needing a photo, the photo taken at the booth will then be added to their Wikipedia page. We are looking for 1-2 volunteers with Wikimedia Commons experience to help the attendees get checked in, sign a consent form, and answer any questions related to Wikimedia Commons. The volunteers will also help the photographer keep track of who is getting their photo taken. Lunch and parking expenses will be covered. Wikimedian “Ask Me Anything” volunteers (1-3 volunteers) The conference organizers are looking to have a couple of experienced Wikimedians at the conference to answer questions from attendees about Wikipedia (and likely other Wikimedia projects). We are looking for 1-3 Wikimedians experienced with Wikipedia and Wikidata to hang out in the conference lobby at York University (Keele Campus) to answer questions from attendees on July 12 and 13. The schedule is very flexible so if you are only available on one of the days or for a half day, that is no problem. Conference registration fees, lunch, and parking expenses will be covered.

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Last-minute reminder: Photowalk tomorrow on the Toronto Islands
by Lego 27 Apr '25

27 Apr '25

Hey everyone! This is a last-minute reminder that tomorrow, 27 April, we're running a photowalk on the Toronto Islands. [More details and sign-ups can be found here.](https://simpli.events/e/toronto-wikiclub-spring-islands-photowalk-2025) Hope to see you then! -- Lego

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Toronto Islands photo walk - April 27
by Lego 06 Apr '25

06 Apr '25

Hello everyone! Save the date: April 27. We're planning a photo walk out on the Toronto Islands, with the intention of updating old photos and catching anything interesting that's been missed. We've got a [registration page](https://simpli.events/e/toronto-wikiclub-spring-islands-photowalk-2025) ready now with some details, and we'll have an on-wiki meetup page posted soon. You can watch the Toronto WikiClub or Toronto meetups pages to get notified when that goes up, but we'll also send out an email. See you soon! -- Lego

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Black History Editathon
by Lego 09 Feb '25

09 Feb '25

Hello, everyone! Chelsea brings word of a [Black History editathon](https://bhetoronto.my.canva.site/) being run this month by the Toronto Public Library and the libraries of TMU, York U, and U of T. This isn't a club event, but since it's Wikipedia, and it's in our city, here's the word. There are two online events open to all, and one in-person event open to those affiliated with the aforementioned universities. Details are in the link above, or the original message appended below. Happy editing! -- Lego ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Black Histories Edit-a-thon TO <wikiediting.to(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM Subject: Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2025 is underway! To: Hi there, We're sending this to everyone who indicated they'd like to be contacted for our future edit-a-thons. For anyone who was able to join last year, thank you! We had 45 editors improve 199 articles or items, add 616 citations and contribute 91,000+ words! 🎉 This February, the libraries of TMU, TPL, U of T and York U invite you to continue to make the world of information more inclusive in the [Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2025](https://bit.ly/bhewiki)! Here's how you can participate: Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (With Training) - ONLINE - Wednesday, February 12, 12 to 4 pm - Open to all - Feel free to just attend for the initial 1.5 hour training - [Register on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-histories-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-with-training-tickets-1115744936139?aff=oddtdtcreator) Keynote talk with Dr. Kisha McPherson - ONLINE - Tuesday, February 25, 1 to 2:30 pm - Open to all - No editing (includes optional overview of how to edit Wikipedia at the end) - [Register on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/keynote-talk-black-histories-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-1238007877889?aff=oddtdtcreator) Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Black Health Edition - IN PERSON - Thursday, February 27, 5 to 7:30 pm - Alice Moulton Room, Gerstein Science Information Centre - Open to communities at U of T, TMU and York U - Collaboration with U of T Libraries and Dalla Lana School of Public Health - [Register on Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/black-histories-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-black-health-edition-tickets-1234321100639?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl) Participate on your own - Join our [Outreach Dashboard](https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Various/Black_Hist… and edit up until March 15 for your efforts to be counted towards this year's event series! More resources available on our main event webpage. Reminder: Check back for more in-person events on the [main event webpage](https://bhetoronto.my.canva.site/). *** On behalf of Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto Libraries and York University Libraries, we look forward to seeing you! David Sprague Member of organizing team for Black Histories Edit-a-thon Digital Content Lead Toronto Public Library

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Planning for Wikipedia Day 2025
by Lego 10 Dec '24

10 Dec '24

Hello all! With Wikipedia Day a month and a half away, we're a little behind on planning. [Here's a poll](https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/aOL7vlGb) for the first planning meeting; make sure to reply if you want to join the call. If I get no responses otherwise, it'll be tomorrow afternoon. I'll check the poll results tonight. -- Lego

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Re: Planning for Wikipedia Day 2025
by Lego 09 Dec '24

09 Dec '24

Hello! Mark your calendars for 19 Jan. We expect to be back at the One Yonge recreation center, but we'll let you know if that changes. What time? Don't know yet. We'll announce it when we have the space booked. Have a good day! -- Lego

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Marathon this morning
by Lego 20 Oct '24

20 Oct '24

if you are taking transit to Union Station, I recommend taking the sky bridge to the Union Station bus terminal and coming out on that side of the street, or taking the PATH south to the waterfront, to cross over the marathon route. -- Lego

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Re: Fall 2024 meeting
by Lego 25 Sep '24

25 Sep '24

Happy Friday, y'all. There's a lot of options for when people've said they're available for the planning meeting, so I'm picking Tuesday after work because I don't feel like extending my Monday more than I have to. Here's the details for your calendars, because I can't figure out how to get the ICS file for it: > Toronto WikiClub planning meeting > Tuesday, September 10, 5:00 – 6:00pm (America/Toronto) > Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gsn-ctbi-dvj The talk topic ideas so far: - WikiConference North America, by attendees - What it's like to be Wikimedian of the Year, by Hannah/clovermoss (I think this was a joke, but it sounds interesting?) See y'all then! -- Lego PS: If you want people other than me to see your replies, make sure you're replying to the list address! If you don't know how to do this in your email client, you can use the reply buttons in the [thread archive](https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikiclub-toronto@lists… to send a message from there or launch your email client's message window with the right address pre-populated.

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Fall 2024 meeting
by Lego 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

First! Our next meeting is being scheduled for Sunday, October 20, 2024, exact time and location TBD. The club page and meetup pages should be created soonish. Proposed topics of presentation/discussion include the events of WikiConference North America (3-6 October). Feel free to suggest other topics. -- Lego

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