Hi all - forwarding on behalf of the team putting on this editathon next
week. Everyone is welcome to join! Registration links below. -- Phoebe
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Join Yale University Library in partnership with MIT Libraries and Yale
Architecture Masters of Environmental Design Working Group for AntiRacism
February 22 - 26 for the BIPOC in the Built Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
and learn about the initiative that started summer 2020 at MIT. Black,
Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who have left their mark on the
fields of art, architecture, art history, graphic design, activism,
landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, dance, and more
connected to the built environment will have pages created and/or edited
throughout the week. After a short introduction held live via Zoom on
February 22nd, stay for the kick off of our week-long virtual Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon where attendees can participate in training and events that
will build community around creating new and edit existing Wikipedia pages.
Learn more about the schedule and details of the event here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Connecticut/BIPOC-In-The_Bui…
Track edits in the dashboard here:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/MIT/BIPOC_Designers_in_the_Bu…
Please join us for any portion of the event, but do register using the
links below:
All times in Eastern Standard Time Zone
MONDAY FEBRUARY 22
Black Urbanism + Indigenous Design
3:00 - 3:30pm Introduction
3:30 - 4:00pm Wikipedia Training
4:00 - 5:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
RSVP: https://schedule.yale.edu/calendar/instruction/BIPOCintheBuilt1
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23
Cultural Preservation + Environmental Justice
2:30 - 3:00pm Wikipedia Training
3:00 - 5:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
RSVP: https://schedule.yale.edu/calendar/instruction/BIPOCintheBuilt2
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24
Community Activism + Built Environment Scholars
2:30 - 3:00pm Wikipedia Training
3:00 - 5:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
RSVP: https://schedule.yale.edu/calendar/instruction/BIPOCintheBuilt3
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25
Public Space + Public Art
2:30 - 3:00pm Wikipedia Training
3:00 - 5:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
RSVP: https://schedule.yale.edu/calendar/instruction/BIPOCintheBuilt4
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26
Grassroots Collectives + BIPOC Futurists
2:30 - 3:00pm Wikipedia Training
3:00 - 5:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
RSVP: https://schedule.yale.edu/calendar/instruction/BIPOCintheBuilt5
We look forward to seeing you there!
On behalf of the Edit-a-thon Organizers Team:
Tess Colwell, Arts Librarian for Research Services, Yale University
Kenya Flash, Librarian for Pol. Sci., Global Affairs & Gov. Info.,Yale
University
Jessica Quagliaroli, Architecture Records Archivist, Yale University
Kai Alexis Smith, Architecture and Planning Librarian, MIT
Jennifer Snow, Program Director for Instruction, Yale University
Yale Architecture M.E.D Working Group for Anti Racism
Wikimedia is revisiting how it elects and appoints Trustees to the Board.
You can follow the current discussion on Meta, and there is a phone call
later tonight to discuss ideas for.those interested.
Forwarding details from the US-wide mailing list:
🌍🌏🌎🌑
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From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Date: Mon., Feb. 15, 2021, 10:30 a.m.
Subject: [Wikimediaus-l] Tonight: Community board seats meeting, 9pm
Eastern: US Wikimedians
To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Join us Monday evening (tonight), fellow Wiki-Americans -
Special interim WALRUS meeting, for Mon February 15 on community board
seats, at 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86253613030
This special-purpose meeting, we'll discuss and offer feedback on the best
ideas for processes of choosing community board seats under the newly
revised Wikimedia Foundation bylaws.
Jackie Koerner will be joining from the Wikimedia Foundation for this
discussion.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
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+16468769923,,86253613030# US (New York)
Hello all,
I am reaching out because the Call for Feedback for the
community-and-affiliate board seats officially began today and runs through
March 14. [1] We are offering multiple channels for questions and feedback.
With the help of a team of community facilitators, we are organizing
multiple conversations with multiple groups in multiple languages.
On February 2 we have three options for office hours. [2]
2021-02-02 at 12:00 UTC
2021-02-02 at 18:00 UTC
2021-02-02 at 23:00 UTC
Access links will be available 15 minutes before each session.
Please let me know if you would like to schedule another time for your
community or group to provide feedback.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Jackie
--
*Jackie Koerner*
*she/her*
Communication Facilitator, Board Governance
*English language communities and Meta*
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_of_Trustees/Call…