Dear all,
I was so happy to see A's email about a New England Public Domain day
event! I would love to see this happen and we have some ideas from MIT to
contribute (more soon!). It was also a good reminder to send this note, as
I am thinking about the *20th anniversary of Wikipedia,* which will happen
on Friday, January 15th, 2021.
Though we can't gather in person, I'd like to mark the occasion with a
series of talks and events - perhaps formatted as a mini-conference. I've
made a page to propose this -- please add any and all ideas here, and sign
if you'd be interested in attending:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wikipedia_20
This is just an outline of an idea, so propose anything you'd like to see
(including things for days/times that aren't Jan 15).
Along these same lines - the WikiConference North America crew is
developing a virtual conference for December 11-13, two weeks from now. It
will feature an exploration of open culture sites on Friday, talks on
Saturday, and edit-a-thons on Sunday. Join for any part you can; all are
welcome. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America/2020
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiConference_North_America/2020>
I hope to see you all virtually very soon!
cheers,
phoebe
Greetings NE Wikimedians!
Would anyone be interested in exploring the possibility of organizing a *New
England-themed* virtual activity or event in celebration of Public Domain
Day 2021?
German Wikipedia has some general info that may be useful for discussion:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_Domain_Day/2021
Best regards,
A. Britton
This is 9pm Eastern tonight, hope you can join!
It will be a nice opportunity for us to come together on a Monday evening,
and help select the US community's top priorities for implementation in
2021. It can be a good way to send a message to the global communities and
to the WMF.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/November_2020https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82843038757
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 10:28 AM
Subject: Monday Nov 9, 9pm Eastern: US Wikimedians' online meeting
To: Wikimedia U.S. Chapter <wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Join us Monday evening, fellow Wiki-Americans -
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday (Nov 9)
at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82843038757
This meeting, we will focus on Wikimedia 2030 strategy prioritization
topics, and also follow up on the Wikimedia Foundation Bylaws proposals.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Transit…
We'll also catch up on your ionline WikiConference North America and
Wikipedia Day ideas!
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Richard
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Dear all -- forwarding on behalf of my MIT colleague -- a virtual
edit-a-thon this week! All are welcome.
best,
phoebe
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Join us the week of August 17 - 21 for the Black, Indigenous, and People of
Color (BIPOC) Design Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and learn about the
BIPOC in the Built Project, a collaborative effort between student
researchers in the MIT School of Architecture + Planning and MIT Libraries.
During the Edit-a-thon, participants will build community while creating
new and editing existing Wikipedia pages of BIPOC designers.
After a *short introduction held live via Zoom on August 17 at 3pm*, stay
for the kick-off of our week-long virtual Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon where
attendees can participate in training and begin editing Wikipedia pages of
designers who have left their mark on the fields of art, architecture, art
history, activism, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design and
more connected to the built environment. No prior experience editing
Wikipedia is required and edit live or at your leisure.
RSVP here to attend the introduction and to get the daily zoom links to the
live editing events and slack channel. Help us track edits by registering
your user name through the dashboard link in the calendar RSVP and get a
schedule for the week.
*https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/bipocdesign*
<https://libcal.mit.edu/calendar/events/bipocdesign>
Happy editing.
The BIPOC in the Built team
Hi all,
Sorry for the late notice, but we are having the annual picnic - aka the
wiknic -- over Zoom this year! This Sunday, Aug 16.
Richard in NYC is organizing a national program from 3-4pm eastern; we'll
have a new england focused breakout from 4-5pm Zoom info/links here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiknic#Great_American_Wiknic_virtua…
Hope you can join us -- even just to drop in and say hi! -- and I hope
everyone is well and healthy in these strange times!
Phoebe
Wikimedia is drafting a universal code of conduct; feedback welcome. If you
are interested in commenting on the process, here is an invitation to fill
out a survey:
===
Dear Friends:
A universal code of conduct will be a binding minimum set of standards
across all Wikimedia projects, will apply to all of us, staff and
volunteers alike. We invite you to devote some minutes to take this survey,
to help inform the drafting process:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd36dNdU3C5shXEkKp9itJOhuCTx9hZE5A…
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd36dNdU3C5shXEkKp9itJOhuCTx9hZE5A…>
We look forward to your thoughts and opinions and hope you can respond in
the next 2 weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Mervat Salman (
msalman-ctr(a)wikimedia.org)
Thank you.
Dear Wikimedia New England - late tonight and tomorrow afternoon, we are
hosting a community discussion of the proposed Wikimedia rebrand. I'll be
there; happy to answer questions. Others are welcome to join. There's also
a survey; I'll send the link to everyone soon.
best,
Phoebe
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From: Pharos <pharosofalexandria(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 2:31 PM
Subject: [All-affiliates] June 21 All-Affiliates Brand Meeting
To: Wikimedia Affiliates <all-affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
All Wikimedia affiliates are invited to join an urgent meeting on the Brand
Project in two sessions on Sunday June 21, regarding the most recent
developments. This has been proposed and discussed on the "Wiki User Groups
Affiliates" Telegram channel.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/All-Affiliates_Brand_Meeting
3:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly time - https://zonestamp.com/1592708427)
https://meet.google.com/mff-bsiy-tvd
19:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time -
https://zonestamp.com/1592766035)
https://meet.google.com/hjq-ptwx-aex
Please see proposed agenda, and sign up with your affiliate here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/All-Affiliates_Brand_Meeting
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
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