Wikimedia-Cascadia January 2017

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OCLC hiring a Wikipedian-in-Residence in Seattle...
by Lane Rasberry 13 Feb '17

13 Feb '17

Hello, It would be nice if Cascadia could encourage anyone local to apply. <http://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/wikipedia-libraries.html> One of the job requirements is living near one of their offices. One is in Seattle. yours, -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 lane(a)bluerasberry.com

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Introduction & Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon
by Lou Wainer 01 Feb '17

01 Feb '17

Dear Cascadian Wikimedians, Hi! I recently joined the group and wanted to introduce myself: my name is Luiza, I'm a library and information science grad student at the UW in Seattle. Originally from Brazil, I have a background in Art Librarianship and a particular interest in computer-supported collaboration tools (even though my Wikipedia editing skills are still very rough). I’m planning on organizing an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at the UW in early March (the 4th or the 11th, depending on confirmation of the location). As a way to make the event salient to our community, the idea is to focus on editing entries related to Indigenous art and Indigenous women artists. I’d love to enlist your expertise in organizing the event and invite the group to be an affiliated sponsor. Please let me know if you are interested in getting involved. Any suggestions and recommendations are more than welcome! Warm regards, Lou Wainer MLIS Candidate iSchool, University of Washington wainer(a)uw.edu | (425) 219 6050

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Fwd: [GLAM] Call for Participation: 2017 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
by Pine W 16 Jan '17

16 Jan '17

Forwarding Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Art + Feminism <info(a)artandfeminism.org> Date: Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 8:59 PM Subject: [GLAM] Call for Participation: 2017 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon To: glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hi everyone, We are once again in the process of co-organizing the international Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thons and we are writing to solicit your participation. This could take the form of forwarding this call onto folks you think would want to organize an event; sharing info about the project on your social media channels; organizing your own edit-a-thon; or any other way you can think to spread the word. Any and all participation is greatly appreciated! -- *Call for Participation: 4th Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, March, 2017* DON’T AGONIZE, ORGANIZE! The award winning, record breaking Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is happening this March. Join us again or organize for the first time to improve Wikipedia and affirm the importance of the arts and intersectional feminisms. It matters more than ever as we face a post-fact world, and what may follow. Email us at info(a)artandfeminism.org to learn more about organizing an event. WHY? Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of the disparity is not: content is skewed by the lack of female participation. Established in 2014, Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is a response to the gender gap in content and participation on Wikipedia. As the lead co-organizers of Art+Feminism, we’ve been deeply disturbed by the sheer amount of fake news on social media, and its influence on the recent US election. We believe this makes our work even more pressing. Now more than ever we must gather together to improve Wikipedia and affirm work of women, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized peoples. HOW? Hold an Edit-a-thon at your local university, artist run center, museum, community center, etc! Art+Feminism Edit-a-thons address content and participation gaps by inviting people of all gender identities and expressions to gather for communal updating of Wikipedia entries related to art and feminism. The leadership collective supports Edit-a-thon organizers by: providing an organizer’s kit <http://www.artandfeminism.org/organizing-kit/> with suggested workflow, promotional and training materials, and more; funding to defray the costs of refreshments and childcare; and training and support. WHEN? The 2017 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at The Museum of Modern Art, New York will take place on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Node events are welcome to hold their event on this day or any other date in March, 2017 that makes sense for your community. To learn more and get involved, contact the lead co-organizers via email: info(a)artandfeminism.org. In solidarity, Siân Evans + Jacqueline Mabey + Michael Mandiberg e. info(a)artandfeminism.org w. www.artandfeminism.org -- Siân Evans + Jacqueline Mabey + Michael Mandiberg Lead Co-Organizers info(a)artandfeminism.org www.artandfeminism.org ᐧ _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam

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Wikipedia Day question
by SounderBruce 15 Jan '17

15 Jan '17

How is the parking situation at UW? Is it expensive? I'm bringing my car down for the day and was wondering if I could get an all-day pass. If all else fails, I'll have to park-and-hide somewhere near a bus line. -- *Bruce Englehardt / SounderBruce* sounderbruce(a)gmail.com

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Geonotice and IP cap question
by Monika Sengul-Jones 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

Cascadians, I would like to get the word out about Editing as Activism: Black WikiHistory Workshop and Edit-a-thon at UW Bothell to invite more Wikipedians to participate and guide new editors. Has anyone ever used Geonotice to automate talk page invitations? I am puzzled by it. Is this is old news? https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Geonotice Would love a quick chat if anyone has advice on this or another useful invitation method. Also -- any know-how here on how to lift the IP cap for user account creation? Many thanks Monika -- Monika Sengul-Jones www.monikasengul.com (206) 715-2320

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Re: [Wikimedia Cascadia] [Wikimedia-l] January 11: Update on Wikimedia movement strategy process (#4)
by Pine W 12 Jan '17

12 Jan '17

Perhaps there will be a site visit from Cascadia Wikimedians to the consultants' office this year, and perhaps we can invite them to join us at the (usually) monthly Seattle meetups. (: Pine On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 7:38 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Last week's update was late, this one is early - the Foundation staff are > together this week for the Developers Summit and All Hands meeting the next > two days, so we'll be doing more stuff face to face, learning and sharing. > So, with no further ado: > > As I mentioned in past updates, we have been working to identify the > external experts which will serve as the Lead Architects for this process. > I am very excited to introduce you to williamsworks > <http://williamsworks.com/>! > > williamsworks[1] has more than a decade of experience working with > nonprofits, companies, and philanthropists around the world. Their team is > made up of folks with deep experience in philanthropy, communications, > public policy, and global development. They are based out of Seattle, with > a global team in places such as Nairobi and Berlin. We're going to be > working with a dedicated team, including their founder, Whitney Williams, > on this process. > > williamsworks will be responsible for coordinating all the various moving > parts and needs of the strategy process. They'll be working closely with > folks in the Foundation, community, and myself to help us identify the > information we need and the conversations we need. They'll be leading us > through parsing information and making decisions to help us arrive at a > shared direction. > > To begin this work process, I'm delighted that they'll be joining us at > this week's All Hands. They've been meeting with teams from across the > Foundation today in order to get to know folks. Tomorrow and Friday they'll > be here to listen and learn about our culture and mission. > > Over the past few weeks, we evaluated williamsworks among other candidates > according criteria that reflects our needs as a movement. This included > whether the candidate had created successful organizational or movement > strategies before, whether they demonstrated a strong understanding of the > need to build an inclusive process, and whether the candidate had > international and nonprofit experience. (More specific criteria is outlined > on Meta-Wiki.[2]) > > The next step is building out and confirming the core team facilitating the > work ahead. Please stay tuned to this list and the Movement Strategy Portal > on Meta-Wiki for more details.[3] > > Katherine > > PS. A version of this message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Updates/11_January_2017_-_Update_4_on_ > Wikimedia_movement_strategy_process > > > [1] http://williamsworks.com > [2] > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_ > movement/2017/Team#Criteria_for_Lead_Architect > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017 > > -- > Katherine Maher > > Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street > San Francisco, CA 94105 > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 > +1 (415) 712 4873 > kmaher(a)wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Invitation: Fwd: Scheduling the January 2017 meeting for the US Wikim... @ Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:30pm - 7:30pm (PST) (Wikimedia Cascadia mailing list)
by Melissa Ganus 11 Jan '17

11 Jan '17

You have been invited to the following event. Title: Fwd: Scheduling the January 2017 meeting for the US Wikimedians Coalition When: Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:30pm – 7:30pm Pacific Time Calendar: Wikimedia Cascadia mailing list Who: * Melissa Ganus - organizer * Pine W * San Francisco Bay Area Wikimedians * Wikimedia Cascadia mailing list Event details: https://www.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=XzZrcTNjZGhqNzRzNGNiO… Invitation from Google Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this courtesy email at the account wikimedia-cascadia(a)lists.wikimedia.org because you are an attendee of this event. To stop receiving future updates for this event, decline this event. Alternatively you can sign up for a Google account at https://www.google.com/calendar/ and control your notification settings for your entire calendar. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to modify your RSVP response. Learn more at https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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Fwd: Scheduling the January 2017 meeting for the US Wikimedians Coalition
by Pine W 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Meeting information is below. Pine ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Scheduling the January 2017 meeting for the US Wikimedians Coalition To: "Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)" < wikimediaus-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, North American Cultural Partnerships < glam-us(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello US Wikimedians, Our meeting will be on Monday, January 30th at 6:30 PM Pacific / 9:30 PM Eastern. The Zoom meeting info will be forthcoming. Pine On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 10:51 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi US Wikimedians, > > Happy 2017. > > Please participate in this Doodle poll to indicate your scheduling > preferences for our January meeting: http://doodle.com/poll/ggph4y4 > rtr9dfvtv. > > A tentative meeting agenda is at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wik > i/WALRUS/January_2017. You are welcome to make additions to the agenda. > > Regards, > > Pine > >

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2016 annual report for Cascadia Wikimedians User Group
by Raymond Leonard 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Dear Wikimedians, The annual report for Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is available on https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cascadia_ Wikimedians/2016_report Note that there may be some updates. No members stood for election to the January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019 term. The current board and officer assignments are below: 2016-01-01 through 2018-12-31 terms (3 year) * Peaceray * Benjamin Mako Hill * Pine 2016-01-01 through 2017-12-31 terms (2 year, initial staggered) * SounderBruce * Jmabel * Brianhe Board appointment to fill a vacant seat until next election (2017-01-01 through 2017-12-31 ) * Another Believer (continuing from 2016 board) We have 2 remaining open seats on our board that may be appointed by the other board members, or may be filled during the next regular election. Officer re-appointments: *President: Peaceray (continuing from 2016) *Vice President: Benjamin Mako Hill (continuing from 2016) *Treasurer: Brianhe (continuing from 2016) Brianhe will act as the Secretary until we fill this role. You may reach me for questions by email or on my talk page. Happy 2017, Peaceray -- Raymond F. Leonard, Jr. User:Peaceray <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Peaceray>Cascadia Wikimedians User Group <http://cascadia.wiki/> board member & president peaceray(a)cascadia.wiki (forwards to) raymond.f.leonard.jr(a)gmail.com Cascadia Wikimedians User Group is a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational Wikimedia content in partnership with our members and mission-aligned organizations in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list Wikimedia-Cascadia(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia

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[invitation] Editing as Activism: Black History Month Wikipedia Workshop and Editing at University of Washington-Bothell Feb. 22 and 23
by Monika Sengul-Jones 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Hello Cascadians, Happy New Year! I'd like to invite this group to be an affiliated sponsor of Editing as Activism: Black History Month Wikipedia Workshop and Editing at University of Washington-Bothell Feb. 22 and 23, 2017. This exciting two-day event is being organized by the SocialJustice Organizers <https://www.uwb.edu/sea/socialjustice/sjo> (Kimberly Michelle Correa, lead organizer, is cc'd). Please read below and let me know if you can participate. I will also start a Seattle meetup page and connect with the Black WikiHistory Month events. I created an outreach page here: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/University_of_Washington_-_Bo… *Editing as Activism: Black History Month Wikipedia Workshop and Edit-a-thon* *Learn to Purposefully Edit Wikipedia* February 22, 2017 ~3-4:30pm Location: Activities and Recreation Center This workshop gives you the critical tools you need to log on with purpose and make edits that make a difference Lead by Monika Sengul-Jones *Black History Month Edit-a-thon* February 23, 2017 3-6pm Location: UW Bothell Common Grounds Put your editing skills to work in a group editing session. Edit and/or create pages that improve Wikipedia's coverage of Black history and culture. All welcome. Novice editors encouraged to attend the Learn to Purposefully Edit session on Feb. 22. Bring your laptops, power cords, and books/articles to edit with. All are welcome; this event is specifically geared towards the University of Washington student and faculty community. *Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion * The organizers of this event are committed to diversity and inclusion. "At the University of Washington Bothell, diversity is integral to excellence. We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all." This event will incorporate the following • Pronoun check-ins. Ensure the space is inclusive • Kindness and respect. No racist, sexist, or hateful speech • Reflexivity. Speak for ourselves and not for others -- Monika Sengul-Jones www.monikasengul.com (206) 715-2320

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