Hello everyone,

#Wikipedia20 is just a day away!

A reminder about the #Wikipedia20 virtual birthday event

Join us to celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th birthday at our virtual birthday party on the 15th of January from 16:00-17:00 UTC, livestreamed via Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzGAGfSObOw]. Our celebration will include remarks from community members looking back over the past two decades, as well as their wishes for the future.

Celebrate with digital swag

Visit the Wikipedia 20 Resources page on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Resources and download whatever you need for your virtual celebrations. Update your video call backgrounds, change your social media cover images, design your own assets and more!

Other ways to celebrate the birthday

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Attend one of several community-hosted celebrations https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Events happening around the world -

Share #Wikipedia20 messages on social media using any of the artwork available. Sample posts are available on Meta https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Media#Social_Media. Be sure to tag @Wikipedia and link to the new commemorative website: 20.wikipedia.org https://wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia20/! -

Retweet and share social media posts from Wikipedia on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia, Twitter https://twitter.com/Wikipedia, and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/Wikipedia. -

At 20:00 UTC, join a live Twitter chat https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/wikipedia-the-international-space-station-the-infinite-potential-of-human-collaboration-c828c8ea17aa?source=friends_link&sk=ad3d9615675c5e0bbdc6f1940a91a49f between Wikipedia and the International Space Station. -

Give Wikipedia the gift of a citation or support by participating in the #1Lib1Ref campaign https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref, which launches every year on Wikipedia’s birthday.

Happy #Wikipedia20 to you all!

Khanyi and the Wikipedia 20 Team