Hello Wikimedians of Chicago,
Jerry Kim of the WMF let me know of this upcoming Wikipedia fundraiser at
the Chicago Cultural Center. It's on Thursday, February 21, from 6pm to
8pm. You all are invited! Katherine Maher, among others, are scheduled to
be there. And if there's someone you think would be interested in this
event, feel free to let them know.
Please RSVP by February 20. There's a link in the attached email to do so;
you can also shoot me a message.
Also, don't forget that Art + Feminism is hosting an event at the Glass
Curtain Gallery tomorrow, February 15 from 12–3pm
<https://www.facebook.com/events/2186721948215141/>!
Cheers,
Brian
User:Airplaneman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Airplaneman>
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From: Jerry Kim <jkim(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:45 AM
Subject: Invitation to Wikipedia fundraiser on February 21
To: <brianychoo(a)gmail.com>
Hi Brian!
Below is the invitation to the event on February 21. Please feel forward to
pass this on to anyone that you think would be interested in attending. I'd
be happy to add them as your guests to the list. I'd appreciate if you sent
me names as they are confirmed up until February 20.
Thanks so much and looking forward to meeting you and other Wikipedians
next week!
Best,
Jerry
[image: Wikipedia]
[image: RSVP]
<http://links.wikimedia.mkt4477.com/ctt?kn=5&ms=NTgyMDc3ODMS1&r=Mzg5ODU2Njg0…>
You're invited! Join me in Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center on
February 21 for an exclusive cocktail reception with guest speakers:
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon
<http://links.wikimedia.mkt4477.com/ctt?kn=2&ms=NTgyMDc3ODMS1&r=Mzg5ODU2Njg0…>
and astronomer Lucianne Walkowicz
<http://links.wikimedia.mkt4477.com/ctt?kn=3&ms=NTgyMDc3ODMS1&r=Mzg5ODU2Njg0…>
.
I hope you will join us, *as our guests*, for an engaging evening about the
independence, impact and longevity of Wikipedia.
* Wikipedia and the Future of Free Knowledge*
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Chicago Cultural Center
RSVP TODAY <jkim(a)wikimedia.org?subject=RSVP%20to%20Wikipedia%20fundraiser>
Wikipedia started in 2001 with an impossible idea: to build a free
encyclopedia for and by the world. Seventeen years later, we’ve made some
serious progress. Nearly 300 languages, more than 45 million articles,
billions of monthly readers, and millions of contributors over the years.
In spite of our tremendous growth, we are still a long way from realizing
our vision of free knowledge for all. The world and the internet have
changed substantially around us, fact-based information is being called
into question, and free, open knowledge is more important than ever.
This event is a unique opportunity to support the single-largest source of
free open knowledge ever created - *Wikipedia*. You'll be in good company
as you share laughs, drinks, and conversations with people who care deeply
about our mission to imagine a world in which all human beings can freely
share in the sum of all knowledge.
We are truly grateful for your continued support to Wikipedia and free
knowledge. I hope to see you in February!
With gratitude,
Katherine Maher
Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director
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Jerry Kim
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*Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. www.wikimediafoundation.org
<http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/>*
Hello!
I’m Brian, the organizer of the Wikipedia Day Chicago 2019
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia_Day_2019_Chicago>
event. Thank you so much to many of you for coming out to celebrate
Wikipedia’s 18th birthday in such cold weather. It was great to meet so
many new people and see some returning faces as well. Our food costs were
funded by a Wikimedia Foundation Rapid Grant. You can see the grant
proposal here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Wikipedia_Day_Chicago_…>
.
*Contact information*
I’ve attached the introductory presentation. I’ll also provide ways to
join/contact our user group and its affiliated Chicago projects here:
- Page on meta-wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Chicago_User_Group
The meta-wiki page is where you can find the most details about our user
group (who we are, what we do, etc.)
- Mailing list: wikimedia-us-chi(a)lists.wikimedia.org
- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1908906602738667/
- Art + Feminism: @artandfeminism <https://twitter.com/artandfeminism>
- Black Lunch Table: @blacklunchtable
<https://twitter.com/blacklunchtable>
*Getting started as an editor…*
…and other projects mentioned in today's presentations. Zach talked about
the Wiki Education Foundation training module as particularly useful for
getting started for editing Wikipedia. Here it is:
https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training.
Looking for editing ideas? Women in Red
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Red> was mentioned as one of the
initiatives aimed at increasing the representation of women on Wikipedia.
This is their redlist index
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Redlist_in…>,
a list of articles that have not been written but may qualify for inclusion
on Wikipedia.
*Upcoming events*
Events are a great way to learn how to edit Wikipedia and meet like-minded
people. Art + Feminism is hosting an event at the Glass Curtain
Gallery on *Friday,
February 15* from 12–3pm! See the webpage
<https://www.artdesignchicago.org/events/art-feminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon>
for more details.
You can also propose event ideas that you think our user group should host
in the future. Some ideas floating around include a Chicago history-focused
edit-a-thon. I'm considering a Public Domain Day
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Domain_Day#2019>-themed edit-a-thon
at the University of Chicago for around May.
Finally, this mailing list is our mailing list—the mailing list anyone can
edit! Everyone should feel free to contribute, telling us about relevant
events, anything related to Wikipedia or Chicago that you think might
pertain to our project, or to ask questions.
All the best,
Brian Choo
User:Airplaneman <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Airplaneman> on
Wikipedia