Our small but motivated core team of volunteers at NC Wikimedians is planning a 3-part hybrid event series about Raleigh's Dix Park. Dix Park is Raleigh's largest park, with 308 acres and ages of influential history, and it still doesn't have its own Wikipedia page!
Do you like planning events?
Join our next monthly meeting at 7 PM on Tuesday, September 9th. We'd love to have more folks involved in the planning. This event series will be a tie-in with
Wiki Loves Monuments.
Tentatively, what we have planned is this:
~ Sunday, September 28th, time TBD: Online kickoff event. Explore, discuss, and evaluate the material already available on Wikipedia about Dorothea Dix Hospital, North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, Dix Park itself, and related pages. This session may include training on Wikipedia's quality assessment. (Does that interest you? Do you have experience rating pages? Could you provide the training?)
Friday, October 3, 5:30 - 7:00 PM Dix Hill Asylum Dark History Tour. The incredibly informative walking tour is free, although you are encouraged to support this nonprofit effort with a donation after the tour. Maybe a bit of a picnic beforehand. Share your thoughts - is that a good idea?
~ Tuesday, October 7th evening Edit-a-thon. Apply what we've learned and improve Wikimedia content related to Dorothea Dix Park.
If you're interested in helping to plan the event but can't make that meeting time, go ahead and let us know--we'll find a way to help you get involved.
Yours,
Jennifer