During this time of social-distancing, Wikimedia NYC aims to create
opportunities for institutional partners and members of our community to
connect and learn from each other, as well as to develop best practices,
build community, foster new ideas, and plan projects for when the pandemic
is over. We therefore seek proposals from members of our community
interested in facilitating a program for learning, and supporting the
development of communities of practice across our metropolitan area’s
various cultural sectors. Each facilitator will convene a series of
roundtable discussions over four months around their proposed focus area,
report on the outcomes, and make community-building recommendations.
Proposals should be between 500 and 1,000 words and address:
* Your relationship with Wikimedia projects (e.g. Wikipedia) and/or
Wikimedia NYC.
* A focus area for the roundtable. This may include an area of practice
(e.g. libraries, archives and museums), a Wikimedia project (e.g.
Wikidata), thematic area (e.g. science and ecology), an underrepresented
group (e.g. lgbtq+ editors), or a role within the Wikimedia movement (e.g.
edit-a-thon facilitators).
* Relevance of the focus area to Wikimedia NYC and its community.
* Ways in which individual sessions will be structured, for example in the
form of an example session plan including community participation and
mutual support.
Suggested target audience/participants of roundtable discussions.
*Support and How to Apply*
Facilitators will receive a $1,000 honorarium in recognition of their work.
Wikimedia NYC will provide access to its web conferencing platforms and
outreach channels, and will be available to collaborate and provide
guidance as necessary.
Please send a resume and proposal to rajene(a)wikimedianyc.org by March 30th
with the subject line “Roundtable Proposal.” Proposals will be considered
in order of receipt, until filled. Full description available at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_New_York_City/Community_Engagemen…
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly
WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM, Wednesday, March 17th.
As this WikiWednesday coincides with Saint Patrick's Day, we will have a
guest speaker from Wikimedia Community Ireland, about Irish-language
Wikipedia, the efforts of the community in Ireland, and personal work on
historical biographies with a special Irish-New York connection.
This month will also include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in
February and WikiWomen's History Month and Art+Feminism in March, and of
course the great work that is being done in these topical areas throughout
the year.
We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite
folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might
not typically be able to join us in person!
If there's a project you'd like to share or a question you'd like answered,
just let us know by adding it to the agenda or responding to this message.
*** WikiWednesday Salon***
Date: February 17th
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82837330156
Sign up with yout username at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/March_2021
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Join our fourth annual (and first virtual) Asia Art Archive: Art+Feminism
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Saturday, March 13 from 12-5pm EST!
Organized by Asia Art Archive in America and NaPupila in collaboration with
Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong and supported by Wikimedia NYC, this event
brings together participants to discuss, create, share, and improve
Wikipedia articles about women and non-binary artists.
Please register here to join us on Zoom that day:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsd-CrqT4uGt0ba8snl__7dHcQ3AUHlk…
Join on the Dashboard with your Wikipedia account here:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Asia_Art_Archive_in_America/2…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)