Hi all,
Sharing below additional resources from our WikiWednesday Digital Safety
training last week for those who weren't able to attend. These contain some
first steps around threat modeling, baseline steps, and incident response:
- The entire surveillance self defense guide <https://ssd.eff.org/> is a
great resource, and the section on threat modeling
<https://ssd.eff.org/module/your-security-plan> and building a security
plan in particular is a helpful place to start.
- Security Planner <https://securityplanner.consumerreports.org/> from
Consumer Reports.
- For organizations, Ford Foundation's cybersecurity assessment tool
<https://cybercat.tools/#assessment> is a great place to start to assess
risk and build out a more formal plan.
- The Digital First Aid kit <https://digitalfirstaid.org/> is a great
resource for common issues.
- The Global Cyber Alliance's journalists toolkit
<https://gcatoolkit.org/journalists/>.
- Trusted helplines include the Access Now Helpline, that can assist if
you run into particular issues and need some technical guidance and support.
In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation's Meta page has a section
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Team/Digital_Security_Resources>
that
includes a list of resources on a number of topics. Please also see
this learn.wiki
module
<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_HUM001+2022/a…>
which
includes a question based digital security risks self-assessment.
Again, please reach out to us at Wikimedia NYC and/or the Wikimedia
Foundation (talktohumanrights(a)wikimedia.org) if you experience any issues
around doxing and digital harassment.
Happy reading,
Pacita
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Hello Wikimedians,
Sharing below two upcoming opportunities for WikiConference North America
2025 and a Wikipedia edit-a-thon we're hosting at the United Nations
headquarters in NYC:
*WikiConference North America 2025 Program Proposals*
Submit program proposals through this form
<https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Program/Submissions>.
Program submissions are now open for *WikiConference North America (WCNA)
2025*! This year’s conference will take place in *New York City from
October 16–19, 2025*, under the theme “Wiki’s World Fair”— reflecting the
rich cultural diversity of our community and the city of New York. We
invite those interested to submit proposals for the conference particularly
on topics related to: Credibility and online safety, the future of
Wikipedia, and content gaps. As always, we welcome updates from around the
community and all proposals will be given consideration regardless of
topic. Program submissions will be open until June 1st, 2025. WCNA is a
multi-lingual conference and we encourage participants to submit proposals
for programming in Spanish and French as well. Translation services will be
provided during the conference, and presenters are welcome to present
in-person, or virtually. This year’s conference will be set up for hybrid
participation and attendance. We look forward to seeing you in New York
City, or online October 16-19!
*UN Tech Over Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon - June 16th, 2025*
We’re inviting you all to the UN Tech Over Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, part of
the UN Tech Over Hackathon
<https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/content/open-source-week-2…>
series
taking place on June 16, 2025, at the NYC United Nations Headquarters,
during UN Open Source Week 2025
<https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/content/open-source-week-2…>
.
The UN Tech Over is a series of hackathons and tech-related challenges that
aim to celebrate the role and potential of technology in advancing progress
on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event fosters
collaboration, awareness, and engagement with the open source community,
demonstrating the transformative power of technology and multi-stakeholder
cooperation in solving real-world problems.
We’ll be collaborating with the Italian Mission, Digital Public Goods, and
the Wikimedia Foundation on this event, so it’s a great opportunity to
connect with other partners in tech, digital rights, open source, and
Wikimedia communities.
Event details:
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Event Dates: June 16, 2025, 10:00am - 6:00pm
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Location: ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, 405 E 45th St,
New York, NY 10017
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Dress Code: Business attire
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Bring government-issued ID for entry
Registration
Because the event is hosted inside the UN, all attendees must be registered
with UN Security in advance and for name badge preparation and building
entry.
To register, please send an email to crystal(a)wikimedianyc.org and
pacita(a)wikimedianyc.org by May 20th, 2025 with:
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Your full legal name
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Your preferred email address
We hope you can make it!
- Pacita
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Wikimedia NYC
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