Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our monthly
WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-share!
This month, a small group of Wikimedia NYC members will report back on the
Wikimedia Conference in Berlin, an annual meeting for organizers within the
Wiki* movement. This is a great opportunity to learn about larger
conversations in the movement, and how our local chapter relates to them.
Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A
Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda or
responding to this email. After the main meeting, pizza and video games in
the gallery.
When: 7PM - 9PM Wednesday April 25th
Where: Babycastles Gallery (145 West 14th Street)
RSVP at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/April-2018
We especially encourage folks to add your 5-minute lightning talks to our
agenda, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are
very welcome!
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to attend an open board meeting to discuss the drafts of
the Wikimedia NYC strategic plan and our grant application for the
2018-2019 fiscal year. The meeting will be held from 7PM - 9PM on
Wednesday, April 11th at Babycastles (145 W 14th St, basement level). There
will be light refreshments, so please be sure to RSVP via our meetup page
so we know how much to order:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Members_Meeting_(Spring_…
This is a great opportunity to get more involved and [edit] the chapter's
activities in the year ahead. I hope to see you there!
Best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
We are in the final stretch of WikiWomen's History Month with two more
events this week!
***WikiWomen's Edit-a-thon at Queens College***
Date: March 28th (Rescheduled from March 21st)
Time: 12P - 5P
Location: Tanenbaum Room (300i), Rosenthal Library, Queens College
Details and RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikiwomens-edit-a-thon-at-queens-college-ticke…
***Asia Art Archive in America***
Date: Friday, March 30th
Time: 2P - 7P
Location: 43 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
Details and RSVP:
http://www.aaa-a.org/programs/wikipedia-edit-a-thon-on-women-in-art/
Please reach out with any questions, and we look forward to editing with
you soon!
Best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
Please join Wikimedia NYC as we celebrate WikiWomen's History Month with a
Wikidata workshop! Wikidata is the newest project of the Wikimedia
Foundation, connecting Wikipedia using linked open data. In this workshop,
attendees will learn how Wikidata is being used by libraries, archives, and
museums, and get a chance to do some hands-on editing as we create entries
for woman identified artists and their works.
This event will be held from 2PM - 6PM on Sunday, March 25th in the
Boardroom at the Ace Hotel in midtown. Please bring your laptop and your
questions!
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/action-history-an-
introduction-to-wikidata-tickets-44463794406
Best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
WikiConference North America needs your help! We want your input on the
needs and wants for our conference. This is your chance to let us know the
problems, goals, and types of programming you think our North American
Wikimedia community needs to focus on.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFcST3dDx6Za7nSxGW
iCl4YgkYpWsZl05y3j_ceplY_R6JuA/viewform
The survey shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes, and is a prerequisite for
us to get grant funding from the Wikimedia Foundation - so your input is
greatly appreciated!
If you haven't heard yet, we're thrilled to announce that WikiConference
North America 2018 will be happening in Columbus, Ohio from October 18 -
21. Stay tuned to our website for details, and follow us on social media to
be kept up to date.
https://wikiconference.org/wiki/2018/Main_Page
Thank you!
Kevin Payravi
SuperHamster on en.wiki
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
WikiWomen's History Month is still going strong! Thank you to everyone who
has been able to join us thus far. This week's calendar includes events at
the Bard Graduate Center, Interference Archive, and SXSW! That's right,
Wikimedia NYC is partnering with Nancy Podcast and New York Public Radio to
host an edit-a-thon at SXSW. Please consider participating online, and
letting any Austin-based friends know about the event.
***Nancy's SXSW Wikipedia Edit-a-thon***
Date: March 14th
Time: 11A - 3P
Location: 119 Nueces St, Austin, TX 78701
Details and RSVP:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/nancys-sxsw-wikipedia-edit-thon
Meetup page and Dashboard for remote participants:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WNYC/SXSW_2018
***A+F @ Bard Graduate Center***
Date: March 17th
Time: 1P - 4P
Location: 38 West 86th Street, Manhattan
Details and RSVP:
https://www.bgc.bard.edu/events/807/17-mar-2018-wikipedia-edit
***A+F @ Interference Archive***
Date: March 18th
Time: 2P - 6P
Location: 314 7th Street, Brooklyn
Details and RSVP:
http://interferencearchive.org/2018-artfeminism-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/
As always, you can find the most up-to-date information about all our
activities at https://bit.ly/WMNYCEvents. I look forward to editing with
you soon!
Very best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
Thank you to everyone who was able to join the Art + Feminism events at the
Museum of Modern Art and Kickstarter this weekend! This week, we're very
excited to support events at Columbia University, the United Nations,
Triangle Arts Association, and the Jewish Museum:
*** A+F @ Columbia University ***
Where: Kent Hall 403, East East Asian Languages and Cultures
When: March 7th, 3P - 7P
Meetup page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Columbia_A+F
*** Swedish Mission to the UN WikiGap Editathon ***
Where: United Nations headquarters
When: March 8th, 11A - 3P (International Women's Day!)
Meetup page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/WikiGap
NOTE: Please respond to this email by 1P on Tuesday, March 6th if you wish
to attend
*** Black Lunch Table @ Triangle for A+F ***
Where: Triangle Arts Association, 20 Jay Street #317, Brooklyn
When: March 10th, 11 - 4P
Meetup page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Black_Lunch_Table/ArtFeminis…
*** A+F @ The Jewish Museum ***
Where: The Jewish Museum's Scheuer Auditorium, 1109 5th Ave, New York
When: March 11th, 2 - 6P
Details and RSVP:
https://thejewishmuseum.org/calendar/events/2018/03/11/wikipedia-edit-a-tho…
You can find information about all of our upcoming events on our public
calendar at https://bit.ly/WMNYCEvents. We look forward to editing with you
soon!
Best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
Happy WikiWomen's History Month! Thanks in part to the global success of
the Art + Feminism campaign, our calendar is filled with an exciting number
of edit-a-thons this month. This week's events include edit-a-thons at the
Museum of Modern Art and Kickstarter.
***A+F @ MoMA***
Date: March 3rd
Time: 10A - 6P
Location: MoMA's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research
Building
Details and RSVP: https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/3941
***A+F @ Kickstarter***
Date: March 4th
Time: 11A - 5P
Location: 58 Kent Street, Brooklyn
Details and RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kickstarter-art-feminism-edit-a-thon-tickets-4…
Due to the high number of events this month, I'll send announcements at the
start of each week. Want more advanced notice? Find the most up-to-date
information about all our activities at https://bit.ly/WMNYCEvents.
Very best,
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community on February 21st for
our monthly WikiWednesday Salon and Skill-Share! We welcome everyone in any
community interested in building a bigger, broader and better Wikipedia.
Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like us to
address? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by responding to
this email or adding it to the Wikipedia meetup page!
*****
WikiWednesday Salon & Skill-Share
7PM - 9PM on February 21st @ Babycastles (145 West 14th Street)
Agenda and RSVP on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYChttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC#Sign_up
RSVP on meetup.com:
http://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/
*****
Newcomers are welcome! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Thanks!
Megs
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President, Wikimedia New York City
P.S. Stay informed about upcoming events via the Wikimedia NYC Events
calendar at
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nnvhsl9su019vngvb58qb68u6o%4…
Hi Wiki-Yorkers,
The Truth-a-Thon is an edit-a-thon being held on Saturday February 3, 2018,
12-6pm, at Nathan Cummings Foundation in Manhattan, as part of the
exhibition Hold These Truths with No Longer Empty.
Please RSVP here:
https://bit.ly/truthathon
Artists Heather Hart from Black Lunch Table (BLT), Sara Clugage from
Art+Feminism and members of Wikimedia NYC will host a "Truth-a-Thon" as
part of the Truth Be Told program series for the exhibition Hold These
Truths with No Longer Empty. Workshop leaders will lead a training and will
be available throughout the event to guide participants on the editing
process for articles of their choosing. Come learn about the work of these
collectives and how to transform public discourse in real time! Bring your
laptop and a friend.
And see the wiki meetup page here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Truth-a-Thon
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)