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)
You are invited to join the AfroCROWD and Wikimedia NYC communities for the
7th year of this edit-a-thon with the New York Public Library's Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture, this time being held in a virtual
format. More information about how to connect is available on the meetup
page, and register on AfroCROWD's form to get the Zoom link.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCROWD/BlackWikiHisto…
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!
Thursday Feb 25: Black Wiki History Month with the Schomburg Center
(virtual)
Time: 1:30pm - 5:30 pm online
Register on AfroCROWD's form to get the Zoom link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV-sDu1VKRcySUE1kZc6Tz6_ki8B1gOgL…
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for its monthly
WikiWednesday Salon at 7PM tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17th.
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!
This month will include a discussion of Black WikiHistory Month in
February, plans for WikiWomen's History Month in March, and of course the
great work that is being done in these areas throughout the year. We will
also have a relevant demonstration of the 'Did you know?' process.
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/89243725944
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/February_2021#Agenda
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
I hope this finds everyone holding up okay. Wikimedia NYC is excited to
co-host not one, but two Wikipedia edit-a-thons this weekend, and we hope
you'll join us!
*** Coronavirus in New York City Translate-a-thon with SureWeCan ***
Please join us as we focus on translating Coronavirus related articles to
the many languages spoken in NYC.
Date: Saturday, February 6th
Time: 11:00AM - 1:00PM EST
RSVP and details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/SureWeCan5
*** Lower East Side Art + Activism Edit-a-thon with the Museum of Reclaimed
Urban Space ***
In keeping with the Museum's mission to preserve the history of grassroots
activism & promote community-based urban ecologies, we will expand
Wikipedia’s coverage of the community gardens, community centers,
grassroots movements, galleries, clubs, squats and homesteads that have
contributed to our neighborhood's oversized cultural impact
Date: Sunday, February 7th
Time: 2:00 - 4:00PM EST
RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lower-east-side-art-activism-wikipedia-edit-a-…
We look forward to editing with you soon.
Megs
--
President, Wikimedia New York City
Hi Wiki-Yorkers,
Wikipedia Day is always a big day for Wikimedia NYC. While we cannot meet
in person, we still have something special planned. We will begin the event
with the debut of a new video celebrating our community. This will be
followed by a panel discussion with some of the people you'll see in the
video talking about Wikipedia's 20th anniversary, Wikimedia New York City,
and the amazing work they do on Wikimedia projects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Wikipedia_Day_2021
The event will be broadcast live via YouTube. Feel free to ask questions
for the panel through the chat!
We will also have some NYC wiki trivia you can participate in, with
confectionery prizes.
Friday January 15
6:00pm - 7:00 pm online via Wikimedia NYC on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbqxsJaTDQM
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
Wikimedia NYC is teaming up with our favorite instagram account, @
depthsofwikipedia <https://www.instagram.com/depthsofwikipedia/>, to offer
an introductory workshop and edit-a-thon from Thursday, January 7th thru
Sunday, January 10th! We'll kick things off with an online Wikipedia
workshop on January 7th, where you'll learn about Wikipedia's policies and
practices and the basics of editing. Attendees are then encouraged to make
their first edits throughout the weekend; we'll have expert Wikipedians on
hand to answer questions and provide guidance in our Discord channel.
Here's how to join us:
- Create a Wikipedia account and join our team
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_NYC/Depths_of_Wikip…>!
When creating an account, we recommend choosing a username that is personal
to you, but doesn't personally identify you. If you already have an
account, please join our team via the Dashboard. This helps us track
everyone who edits with us and see how many pages we add to and create!
- Join the Wikipedia Workshop
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoSQn-5Udug0IgdG_UkB6TfyWM4M5PrZD…>!
We'll meet via Zoom at 7PM EST on Thursday, January 7th, but you must
register to receive the link. Please be sure to be on time as we'll stop
admitting attendees ten minutes after we start.
- Ask questions and meet fellow editors on Discord
<https://discord.gg/GTvNKaXkzC Ask questions and meet fellow editors on
Discord>! We'll have a team of volunteer Wikipedians on hand to help as
you make your first edits. Not share where to start? We can help with that
too.
If nothing else, be sure to register at https://forms.gle/bV7T7TLBYxuQZpcX8,
and we'll follow-up with reminders and a link to join. We look forward to
editing with you soon!
Megs
--
President, Wikimedia New York City
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You're invited to join Wikimedia NYC for its monthly WikiWednesday Salon at
7PM this Wednesday, December 16th. This month will include a discussion of
the sixth annual Community Wishlist Survey, an opportunity for editors and
other community members to submit proposals for fixes and features you'd
like the Wikimedia Foundation's tech team to address. As always, it's the
agenda anyone can edit, so please feel free to add any projects you'd like
to share.
*** WikiWednesday Salon ***
Date: December 16th
Time: 7:00 - 8:00PM EST, with optional breakout rooms from 8:00 - 8:30P
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82195865151
Add your item to the agenda at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/December_2020
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Best,
Megs
--
President, Wikimedia New York City