Meninas? :)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Everton Zanella Alvarenga tom@wikimedia.org Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:14 AM Subject: Women's day and Wikipedia To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org
Hi all,
today I just remembered that the International Women's day is arriving http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day. I would like to know if people in this group is thinking about something to do on 8 March. I just compared the English article in Wikipedia with the Portuguese version http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia_Internacional_da_Mulher and it seems there is a lot to be improved in the later, although I am sure a lot in the first as well.
I remember the first time I saw how important is this day was through a Russian friend who taught how important is this day for the Russian woman - at least that is my impression when I compare to my society, although I know people here who value this day a lot, like dad who always give something to mom. :)
Sorry if I missed some e-mail, but is there something planned? (just saw the e-mail bellow) Maybe an international edithaton about some women on Wikipedia? Or improve the Wikipedia article about this day and try to achieve a better level on the 10 most read languages of Wikipedia? Just some ideas, I hope more can appear.
Tom
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 9:07 AM, patricia morales mariadelcarmenpatricia@yahoo.com wrote:
Feminae - International Women's Day 2013 We are pleased to invite you to participate in Feminae (“women” in Latin), a collective and interdisciplinary work, which aims to bring together an anthology of artistic and intellectual contributions as a tribute to women’s wisdom across cultures and history.
- How to participate?
A. Choose an inspiring quote, artwork or idea of a female author (original language or translation; giving the source, when possible). B. Indicate the name of the selected author. C. Write your own reflections on your choice in English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German D. Indicate your name, country, professional background.
An example for the contribution (The final size is horizontal A4 paper/format for online media) :
A. SELECTED QUOTE artwork, idea, proposal, or statement (original texts and/or translation, source)
"I am among those who think that science has great beauty" (In Madame Curie: A Biography (1937)
(Pictures, drawing, collage can be included) B. YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION Why did you choose that quote/work? Your motivation
/ the work and personality of Marie Curie symbolize the irrefutable and magnificent fusion of women and science.../
(Pictures, drawing, collage can be included) C. DATA OF THE FEMALE AUTHOR data of the chosen author / brief information
Example: Marie Curie, Polish scientist Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1903 and 1911, etc. D. YOUR DATA (female/male) Your name, country, profession, background
Example: Mafalda Pedagogue, Argentina
- Which format to use? How and when to send it?
Please, submit your contribution no longer than 300 words before the 4th of March 2013: By email to patricia.morales@arts.kuleuven.be
- a text in Word or WP format or
- an attached document in Word, WP, PDF or JPG following the form of an horizontal A4 paper
or By mail to: Faculty of Arts, KULeuven, Blijde Inkomstraat 21, PO Box 3312, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Your printed contribution (following the form of an horizontal A4 paper or equivalent)
- When and where is Feminae exhibited and who receives your contribution?
-A digital / online exhibition will take place on March 8 at the University of Leuven, Faculty of Arts. -Feminae will be available online to the public and the media on youtube (film/power points). -A copy of the book Feminae will be given to: UN Women, UNESCO and the University of Leuven.
Note: Feminae can be freely used and reproduced, quoting respectively the contributor, who retains her/his copyrights. Your participation implies the acceptance of that donation to the public domain.
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-- Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom) "A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."