New subject: [Wikimediaindia-l] Re: Launching "Share Your Struggle 2021" (15 August 2021 - 31st August 2021)

15 Aug 2021

Hello everyone,

Today India celebrates 75 years of independence from British rule but this
date also reminds us of the partition and its aftermath. To both celebrate
and commemorate this occasion, we are excited to launch a new photography
competition named Share Your Struggle:

*https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Share_Your_Struggle_2021
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Share_Your_Struggle_2021>*

The first iteration of Share Your Struggle will run from *15 August 2021 to
31st August 2021*. For this pilot, the scope is limited to images and
videos from India. The goal of the project is to improve coverage of free
usable media files related to various struggles, such as, natural disasters
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disasters>, health crises such
as COVID-19
pandemic <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic>, social movements
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_movement>, conflict-torn areas, and
any other humanitarian crises
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_crisis>. The goal is not only
to document crises, but also humanitarian efforts and acts of kindness that
happen during such crises. The scope of the project includes *images* and
*video* files.

Make sure to read the *Rules and FAQ
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Share_Your_Struggle_2021/Rules_and_FAQ>*
for the competition before uploading any images or videos. We also suggest
you read *"Photographs of identifiable people
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Photographs_of_identifiable_people#Moral_issues>"*
and *"Exif <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Exif>"* pages on
Wikimedia Commons..

We are still looking for more people to join the team of volunteers
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Share_Your_Struggle_2021/Team>
to help organize this event now and hopefully in the future as well. If you
are interested to join, feel free to sign up on this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhPyDb-o0YrjtdyCFDGrS-BDL31sb0XfcUvoXGTvSXdBju3w/viewform>
.

For any questions or feedback, feel free to write to us at
*shareyourstruggle2021(a)gmail.com
&lt;shareyourstruggle2021(a)gmail.com&gt;.*

Regards
Satdeep
On behalf of Share Your Struggle Team