There is an event coming up in Derby soon. I've been updating the events list, so please check it, and if you are organising events, please tell me so I can add them to the list.
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On 10 February 2018 at 17:18, Rex X rexx@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
Same here, Roger. Edinburgh is a long way to go.
What we need is some events being promoted in our own region, as the Midlands seem to be falling behind these days. I would have thought that all we need is a venue and a bunch of folks interested and we could do our own Women in Red event.
There must be dozens of local Women's History groups and similar within striking distance of us, and there ought to be institutions willing to host an event. Do you have any contacts?
Cheers
Rexx
On 09 February 2018 at 00:30 Roger Bamkin victuallers@gmail.com wrote:
Looks interesting. Not sure I can afford to come but Women in Red could support on line
Roger
On 8 February 2018 at 16:30, John Lubbock <john.lubbock@wikimedia.org.uk
wrote:
Have you updated it in the events list or shall I do that?
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Communications Coordinator
Wikimedia UK
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and
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On 8 February 2018 at 15:59, MCANDREW Ewan Ewan.McAndrew@ed.ac.uk
wrote:
Dear colleagues,
*Please disseminate to interested colleagues as appropriate – this
event
is open to all.*
We’ve moved our #Vote100 Wikipedia editing event http://tinyurl.com/Votes100 to the University of Edinburgh’s
central
campus and the Teaching Studio LG.07 at David Hume Tower Building. The event is part of the Festival of Creative Learning and 2018’s
celebration
of one hundred years since the Representation of the People Act (1918) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918 came into force and women were finally given the right to vote, almost fifty years after the Edinburgh Seven fought for and won the right to
train
and practice as doctors.* #Vote100 #FCL18* Festival of Creative Learning events – Free and open to all!
- *#Vote100 Wikipedia editing event (22 February 2018).
Edinburgh/Events_and_Workshops/Vote100_and_Women_ in_Medicine_editathon#Booking>*
- *Wikidata Hackathon
<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikidata-hackathon-festival-
of-creative-learning-tickets-42286041689>*
– Learn how to edit Wikipedia’s most exciting sister project (21
Feb).
- *Histropedia workshops
wikipedia-visualised-as-dynamic-timelines-tickets- 42286933356?aff=ehomecard>*
– create bespoke visually dynamic timelines
q=%23Timeline%20of%20University%20of%20Edinburgh% 20Alumni%20%0A%0ASELECT%20?Person%20?personLabel%20?dob% 20?Gender%20?Country%20?article?precision%20?image%20? Occupation%20?rank%0AWHERE%20%7B%0A%0A%0A%20%20%20%20? person%20wdt:P31%20wd:Q5%20.%20%23%20human%0A%20%20%20%20? person%20wdt:P69%20wd:Q160302%20.%20%23PlaceOfEducation%0A% 20%20%20%20?person%20wdt:P19%20?birthPlace%20.%0A%20%20%20% 20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20?person%20wdt:P18%20?image%20.%7D%20% 23image%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20?person% 20wdt:P106%20?occupation%20.%7D%20%23occupation%0A%20%20% 20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20?person%20wdt:P21%20?gender%20.%7D%20% 23gender%0A%20%20%20%20OPTIONAL%20%7B%20?birthPlace%20wdt:P17%20? country%20%7D%20%23place%20of%20birth%0A%20%20%20%20?person% 20p:P569/psv:P569%20?dobNode%20.%20%23date%20of%20birth%0A% 20%20%20%20?dobNode%20wikibase:timeValue%20?dob% 20.%0A%20%20%20%20?dobNode%20wikibase:timePrecision%20? precision%20.%0A%20%20%20%20?article%20schema:about%20? person%20.%0A%20%20%20%20?article%20schema:isPartOf%20% 3Chttps://en.wikipedia.org/%3E.%0A%0A%20%20%20?person% 20wikibase:sitelinks%20?rank%20.%0A%0A%20%20%20%20SERVICE% 20wikibase:label%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20bd:serviceParam%20wikibase: language%20%22en%22.%0A?gender%20rdfs:label%20?Gender% 20.%0A?person%20rdfs:label%20?Person%20.%0A?country%20rdfs: label%20?Country%20.%0A?occupation%20rdfs:label%20? Occupation.%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%7D%0A%0AORDER%20BY%20DESC% 20(?rank)&md=true&g=article&l=article&t=Person&s=dob&sp= precision&i=image&c=Country,Occupation,%20Gender&f= Country,Occupation,%20Gender&v=t>
in minutes (20 Feb).
This email is to invite you take part in the event where you can learn how to edit, meet supportive colleagues, have refreshments and help
address
Wikipedia’s systemic bias by publishing a new article of your choice
about
a suffragette, a notable women in medicine or *any* of the incredible women missing from Wikipedia e.g. Bessie Watson, the Scottish child suffragette and piper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_(Bessie)_Watson. More suggestions for pages to edit are very welcome.
*Bring a friend, bring two! We have a very large room, food and drink
and
lots of pages to create. No editing experience necessary, full
training
will be provided and it’s super easy (& fun) to do.*
Only 17.39% of biographies on Wikipedia are about notable women so
there
are a great many notable women missing (both historic and
contemporary)
from Wikipedia and from Google’s top search results.
I hope you can find time to attend as we could greatly use your
support.
Best wishes,
Ewan
Ewan McAndrew Wikimedian in Residence
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