Hi,
I think this is very interesting.
Based in Tower Hamlets we have in mind the effects of the air raids here:
http://www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history-online-exhibitions-upper-north-str…
Not so much on Wikipedia yet. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_strategic_bombing_during_World_War_I
I looked at the historical material about the bombing of Poplar some time
ago, it is clear there were quite divergent views about it locally, re the
deaths of our children locally:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poplar_Memorial.jpg
Certainly the views of Sylvia Pankhurst were quite distinct from that of
the local bishop, but this was a bit later in the war.
Perhaps you could share an outline of the project here (or perhaps it
would work better on wiki) as regards what is envisaged and how it can
link with other WWI experiences such as:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Yarmouth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Yarmouth_and_Lowestoft
and also in the context of:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._occupation_of_Veracruz_(1914)
I think if we are to live up to the conception of a NPOV we need to ensure
that any accessing of local material is put in the broader context of the
entire global context of the First World War.
I think this is a great opportunity to develop international links and to
create opportunities to examine differing experiences in different
contexts.
all the best
Fabian
User:Leutha
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:36:44 +0000
From: Toni Sant <toni.sant(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] WWI Memorabilia Roadshow
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On the subject of WWI (but off the original topic, sorry): is anyone on
this list interested in working with a small group of undergraduate
students at the University of Hull's Scarborough Campus on a small
wikimedia-related project we're planning to do around the Scarborough
Bombardment, along the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre?
I recently mentioned this to Harry Mitchell and I'll be following up with
him on it as soon as the seasonal merriment is over, but I'm keen to see
whether anyone else would want to join us; particularly anyone who could
easily attend a Scarborough event sometime in springtime.
Cheers,
Toni