Hello!
Summary -
- Anyone can host a Wikipedia party in their local university, library,
or community center
- You should host a Wikipedia party in January 2019
- The Wikimedia Foundation offers event funding support up to $2000 with
a simple form that you fill out by 15 November
- January 2019 is unusual for a change in public domain legal status,
and your local uni / library is probably keen to co-host with you if you
bring cake
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On January 15, 2001, Wikipedia was established and also creativecommons.org
was registered. The organizations came to be good collaborators, with
content in Wikipedia being available through Creative Commons licenses.
There is a tradition in January of celebrating Wikipedia's birthday,
Wikipedia Day!, and anyone can host a birthday party. Celebrate Creative
Commons also! See previous events and documentation at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day
If you think you might host an event, please request funding NOW and by 15
November for response in December. Expenses which the Wikimedia Foundation
has sponsored in the past include the cost of snacks for attendees, fees
associated with renting a meeting space in a community center, and costs
associated with promoting accessibility and diversity among participants.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
Something unusual about this year is that 2019 in the United States is the
first time since the late 1990s when there will be copyright expiration of
published works. See context:
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/copywritten-so-dont-…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_public_domain#Entering_the_public_dom…
In practical terms, for as long as Wikipedia has existed we have given the
general copyright advice that works published after 1923 are under
copyright. In January 2019, our advice changes for the first time in nearly
20 years to be 1924, and we will count forward every year from this point
with all the media from those years entering the public domain. Many
librarians know about this shift in public domain, and your local
university library might be hosting an event already to which you can add a
Wikipedia talk or workshop + cake. If you show up with cake and wiki then
they will love you and wiki forever.
Public Domain Day + Wikipedia Day + <3 Creative Commons in January 2019!
Thanks everyone and speak up here or on the Wikipedia Day talk page if you
have questions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Wikipedia_Day
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Lane Rasberry
user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
206.801.0814
lane(a)bluerasberry.com
Hi Wiki-Americans,
I've been in touch with the WMF about grants for Wikipedia Day events in
January (any day that month works), and I have confirmed the information
shared on our WALRUS call that it is still possible to apply, but that the
last day is December 1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Day
Application can be from $500-$2,000, and you can also use this opportunity
to apply for two or three events that you might schedule throughout the
year.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid
For most of you who are using Wikipedia Day for a social meetup or
mini-conference, you should probably use this form:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Apply#Meeting
As I mentioned before, this year we can also use a fundraising-style banner
that advertises on the level of individual states and can potentially
attract many more participants to your event. This is considerably more
powerful than geonotice, and would be suitable for a flagship annual event.
For those looking for space for a larger event, you may want to reach out
to a university or library partner.
Let me know if you have any questions about your case, I'd be glad to help
out anyone personally and share experiences and guidance.
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Congratulations AfroCROWD on recognition as an official Wikimedia community
affiliate organization!
On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 8:59 AM Abhishek Suryawanshi <
i.abhishek.suryawanshi(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Congrats AfroCROWD team!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 5:49 PM
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the AfroCROWD User Group
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia
> Movement Affiliates discussion list <affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
>
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
> [1] the AfroCROWD User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User Group. The group aims
> to promote participation of people of African descent in the Wikimedia
> community, and to increase content about people and events in Africa and
> the African Diaspora.
>
> Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
>
> Regards,
> Kirill Lokshin
> Chair, Affiliations Committee
>
> [1]
>
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognit…
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AfroCROWD_User_Group
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>
> Abhishek Suryawanshi
> (Sent from my iPhone, pardon the brevity)
>
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Lane Rasberry
user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia
206.801.0814
lane(a)bluerasberry.com
Hi fellow Wiki-Americans,
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat **tonight** on
Monday, November 12 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
Big topics of discussion include the recent WikiCon NA and the upcoming
Wikipedia Day events in January!
Agenda, feel free to edit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/November_2018
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/450930105
Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +14086380968,,450930105# or +16468769923,,450930105#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 450 930 105
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/actlVRIcBe
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)
Hi fellow Wiki-Americans,
We'll meet for a pan-USA Wikimedia local activists chat on Monday, November
12 at 6:00 PM Pacific / 9:00 PM Eastern.
Big topics of discussion include the recent WikiCon NA and the upcoming
Wikipedia Day events in January!
Agenda, feel free to edit:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WALRUS/November_2018
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/450930105
Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +14086380968,,450930105# or +16468769923,,450930105#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 450 930 105
International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/actlVRIcBe
Thanks,
Richard
(User:Pharos)