We wanted to share this project with US affiliates, and with regional Wikimedians generally.
The edit-a-thon is "live" for its launch Saturday starting at 12pm Eastern / 9am Pacific, and runs for two hours. However, it includes a monthlong campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAfrofuturist
Though the art exhibition is in part about the specific African American history of New York City, it also ties into national and global art and culture of the African diaspora.
As well as viewing the livestream, we'd also welcome people to join the Discord channel for this edit-a-thon on the Wikimedia NYC server all month long.
Would also welcome more events to be listed at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Black_WikiHistory_Month#February_202...
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Pharos pharosofalexandria@gmail.com Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 1:09 PM Subject: Saturday Feb 5: ONLINE Met Afrofuturist edit-a-thon (and monthlong campaign) To: New York City Wikimedians wikimedia_nyc@lists.wikimedia.org
Dear Wiki-Yorkers,
You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for a virtual Metropolitan Museum of Art edit-a-thon Saturday afternoon (12-2pm) with partners AfroCROWD and Black Lunch Table. To join the livestream from your computer or smartphone, just watch at the YouTube link below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MetAfrofuturist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUx7YltS598 (livestream at 12-2pm Saturday)
Our focus will be on the exhibition Before Yesterday We Could Fly inspired by Seneca Village, and featured art, artists, history and culture of the African diaspora.
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/afrofuturist-period-room
We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person!
We are also running a Met Afrofuturist chat channel on our Wikimedia NYC Discord server for the whole monthlong campaign, you can join here and get help with working on articles on these topics together: https://discord.gg/gqSFqrY7bS
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)