Hello everyone,
Wikimedia South Africa along with the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the
University of Cape Town will be hosing South Africa's first Art + Feminism
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/South_Africa/ArtAndFeminism_…>
(Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/123072874748148/>)
edit-a-thon. We would like to encourage existing Wikipedia editors as well
as anyone who is interested in Feminist Artists to join us for this event.
You are welcome to join us anytime between 11am and 4pm.
So if you want to volunteer to help show people the basics of editing
Wikipedia or just want to do some editing your self in a supportive space
then please join us. For more information about the international Art +
Feminism event generally check out their webpage at the link here
<http://art.plusfeminism.org/about/>.
Details:
*When*: 5 March 2016, 11:00 - 16:00
*Where*: Betram building (Ground floor), Michaelis School of Fine Art, 31 -
37 Orange Street, Cape Town, South Africa.
I also want to remind everyone that the 12th Cape Town meetup
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_12>will
be happening on the following day at nearby Truth Coffee, 36 Buitenkant St,
Cape Town from 11:00-14:00.
Cheers,
Douglas.
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Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Let us introduce you to the wonderful world of Wikipedia and help to add content in the areas of SA women leaders and SA indigenous people!
* Date: Friday, 26 February 2016
* Where: American Corner, Central Library, Old Drill Hall, cnr Parade and Darling Streets
* Time: 15:00 - 18:00
* Cost: Absolutely free
Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
To read more about this project, please visit the Wikipedia Primary School Programme<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Primary_School_SSAJRP_pr…> website.
We look forward to hosting you!
Theresa Hume
University of Cape Town - Faculty of Law
theresa.hume(a)uct.ac.za<mailto:theresa.hume@uct.ac.za>
Phone: +27 (0)83 400 8521
Skype : theresa_hume
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Our second edit-a-thon for this exciting project is scheduled for this weekend.
Wikipedia Primary relies on Wikipedia as an existing and growing resource. It solves the need for an encyclopedia capable of responding to curriculum-based questions, and it fosters Wikipedia content, quality and outreach. This second edit-a-thon is hosted by Wikimedia ZA, the IP Unit of UCT and the Wiki Loves Women project.
Let us introduce you to the wonderful world of Wikipedia and help to add content in the areas of SA women leaders and SA indigenous people.
* Date: Friday, 26 February 2016
* Where: American Corner, Central Library, Old Drill Hall, cnr Parade and Darling Streets
* Time: 15:00 - 18:00
* Cost: Absolutely free
Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
To read more about this project, please visit the Wikipedia Primary School Programme<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Primary_School_SSAJRP_pr…> website.
We look forward to hosting you!
Theresa Hume
University of Cape Town - Faculty of Law
theresa.hume(a)uct.ac.za
Phone: +27 (0)83 400 8521
Skype : theresa_hume
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Did you know that the English Wikipedia has over 5 million (and counting) articles, with over 27 million users?
Join us for the first Wikipedia Primary edit-a-thon and help add articles that respond to primary school curriculum-based questions.
Where : American Corner, Central Library, Old Drill Hall, cnr Parade and Darling Streets, Cape Town
Time : 15:00 - 18:00
When : Today
We have identified the following subject matters for this workshop :
South African women leaders and issues around women
South Africa's indigenous people
Good news stories affecting the youth [e.g., discoveries, inventions and policies]
There are a limited number of computers available so if you have one, please bring it along. You are also encouraged to create a username<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Main+…> on Wikipedia prior to the workshop.
We look forward to seeing you this afternoon.
Wiki Regards
Theresa Hume
University of Cape Town - Faculty of Law
theresa.hume(a)uct.ac.za
Phone: +27 (0)83 400 8521
Skype : theresa_hume
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Get South Africa's Women Leaders and Women's issues onto Wikipedia
Only one of the topics to be covered by the First Wikipedia Primary School Edit-a-Thon! Help add and improve articles on Wikipedia that are important to primary school children in South Africa. During this series, we will also encourage contributions to articles on SA's indigenous people and good news stories affecting the youth.
Please join us on Friday, 19 February at 15:00 at the Central Library in Cape Town to be part of this exciting project. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops as only a limited number will be available.
We hope to see you there!
Wiki Regards
Theresa Hume
University of Cape Town - Faculty of Law
theresa.hume(a)uct.ac.za<mailto:theresa.hume@uct.ac.za>
Phone: +27 (0)83 400 8521
Skype : theresa_hume
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Hello,
On behalf of the Wikimedia team in Johannesburg, I would like to invite
you to our first Joburg Wiki meet-up taking place at the Goethe
Institute of South Africa.
This is a face to face meeting of Wikipedians from around Johanesburg
and greater Gauteng to determine how to best support the Wikipedia
existing community, proposal for editing-related events and other
related issues.
Details of the event and registration are available here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/joburg-wiki-meet-up-tickets-21465066592?utm-me…
Please feel free to circulate to others that you believe will be
interested in attending.
Thanks,
Best regards,
Pria
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From: Africa Centre <renske=wikiafrica.net(a)mail64.suw11.mcdlv.net> on
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Date: Thursday, 11 February 2016 at 2:13 PM
To: Theresa Hume <humetheresa(a)gmail.com>
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Wikipedia
Africa Centre invites you to improve the quality of content on Wikipedia
Edit-a-thon and Wikipedia event on the 19th and 26th of february.
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Add your knowledge to help Primary School education by editing Wikipedia
Do you want to make a difference to the foundation phase of Education in
South Africa? Then join us at two Wikipedia Primary School edit-a-thons.
Wikipedia is meant to be an education tool but experiences have shown us
that once accessible, Wikipedia does not provide information that responds
directly to curriculum-based questions.
Wikipedia Primary relies on Wikipedia as an existing and growing resource.
It solves the need for an encyclopedia capable of responding to
curriculum-based questions, and it fosters Wikipedia content, quality and
outreach. The edit-a-thons are a collaboration between Wikimedia ZA, UCT IP
Unit and WikiAfrica’s Wiki Loves Women project.
At each edit-a-thon (a fun way of contributing information to Wikipedia), we
will work together to add and improve articles on Wikipedia that are
important to primary school children in South Africa. The themes for these
edit-a-thons are :
1. South African women leaders and issues around women
2. South Africa¹s indigenous people
3. Good news stories affecting the youth (e.g., discoveries, inventions and
policies)
The details of the edit-a-thons are:
* Dates: 19 and 26 February 2016
* Where: American Corner, Central Library, Old Drill Hall, cnr Parade and
Darling Streets
* Time: 15:00 - 18:00
* Cost: Absolutely free
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Dear Wikimedian / Wikipedian,
Do you want to make a difference to the foundation phase of Education in
South Africa?
Then join us for the first Wikipedia Primary School edit-a-thon to help add
and improve articles on Wikipedia that are important to primary school
children in South Africa.
Wikipedia is meant to be an education tool but experiences have shown us
that once accessible, Wikipedia does not provide information that responds
directly to curriculum-based questions. Wikipedia Primary relies on
Wikipedia as an existing and growing resource, it solves the need for an
encyclopedia capable of responding to curriculum-based questions, and it
fosters Wikipedia content, quality and outreach.
Dates : 19 and 26 February 2016Where : American Corner, Central Library, Old
Drill Hall, cnr Parade and Darling StreetsTime : 15:00 - 18:00Cost :
Absolutely free
The themes for these edit-a-thons are :
South African women leaders and issues around womenSouth Africa¹s indigenous
peopleGood news stories affecting the youth [e.g., discoveries, inventions
and policies]
Refreshments and light snacks will be provided.
To read more about this project, please visit the Wikipedia Primary School
Programme
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Wikipedia_Primary_School_SSAJRP_pr
ogramme>
Please RSVP for these events via Eventbrite
<http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wikipedia-primary-school-edit-a-thon-tickets-214
44972490>
If you are in the vicinity of Cape Town, we hope to see you there!
Wiki Regards
on behalf of Wikimedia ZA
Theresa Hume
University of Cape Town - Faculty of Law
theresa.hume(a)uct.ac.za
Phone: +27 (0)83 400 8521
Skype : theresa_hume
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Hello everyone,
It's that time of year when the Wikimedia community puts out the call for
nominations/applications to sit as a community representative on the
Wikimedia board. Please read the forwarded messages below for more
information.
Cheers,
Douglas.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Chris Keating* <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com>
Date: Monday, February 8, 2016
Subject: [Affiliates] Fwd: Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members
of the WMF Board
To: Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list <
affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Chapters general discussions <
chapters(a)wikimedia.ch>
Forwarding! Please pass on to your communities :)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com');>>
Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 9:29 AM
Subject: Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members of the WMF Board
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org');>>
Cc: Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lane(a)bluerasberry.com');>>, Laurentius <
puntoesclamativo(a)email.it
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','puntoesclamativo(a)email.it');>>
Dear Wikimedia friends,
**Call for Nominations - Affiliate Selected Board Seats**
This year the Wikimedia chapters and Thematic Organisations will select two
members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board.
We would like to invite nominations for candidates to be elected to the WMF
board in this process. Please help us by distributing this call for
candidates as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists,
village pumps, and blogs.
*Role of WMF Board members*
The Wikimedia Foundation board provide governance and strategic oversight
of the WMF. The role of Wikimedia Foundation board members is set out in
detail here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_member
Successful candidates will bring expertise and understanding to help the
Board further its goals and ability to work effectively at a strategic and
governance level. The work of the Board is conducted in English (though
fluency in additional languages is an advantage) and the role involves a
significant commitment, including travel to several in-person meetings in
California or worldwide.
*Nominations and selection process*
Nominations should be posted using this form on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominat…
If you need assistance completing the wiki-template, please contact one of
the election facilitators who will be happy to assist.
Nominations are open until the end of 8 March 2016 (midnight UTC). To be
entered into the ballot, a candidate's nomination must be accompanied by a
statement of support from a Chapter or Thematic Organisation, which may
accompany the nomination or be received no later than 22 March 2016.
The timeline for the selection process can be seen here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016
There is also a selection FAQ here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_election_FAQ
Many thanks,
Chris Keating
Lorenzo Losa
Lane Rasberry
- Election Facilitators
--
Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727
Hello everyone,
It's that time of year when the Wikimedia community puts out the call for
nominations/applications to sit as a community representative on the
Wikimedia board. Please read the forwarded messages below for more
information.
Cheers,
Douglas.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Chris Keating* <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com>
Date: Monday, February 8, 2016
Subject: [Affiliates] Fwd: Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members
of the WMF Board
To: Wikimedia Movement Affiliates discussion list <
affiliates(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Chapters general discussions <
chapters(a)wikimedia.ch>
Forwarding! Please pass on to your communities :)
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chris Keating <chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chriskeatingwiki(a)gmail.com');>>
Date: Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 9:29 AM
Subject: Call for Candidates - Affiliate Selected members of the WMF Board
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org');>>
Cc: Lane Rasberry <lane(a)bluerasberry.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lane(a)bluerasberry.com');>>, Laurentius <
puntoesclamativo(a)email.it
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','puntoesclamativo(a)email.it');>>
Dear Wikimedia friends,
**Call for Nominations - Affiliate Selected Board Seats**
This year the Wikimedia chapters and Thematic Organisations will select two
members of the Wikimedia Foundation Board.
We would like to invite nominations for candidates to be elected to the WMF
board in this process. Please help us by distributing this call for
candidates as widely as possible through such forums as mailing lists,
village pumps, and blogs.
*Role of WMF Board members*
The Wikimedia Foundation board provide governance and strategic oversight
of the WMF. The role of Wikimedia Foundation board members is set out in
detail here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_member
Successful candidates will bring expertise and understanding to help the
Board further its goals and ability to work effectively at a strategic and
governance level. The work of the Board is conducted in English (though
fluency in additional languages is an advantage) and the role involves a
significant commitment, including travel to several in-person meetings in
California or worldwide.
*Nominations and selection process*
Nominations should be posted using this form on Meta-Wiki:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016/Nominat…
If you need assistance completing the wiki-template, please contact one of
the election facilitators who will be happy to assist.
Nominations are open until the end of 8 March 2016 (midnight UTC). To be
entered into the ballot, a candidate's nomination must be accompanied by a
statement of support from a Chapter or Thematic Organisation, which may
accompany the nomination or be received no later than 22 March 2016.
The timeline for the selection process can be seen here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats/2016
There is also a selection FAQ here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliate-selected_Board_seats_election_FAQ
Many thanks,
Chris Keating
Lorenzo Losa
Lane Rasberry
- Election Facilitators
--
Douglas Ian Scott
司道格
Skype: douglas0scott
South African mobile number: +27 (0)79 515 8727