Hello everyone,
Wikimedia ZA will be hosting its monthly Wikipedia meetup again next month
on Sunday the 1st September. See below for details.
As always this event is open to anyone interested in Wiki projects or
Wikipedia. So if you want to hang informally to talk about Wiki related
things then please join us.
Here are the details:
- *Date*: Sunday, 1 September 2019
- *Time*: can join anytime between 10:00-14:00
- *Location*: Truth Coffee, 36 Buitenkant St, Cape Town 8000, South
Africa
You can also follow this event on the event page on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_19
Regards,
Douglas.
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Hello everyone,
Wikimedia ZA members have been invited to this seminar on copyright in
South Africa. It will take place at the University of Cape Town on the 8th
August.
As you know Wikimedia ZA cares greatly about the topic of copyright and how
if affects people's ability to write and contribute to Wikipedia. Would be
great to see some Wikipedians there.
Regards,
Douglas
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Nan Warner <nan.warner1(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019, 12:10
Subject: Seminar on Copyright
To: <info(a)wikimedia.org.za>
Dear Wikimedia!
I've attached info on a seminar that you might be interested in attending.
Best wishes,
Nan
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Tel +27 21 650 2317 # Fax +27 21 650 5660 # eml n <nan.warner1(a)gmail.com>
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Hello everyone,
Just wanted to let you all know that Wikimedia ZA will be hosting another
Wikipedia Meetup on the first Sunday of August. As you know we want to
make this a regular monthly thing. As always the chapter has some budget
for free tea and coffee and a few bites to eat.
This event is open to anyone interested in Wiki projects or Wikipedia. So
if you want to hang informally to talk about Wiki related things then
please join us.
Here are the details:
- *Date*: Sunday, 4th August 2019
- *Time*: can join anytime between 10:00-14:00
- *Location*: Truth Coffee, 36 Buitenkant St, Cape Town 8000, South
Africa
You can also follow this event on the event page on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_18
Cheers,
Douglas.
Guidance from the collective please:
would this be suitable for distribution on a list of computer science
students?
Perhaps later if numbers don't come in?
Holding back for now.
-M.
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> From: Adri Baard <adri.baard(a)gmail.com>
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> Good morning everyone
>
> Just a note that I shared the incorrect signup link yesterday.
>
> Please sign up here:
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikipedia-salon-strategy-cape-
> town-tickets-65243471981
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> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 12:41 PM Adri Baard <adri.baard(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear Wikimedia Member
> >
> > The Wikimedia Foundation which owns and supports Wikipedia, the free
> > online encyclopedia and the 5th biggest website in the world are working
> in
> > an effort to improve your Wikipedia experience.
> > They are doing this by involving readers and contributors of Wikipedia
> > through 9 key focus areas, these include:
> >
> > - Roles & Responsibilities
> > - Revenue Streams
> > - Resource Allocation
> > - Capacity Building
> > - Partnerships
> > - Diversity
> > - Product & Technology
> > - Community Health
> > - Advocacy
> >
> >
> > Over the next month students around the world will be getting together to
> > be part of this change and we would like to invite you to be part of it
> as
> > well.
> > (Read more here:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20)
> >
> > On Saturday 3 August, we'll be discussing how we can improve Wikipedia
> > through *Diversity* and *Capacity Building*.
> > We'll be starting at 10:00 at UCT's Hlanganani room and lunch will be
> > offered as well.
> >
> > If you are under the age of 35 and interested in contributing in the
> > future of Wikimedia, please click on the below link to RSVP by 29 July.
> > https://www.eventbrite.com/publish?crumb=5833467f8d5e3e&eid=65243472984
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Adri Baard
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Dear Wikimedia Member
The Wikimedia Foundation which owns and supports Wikipedia, the free online
encyclopedia and the 5th biggest website in the world are working in an
effort to improve your Wikipedia experience.
They are doing this by involving readers and contributors of Wikipedia
through 9 key focus areas, these include:
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Revenue Streams
- Resource Allocation
- Capacity Building
- Partnerships
- Diversity
- Product & Technology
- Community Health
- Advocacy
Over the next month students around the world will be getting together to
be part of this change and we would like to invite you to be part of it as
well.
(Read more here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20)
On Saturday 3 August, we'll be discussing how we can improve Wikipedia
through *Diversity* and *Capacity Building*.
We'll be starting at 10:00 at UCT's Hlanganani room and lunch will be
offered as well.
If you are under the age of 35 and interested in contributing in the future
of Wikimedia, please click on the below link to RSVP by 29 July.
https://www.eventbrite.com/publish?crumb=5833467f8d5e3e&eid=65243472984
Kind regards,
Adri Baard
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Michael Graaf* <graaf.michael(a)gmail.com>
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019
Subject: African linguistic diversity online campaign
To: Wikimedia South Africa Administration Team <
wikimedia-za-board(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Hi all,
this person was supposed to attend Wikimania '18 but was prevented by a
family emergency. Besides the activities he links to, I also know his name
in the context of the worldwide community telecoms network movement.
I'm forwarding this as a suggested agenda item for the next meeting.
Best,
M.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: *Eddie Avila* <eddie(a)globalvoices.org>
Date: Friday, April 26, 2019
Subject: African linguistic diversity online campaign
To: Michael Graaf <graaf.michael(a)gmail.com>
Hi Michael - how are you? I wanted to share a new social media campaign
we’re co-organizing:
https://rising.globalvoices.org/blog/2019/03/18/celebrating-
african-linguistic-diversity-online-through-a-rotating-twitter-account/
Here is the campaign page:
https://rising.globalvoices.org/campaigns/twitter-digiafricanlang-2019/
I was reaching out to you for suggestions on African language
activists/advocates that might want to host for a week. We’re especially
looking for participants from Southern Africa if you have some thoughts.
We already have had some great participation from Ursula from Ghana who
shared her work on Wikipedia in Twi (https://rising.globalvoices.o
rg/blog/2019/04/09/meet-ursula-zage-the-host-of-the-digiafri
canlang-twitter-account-for-april-10-16/). But it’s not exclusively
Wikipedia, but promoting the use of African language on any digital
platforms through projects or initiatives.
I’d appreciate any suggestions or leads.
Thanks so much,
Eddie
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Eddie Avila
Director, Rising Voices
Global Voices
http://globalvoicesonline.org
@risingvoices
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Hi
Time for the latest instalment on the state of the African language
Wikipedias (and after a long break, Wiktionaries)
http://www.greenman.co.za/blog/?p=2503
Dear members,
you are cordially invited to participate in, and encouraged to publicise,
the abovementioned event (
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town_TV_Datacast_Hackathon)
Substantial prizes are on offer and as it's a team event, not all members
of each team have to be proficient in programming; user experience testing
actually needs typical users!
Potential participants can either edit the page to name themselves or
contact me (Michael Graaf) via the talk page given there.
Regards,
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