yes, sorry we go to "sofixit" reflexively, event organizers are thin on the ground National Library of Scotland had a wikipedian in residence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/National_Library_of_Scotland i would encourage you to get with your local library special collection, use some of the slidedecks at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Bookshelf and i'm sure women in red would be happy to support remotely.
cheers On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 11:42 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think a North of England effort that focused on events and activities to > expand underrepresented content on Wikipedia would be worthwhile. > > Although it is not your main goal, it might be strategically wise to > launch such a thing in time for the international Art+Feminism campaign in > March 2016, and then build off of that momentum to take on other > underrepresented topic areas. > > Thanks, > Pharos > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 8:14 AM, Marie Earley <eir...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> There's a comedian / political activist in the UK, Rob Newman, >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Newman_%28comedian%29 who talked >> about his political activism and how he would talk to other activists, >> saying, we should do this and that, they would answer, "That's a great >> idea, why don't you do that?" It's a fair point. >> >> The thing is I'm based in the North of England and the last local meet-up >> had six people sign up to it and three of them added "hopefully I'll be >> able to make it". I'm not quite sure what sort of attendance a feminism+ >> [whatever] would have up here.* >> >> The women in leadership stuff sounds interesting though. >> >> Marie >> >> >> > * Please no-one suggest a London edit-a-thon, London-centrism is a pet >> hate of mine. >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 17:25:48 -0500 >> From: risker...@gmail.com >> To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> Subject: Re: [Gendergap] Call for Participation: 2016 Art+Feminism >> Wikipedia Edit-a-thon >> >> >> Is that you I see volunteering to organize one, Marie? :-) >> >> I suspect that is the reason, to be honest - nobody specifically taking >> the bull by the horns. It requires interest in the subject, and a >> willingness and ability to organize the events. Economics is not a >> particularly popular subject (comparatively speaking) in the Wikipedia >> world - the entire topic area could use a lot of work, not just the aspects >> relating to women or feminism - and like anything else, the smaller the >> number of people participating in a topic area, the less likely there will >> be individuals who take on the challenge of organizing collaborative >> events. >> >> As to Women in Politics, I think this is probably (at least for women in >> Western countries) one of the better covered areas, simply because most of >> our major language Wikipedias treat all politicians at what they consider >> to be notable levels of government in pretty much the same way, using >> essentially standardized formats. >> >> Risker/Anne >> >> On 6 November 2015 at 06:16, Marie Earley <eir...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> As much as I like to see an event like this happening, and the Women in >> Science event, I'm left wondering why there are no similar events for Women >> in Politics or Economics + Feminism. >> >> Marie >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 10:47:08 -0500 >> From: i...@art.plusfeminism.org >> To: gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> Subject: [Gendergap] Call for Participation: 2016 Art+Feminism Wikipedia >> Edit-a-thon >> >> >> Dear Gender gap mailing list members, >> >> We are in the process of organizing the third annual international >> Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. The New York event will be held at the >> Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Education and Research Building at MoMA on >> Saturday, March 5, 2016. We are looking for support in the form of >> participants and suggestions. >> >> Last year, over 1500 participants at the Museum of Modern Art in New York >> and more than 75 node events around the world participated in >> Art+Feminism’s second annual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, resulting in the >> creation of nearly 400 new pages and significant improvements to 500 >> articles on Wikipedia. *Together, we can double those numbers in 2016! * >> >> If you’re interested in hosting an edit-a-thon in your city over the >> weekend of March 4-6, 2016, please be in touch. There are funds available >> to help node events pay for childcare and refreshments. You can reach us >> at: i...@art.plusfeminism.org. >> >> If you want to help out in other ways, we are also gathering research >> materials for the March event: >> >> >> - Suggested Topics >> - Articles needing creation >> - Articles needing expansion and/or cleanup >> - Suggestions for online research materials on women and the arts >> - Any existing documentation you might be willing to share on >> Wikipedia editing or conflict resolution online >> - You can find more information about the project and upcoming events >> on our meet-up page: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism >> - Or on our website: http://art.plusfeminism.org >> >> >> I encourage you to forward this message on at your discretion. >> >> Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you! >> >> All best, >> >> Siân Evans + Jacqueline Mabey + Michael Mandiberg >> >> -- >> >> Website <http://art.plusfeminism.org/> | Wikipedia >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism> | >> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/artandfeminism> | Mailing List >> <http://tumblr.us9.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=ee76401e2efcdd499ae588b57&id=c589d77a01> >> | #artandfeminism >> ᐧ >> >> _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription preferences, >> including unsubscribing, please visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org To manage your subscription preferences, >> including unsubscribing, please visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please >> visit: >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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