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Best, Isaac On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 2:02 PM, AfroCROWD <[email protected]> wrote: > [image: Facebook] > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABA5&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > [image: Twitter] > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABA6&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > [image: Instagram] > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABA7&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > [image: Website] > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABA8&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > *May 2017 Opportunities * > *Learn to edit Wikipedia at this exciting event* > > *What: * > > *AfroCROWD Wikipedia Seminar at the Brooklyn Library Skillshare * > > *When:* > * Saturday, May 13, 2017, 2:15 PM – 5:00 PM * *Where*: The Brooklyn > Central Library Balcony Conference Room > 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 > > You are invited to this month's AfroCROWD Wikipedia Seminar at the > Brooklyn Library Skillshare. We will join this festive, all day event that > will attract makers and innovators in the New York City area for a day of > learning. The event runs from 10am-6pm. Join us in the Balcony Conference > Room to learn about the world of Wikimedia and how to edit Wikipedia. You > can also join us to improve your Wikipedia editing skills and meet other > Wikipedians. > > > > > *As always, each of our events are free. All levels of Wikipedia exposure > and languages are welcome. Wikipedia coaches will be on hand to help. > *While a limited amount of laptops are available, please bring a laptop if > you can and register for a Wikipedia accoun > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABA9&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1>t > ahead of the event. * > Learn more about the BPL Skillshare > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABAA&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > *Other Happenings * > > *[The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project *will host an edit-a-thon in > conjunction with Telling Untold Histories > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB4&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > unconference at Rutgers University > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB5&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > - Newark from 2:10pm - 3:25pm on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Join BLT for a > workshop of social Wikipedia editing! A training session will be held, but > help is available throughout the event. Register for the conference, BRING > YOUR LAPTOP and feel free to bring a friend! > * Click here to Sign up > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB6&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1>* > *]* > *AfroCROWD is a proud supporter of the Haiti Film Fest* taking place all > this weekend *May 11-14th.* Head to haiticulturalx.org/haitifilmfest2017 > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB9&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > for more information. > > *Wikimania 2017 Join us! August 9-13, 2017 in Montréal, Canada. * > > Wikimania 2017, the 13th annual international conference of the Wikimedia > movement, is being held August 9-13, 2017 in Montréal, Canada. This is an > action packed, fun, global conference of all things Wikipedia that is open > to the public. Each year the conference is held in a new country. This > year, we are happy to have it in our back yard. > > Whether you actively edit Wikipedia, mostly enjoy reading the content, > have thought of doing more with Wikipedia, or are just curious about the > free knowledge movement, Wikimania is for you. Learn more about > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABAB&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > Wikimania > 2017 here. > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABAC&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > More registration information coming soon. > > WikiConference North America 2017 > We are pleased to announce that WikiConference North America 2017 > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABAD&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > will be held in Montreal on *Wednesday** and Thursday, August 9-10th *as > a *pre-conference to Wikimania* (Friday-Sunday August 11-13th).August > 9-10 in Montreal, Canada > > - *Wednesday, August 9th:* Culture Crawl at various cultural > institutions in Montreal. Focus: galleries, libraries, archives, > museums, and monuments. > - *Thursday, August 10th:* This day will be full of programming, with > a keynote, tracks, and lightning talks followed by t*he official > Wikimania kick-off reception* that evening at the conference venue, *Le > Centre Sheraton Montreal.* > > Interested in providing feedback and helping make WikiConference great? > We've set up a quick feedback form > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABAE&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > for you to send us your ideas; also feel free to e-mail us at > [email protected]. > > > For more info head to: Website > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABAF&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > - Twitter > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB0&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > - Facebook > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB1&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1> > > > *Don't miss the Wiki-Train! * > > On *August 8*, *Wikimedia New York City* is planning a Adirondack > Wiki-Train Ride > <http://afrocrowd.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=6F9ABB2&e=B19D5C&c=77108&t=0&l=10F43E6D&email=ubHfVcXxrqSOBB8UnSTofefxBsF5D%2BJQMsIa1YdJcPAqW5R3ct97SQ%3D%3D&seq=1>, > a special pre-conference train ride from New York City to Montreal. 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Top > right: Group photo by Wikipedian Jason Krüger of Wikimedia Con 2017 > attendees taken in Berlin Germany.] > > *Wikipedia Med is everywhere! * > AfroCROWD was pleased to join the *Icahn School of Medicine at Mount > Sinai and Columbia University's School of International Public > Administration (SIPA)* for two events focused on Wikipedia in the medical > community. At Icahn Mount Sinai we delved into the contributions of women > and people of African descent in medical history and at Columbia, we > witnessed the launch of a device that will bring offline medical > information to doctors and medical professionals working in rural areas > around the developing world using Kiwix, Wikimedia technology. Exciting > suff that may save lives. > *Images:* *Top*: The group at our Blacks In Medicine Wikipedia > Edit-a-thon at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 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