Thank you all for your inputs and suggestions. They have been immensely useful.
For those who wish to participate remotely, an IRC channel #hack4change has been created on Freenode. The edit-a-thon takes places in New Delhi. I am joining via Skype from Mumbai (Bombay). We also intend to live blog the event. I'll share the links to the live-blogs tonight (India time). This is the list of articles for the edit-a-thon: *Vina Mazumdar *Vishaka Guidelines *Urvashi Butalia *Mathura Rape case *Kamla Bhasin (no article yet, it will be created) *Flavia Agnes Adding to the list *Agnes Kharshiing suggested by Cobi Regards, Rohini -- Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap, Wikimedia Chapter (India) Blog: WikipeDNA <http://www.dnaindia.com/blogs/wikipeDNA> Facebook: WikiWomen's Collaborative India<https://www.facebook.com/groups/gendergapindia/> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Cobi <c...@aippnet.org> wrote: > Thanks Rohini, I'm really glad you shared this. Though I'm not free to > participate on the official edit-a-thon days, I've created this entry as a > stub - and left a red link to another rights activist who is referenced in > Indian media: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Kharshiing > > As Risker/Anne notes, there are special concerns in adding/editing content > about human rights and living persons, especially when they're victims of > violence. So I tend to focus on people that actively speak out firsthand > and ask for help in addressing their causes, which to me indicates consent > to publicise. In the case of Agnes, you can see a list of causes she's > publicly advocated for: > https://www.causes.com/profiles/102474457 > > There are many women's rights activists in India who don't have profiles > on Wikipedia even though they have called for international help addressing > their concerns. Adding more content related to their concerns (particularly > in this edit-a-thon their concerns about women's rights) can be productive > in terms of content "sticking" on Wikipedia. Rather than inadvertently > helping to single someone out, adding to the weight of evidence and raising > awareness about issues they advocate about can be more powerful in > catalyzing change, while decreasing the likelihood of individuals facing > harassment. > > This publication was released yesterday: > > http://iphrdefenders.net/mediabox/docs/Women%20and%20Mining_finalbookforweb.pdf > Considering how broader human rights violations can lead to domestic or > sexual violence, linked to poverty, community breakdowns or militarization, > is also fundamental to women's rights. These case studies on other parts of > Asia, but there are similar case studies in India that could be better > reflected on Wikipedia, perhaps after this weekend :) > > > Cheers, > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alixos > > > On Dec 4, 2556 BE, at 10:11 PM, Sydney Poore wrote: > > Hi there Rohini, > > This sounds like a great idea. I plan to participate too remotely. And > I'll be happy to be a resource to help people figure out if specific > content meets the content policy and guidelines on Wikipedia English. Or > help them to rewrite it so that it does. > Warm regards, > Sydney Poore > User:FloNight > > > On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 3:40 AM, Rohini Lakshané <roh...@wikimedia.in>wrote: > >> This weekend I'm remotely participating in an edit-a-thon for editing >> articles pertaining to violence against women. (The text of the event >> announcement is attached.) Has anyone else conducted or participated in >> events specific to articles on violence against women, sexual violence, >> sexual harassment, and similar topics? I'd like to hear your experiences. >> >> Regards, >> Rohini >> -- >> Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap, >> Wikimedia Chapter (India) >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Rohini Lakshané <roh...@wikimedia.in> >> Date: Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:00 PM >> Subject: Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Dec 7-8 in Delhi for articles on >> violence against women >> To: Wikimedia India Community list <wikimediaindi...@lists.wikimedia.org> >> >> >> Breakthrough, a global human rights organisation that runs campaigns >> such as Bell Bajao, and Wikimedia Chapter (India) are conducting a >> Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Delhi on December 7 and 8 for editing articles >> pertaining to violence against women. Facebook page of the event: >> http://www.facebook.com/events/181325168737101 >> >> *Basic idea behind this session*: A crucial problem with several >> Wikipedia articles on sexual violence, especially in the Indian context, is >> that often there are no articles or that articles have been deleted. It >> would be a knowledge advocacy session to increase gender sensitive editing >> in Wikipedia. >> >> The session will involve editing of articles pertaining to various >> aspects of violence against women in India. A list of about 10 Wikipedia >> articles has been drawn up for editing. The session will be live-blogged. >> Remote participation will be enabled through IRC channels. >> >> The edit-a-thon is a part of the "16 days of activism against gender >> based violence" starting 25th November (International Day for the >> Elimination of Violence against Women) to 10 December (International Human >> Rights Day). This is a global campaign that aims at raising awareness about >> gender-based violence as a human rights issue. This hackathon will be >> mainly focussed towards data visualisation and several organisations are >> providing us with statistical datasets and other kinds of data including >> audio and video. >> -- >> Chairperson (Special Interest Group), Gender gap, >> Wikimedia Chapter (India) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gendergap mailing list >> Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >
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