This is great, thanks for sharing. Please let me know if you need help creating a meetup page and/or distributing on-wiki talk page invitations. I'd be happy to help, and contribute online as needed.
Jason On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Monika Sengul-Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Cascadians, > > Happy New Year! > > I'd like to invite this group to be an affiliated sponsor of Editing as > Activism: Black History Month Wikipedia Workshop and Editing at University > of Washington-Bothell Feb. 22 and 23, 2017. > > This exciting two-day event is being organized by the SocialJustice > Organizers <https://www.uwb.edu/sea/socialjustice/sjo> (Kimberly Michelle > Correa, lead organizer, is cc'd). > > Please read below and let me know if you can participate. I will also start > a Seattle meetup page and connect with the Black WikiHistory Month events. > I created an outreach page here: > > https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/University_of_Washington_-_ > Bothell/Editing_as_Activism_-_Black_WikiHistory_Month_ > Workshop_and_Edit-a-thon?enroll=qzxnlevm > > *Editing as Activism: Black History Month Wikipedia Workshop and > Edit-a-thon* > > > > *Learn to Purposefully Edit Wikipedia* > > February 22, 2017 ~3-4:30pm > > Location: Activities and Recreation Center > > This workshop gives you the critical tools you need to log on with purpose > and make edits that make a difference > > Lead by Monika Sengul-Jones > > > > > *Black History Month Edit-a-thon* > > February 23, 2017 3-6pm > > Location: UW Bothell Common Grounds > > > > Put your editing skills to work in a group editing session. Edit and/or > create pages that improve Wikipedia's coverage of Black history and > culture. All welcome. Novice editors encouraged to attend the Learn to > Purposefully Edit session on Feb. 22. Bring your laptops, power cords, and > books/articles to edit with. > > > All are welcome; this event is specifically geared towards the University > of Washington student and faculty community. > > > > *Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion * > > > > The organizers of this event are committed to diversity and inclusion. "At > the University of Washington Bothell, diversity is integral to excellence. > We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create > welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, > opportunity and justice for all." > > > > This event will incorporate the following > > > > • Pronoun check-ins. Ensure the space is inclusive > > • Kindness and respect. No racist, sexist, or hateful speech > > • Reflexivity. Speak for ourselves and not for others > > > > > > > -- > Monika Sengul-Jones > www.monikasengul.com > (206) 715-2320 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-Cascadia mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-cascadia
