Sounds interesting. Please consider adding me to the exploration
discussion.Mark Baumann
-------- Original message --------From: Joe Mabel <[email protected]> Date:
3/17/25 9:28 PM (GMT-07:00) To: [email protected]
Subject: [Wikimedia Cascadia] Re: Wiki-activation in the PNW? Open to it; would
rather wait till I'm back home, though (end of month), trying not to schedule
things during my travels that don't relate to my travels.JMOn 3/17/2025 8:54
PM, Oscar Costero wrote:> Hi Joe,>> I’m thinking of a Zoom or Google Meet call
with those who are interested,> probably just three or four of us to start.
It’s an exploratory chat, so> there’s no pressure; we might decide to move
forward, or we might not. How> that sounds?>> Cheers,>>> On Wed, Mar 12, 2025
at 7:31 PM Joe Mabel <[email protected]> wrote:>>> I, for one, have no idea
what you mean here by an "exploratory call". To>> whom, about what? Or is that
"call" as in "call for papers"? Or do you>> mean an online session such as
Zoom? Or something else entirely?>>>> JM>>>> On 3/12/2025 1:30 PM, Oscar
Costero wrote:>>> Glad to see some interest!>>>>>> I may not have all the
answers, mainly questions, but thanks for the>>> suggestions! A major event in
Seattle or Portland could be ideal, and>>> connecting with the wiki-folx behind
SXSW might help us strategize. How>>> about an exploratory call to gauge
interest?>>>>>> Cheers,>>>>>> On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM peaceray--- via
Wikimedia-Cascadia <>>> [email protected]> wrote:>>>>>>>
Just over two months out are these two events in Seattle:>>>>>>>> -
Seattle International Film Festiva <https://www.siff.net/festival>>> l>>>>
(SIFF), May 15–25 – although Sundance gets the flashy premieres,>> SIFF>>>>
has>>>> been touted as "the largest film gathering in the U.S.>>>>
<>>>>>>
https://variety.com/2018/film/news/seattle-international-film-festival-2018-lineup-1202795655/>>>>>
">>>> & "the country's biggest international film festival>>>>
<>>>>>>
https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/washington/articles/how-siff-became-the-countrys-biggest-international-film-festival>>>>
".>>>> - Last year's festival program>>>>
<https://issuu.com/siffnews/docs/fest24_program> (p. 3) stated>> that>>>>
they were screening a "total of 261 films from 84>>>> countries/regions
around>>>> the globe: 92 features, 47 documentaries, 115 short films in
14>>>> different>>>> programs, five archival features, two
conversations with>> incredible>>>> actresses, and two secret films. 18
of these films are world>>>> premieres, 26>>>> are North American
premieres, and 14 are U.S. premieres. 49% of>> our>>>> filmmakers are
female or non-binary identifying, 35% identify as>> a>>>> BIPOC>>>>
director, and 18% identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.>>>> 62% are
from>>>> first- or second-time filmmakers, and 63% don’t currently
have>> U.S.>>>> distribution.">>>> - Should WikiPortraits>>>>
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WikiPortraits> (on>>>> Bcc:,
*hint,>>>> hint*) ever desire to get easy access to up-and-coming>>
filmmakers,>>>> this is the festival at which to do it!>>>> - 2025
NW Folklife Festival <https://nwfolklife.org/>, May 23-26th>> –>>>> this>>>>
54th year's theme <https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html> is>> based>>>>
on the Japanese *Ikigai *[life worth living]>>>>>>>> Seattle is also one
of the five metropolitan areas with six or more FIFA>>>> World Cup 2025
matches>>>> <>>>>>>
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/83583980e0bb1fb/original/FCWC25-Match-Schedule.pdf>>>>
in June, with LA, Miami, NY/NJ, & Philadelphia being the other four.>>>>>>>>
On Fri, Mar 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM Oscar Costero <>>>>
[email protected]> wrote:>>>>>>>>> DuckDuckGo was
unable to verify sender identity>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,>>>>>>>>>> I’m inspired by
the wiki-activations happening at SXSW this week>>>>> <https://www.wiki.haus/>,
and the possibility of bringing something>>>>> similar>>>>> to the
PNW.>>>>>>>>>> I’d love to explore what it would take to make it
happen!>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,>>>>>
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