Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/BIPOC Design
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Join us for the BIPOC Design Wikipedia Edit-a-thon |
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Join the MIT Libraries the week of August 17 -21 for the BIPOC Design Virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and learn about the BIPOC in the Built Project, a collaborative effort between student researchers in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Department of Architecture at MIT. Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who have left their mark on the fields of art, architecture, art history, activism, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design and more connected to the built environment will be featured in this archive project and edited through out the week. After a short introduction held live via Zoom on August 17, stay for the kick off of our week-long virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon where attendees can participate in training and events that will build community around creating new and edit existing Wikipedia pages of BIPOC designers. Please join us for any portion of the event, but do register here or list yourself below so we have an accurate count. What: BIPOC Design in the Built Environment Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. When: August 17-21, 2020 Where: Virtually; register here for Zoom link
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Schedule[edit]
In this week-long virtual event participants will build community while creating new and edit existing Wikipedia pages of BIPOC designers whose work is connected to the built environment. After a short introduction held live via Zoom on Monday, August 17, 2020, stay for the kick-off of virtual Edit-a-thon where attendees will participate in training and begin editing Wikipedia pages of designers who have left their mark on the fields of art, architecture, art history, activism, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, and more.The Edit-a-thon will have synchronous and asynchronous components so participants can edit in person and at their convenience. Live editing will take place via Zoom and support will be available by Slack. Details to access trainings and Live Edit-a-thons will be sent to registered participants daily at 9am EST.
No prior experience editing Wikipedia is required. Join us at any of the events or follow along on our dashboard and edit at your leisure!
Find the PDF of Schedule here
****All times in Eastern Standard Time Zone****
MONDAY AUGUST 17
Black Urbanism + Indigenous Design
3:00 - 4:00pm Kick-off Event
4:00 - 4:30pm Break
4:30 - 5:00pm Wikipedia Training
5:00 - 6:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
TUESDAY AUGUST 18
Cultural Preservation + Environmental Justice
3:00 - 3:30pm Wikipedia Training
3:30 - 5:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19
Community Activism + Built Environment Scholars
4:00 - 4:30pm Wikipedia Training
4:30 - 7:00pm Live Edit -a-thon
THURSDAY AUGUST 20
Public Space + Public Art
6:00 - 6:30pm Wikipedia Training
6:30 - 8:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
FRIDAY AUGUST 21
Grassroots Collectives + BIPOC Futurists
11:00 -11:30am Wikipedia Training
11:30 - 2:00pm Live Edit-a-thon
To work on[edit]
- See the Dashboard to-do list here
Track your participation[edit]
We will be using a Wikipedia Dashboard to easily track the edits made during this Edit-a-thon. By logging into the dashboard before you start editing, your edits will be automatically tracked, and we'll be able to collect statistics on the work we've done during this editing event.
- Go to BIPOC in the Built Dashboard.
- Under Actions, click Join Program.
- Enter the passcode we will provide you with your registration.
Resources[edit]
- See the Public Zotero group for sources
Trainings[edit]
- Wikipedia Notability Guidelines
- Wikipedia Education Program handouts
- Info on infoboxes: Help:Infobox and Wikipedia:List of infoboxes
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