Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/Black Arts History Reading Group (January 11, 2017)

Wikipedia Meetup: Black Arts/History Reading Group
When and Where
Date	Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Time	5:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Tutorial from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Address	Art Gallery of Ontario ; Seminar Room 1; 317 Dundas Street West; Toronto, Ontario; CANADA M5T 1G4

Event details[edit]

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Time: 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Tutorial from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm)
Venue: Co-hosted by the Black Arts/History Reading Group at the Art Gallery of Ontario Seminar Room 1, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario CANADA M5T 1G4
Cost: Free
Participants: No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers.
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What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords.

Confirmed attendees[edit]

Artchivist1 (talk) 18:27, 11 January 2017 (UTC) volunteer ask me anything[reply]
Kimboslice212 (talk) 22:20, 11 January 2017 (UTC)kimboslice212[reply]
GomesAlvarenga (talk) 22:30, 11 January 2017 (UTC)GomesAlvarenga[reply]
Mduvekot (talk) 22:45, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Eeloren (talk) 22:49, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Archimarie (talk) 22:57, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Yaniya Lee (talk) 22:59, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Gloria Swain (talk) 23:00, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
66.199.38.98 (talk) 23:00, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sugar Dandy (talk) 23:00, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Kezza9000 (talk) 23:02, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Chroniclesdiaspora (talk) 23:07, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Orphanplant (talk) 23:12, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Narrowrooms (talk) 23:18, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
PetroseTesfai (talk) 23:20, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Rosecapp (talk) 23:24, 11 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
LaLeen (talk) 00:12, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Kmoss77 (talk) 00:24, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Reference-List (talk) 00:52, 12 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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