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Timed with #InternationalWomensDay, the Surrey Art Gallery is hosting an edit-a-thon. Learn more about how you can join and help correct Wikipedia's gender imbalance.
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Here's why I'm hosting a Wikipedia editing training this weekend: Wikipedia is one of the most-visited sites on the internet and is edited by volunteers. But there's a big gender bias in who actually edits: surveys show that only about 15-20% of editors are women.
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We sat down with Sherry Antoine from and illustrator to chat about #WikiUnseen, a project that is redrawing the likeness of Black, Indigenous, and people of color whose pictures could not be found on Wikipedia. unseen.wikimedia.org
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This #IWD2022 (Tuesday, 8 March @ 16:00 UTC), join us live for "Break the Bias – Celebrating women’s achievement and taking action for equity." Event speakers include our CEO @MaryanaIskander + Wikimedians @metik, @erinamukuta, @GuteMonik, and @Rosiestep
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As part of #WomensHistoryMonth, is partnering w/ , & for a special edit-a-thon (3/16) focused on updating, improving and creating biography pages for female scientists!
Register today!
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Wiki Loves Africa – Home & Habitat – is open for entries! 🏆 1st prize for quality image = USD2000. Entries accepted 'til 15 April.
Enter now! bit.ly/wla22_enter
Follow #wikilovesafrica for updates & inspiration and see events are happening near you.
#photocontest #africa
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New resource alert ➡️ "Wikipedia and LGBTT+ biographies" is a new guide by with strategies and tools for writing more inclusive biographies on .
Learn more and download the guide, available in Spanish on Wikimedia Commons 👇🏽
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"An online future through offline training" ➡️ WikiFundi is reaching people with little or no access to the internet and giving them the tools to write articles about their context, surroundings, and interests.
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"It is not enough for us to expect people to come to Wikipedia," say researchers and . "We should also ask Wikipedia to come to them."
Read how Wikipedia's language geography has changed over the last decade.
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Our first-of-its-kind Universal Code of Conduct was launched one year ago to help volunteers address negative behavior on and other projects.
As the code's Enforcement Guidelines move to a vote, hear four perspectives on their importance.
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This #IWD2022 (Tuesday, 8 March @ 16:00 UTC), join us live for "Break the Bias – Celebrating women’s achievement and taking action for equity." Event speakers include our CEO + Wikimedians , , , and
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A new partnership allows active editors access to 's online library—1,600+ journals, 22,000 online books, and hundreds of reference works to use for sources and citations!
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"Wikipedia’s coverage of the Ukraine invasion will continue to evolve as the invasion unfolds and is ultimately written into history."
As the world keeps watching, journalist explores how covers current events.
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Right now, the number of people reading about Ukraine on Wikipedia is at an unprecedented high—spiking to more than 22 million English page views in the past month versus roughly 290,000 in Feb. 2021.
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The photo contest invites people across Africa to change the visual narrative, close the gaps, and alter global perceptions of the continent on and beyond. This year's theme is “Home and Habitat”.
Learn how to participate 👇🏽
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Standing for free and open knowledge as the information war continues
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These are some of the sketches created by portrait artist @enBoski for #WikiUnseen. He portrayed Senegalese computer scientist Rose Dieng-Kuntz. See more below 
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The invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the senseless loss of life and has also been accompanied by information warfare online. The spread of disinformation about the ongoing crisis affects the safety of people who depend on facts to make life-and-death decisions.
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The Wikimedia Foundation joins those calling for a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine, and will continue to support the efforts of Wikimedia volunteers and others contributing to a strong digital commons that keeps knowledge open, neutral, and free. wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/03/0
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The Wikimedia Foundation joins those calling for a peaceful end to the conflict in Ukraine, and will continue to support the efforts of Wikimedia volunteers and others contributing to a strong digital commons that keeps knowledge open, neutral, and free.
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Happy #WomensHistoryMonth!
You can join the Wikimedia volunteer community all month long to promote gender equity on and beyond. 🌟
Take a look at the calendar of events and how to get involved: w.wiki/4tv7
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We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the Wikipedia Library, a project of the nonprofit , which will connect editors with full-text access to Wiley Online Library.
Find out more here:
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Join us for #SOTN2022 as our expert speakers @JulieOwono, @Will_Duffield, @Adamkovac, @rmack and moderator @rebeccamkern lead the “What’s Next for Online Content Moderation?” panel on 2/28. Register here: sotn2022.eventbrite.com
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"Did Philip the Apostle die before or after the sitcom New Girl completed its run?"
from digs deep in WikiTrivia, a game where you have to place random history events from in a timeline.
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Filling the gaps of history is not always easy. To help us in this task with #WikiUnseen, ballpoint pen artist decided to portray Senegalese computer scientist Rose Dieng-Kuntz.
See her face, know her story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Dien
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Join the National Trust online on 3/31 for a virtual Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focused on organizations and communities who have received grants from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
Register here: eventbrite.com/e/african-amer
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The Core Organizing Team (COT) for Wikimania 2022: Anton Protsiuk, Antoni Mtavangu, Evelin Heidel (Scann), Houcemeddine Turki (Csisc), Kayode Yussuf (Kayusyussuf), NANöR, Omar David Sandoval Sida (Omar_sansi), Richard Knipel (Pharos), Sandra Aceng, and Venus Lui.
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We're pleased to share new pieces as part of the Call to Action Art Commission program by artists (Kenya), Aditi Kulkarni (India), and Thamires Fortunato Martins (Brazil). The new pieces by Gucora Andu and Kulkarni are up now with Martins coming in mid-March 2022.
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Ghanaian ballpoint pen artist @enBoski shared his creative process on illustrating biochemist Marian Ewurama Addy, a role model for science enthusiasts of all ages, for #WikiUnseen. See more below
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This Friday (2/25), join us for a special #BlackHistoryMonth edit-a-thon focused on updating, improving and creating biography pages on for notable Black scientists. No previous editing experience necessary! asm.social/re
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"Visuals are critical to sharing knowledge and illuminating untold stories."
Wikimedia Creative Director chats with about the #WikiUnseen project and our efforts to close the visual knowledge gaps in history. Read it here 👇🏽
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Today at #EduWikiWeek2022, we are showcasing 9 community stories from our movement. 🎉📺�?
Join us from 13:00 - 16:00 UTC. Find the agenda here: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
Watch us live on
Youtube: youtube.com/watch?v=Ovn1h9
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Portrait artist chose to illustrate biochemist Marian Ewurama Addy for #WikiUnseen. She was the first woman from Ghana to become a full professor of natural science and is remembered as a role model for young girls.
See her face, know her story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_Ew
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Far too many articles lack photos. That is why it is exciting to see this initiative from , which went to the Ghanaian Parliament and successfully convinced them to donate photos of all 275 members.
Learn more ⬇️
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Amplifying Black and Diverse Histories the Focus of New Wikimedia Foundation Collaboration with Caribbean Artist.�?��?� �?��?�
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New York-based illustrator @bukhtawar_malik is helping recreate the likeness of documentary filmmaker William Greaves. Witness the steps of her process
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International Mother Language Day is observed every year on Feb. 21st to promote Linguistic & cultural diversity and multilingualism around the world.
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for its support of 🇳🇬 Language Oral History Documentation to preserve #endangeredlanguages in #Africa.
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#EduWikiWeek2022 - Day 2, We want to highlight you and your community members for creating impact in work. The work you do in your local communities is so important- and so are the people you work with. Let’s celebrate them today! Reply here!
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#EduWikiWeek2022 - Day 1, Share with us the programs and activities that you have built to engage with teachers and students by providing learning opportunities through projects. Reply here or write a newsletter article! 🦑meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
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