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Wikipedia Edit-a-thons
When & Where
DateSunday, December 13, 2015
Time1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AddressBrooklyn Public Library
Central Library
Info Commons Room
10 Grand Army Plaza
City, StateBrooklyn, NY 11238

Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library[edit]

December 2015 gathering of AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library!

Event information[edit]

  • Co-sponsor: Creatively Speaking
  • Date: Sunday, December 13, 2015
  • Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • Location: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Info Commons Room
  • Address: 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 40°40′20″N 73°58′05″W / 40.672359°N 73.968146°W / 40.672359; -73.968146
  • Subway:
  • Bus: B41, B69 buses
  • Meetup link: WikimediaNYC @ Meetup
  • Details:
    • Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is a new initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African Descent actively editing Wikipedia. Become a part of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements and help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia.
    • We have held monthly editathons in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens since February 2015.
    • Beginners welcome.
    • All languages welcome including English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Yoruba, Twi, Woloff and other languages spoken in the African Diaspora. Wikipedia comes in 285 languages and you are welcome to edit it in any of them or translate from one language to another.
    • Light Refreshments will be available.

Attendees[edit]

Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library

Please add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below.

You can also RSVP at our Meetup.com page and/or on Eventbrite!

Confirmed[edit]

  1. Pharos (talk) 12:47, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Shanluan (talk)
  3. DGG ( talk ) 23:44, 5 December 2015 (UTC) ;[reply]
  4. Aliceba (talk) 16:00, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Theredproject (talk) 00:17, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Failedprojects (talk) 19:03, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Siankevans (talk) 19:10, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  8. CCJmedia (talk) 20:13, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  9. JejCommun (talk) 20:17, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Roadrunnernyc (talk)
  11. Jamila Allston (talk) 20:25, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Monteatrikers (talk) 20:37, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Gjone1 (talk) 20:41, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Devolutionproductions (talk) 20:43, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  15. DarioMohr Art (talk) 20:45, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Nolad1973 (talk) 20:49, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Mamalicious (talk) 20:52, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Rotca 77 (talk) 20:54, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Michellematerre (talk) 20:56, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  20. DR. LUV JA (talk) 21:17, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Cclay684 (talk) 21:30, 13 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  22. 74.64.8.15 (talk)

Regrets[edit]

Participating online[edit]

  1. BrillLyle (talk) -- sorry I'll be in Nebraska this weekend but will try to participate remotely

Possible articles to edit[edit]

African diaspora[edit]

Alphabetical by last name

WikiAfrica Cinema list - Filmmakers[edit]

Alphabetical by last name

See also[edit]

Categories[edit]

Outcomes[edit]

New page creations[edit]

alphabetical

  1. Pearl Bowser -- Gjone1 (talk)

Pages improved[edit]

alphabetical

  1. ARRAY -- added infobox, logo -- BrillLyle (talk)
  2. Neema Barnette -- Theredproject (talk), Jamila Allston (talk), Mamalicious (talk), Michellematerre (talk), Cclay684 (talk)
  3. Manthia Diawara -- CCJmedia (talk)
  4. Django Unchained -- DarioMohr Art (talk)
  5. Byron Hurt -- CCJmedia (talk)
  6. Nemours Jean-Baptiste -- Monteatrikers (talk)
  7. Stan Lathan -- Roadrunnernyc (talk)
  8. Spike Lee -- Rotca 77 (talk)
  9. Raoul Peck -- Aliceba (talk)
  10. Dee Rees -- Nolad1973 (talk)
  11. Michèle Stephenson -- added citations and a few details about her work -- Siankevans (talk), JejCommun (talk)

Images added to Wikimedia Commons[edit]

  1. ARRAY logo.jpg - ARRAY Now Film Distribution logo for Ava DuVernay's distribution company -- BrillLyle (talk)

Event gallery[edit]

  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
  • Black Film Editathon: AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library
    Black Film Editathon:
    AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library

Resources[edit]

See Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

Editing Wikipedia resources[edit]

Listed here for quick reference.
N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources

Tools and templates[edit]

  • N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

External links[edit]

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