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|month = October
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|day = 5
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|day = 3
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Tuesday
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|title = Relinking the White House Workshop
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Busboys and Poets
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|address = 1025 5th Street NW, Washington, DC
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet, mainly in executive session.
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|description = Join us for an informal afternoon gathering as we work together update links from English Wikipedia to whitehouse.gov.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/RelinkingWH
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|month = February
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|month =October
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|day = 18
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|day =4
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|year = 2017
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|year =2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Wednesday
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|title = Black History Month Edit-a-Thon at the DC Public Library
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice
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|time = 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|time = 4pm-8pm ET
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|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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|place = Anacostia Community Museum
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|address = 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC
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|description = Wikipedia is one of the most highly visited websites in the world, but representation of women of color is strikingly low—both in terms of who contributes to the site and the subjects they write about. Many local and national environmental justice women activists are not represented among Wikipedia's many biographies.
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|description = Join us as we work with the District of Columbia Public Library to honor Black History Month with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries using the library's Black Studies collection. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL_Black_History_Month_2017
  
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Join us to set the record straight, make some friends, and celebrate the activists who have fought to make our urban environments greener. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; training will be provided.
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/DCPL_Black_History_Month_2017#Sign_up.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237675229/
  
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This event is planned in coordination with our friends at Wikimedia DC.
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Registration required.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon:_Women_in_Environmental_Justice
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|rsvp-link = http://events.si.edu/169783545/WikipediaEdit-a-thonWomeninEnvironmentalJustice
 
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|month = February
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|month = November
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|day = 25
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|day = 9
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = February Dinner Meetup
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|title = WikiConference North America
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 4pm
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|place = Vapiano's
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|place = Toronto
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address = Toronto Reference Library
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|description = Wikimedia DC supports and participates in the annual North American conference of Wikimedians which will be held from November 9-12 in Toronto in 2023.
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|description = Join your fellow Wikimedians for dinner at Vapiano in Dupont Circle! All are welcome, regardless of age or experience with Wikipedia.
  
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|info-link = https://wikiconference.org
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|rsvp-link = https://pretix.eu/wcna/2023/
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237674497/
  
 
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|month = February
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|month = November
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|day = 26
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|day = 28
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Tuesday
 
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = Cove
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|place =
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|address = 1817 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business and prepare for its election and annual meeting. Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
 
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|month = February
  
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|day = 28
  
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|year = 2017
  
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|dow = Tuesday
  
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|title = Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian Institution Archives
  
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|time = 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
  
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|place = Smithsonian Institution Archives
  
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|address = 600 Maryland Avenue SW #3000, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Join us as we work with the Smithsonian Institution Archives and students from American University's "Wikipedia & Public Knowledge" course to improve Wikipedia articles on a variety of topics.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/SIA_AU_2017
  
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|restriction = due to space constraints, only American University students will be able to attend the event in person; other attendees should participate online
  
 
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|virtual = yes
 
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|month = March
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|month = December
 
|day = 8
  
|day = 8
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Wednesday
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|dow = Friday
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|title = Relinking the Government Edit-a-Thon
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|title = History of Statistics<br/>Edit-a-thon
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|time = 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|time = 3-5pm ET
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|place = Online
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|place = George Washington University Science & Engineering Hall, Room B1270
  
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|address = 800 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
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|address = Online
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|description = We are partnering with the American Statistical Association's History of Statistics interest group to focus on Emma Willard and related materials about infographics in history. It's free and if you are new to Wikipedia we will show you how to get started.
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|description = Join us as we work with the attendees of the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference and MITRE Corporation to update Wikipedia articles related to the U.S. federal government to reflect changes since the presidential transition. Beginners are welcome, and some one-on-one Wikipedia training can be provided.
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/RelinkingGovt#Sign_Up
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|rsvp-link = <!-- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/history-of-statistics-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-166977426979 -->
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237908244/
  
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|restriction =
 
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|month = March
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|month = December
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|day = 11
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|day = 14
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2023
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Annual Membership Meeting
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|title = Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = online
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|place = National Museum of Women in the Arts
  
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|address = 1250 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Join us as we report on Wikipedia activities in the region and plan for next year! Contact any board or staff member for a link to the meeting.
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|description = Join us as we work with the National Museum of Women in the Arts to honor Women's History Month with a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts_2017
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2020–2021)#Membership_Meetings
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|rsvp-link-wiki =
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Women_in_the_Arts_2017#Participants_-_Sign_Up_Here.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237674963/
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|month = March
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|month = January
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|day = 15
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|day = 8
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Wednesday
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|dow = Monday
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|title = Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at West Virginia University
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|time = 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|time = 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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|place = West Virginia University Art Museum
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|place = online
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|address = 2 Fine Arts Drive, Morgantown, WV
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|address =
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. Chapter members and the general public are invited to attend. Contact president@wikidc.org for the meeting link if you wish to attend.
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|description = Join us as we work with West Virginia University to honor Women's History Month with a public Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/WVU/ArtAndFeminism_2017
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2023–2024)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
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|rsvp-link =
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/WVU/ArtAndFeminism_2017#Register_.28optional.29
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237973418/
  
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|virtual = yes
 
 
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|month = March
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|month = January
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|day = 25
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|day = 13
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Saturday
  
|dow = Saturday
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|title = Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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|title = Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies
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|time = 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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|time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|place = Smithsonian American Art Museum
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|place = in-person
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|address = G Street NW & 8th Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address = Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA
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|description = Join us as we work with the Smithsonian American Art Museum to improve Wikipedia content related to feminism and art. Beginners are welcome, and Wikipedia training will be provided.
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|description = Currently, only 19.68% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women. Help change that by joining us on January 13 to create and improve Wikipedia articles about women. Extensive training will be provided for new editors.
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/SAAM_Art_and_Feminism_2017
  
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Limited laptops will be provided for event use, so participants are asked to bring their own devices.
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237674658/
  
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Registration required.
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|virtual = yes
 
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For more information, contact lib-aurorahills@arlingtonva.us
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|rsvp-link = https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/11683206
 
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|month = March
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|month = January
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|day = 26
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|day = 28
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
 
|dow = Sunday
  
|dow = Sunday
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|title = American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = March Dinner Meetup
  
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
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|place = Vapiano's
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|place = in-person
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address = Baltimore Convention Center
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|description = Open to those who are registered for the 2024 AMS conference
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|description = Join your fellow Wikimedians for dinner at Vapiano in Dupont Circle! All are welcome, regardless of age or experience with Wikipedia.
  
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|info-link =
 
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237862342/
  
 
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|month = March
  
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|day = 28
  
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|year = 2017
  
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|dow = Tuesday
  
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|title = Art+Feminism Edit-a-Thon at the University of Maryland
  
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|time = 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  
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|place = Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture
  
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|address = 4213A Parren J. Mitchell Art-Sociology Building, 3834 Campus Drive, College Park, MD
  
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|description = Join us as we work with the University of Maryland Art Gallery and Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture to honor Women's History Month with a public Art+Feminism Wikipedia edit-a-thon. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia entries related to notable women artists and art world figures.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/University_of_Maryland_Art%2BFeminism_2017
  
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|rsvp-link-wiki = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/University_of_Maryland_Art%2BFeminism_2017#Participants_-_Sign_Up_Here.21
  
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|rsvp-link-meetup = https://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/237674758/
  
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|month = April
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|month = February
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|day = 7
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|day = 15
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Friday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = Congressional Committees and Hearings Edit-a-Thon at the Library of Congress
  
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|time = 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = virtual
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|place = James Madison Memorial Building, Library of Congress
  
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|address = 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|room = Montpelier Room, Sixth Floor, LM 619
  
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|description = Please join us for an edit-a-thon co-hosted by the Law Library of Congress (LLC) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) at the Library of Congress. The event will focus on improving Wikipedia articles related to congressional committees and hearings, and will include speakers from the Senate Historical Office, Smithsonian American Art Museum, NARA’s Center for Legislative Archives, and the Library of Congress.
  
   
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Participants will learn about a variety of legislative research collections and resources, including Congress.gov and resources at the Center for Legislative Archives and Senate Historical Office, and will have the opportunity to collectively improve the quality of information about congressional committees available on Wikipedia.
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Congressional_Committees_and_Hearings_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon
  
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|virtual = no
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|rsvp-link-eventbrite = https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congressional-committees-and-hearings-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-workshop-tickets-31998996861
  
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|month = April
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|month = February
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|day = 16
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|day = 26
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Sunday
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|dow = Monday
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
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|title = ''NetChoice LLC, v. Paxton'' at the Supreme Court
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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|time = 6:00 AM – 12:15 PM
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|place = Cove
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|place = Supreme Court of the United States
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|address = 1817 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address = 1 First St NE, Washington, DC
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|description = Wikimedia DC will join WMF Policy experts on an expedition to see the Supreme Court hearing of ''Moody v. NetChoice, LLC'' and ''NetChoice v. Paxton'' cases. They concern moderation of content by online platforms as governed by Section 230. The cases will be heard from 10 AM to noon, one hour each. We believe that we can hear a bit of the session if we line up very early. If you can be in line by 5:30am please join us. It'll be cold and there are no easily available bathrooms so ... prepare as well as possible.
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
  
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
  
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Supreme_Court_visit_for_NetChoice_vs_Paxton
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|rsvp-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Supreme_Court_visit_for_NetChoice_vs_Paxton
 
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|month = April
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|month = March
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|day = 29
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|day = 15
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Friday
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|title = Georgetown University Women’s History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = April Dinner Meetup
  
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|time = 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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|time = 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
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|place = Vapiano's
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|place = Georgetown University
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|address = 1800 M Street NW, Washington, DC
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|address =
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|description = The theme for Women’s History Month this year at Georgetown University is “It’s all the Rage,” where we will engage feminist rage and emotion from intersectional lenses.
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|description = Join your fellow Wikimedians for dinner at Vapiano in Dupont Circle! All are welcome, regardless of age or experience with Wikipedia.
  
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Did you know that only 15% of contributors to Wikipedia are women?
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Did you know that women only appear in just over 20% of all images of human beings on Wikimedia Commons?
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Did you know efforts are happening around the world to address the “gender gap” on Wikipedia?
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Join the Georgetown community to help close this gender gap on Wikipedia by increasing the representation of underrepresented groups — in both Wikipedia content and contributors — on topics such as women in politics, women in STEM, and women in the arts. There will be hands-on training provided by representatives from Wikimedia DC.
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No Wikipedia editing experience necessary.
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Bring your own laptop. Snacks will be provided.
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This event is open to Georgetown Students, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni.
   
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|info-link = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/Georgetown_University_Wikipedia_Edit-a-thon_for_Women%E2%80%99s_History_Month
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|rsvp-link = https://mdi.georgetown.edu/events/guwikieditathon2024/
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|month = June
  
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|day = 18
  
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|year = 2017
  
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|dow = Sunday
  
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
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|time = 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  
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|place = Cove
  
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|address = 1817 M Street NW, Washington, DC
  
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
  
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|info-link = http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Meetings_(2016–2017)#Meetings_of_the_Board_of_Directors
  
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|month = July
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|month = March
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|day = 8
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|day = 21
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Saturday
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|title = Synthetic Biology Edit-a-thon with the Baltimore Underground Science Space
  
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|time = 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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|time = 11 AM – 2 PM
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|place = virtual
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|place = [http://www.bugssonline.org/ Baltimore Underground Science Space (BUGSS)]
  
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|address = 101 N Haven St #105, Baltimore, MD
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|address =
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|description = Private event
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|description = Join us for an edit-a-thon at the Baltimore Underground Science Space, a DIY biology makerspace organization! We'll be focusing on articles related to synthetic biology.
  
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|title = Meeting of the Board of Directors
  
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|place = Cove
  
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|address = 1817 M Street NW, Washington, DC
  
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|description = The Board of Directors will meet to conduct its regular business. All Wikimedia DC members and the general public are invited to attend.
  
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Thursday
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|title = Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
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|title = Textiles Edit-a-thon with The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
  
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|time = 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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|place = [https://museum.gwu.edu/ The George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum]
  
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|description = Join us for an edit-a-thon at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. With the help of experienced Wikipedians, attendees will learn to edit and contribute to textile-related Wikipedia articles. Librarians and staff from The Museum will be on hand to provide access to source material. This event celebrates the upcoming reopening of The Museum's Textile Learning Center.
  
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Did you know that less than 20% of biographies in English-language Wikipedia are about women? Help change that by joining the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum on March 27th for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon. Attendees will edit and create Wikipedia articles inspired by the museum’s first digital exhibition, “Becoming Visible.”
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|title = Citizenship and the Civil War Edit-a-thon with President Lincoln's Cottage
  
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|time = 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  
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|place = [http://www.lincolncottage.org President Lincoln's Cottage]
  
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|address = 140 Rock Creek Church Road NW, Washington, DC
  
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|description = Learn to edit and contribute to Wikipedia in a room once occupied by President Abraham Lincoln!
  
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|day = 29
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|day = 11
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|year = 2017
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|year = 2024
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|dow = Friday
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|dow = Saturday
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|title = Art Students League Archive Edit-a-thon
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|title = Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
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|time = 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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|time = 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
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|place = Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
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|place = Victor Building-Smithsonian American Art and National Portrait Gallery Library
  
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|address = 750 9th Street NW,Suite 2100 Washington, DC
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|address = 901 G St. NW
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|description = Wikipedia is an openly editable resource, meaning that you can improve the quality and accuracy of Wikipedia entries. As one of the web’s most visited reference sites, Wikipedia serves as a starting point for many individuals looking to learn about art, artists and art history.
  
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Join Wikimedia DC and the Capitol Hill Chorale as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Shakers in America. Although small in number, the Shakers have exercised an outsized influence on American culture; we honor their egalitarian spirit with an edit-a-thon dedicated to writing notable Shaker women into Wikipedia.
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During this training, attendees will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the Art Students League of New York. Librarians from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Portrait Gallery will provide access to a large archive of reference material that was recently donated by the Art Students League of New York.
  
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 15 April 2024

Click here to see events from previous years

October 3

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Tuesday, October 3, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

October 4

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women in Environmental Justice


WHEN

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
4pm-8pm ET

WHERE

Anacostia Community Museum

November 9

WikiConference North America


WHEN

Thursday, November 9, 2023
4pm

WHERE

Toronto
Toronto Reference Library

November 28

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 8

History of Statistics
Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Friday, December 8, 2023
3-5pm ET

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

December 14

Annual Membership Meeting


WHEN

Thursday, December 14, 2023
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

January 8

Meeting of the Board of Directors


WHEN

Monday, January 8, 2024
8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

WHERE

VIRTUAL EVENT

January 13

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women's Biographies


WHEN

Saturday, January 13, 2024
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

WHERE

in-person
Aurora Hills Library - Arlington, VA

January 28

American Meteorological Scciety Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Sunday, January 28, 2024
12:45 PM – 3:45 PM

WHERE

in-person
Baltimore Convention Center

February 15

Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Thursday, February 15, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

February 26

NetChoice LLC, v. Paxton at the Supreme Court


WHEN

Monday, February 26, 2024
6:00 AM – 12:15 PM

WHERE

Supreme Court of the United States
1 First St NE, Washington, DC

March 15

Georgetown University Women’s History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Friday, March 15, 2024
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM

WHERE

Georgetown University

March 21

Tennessee State University and University of South Florida Women's History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Thursday, March 21, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

March 27

Becoming Visible Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon


WHEN

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
11 AM – 2 PM

WHERE

virtual

May 11

Shakers in America Wikipedia Edit-a-thon


WHEN

Saturday, May 11, 2024
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM

WHERE

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
901 G St. NW
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