Upcoming events
October 28
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: Women Innovators in Aviation and Spaceflight
WHEN
- Thursday, October 28, 2021
1pm-3:30pm ET
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
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, history, and science. During this training, attendees of all experience levels will learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by updating articles related to the history of women in aviation and spaceflight. This event is planned in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, a multiyear undertaking to document, research, collect, display, and share the history of women in the United States. Learn more »
November 6
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon: African American Artists, presented by PNC Arts Alive – Delaware Art Museum
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- Saturday, November 6, 2021
11am-2:30pm ET
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
Join us to help to edit and create articles about African American artists and curators that are featured in the museum's exhibit, Afro-American Images 1971: The Vision of Percy Ricks. Training for new editors will be provided. THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT.
November 10
Edit-a-Thon for Democracy: Accountability for Lying to the Courts and Congress
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- Wednesday, November 10, 2021
12am-3pm ET
WHERE
- VIRTUAL EVENT
A healthy democracy requires that the public can reference a complete, trustworthy, and accessible historical record of events related to government activity and interactions between government officials and the people from whom they derive their authority. Beyond equipping people with the tools to better understand how various economic, social, and cultural dynamics influence our democratic infrastructure, history also provides clarity about various players within our political landscape and the impact they have had.
The period between 2017 and 2021 was tumultuous, and recent enough that its documentation on Wikipedia is incomplete. Given Wikipedia’s importance as one of the rare places where the American public can meet to both write and read a shared reality, Protect Democracy and Wikimedia DC are organizing a series of Edit-a-Thons centered on civic engagement and historical documentation. By recording the notable impact actors have had on the U.S.’s democracy and making it easily accessible, you can help empower the public with information of important past events, creating both a recognition of positive influence and accountability for misdeeds.
This first event of our series will focus on instances of actors misleading and obstructing the courts and Congress. During this Edit-a-Thon, training as well as suggested sources will be provided so that attendees of all experience levels—both in terms of Wikipedia editing and U.S. democracy—can participate.