Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/SIM FEB 19



The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon focusing on important Staten Island history and culture of the African Diaspora from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, NY. A training session will be held at the beginning, but help is available throughout the event. This event is free with museum admission.

A photographer will be taking free portraits for Wikipedia in our Black Lunch Table photo booth!

Please bring your laptop and a friend! The more, the merrier! Snacks provided.

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project at The Staten Island Museum will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to history and culture from the African Diaspora in Staten Island. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon.

About The Black Lunch Table
The Black Lunch Table (BLT), an official Wikimedia Movement Affiliate, is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine and Heather Hart  which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 13 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.

More about BLT here.

About the Staten Island Museum
Founded in 1881, the Staten Island Museum, New York City’s only general interest museum, engages visitors with interdisciplinary exhibitions and educational programs that explore the dynamic connections between natural science, art and history based on its diverse collections. The Museum is dedicated to making its current and future collections broadly accessible for educators, students, researchers and the general public by providing authentic experiences in the field and at the Museum.

More here.

Event details

 * Date: Saturday, February 9, 2019
 * Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
 * Location: Staten Island Museum 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building A, NY
 * Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
 * Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
 * Amateur historians or research pros (We will have a selection of resources available for your use)
 * What to Bring: Your laptop and a friend!
 * Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable #staten island museum
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
 * Training: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation

Agenda

 * Presentation / overview
 * Editing time
 * Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page
 * For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page

Uploading photos

 * |Wiki Image Guide
 * Where to find them.
 * Dos and Donts
 * Asking an artist for images.

Staten Island
Although our project focuses on visual artists of the African Diaspora, this event will also target articles of African Diaspora history and culture of Staten Island in honor of Black History Everyday. Please add an article below that you think we should focus on.These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!
 * Rossville AME Zion Church
 * Bishop Forge
 * Wambui Ippolito
 * Will (Pops) Pedro
 * Captain John Jackson
 * Sandy Ground Historical Museum
 * Hassan Johnson
 * Robin Quivers
 * Tristan Wilds
 * Demographics of Staten Island
 * Wu-Tang Clan
 * Redman (rapper)
 * Inspectah Deck
 * Cappadonna
 * U-God
 * Force MDs
 * Dom Pachino
 * Shyheim
 * The U.M.C.'s
 * Haas G
 * NYOIL
 * King Just
 * Solomon Childs
 * Staten Island Black Heritage Family Day Parade
 * Karlus Trapp
 * Joseph Ryerss
 * Debbie-Ann Paige
 * Charles Fall Assemblyman District 61
 * Debi Rose Councilmember District 49
 * Nella Larsen
 * Elmer Imes
 * Joseph Cinqué
 * Louis Napoleon (Underground Railroad)
 * Sydney Howard Gay
 * Shiloh AME Zion Church
 * Samuel A. Browne, Sr.
 * Thomas W. Cardozo
 * Alexander Crummell
 * William H. Pitts
 * Booker T. Washington
 * Charlotte Forten Grimké
 * Colonel Tye



African Diaspora Visual Artists of Staten Island
Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important Staten Island affiliated visual artists of the African Diaspora who are under-represented on Wikipedia. Please add a name if you know someone appropriate who needs a page or needs editing. These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!
 * Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - List the article you're working on in this live doc to keep track and avoid duplicate work!
 * denotes Infobox is needed

You can suggest artists here who fit our scope but are missing from our table below:


 * Warren Lyons
 * Gabri Christa
 * Donna Walker-Kuhne
 * Stephen Obisanya
 * Cody Prez
 * Arlette Cepeda
 * Lenny Prince
 * Vernon Reid
 * Shereese Mullings
 * Sajda Musawwir Ladner
 * Olu Ajayi
 * Universal Temple of the Arts

New York-affiliated artists
'These articles are suggested, be sure they qualify'' according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!'''

Attendees

 * Heathart (talk) 17:42, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
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 * Fishantena (talk) 17:56, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Lioness31 (talk) 19:43, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Artmonger18 (talk) 19:43, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Wikisiplayer (talk) 19:44, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Gokuren (talk) 19:44, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Pharos (talk) 19:51, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ItsMySky (talk) 19:45, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Lumiwa408 (talk) 19:45, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Lizardscientist5555 (talk) 19:46, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Button.G.Bones (talk) 19:47, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Abeni2 (talk) 19:54, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Jeremyb (talk) 19:55, 9 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Artatra (talk) 21:07, 26 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Geffrard erlin (talk) 18:59, 5 April 2019 (UTC)