Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/Telling Untold Histories 2017

sign in via Outreach Dashboard The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon in conjunction with Telling Untold Histories unconference at Rutgers University - Newark from 2:10pm - 3:25pm on Thursday, May 11, 2017. Join us for a workshop of social Wikipedia editing! A training session will be held, but help is available throughout the event. Register for the conference, BRING YOUR LAPTOP and feel free to bring a friend!

Event description
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of visual artists who are women of color, who were working during the emergence of second-wave feminism. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record.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. We will have a library resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand.

History of The Black Lunch Table
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) 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 10 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.

Telling Untold Histories
Telling Untold Histories – New Jersey’s annual unconference that looks for human stories yet to be told – explores these histories and asks why some stories remain untold. How can the community members who lived these histories shape how museums, historic sites, libraries, and schools tell them in the future?

Because we value the knowledge you bring, this unconference puts you at the center. Participants create the program by suggesting and choosing sessions on the day of the unconference. Feel the suspense building! Workshops offer attendees the chance to learn new skills to help you tell stories. Discussions and activities connect you with new people and leave you inspired.

An unconference is a participant-driven, discussion-based conference. At an unconference, the agenda is created by the attendees at the beginning of the meeting. Unconferences typically feature open discussions rather than having a single speaker at the front of the room giving a talk. This form of conference is particularly useful for a topic like Telling Untold Histories because it provides opportunities for problem solving and encourages collaboration.

Event details

 * Date: Thursday, May 11, 2017
 * Time: 2:10pm - 3:25pm
 * Location: Rutgers University-Newark Paul Robeson Campus Center 350 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Newark, NJ 07102
 * Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, 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:  A Laptop & a friend! . Tablets are more difficult.
 * Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
 * 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

Attendees

 * LOOKING FOR ADMINS TO JOIN US IN PERSON OR REMOTELY...
 * If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
 * If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of.


 * 1) Heathart (talk) 19:01, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
 * 2) Ginsbergcat (talk)
 * 3) Liu19920723 (talk)
 * 4) Taniskate325 (talk)
 * 5) Bodhi 3319 (talk)
 * 6) Maggiesnare (talk)
 * 7) Imeisel (talk)

Possible articles to edit
Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This list focuses on important visual artists/art workers/collectors of the African Diaspora who are under-represented on Wikipedia.

These articles are suggested, double check that they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidlines before you create a new page. Thanks!

Click here for possible articles to edit and improve

Outcomes

 * Alphabetical by first letter
 * Pages improved
 * 1) Elizabeth Axtman --
 * 2) Wangechi Mutu --


 * Event pictures uploaded
 * Untold Histories Unconference.jpg

Wikipedia editing resources
Click here for editing resources.