Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/BIPOC Design

Schedule
In this week-long virtual event participants will build community while creating new and edit existing Wikipedia pages of BIPOC  designers whose work is connected to the built environment. After a short introduction held live via Zoom on Monday, August 17, 2020, stay for the kick-off of virtual Edit-a-thon where attendees will participate in training and  begin  editing Wikipedia pages of designers who have left their mark on the fields of art, architecture, art history, activism, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, and more.The Edit-a-thon will have   synchronous and asynchronous components so participants can edit in person and at their convenience. Live editing will take place via Zoom and support will be available by Slack. Details to access trainings and Live Edit-a-thons will be sent to registered participants daily at 9am EST.

No prior experience editing Wikipedia is required. Join us at any of the events or follow along on our dashboard and edit at your leisure!

Find the PDF of Schedule here



****All times in Eastern Standard Time Zone****

MONDAY AUGUST 17

Black Urbanism + Indigenous Design

3:00 - 4:00pm   Kick-off Event

4:00 - 4:30pm   Break

4:30 - 5:00pm   Wikipedia Training

5:00 - 6:00pm   Live Edit-a-thon

TUESDAY AUGUST 18

Cultural Preservation + Environmental Justice

3:00 - 3:30pm   Wikipedia Training

3:30 - 5:00pm   Live Edit-a-thon

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19

Community Activism + Built Environment Scholars

4:00 - 4:30pm   Wikipedia Training

4:30 - 7:00pm   Live Edit -a-thon

THURSDAY AUGUST 20

Public Space + Public Art

6:00 - 6:30pm   Wikipedia Training

6:30 - 8:00pm   Live Edit-a-thon

FRIDAY AUGUST 21

Grassroots Collectives + BIPOC Futurists

11:00 -11:30am Wikipedia Training

11:30 - 2:00pm Live Edit-a-thon

To work on

 * See the Dashboard to-do list here

Track your participation
We will be using a Wikipedia Dashboard to easily track the edits made during this Edit-a-thon. By logging into the dashboard before you start editing, your edits will be automatically tracked, and we'll be able to collect statistics on the work we've done during this editing event.
 * 1) Go to BIPOC in the Built Dashboard.
 * 2) Under Actions, click Join Program.
 * 3) Enter the passcode we will provide you with your registration.

Resources

 * See the Public Zotero group for sources

Trainings
Beginner Advanced
 * Wikipedia Notability Guidelines
 * Wikipedia Education Program handouts
 * Info on infoboxes: Help:Infobox and List of infoboxes
 * Beginner Training Tutorial Videos
 * Beginner training lesson plan
 * Beginner training slides
 * Advanced Training Tutorials Videos