Wikipedia:Meetup/HonouringIndigenousWriters/UBC 2021/Schedule

Every week, we are providing opportunities to develop your editing skills, gather online in community, and learn more about Indigenous authors.

Read more, or watch recordings of past events on the UBC HIW website.

Honouring Indigenous Writers Kick-Off with Smokii Sumac and Daniel Heath Justice
Join us for an introduction to the event, author reading with Smokii Sumac, and a discussion with Daniel Heath Justice.

Date: February 24, 2021

Time: 7:00-8:30pm(PST)

Learning to Edit Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual, web-based, free encyclopedia based on a model of open community-generated knowledge. The community-driven nature of Wikipedia is meant to support Wikipedia’s goal of providing “…every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.” However information gaps, biases, exclusions, and assumptions about "neutrality" means there remains lots of work to be done but in order to change the space we need to know how to edit.

Join us for this hands-on session on how to edit Wikipedia. This session will cover: Creating an account; norms and conventions for editing; creating and editing an article; and adding categories and citations.

Date: March 4, 2021

Time: 1:00-2:00pm (PST)

Children's Author Reading with Richard Van Camp
Join acclaimed author Richard Van Camp for a virtual reading for kids aged 9-13.

Date: March 6, 2021

Time: 1:00-2:00pm (PST)

Author Reading with Marilyn Dumont
Join poet and writer Marilyn Dumont for a virtual author reading. This event is organized by the University of Alberta Library.

Date: March 9, 2021

Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm (PST)

Wikipedia As Public Scholarship
This event is organized by the Public Humanities Hub at UBC and is part of the Public Scholarship Training Series The panel will explore various ways to use Wikipedia for scholarship.

Date: March 12, 2021

Time: 11:00am-12:30pm (PST)

Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Drop-In Session
Need help with the HIW Weekly Activities? Is editing Wikipedia daunting or confusing? Want company as you edit? Join us for this casual hangout event.

Date: Wednesday, March 10th

Time:1:00-2:00pm (PST)

Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Drop-In Session
Need help with the HIW Weekly Activities? Is editing Wikipedia daunting or confusing? Want company as you edit? Join us for this casual Zoom hangout event. Bring your questions, ideas, or just come to chat as we improve articles in Wikipedia on Indigenous authors.

Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2021

Time: 1:00-2:00pm (PST)

HIW Book Club Discussion and Author Reading with Tenille K. Campbell and Billy-Ray Belcourt
Join us for a reading by our book club author, Tenille Campbell, followed by a conversation with Billy-Ray Belcourt.

Date: March 24, 2021

Time: 7:00-8:30pm (PST)

Honouring Indigenous Writers Wikipedia Drop-In Session
Need help with the HIW Weekly Activities? Is editing Wikipedia daunting or confusing? Want company as you edit? Join us for this casual Zoom hangout event. Bring your questions, ideas, or just come to chat as we improve articles in Wikipedia on Indigenous authors.

Date:Wednesday, March 23, 2021

Time: 1:00-2:00pm (PST)