Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal Edit-a-thon

The Feminist Collective of McGill University Law will be hosting their first Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on November 16th 2015 from 16h30-19h30. Join us!

Event description
Join the Feminist Collective of McGill Law for an evening of learning, editing, hanging out, food, and fun!

Wikipedia is one of the top 10 most visited websites in the world, and the number 1 most visited encyclopedia, but over 80% of its editors are white and male. This means that there are systemic racial and gender biases reproduced in the published articles.

We want to address this by hosting a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon where participants will learn how to edit and then be encouraged to add or edit an article. We have the power to shape knowledge, and fight systemic oppression!

There will be music, food, resources, and people to help you set up an account and start editing, as well as suggestions of places to start. Feel free to bring your own idea of an article you want to add or edit (you can even use this as a study opportunity! add or edit a case from your constitutional law class!).


 * Bring a laptop if you can, and let us know if you cannot and we will work something out

Event details

 * This event will be held in NCDH 200
 * We will have resources available to help you edit and choose a topic
 * Bring a laptop if possible. If not possible, let us know!
 * If you don't already have a Wikipedia account, please make one before the event
 * There will be food!

Agenda
16h30 - Welcome! Intro to editing.

17h30 - Welcome 1Ls! 2nd intro to editing.

How to edit!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability

Sources!
http://www.leaf.ca/education/education-programs/

http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/

http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/law-canadian

http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/law-foreign-international

http://wlh-wiki.law.stanford.edu/index.php/Women_Lawyers_History_and_Individual_Biographies#Women_Criminal_Defense_Lawyers

http://wlh-static.law.stanford.edu/articles/cunnea-timeline.pdf

http://www.newfederation.org/Native_Leaders/Index.htm

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/

Attendees

 * 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, though we encourage you to register for an account beforehand!

Confirmed
Youngeclecticcaucus (talk) 05:29, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Suzannez (talk) 16:25, 13 November 2015 (UTC)SuzannezSuzannez (talk) 16:25, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Possible articles to edit
List of women judges

Susan Boyd

Carole Pateman

Augustus c. Gosset

Willick v. Willick

Moya Bailey

Chloe Cooley

Jenny Slew

Mary Anne Greene

Lettie Burlingame

Hannah Norris

Doris Ogilvie

Sandra Lovelace v. Canada

Mary Two-Axe Earley

Rosemarie Kuptana

Coloured Women’s Club in Montreal

Barbara Armstrong

​Irma Le Vasseur