Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/SureWeCan

The NYC Waste & Environmental Justice Wikipedia Earth Day Edit-a-thon @ Sure We Can, a recycling and community center in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY will be hosted on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, ONLINE. The edit-a-thon will be hosted by Sure We Can and led by Brooklyn Public Maintenance.

This event will be part of the global celebration of Earth Day. We will focus on the mission of Sure We Can: environmental justice and local sustainability.

Event information

 * Date: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
 * Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
 * Location: ONLINE ZOOM ROOM - CLICK HERE TO JOIN
 * Registration: Remote participants on this day are encouraged to add their Wikipedia usernames to the below.
 * We also welcome remote participation for the global events supporting Wikipedia articles on sustainability and environmental justice.


 * Participants: The event is open to anyone! No Wikimedia experience necessary. Tutoring will be provided for Wikimedia newcomers by members of Wikimedia NYC.
 * DO NOT SHOW UP IN PERSON / ONLINE ONLY
 * Cost: Free

Topics

The theme and work list for this edit-a-thon focuses on New York City waste & environmental justice.

Articles to edit

 * Environmental justice
 * Waste collection
 * Waste collector
 * Waste picker
 * Extended producer responsibility
 * Container deposit legislation in the United States
 * West Harlem Environmental Action
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Waste_in_the_United_States
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Environmental_justice

Articles to create
General interest: Organizations/committtees: People: Facilities: Categories:
 * Canner (occupation) - Write an article for the occupation of collecting cans/bottles for redemption
 * see German article: Flaschensammeln
 * add Canner (occupation) to Category:Cleaning and maintenance occupations
 * write Canner (occupation) articles in other languages especially those spoken at Sure We Can
 * New York City waste management system - similar to New York City water supply system
 * redirects:New York City waste system, New York City refuse system, New York City refuse management system, Waste infrastructure of New York City, Refuse infrastructure of New York City
 * New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
 * Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management - New York City Council
 * LES Ecology Center
 * Peggy Shepard
 * Abigail Dillen
 * Sena Wazer
 * Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility
 * Mill Seat Landfill
 * Ontario County landfill
 * Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility
 * Covanta Camden Energy Recovery Facility
 * Category:Waste infrastructure of New York City
 * Category:Recycling in the New York City
 * Category:Environmental justice in the New York City
 * Category:Waste infrastructure of New York (state)
 * Category:Recycling in the New York (state)
 * Category:Environmental justice in the New York (state)

Wikidata tasks

 * Brainstorm how wikidata could be used to improve the waste system of New York City

Photography

 * Invite photographers to donate photographs to wiki commons of canning and New York City waste

Sign up
See also: Meetup.com and FB event.

Likely attendees

 * 1) Wil540 art (talk) 17:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * 2) Rgm38 (talk) 00:04, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * 3)   Blue Rasberry   (talk)  00:07, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * 4) CmdrDan (talk) 00:08, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Cannot attend

 * 1) Cannot attend, but would like to be able to read over or look over any records of the proceedings later on. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 02:30, 19 March 2020 (UTC)