Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Sure We Can Earth Day - April 2021

Sure We Can, a recycling and community center in Bushwick, Brooklyn, invites you to join us for an online NYC Waste-themed Earth Day Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, April 22nd, 2021; 2-4pm EST.

This event will be part of the global celebration of Earth Day. We will be focusing on topics related to waste management in New York City and environmental volunteering! See Goals below for some suggested articles to edit.

We will also be continuing our efforts to contribute information about COVID-19 in New York City during this event.

All skill levels welcome! This edit-a-thon will be hosted online with experienced Wikipedians available to help!

All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct.

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Please sign up here, on the outreach dashboard, to have your contributions counted!

Event information

 * Date: Thursday, Apr, 22nd 2021
 * Time: 2pm - 4pm EST
 * Zoom link: Zoom link
 * Participants: The event is open to anyone! No Wikimedia experience necessary.
 * DO NOT SHOW UP IN PERSON / ONLINE ONLY
 * Cost: Free!

Goals

 * Clean-up articles related to waste management in New York City

Articles to review & clean-up:

 * Clean-up
 * Earth Day
 * National CleanUp Day
 * Urban forestry
 * Pruning
 * Litter
 * Garbage
 * Recycling
 * Consider adding sub chapters in the Environmental volunteering article
 * Potential chapters: Clean-ups, Recycling volunteering
 * Create redirects: Clean-Up session, Volunteer clean-up, Community clean-up

Articles to create:
Organizations/committtees: People: Facilities:
 * New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
 * Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management - New York City Council
 * Sena Wazer
 * Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility
 * Mill Seat Landfill
 * Ontario County landfill
 * Covanta Camden Energy Recovery Facility