Wikipedia:Meetup/Toronto/Black History Edit-A-Thon (February 2022)

'''THIS 2022 EVENT IS PASSED. If you are looking for the 2023 edit-a-thon, visit the 2023 BHE page.'''

We invite you to celebrate Black History Month with us. Learn to edit Wikipedia and/or Wikidata and help us improve coverage of Black histories!

When
This virtual editing campaign will last through the month of February 2022, beginning on February 1st.

There will be a kickoff event on February 7, 1-2:30PM. We will also run facilitated editing sessions over Zoom each Friday.

To join a virtual event, please register in order to receive the video call link. Feel free to come in late or leave early while editing. See for details.

Where
Online. You can edit without joining a virtual event, or join a facilitated virtual event (kick-off event or weekly editing hours).

Who
This event is open to anyone who would like to help grow the sum of fair, dignified, and gender-inclusive Black histories on Wikipedia. All levels of skill are welcome.

What you will need
You will need internet access and a device (PC, tablet, etc.) which can handle text editing and web searches.

If you are new and would like to learn to edit over one of the facilitated sessions, you will need simultaneous access to Zoom.

Training sessions
Optional training will be offered at the start of each editing session for Wikipedia and half-way through for Wikidata.

Acknowledgements
We thank all participants (you!) and organisers who kindly share their time to make this virtual editing campaign possible. This event is a joint effort by the University of Toronto, X University, York University, and Toronto Public Library. It also builds on previous events in 2021 and in 2020.