Wikipedia:Meetup/Wiki Cari Earth Week

''' In recognition of Earth Day 2020 Wikimedians of the Caribbean is hosting a week-long online editathon from April 20–27 focused on our changing landscapes and critical conversations in the brave new world of climate change and COVID-19 with a focus on the Caribbean. '''



Details
REGISTER HERE!

After you register, click here to add your username to the Wiki Caribbean Dashboard. where you can get a head start through our training modules.
 * Monday April 20: Learn to edit Wikipedia
 * Training module link: Begins 4PM
 * Office hours on Zoom with Wiki experts from 4pm-7PM EST
 * Session 1: 4PM
 * Session 2: 5PM
 * Session 3: 6PM


 * Tuesday April 21: Pick your article, identify some changes you'd like to make, collect some reliable sources. Or maybe you'd rather upload images to Commons (make sure they're your own work) or edit Wikidata.


 * Wednesday April 22: Earth Day 2020 - get started on your edits!


 * Thursday April 23 - The Main Online Event! Meet us on Zoom with editors in the Caribbean and the Diaspora! 4-7PM Est.
 * Monday April 27: Keep working, Look at what others are up to using the Wiki Cari Dashboard or share on social media using the hashtag #WikiCariEarthWeek


 * Monday April 27: Look out for the wrap-up announcement on this page and @WikiCari on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube!

Thank you for your contribution to the first Wiki Caribbean Earth Week

First you need to create a Wikipedia account

 * 1) Get your account/ create a username: Please don’t use your real name. It should be 6-8 characters. If you need help, please ask a Wikimedia coach

How to Edit Wikipedia
You can also click here for a Youtube video tutorial from AfroCROWD!
 * 1) '''Head here for the basics. Head here for a simplified tutorial.
 * 2) Browse Editing Ideas below and choose a topic to edit (or if you already have one skip to the next step)
 * 3) Edit: in short - (1) click edit (2) add a sentence (3) provide a citation (4) repeat

How to Edit Wiki Commons
Click here for a Youtube video tutorial from AfroCRWD on how to add images to Wikimedia Commons!

Agregando Imagenes a Wikimedia Commons

How to make a citation (bibliographical reference):
1) First, click on the pencil icon on the right to begin using "Visual Editor". Visual editor makes editing easier - like writing a school paper.

2) In Visual Editor, click on the area you want to add the citation. Then click cite. If you have a website as a source, add the website to the blank area.

If you do not have a website source, click manual and follow the prompts. Then click publish. If you have questions, ask a Wikimedia coach or go to Wikipedia:Tutorial/Citing sources. Also: AfroCROWD en Español: Agregando Citas

3) Then click publish.

Suggested articles / Items
Feel free to also add suggesetions


 * Explore Wiki Project Caribbean

Explore nations of the Caribbean


 * Category:Anguilla,
 * Category:Antigua and Barbuda,
 * Category:Aruba,
 * Category:Bahamas,*
 * Category:Barbados,
 * Category:Belize,
 * Category:Bermuda,*
 * Category:Bonaire,
 * Category:British Virgin Islands,
 * Category:Caribbean,
 * Category:Caribbean Netherlands,**
 * Category:Cayman Islands,
 * Category:Cuba,
 * Category:Curaçao,
 * Category:Dominica,
 * Category:Dominican Republic,
 * Category:Grenada,
 * Category:Guadeloupe,
 * Category:Guyana,*
 * Category:Haiti,
 * Category:Jamaica,
 * Category:Martinique,
 * Category:Montserrat,
 * Category:Netherlands Antilles,**
 * Category:Puerto Rico,
 * Category:Saba,
 * Category:Saint Barthélemy,
 * Category:Saint Kitts and Nevis,
 * Category:Saint Lucia,
 * Category:Saint Pierre and Miquelon,*
 * Category:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
 * Category:Sint Eustatius,
 * Category:Sint Maarten,
 * Category:Suriname,*
 * Category:Trinidad and Tobago,
 * Category:Turks and Caicos Islands,* and
 * Category:United States Virgin Islands.

You can also sign up here
Add your name using
 * 1) Guettarda (talk) 14:32, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * 2) Shanluan (talk) 15:28, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * 3) JamaicanEditor (talk) 17:21, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
 * 4) CaribDigita (talk) 02:47, 20 April 2020 (UTC)