Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia Loves Eagle Rock

Event details

 * Date: November 1, 2012
 * Time: 6 - 10 pm
 * Location: oMac Lab, Occidental College
 * Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write about Eagle Rock and northeast Los Angeles!
 * Hashtag: The Twitter and social hashtag is: #oxywiki
 * Facebook event: Sign up on Facebook here

Food and drinks will be provided. Don't know how to edit Wikipedia? That's ok, friendly, experienced editors will be here to help!

What to bring

 * ideas for topics or articles you might want to work on (though suggestions will be provided for those just looking to be put to work)
 * any relevant reference materials you might have
 * a friend – we love to meet new would-be-editors!
 * or, if you don't have any of the above, just bring yourself :-)
 * any digital photos you've taken that you would like to use on Wikipedia

Attending
Those in attendance are members from the Occidental College community: students, faculty and staff.

Geography

 * Eagle Rock, Los Angeles
 * Glassell Park, Los Angeles
 * Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
 * Highland Park, Los Angeles
 * Silver Lake, Los Angeles
 * Colorado Boulevard
 * York Boulevard
 * Figueroa Street
 * Northeast Los Angeles
 * Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center
 * Eagle Rock High School (Los Angeles, California)
 * Gold Line (Los Angeles Metro)

Points of interest

 * Chicken Boy
 * Old LA (Highland Park) Farmers Market
 * Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock
 * Southwest Museum of the American Indian
 * Heritage Square Museum
 * Women's Twentieth Century Club
 * Mr. T's Bowl (Highland Park)

Events

 * Eagle Rock Music Festival
 * Lummis Day

Occidental

 * Occidental College
 * James George Bell
 * John Willis Baer
 * Remsen Du Bois Bird
 * John Brooks Slaughter
 * Jonathan Veitch
 * Myron Hunt