Wikipedia:Meetup/Kitchener-Waterloo/Indigenous Women in the Arts

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Indigenous Women in the Arts edit-a-thon
When and Where
DateSaturday, October 21, 2017
Time1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Address85 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 2H1

Event details[edit]

Only 10% of Wikipedia contributors identify as female, which has led to an under representation of women focused pages. The Kitchener Public Library, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Open Sesame and the University of Waterloo Library are co-hosting an edit-a-thon on Saturday, October 21, 2017 to disrupt this trend and improve awareness about Indigenous Women in the arts. First-time and experienced editors welcome!

  • Date: Saturday, October 21, 2017
  • Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (drop-in any time)
  • Venue: Kitchener Public Library, Main Branch
  • Cost: Free! Please note that space is limited. Those wishing to participate on-site should register ahead of time, but drop-ins are welcome on the day of the event.
  • Info for participants:
    • New editors are encouraged to create an account ahead of the event. A limited number of computers will be available on-site, along with work space for personal laptops. Feel free to participate from home!
    • The event location is in an accessible building and people of all abilities are encouraged to attend. More information about the Kitchener Public Library's accessibility policies is available on their website.
    • Supervised daycare is not available for this event, but parents with children are welcome!

Day of the event[edit]

If you haven't already, please sign in to the event dashboard.

To being contributing, click on 'Join program' in the Actions box, on the bottom right hand side of the page. The passcode to join the event is art. Once you have joined the event, assign yourself a page to improve or create and start editing!

Editing assistance[edit]

Templates[edit]

  • Place {{New page}} at the top of a new article to protect it from undue speedy deletion - remember to remove it when you are finished. For more info:Template:New_page
  • Place {{In use}} at the top of an article if you are editing on your own in order to avoid editing conflicts - remember to remove it when you are finished: Template:In_use
  • Placing {{Inprogress}} next to a name on the list of artist suggestions will generate an  In progress note next to the entry to help avoid editing conflicts.
  • Template:Infobox person

Articles for improvement[edit]

Articles to create[edit]