Wikipedia:Meetup/Montreal Edit-a-thon

Feminist Collective of McGill Law
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Montreal
	Wikiposterplain
When and Where
Date:	Monday, November 16, 2015
Time:	16h30 - 19h30
Address:	McGill University Faculty of Law, NCDH 200

The Feminist Collective of McGill University Law will be hosting their first Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon on November 16th 2015 from 16h30-19h30. Join us!

Event description

Join the Feminist Collective of McGill Law for an evening of learning, editing, hanging out, food, and fun!

Wikipedia is one of the top 10 most visited websites in the world, and the number 1 most visited encyclopedia, but over 80% of its editors are white and male. This means that there are systemic racial and gender biases reproduced in the published articles.

We want to address this by hosting a Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon where participants will learn how to edit and then be encouraged to add or edit an article. We have the power to shape knowledge, and fight systemic oppression!

There will be music, food, resources, and people to help you set up an account and start editing, as well as suggestions of places to start. Feel free to bring your own idea of an article you want to add or edit (you can even use this as a study opportunity! add or edit a case from your constitutional law class!).

Bring a laptop if you can, and let us know if you cannot and we will work something out

Event details

This event will be held in NCDH 200
We will have resources available to help you edit and choose a topic
Bring a laptop if possible. If not possible, let us know!
If you don't already have a Wikipedia account, please make one before the event
There will be food!

Agenda

16h30 - Welcome! Intro to editing.

17h30 - Welcome 1Ls! 2nd intro to editing.

Resources!

How to edit!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability

Sources!

http://www.leaf.ca/education/education-programs/

http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/

http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/law-canadian

http://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/law-foreign-international

http://wlh-wiki.law.stanford.edu/index.php/Women_Lawyers_History_and_Individual_Biographies#Women_Criminal_Defense_Lawyers

http://wlh-static.law.stanford.edu/articles/cunnea-timeline.pdf

http://www.newfederation.org/Native_Leaders/Index.htm

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/

Attendees

If you are able, please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below (signatures are created by saving four tildes [~] in a row).
If you haven't edited Wikipedia before, we will help you register for a new Wikipedia editing account on the day of, though we encourage you to register for an account beforehand!