Wikipedia:Meetup/Northeastern OAMass13

Join us to improve Wikipedia's coverage of underrepresented groups in local Boston history. All participants, in-person and remote, welcome!

When: Wednesday October 23rd, 2013, 12:00pm-5:00pm

Where: Northeastern University Libraries and Archives, Room 90 in Snell Library

Focus: Boston History and Social Justice

Snacks? Yes! We will provide refreshments.

This edit-a-thon is part of Open Access to Massachusetts History 2013.

Event Details

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Interested in the history of Boston activism? Want to learn some basics of creating new Wikipedia articles, and go on a special behind-the-scenes tour of Northeastern University's Special Collections and Archives? Join us to increase Wikipedia's coverage of people, places, events, and organizations important to Boston history and activism in Boston.

Please either RSVP below, or email the organizer so we know how many to expect.

The library is located on the Northeastern University campus, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.

This is near the Ruggles stop on the Orange Line or the Northeastern stop on the Green Line E Branch. More driving and parking directions are available here.

About Us

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Since 1998, the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections Department locates, secures, and makes accessible the most important and at-risk historical records of Boston's African American, Chinese, GLBTQ, and Latino communities. The Special Collections at Northeastern preserve the records of Boston-area social justice organizations that serve under-represented communities, such as the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, La Alianza Hispana, Theater Offensive, the Papers of Melnea Cass, the Chinese Progressive Association and more.

Schedule

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If possible, create your Wikipedia account ahead of time. If you can't, that's not a problem: we will help you at the Edit-a-thon. On the day of, you will just need to bring a laptop and power supply.

12:00pm - 12:15pm: Check-in and welcome

12:15pm - 1:00pm: Tour of Archives and Special Collections

1:00pm - 1:30pm: Beginner intro to Wikipedia editing

1:30pm - 4:30pm: Edit-a-thon!

4:30-pm - 5:00pm: Wrap-up and thanks

Logistics

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  • Location and directions
  • Twitter: Hashtag #OAMass13, @ClubSnell or @Snell_Research
  • WiFi: Use NUWave-guest
  • What to Bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords, and will need a photo ID to sign into the library. Just let the front desk staff know you are here for the edit-a-thon.
  • Contact the organizers: If you have questions ahead of time, contact Amanda Rust. For directions and help finding the building on the day of, call the library's Circulation Desk at (617) 373-8778.

Sign Up and Guest List

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Attending

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Amanda Rust

Karen Merguerian

Hillary Corbett

Lee Bracken

Terry Epperson

Maric Kramer

Michelle Romero

Kacie Watson

Cryptic C62

Participating Remotely

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Regrets

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Suggested Topics

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Suggested new articles, but you are not limited to this list. Developed by the Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections.

People

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Places

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Events

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Businesses/Organizations

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African American


Asian American

  • The Chinese Progressive Association, a grassroots community organization, was founded in 1977 to provide Chinatown residents a forum for their concerns and a way to communicate their vision for the community to officials of the City of Boston and of the Commonwealth. The Association provides support for workers and immigrants, particularly new Asian immigrants, needing translation services or other support. View guide to the records.

Environmental Justice

  • Roxbury Environmental Empowerment Project: youth-led community organizing to build the power of communities of color and low-income communities in Massachusetts to eradicate environmental racism and classism, create healthy, sustainable communities, and achieve environmental justice.

Feminism

  • Chartered as the Boston Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women in 1991, Boston Coalition of Black Women, Inc. provides African American women in Boston with a social and political forum, and the resources to become involved in the community through education, social, economic, and civil action. View guide to the records.
  • Female Liberation: A Radical Feminist Organization was founded in 1968 to create a community that worked for and supported women’s issues in the Boston area. The organization also published The Second Wave magazine. In 1974, Female Liberation disbanded into three groups, The Second Wave Journal, I Am Woman radio show, and a third group that planned to publish an unnamed female liberation newspaper. View guide to the records.
  • Sister Courage (1974-1978) was a newspaper dedicated to providing a forum where Boston area women could contribute their experiences and ideas while developing feminist theory and strategy. View guide to the records.
  • The Women's Action Coalition chapter in Boston (1992-1996) was committed to taking direct action on issues related to the rights of women. Members of the organization participated in marches, rallies, and demonstrations supporting abortion rights, breast cancer awareness, lesbian and gay rights, and welfare rights. View guide to the records.
  • The Women's Coffeehouse (1979-1989) was founded to provide a space for women to enjoy safely cultural activities and to spark discourse about their shared issues and concerns. View guide to the records.
  • The Women's Educational Center (Cambridge, Mass.), established in 1971, provides women with resources and support needed to overcome conditions of domestic violence, sexual abuse, poverty, discrimination, social isolation, and degradation. View guide to the records.
  • Women's Institute for Leadership Development (WILD), a multicultural women's organization, increases the number and diversity of women leaders in the Massachusetts labor movement and increase their effectiveness as organizers in their unions and community organizations. View guide to the records.


Hearing Impaired


Housing


LGBTQ


Latino

  • Founded in 1968, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción is a grassroots organization in Boston’s South End that provides services for youth, families, adults, and the elderly through community organizing, educational, civic, cultural, and peer leadership. View guide to the records.
  • Established in 1968, La Alianza Hispana, the first Latino organization in Boston, provides education, family counseling, public health, and youth development programs to Boston’s Latino community. View guide to the records.


Prison Reform

Boston History and Social Justice Resources

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Wikipedia Help

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Results

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New articles created

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Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing.

Cambridge Eviction Free Zone

Articles expanded or improved

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Added references and cleaned up references for Muriel S. Snowden.


Event Photos

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