We will host Radical Wikipedia Editing Workshop, an *online* edit-a-thon as part of ScholarStrike on September 7th, 2020 at 8am - 6 pm EST. We will learn about how to create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. An introduction with a brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon along with some context for the BLT project. We will have resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. If you'd like to join us for synchronous editing online, rsvp here
Conceived via a tweet by Anthea Butler, Scholar Strike is designed to call awareness to the racial climate in America, and the rash of police shootings and racialized violence.
Scholar Strike is both an action, and a teach-in. Some of us will, for two days, refrain from our many duties and participate in actions designed to raise awareness of and prompt action against racism, policing, mass incarceration and other symptoms of racism's toll in America.
Scholar Strike is open to everyone to participate in on college and university campuses- faculty, staff, grad students, and administrators who are committed to anti-racism, and advocating for racial justice for BIPOC in all areas of society.
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration which intends to fill gaps in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 15 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and art are performed.
Who should attend: Everyone! also activists, artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
What to Bring: Enthusiasm and focus
Hashtag:#BlackLunchTableEtherpad:BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what each of us are working on
Whenever possible we recommend new editors begin by editing existing articles. After they feel familiar with the process, they can find information on how to create an article using the Draft process here. There are other options for creating new articles, but do not just begin by "creating an article" if it is missing as that may be flagged for deletion before you have finished your task.
You may edit any article you wish and we encourage you to select an article that is historically marginalized. This following event-specific lists (→) of suggested articles focus on notable alumni of Rutgers University of the Black diaspora. Please add a name if you know of someone appropriate who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones.
Etherpad:BlackLunchTable - List the article you're working on in this live doc to keep track and avoid duplicate work!
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