Vancouver's Art + Fem inism Wikipedia Edit-athon
Wikimedia’s gender trouble is wel l-documented. In a 2011 survey\, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less t han 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate\; suggestions include leisure inequality\, how gender socialization shapes public comportment\, and the sometimes contentious na ture of Wikipedia’s talk pages. The practical effect of this disparity\, ho wever\, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.
Let’s change that. Join us at University of British Columbia campus\, Buchanan B202 - 1866 Main Mall\, on Saturday March 7 & S unday March 8\, from 11-5pm Or at Emily Carr University Library on Friday M arch 6 & Saturday March 7\, for communal updating of Wikipedia entries on s ubjects related to art and feminism. We will provide tutorials for the begi nner Wikipedian\, reference materials\, childcare\, and refreshments. Compu ters are in the space for your use\, or bring your laptop\, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse\, we urge you to stop by to show your support. Childcare requires advanced RS VP\; please contact us at christine.donofrio@ubc.ca and let us know the fir st names and number of children requiring care\, their ages\, and what time you plan on attending. Women\, women-identified\, and male allies welcomed . RSVP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/1558925007687895/ and si gn on to the event on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mee tup/Vancouver\,_B.C./ArtAndFeminism_2015.
Edit-a-thons are taking pla ce across the globe on International Women’s Day weekend\, March 7-8\, 2015 . Confirmed satellite edit-a-thon hosts include: Morton R Godine Library at The Massachusetts College of Art and Design\, Boston\; F/LAT\, Brussels\, Belgium\; Los Angeles County Museum of Art in collaboration with East of Bo rneo\; Canadian Women’s Art History Initiative\, Concordia University and E astern Bloc\, Montreal\; Fondation Galeries Lafayette\, Paris\; Albert M. G reenfield Library at University of the Arts\, Philadelphia\; Edward P. Tayl or Library & Archives at Art Gallery of Ontario\, Toronto\; Department of A rt History\, Visual Art and Theory at the University of British Columbia\, Vancouver\; National Museum of Women in the Arts\, Washington\, D.C.\; Coll ege of the Holy Cross\, Worcester\, MA\; and online in a Google Hangout wit h Addie Wagenknecht\, with many more in development.
Event Page: http s://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Vancouver\,_B.C./ArtAndFeminism_ 2015
PRE - INFORMATION SESSIONS:
(These 2 Sessi
ons will cover the same material\, how to start up an account\, intro to te
chnical editing\, advice on citations\, images\, and fundamentals on Wikipe
dia authoring)
Monday March 2nd\, 3pm
Irving K. Barber Learning<
br />Dodson Room 302
1961 East Mall\, UBC Campus
and/or
Tu
esday March 3rd\, 7pm
2nd floor of Gallery Annex
750 Hornby St.\,
Vancouver Art Gallery Library
EDIT-ATHON EVENT:
Saturday March 7th & Sunday March 8th
Drop by anytime between hours
of 11-5pm
Buchanan B202 - 1866 Main Mall
UBC Campus
**Set T
echnical Demo Sessions 11am & 2pm
also
Friday March 6th\, 11-5p
m
Saturday March 7th\, 1-5pm
Emily Carr University Library
S
outh Building 1400 Johnston St.
Granville Island