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Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
March 9, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
FreePacific Northwest College of Art Library will host an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 9, 2019, in the Shipley Collins Mediatheque at PNCA from 10am-2:30pm. This event is designed to improve coverage of cis and transgender women, nonbinary folks, feminism, and the arts on Wikipedia. The edit-a-thon will include tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, ongoing editing support, reference materials, childcare, and refreshments. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate, particularly trans and cisgender women and nonbinary folks.
In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as women. This lack of inclusive participation has led to an alarming gap of content in the world’s most popular online research tool.
Art+Feminism’s Edit-a-thons and other initiatives make an impact on the gender gap through crucial improvements to gender, feminism and art related subjects on Wikipedia. Since 2014, Art+Feminism edit-a-thons have taken place across the world, creating and improving over 11,000 articles. Our project lives on Wikipedia, one of the largest websites in the world and the largest general reference work to date. But our work doesn’t end there. This year, we’re expanding our project focus to include correcting and expanding the histories of gender non-binary artists and activists on Wikipedia.
This is the third annual Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon PNCA has hosted and we are looking forward to presentations by Portland-based artists and scholars: sidony o’neal, lu yim, and Sasha Archibald as part of the event. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops and charging cables, though if you are not able, computer stations will be available.
The Pacific Northwest College of Art Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is organized by Linden How, Reference & Instruction Librarian, and Taryn Tomasello, Artist & PNCA alumna with the assistance of Jason Moore, Senior Wikipedian. The space is wheelchair accessible.
[See also the Wiki Education website]