Wikipedia:Meetup/Dalit History Month 2017
Dalit knowledge and history is too often marginalized or missing from narratives of South Asian history and its diaspora.[1] Please join us in improving Wikipedia's coverage of Dalit people, events and issues, to share the contributions to history from Dalits around the world!
Edit-a-thons are being organized in India and the United States for Dalit History Month 2017 by Equality Labs with support from Whose Knowledge?. Our goal is to create or improve 60 articles during April and May.
See below for some events where you can join others to edit Wikipedia in-person. You're also welcome to work on improving Dalit content online anytime :)
| File:Shantabai Kamble.JPG Shantabai Kamble, Dalit writer | |
| Date | Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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| Time | 12pm-4pm |
| Address | Room 202, UC Berkeley School of Information. South Hall, Berkeley USA. |
Berkeley, USA - April 15
- When: Saturday, April 15, 2017, 12pm-4pm
- Where: UC Berkeley School of Information. Room 202, South Hall, Berkeley California, USA (map). It's the red brick building opposite the Campanile (bell tower).
- Who: Anyone interested in improving Wikipedia articles related to Dalit history. Dalits, women, LGBTQI folks, and allies are all welcome to come and learn more about Dalit history and how to edit Wikipedia. Support will be on hand to help you learn during the events.
- How: Just come to the event! During the event, we'll ask you to "enroll" your Wikipedia account so we can keep track of how much amazing Dalit history content everyone creates. ENROLL ME NOW!
- Bring: Yourself and a laptop, if you have one -- if not, come anyway! If you have any reference materials (books, articles, etc) on Dalit topics that may be helpful for adding content to Wikipedia, bring those too. We'll supply the snacks and drinks!
- Hashtags: #DalitHistory, #WhoseKnowledge
 Meira Kumar, Dalit politician | |
| Date | Saturday, May 20, 2017 |
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| Details | Email organizers for an invite. |
Delhi, India - May 20
- When: Saturday, May 20, 2017
- Who: For safety reasons, this event is invitation-only, for Dalits and allies interested in improving Wikipedia articles related to Dalit history. Support will be on hand to help you learn during the events.
- How: Please reach out to wikipediaeditathon@riseup.net to request an invitation and more event details if you'd like to join us!
- Bring: Yourself and a laptop, if you have one -- if not, come anyway! If you have any reference materials (books, articles, etc) on Dalit topics that may be helpful for adding content to Wikipedia, bring those too. We'll supply the snacks and drinks!
- Hashtags: #DalitHistory, #WhoseKnowledge
Resources
- Wikipedia tutorials for new editors
- Wikimarkup cheatsheet
- Sources for Dalit History knowledge coming here soon!
Worklist
A list of articles to create or improve will be added here!
Outcomes
Add the articles you've improved or created here!