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AfroCROWD Central Brooklyn Culture Walk Editathon
@ Brooklyn Public Library
When & Where
DateSunday, June 26, 2016
Time1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AddressBrooklyn Public Library
Central Library
Info Commons Room
10 Grand Army Plaza
City, StateBrooklyn, NY 11238
Alice explaining something in the BPL computer lab. First photo to be uploaded by Campaign.
Group photo at BPL
1255 Bedford Avenue, former Prince Hall Lodge
AfroCROWD at the Black Life Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Harlem, New York City, on February 6, 2016

AfroCROWD Central Brooklyn Culture Walk Editathon @ Brooklyn Public Library

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Please join us for the next gathering of AfroCROWD @ Brooklyn Public Library!

For the June 19, 2016, event @ Brooklyn Public Library:

Event information

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  • Date: Sunday, June 26, 2016
  • Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
  • RSVP: Eventbrite
  • Location: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library, Info Commons Room
  • Address: 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238 40°40′20″N 73°58′05″W / 40.672359°N 73.968146°W / 40.672359; -73.968146
  • Subway:
  • Bus: B41, B69 buses
  • Hashtag: #AfroCROWD
  • Twitter: #AfroCROWD
  • Details:
    • Join AfroCROWD to get answers to your questions on editing Wikipedia.
    • Also, in anticipation of next weekend's Central Brooklyn Arts and Culture Walk, today we encourage you to either:
      • Bring African Diaspora related pictures that you wish to share in the public domain.
      • Visit any of the sites in the sites list and take pictures to share in the public domain.
      • We will provide training as to how to upload those pictures.
    • Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is a new initiative which seeks to increase the number of people of African Descent actively editing Wikipedia. Become a part of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements and help close the multicultural and gender gaps in Wikipedia.
    • We have held monthly editathons in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens since February 2015.
    • Beginners welcome.
    • All languages welcome including English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Yoruba, Twi, Woloff and other languages spoken in the African Diaspora. Wikipedia comes in 285 languages and you are welcome to edit it in any of them or translate from one language to another.
    • Please contact alice@afrocrowd.org if you need a babysitter on premises
    • Light Refreshments will be available.

About the Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk

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The inaugural Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk on Sunday, June 26th will start at the famed Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch at Grand Army Plaza and continue along the Eastern Parkway corridor from Flatbush Avenue to Washington Avenue. This route is home to the Central Brooklyn Public Library, the spectacular Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, the world-famed Brooklyn Museum, and Ronald McNair Park. Presented by Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams in partnership with One Brooklyn Fund Inc.

Participants in the Central Brooklyn Arts & Culture Walk will actively experience the rich cultural life of Brooklyn as they view a variety of live dance, theatrical and musical performances; enjoy mouthwatering exotic dishes and treats; and engage in hands-on arts and crafts activities. Children will delight in a village created just for them, and drum sessions and an artisan pavilion will provide fun and entertainment for the entire family. This all-day, family-friendly event also will offer health screenings and much more.

More at: http://onebrooklynfund.org/central-brooklyn-arts-culture-walk

Click on the Arch to upload your photo from the Brooklyn Culture Walk:
Upload Photo

Suggestions for photographs

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  • Roscoe Brown quote on exterior -- to the right side of the library as you enter
  • Archives -- 2nd floor (may or may not be opened on a Sunday -- check)

and you may find many other things that ought to have a picture.

Slides of today's Powerpoint presentation

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(Includes more background about Afrocrowd)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kLd46ZYzJn7PQFPUN6qmpoCgWCpmiFI_QGbCL5CEqeM/edit?usp=sharing

Please fill out an evaluation before leaving

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Find the evaluation form on the right side bar at www.afrocrowd.org.

Photo Uploading Tutorials

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Wikimedia Commons is the repository of photos and media in the Wikimedia family of sites. Photos are generally uploaded there. The process generates code for you to paste into wikipedia articles. Here is the link:

commons.wikimedia.org

Learn how to add photos:

These tutorials were created by the Art + Feminism sister project. See more wikipedia editing video tutorials at art.plusfeminism.org.

Uploaded photos will go automatically into Category:Brooklyn Culture Walk.

Why should we share knowledge?

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Attendees

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Please RSVP at Eventbrite!
Please also add your Wikipedia username to the appropriate section below.

Confirmed

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  1. Jim.henderson (talk) 10:42, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Tönya (talk) 18:03, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Aliceba (talk) 18:37, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Faliyatu (talk) 18:45, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  5. CayKarbonado (talk) 19:05, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Fortheloveofkulture (talk) 19:07, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Gjone1 (talk) 20:35, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Adjoajo (talk) 20:54, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Participating online

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  1. BrillLyle (talk)

Outcomes

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Photos added to Wikimedia Commons

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Alphabetical by first letter

  1. Poligon Creative Centre logo -- BrillLyle (talk)
  2. Poligon Kreativni Center logo -- BrillLyle (talk)

Pages created

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Alphabetical by first letter

  1. Bunny Brown -- Fortheloveofkulture (talk)
  2. Crown Heights Tenant Union -- CayKarbonado (talk)
  3. Loretta Abbott -- Adjoajo (talk)
DRAFTS
  1. Marta Moreno Vega -- BrillLyle (talk)

Pages improved

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Alphabetical by first letter (Specify if photo added)

  1. Poligon Creative Centre -- BrillLyle (talk)
  2. The Chosen Few (reggae group) -- Fortheloveofkulture (talk)
Sandbox
  1. Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) -- BrillLyle (talk)

Possible articles to edit

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List of articles

Resources

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See Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
If you are unfamiliar with Wikipedia, you might try this training module which will help explain a lot of things, including how to add your signature.

Editing Wikipedia resources

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Listed here for quick reference.
N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources

Tools and templates

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brooklyn Culture Walk.
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