The Indian Wikimedia community is pleased to invite you to participate
in Women’s History Month events, 2014. We started off with
a pre event Wikipedia workshop at Roshni Nilaya School of Social Work, in Mangalore on
the 26th of Feb. We have planned events all through this month. They aim at creating new articles, expanding the
existing stubs and translating English articles to various Indic languages.The schedule includes
Wikipedia workshops, online edit-a-thons and wikiparties. You could edit
articles, translate them, blog about the events or even be an enthusiast. Visit
this page to know more about getting involved.
Real-life Wikipedia workshops will conducted in
different parts of India. Two online edit a thons have been planned. The first
one on the 8th & 9th of March focuses on women parliamentarians and the second one on the
15th&16th will be looking to expand the work done during the last year
events on women scientists from India. Participants of the Women’s History Month events in India are requested
to fill up this opt in form to help the organizers evaluate the quantum
and quality of the edits made.Centre for Internet and Society (Access to Knowledge) has extended their
support to the Women’s History Month events in India this year.
The Indian
events are being conducted as a part of the global event supported by the Wikiwomen’s Collaborative. We look forward to welcoming all participants at this year’s event. Men
are invited too :-)
By Jeph Paul and Netha Hussain
Labels: announcement, editing, Wikipedia, WikiWomen's Collaborative, women