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Rosalind Flynn Hinton 18:39, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

    1000 Women in Religion Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the American Academy of Religion Western Conference March 19-21, 2021

    San Francisco Bay Bridge at Night by Dllu, March 20, 2017
    Event information
    WhatEdit-a-thon at the AARWR 2021 Annual Meeting
    DateSaturday, March 20, 2021
    11:15 am - 12:45pm
    LocationZoom Meeting
    HostRosalind Hinton/Janice Poss/Emily Silverman
    FacilitatorsRosPost; Sfswimmer;Dzingle1; PMCH2

    Event Description

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    Did you know that only 18% of the biographical subjects and 9% of the editors on Wikipedia are women? WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion is a major initiative of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature (AAR/SBL) Women's Caucus. The project aims to address the under-recognized work of cis and transgender women in the world's religious, spiritual and wisdom traditions by adding 1,000+ women in religion onto Wikipedia.

    At this workshop, participants will sign up as wiki-editors, create their personal user page, learn the basics of editing and make their first wiki-edits. We can also help you to start a new article about a woman who is not on Wikipedia but should be included.

    Our worklist will focus on women of color who are: women scholars of religion or faith-based activists; Participants are also welcome to work on women from any religious, spiritual or wisdom tradition who are not on the worklist. There will be plenty of time for questions and time for hands on assistance.

    No need to be a technological expert!

    Join us in our effort to address gender bias on Wikipedia by improving the coverage of women in religion on Wikipedia.

    PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. DON’T FORGET YOUR COMPUTER!

    Event Details

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    • Date: Saturday, March 20, 2021
    • Time: 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
    • Location: Zoom Meeting
    • Duraton: 90 Minutes
    • Who should attend: Any and all AAR Western Region registered attendees and guests
    • Training: Find more information, lists of women in religion, tutorials and training modules at Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion.]
    • Questions? For more information, contact Rosalind (RosPost)

    Agenda

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    • Welcome
    • What is the “1000 Women in Religion Project” including a conversation about bias on Wikipedia
    • Is everybody signed up as a Wiki-editor? Check out the links to "Before You Arrive" to get signed up!
    • Some basic training
    • Basic editing
    • Questions
    • Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign up for edit-a-thon on the 1000 Women in Religion Wikipedia Meetup page, make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page.

    Essential Information

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    • Zoom link for 11AM PACIFIC TIME: Zoom Link Here Join Zoom Meeting

    https://tulane.zoom.us/j/99510674922?pwd=L1loaktWemx5WUQ0RXhnbVgwR0VtUT09

    Meeting ID: 995 1067 4922 Passcode: 249579

    • You can signup for a Wikipedia account: here. Consider concerns about anonymity when choosing a "user name" unless you want to be identifiable.
    • I know it is a lot of signing up. Bear with me!. Signup on the 1000 Women in Religion Dashboard so we can track your work for the day:'here.
    • Register to attend the AAR/WR Conference: Here
    What to bring
    • Remember to bring your Laptop
    • Any research resources you would like to refer to.
    Photography Policy

    Screenshot and recordings are for future marketing, publicity, promotions, advertising, and training activities for the WikiProject 1000 Women in Religion. If you would prefer not to have your photo taken, please turn off video. We will notify you before we take a photograph.

    Language

    The workshop will be in English

    Accessibility

    This event welcomes visitors of all abilities. Will there be sign language?

    What else?
    • No Wikipedia editing experience is necessary as training will be provided.
    • No background in religion, diversity, or women's history is required as we will have resources on hand to cite.