Wikipedia:Meetup/Indianapolis/Indiana Radicals
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Join us for the Indiana Radicals edit-a-thon September 21, 3-4pm! |
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 What: Indiana Radicals Wikipedia Edit-a-thon When: September 21 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Where: Indianapolis Liberation Center, 1800 N Meridian St Suite 305, Indianapolis, IN 46202 Suggested Focus: Progressive movements, leaders, and events in Indiana! What to bring: You preferred editing device (personal computer, tablet) and necessary charging cables. More information: Learn about our growing user group[1] and our funded project[2] |
The Indianapolis Liberation Center and Wikimedians of Indiana User Group have partnered up to host an Indiana Radicals Edit-a-thon on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the
As a state, Indiana is overwhelmingly depicted in political and social conversion as a "red" state with all of the inherent conservative leanings. However, the history of Indiana and Indianapolis specifically is a bit more progressive than the currently available historical archive covering the state of Indiana suggests. In labor movements, historic events, public landmarks, and groups, Indiana as a space has been influenced by a radical progressive thread.
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[edit]Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
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| Name | Known for | References | Notes | Claimed By | |
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| Theodore W. Allen | Writer, Activist, Scholar | Reformatting needed | |||
| Eugene Debs | Socialist, Political Activist, Trade Unionist | Reformatting needed | |||
| Keith “Wildstyle” Paschal | Musician, Artist | 1234 | Draft:Wildstyle Paschall in progress already ... start here. | ||
| Black Radical Action Project | May be difficult to find enough secondary sources, but interesting topic. Could be started in a sandbox. | ||||
| Charles (Snookie) Hendricks | Head of the Black Radical Action Program (BRAP) | 12 | Olgrmac (talk) 19:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC) | ||
| Bill Crawford (Indiana politician) | Expand entry | ||||
| Andrew J. Brown | 1 2 | ||||
| Sam H. Jones, Sr. | 1 2 3 | ||||
| Etheridge Knight | Poet | Expand info box, citations needed | |||
| Mari Evans | Poet, Activist | Citations needed | |||
| Yvonne Perkins | Civic leader | 1 | |||
| Jesse Brown (Indiana politician) | Indiana politician | 1 2 | Expand and update article with new sources | ||
| Theodore Debs | Activist | Citations needed and formatting edits | |||
| Alice Mannering | First woman to run for public office in Indiana. | 1 2 | |||
| 1912 Convention of the Socialist Party of America | Needs more sources and citations | ||||
| Orlo Epps | |||||
| Wallace Wattles | References need repair. | ||||
| James Oneal | Add infobox | ||||
| Powers Hapgood | Add infobox | ||||
| Cleo's Bodega | Grocery Store | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | Mentioned on Flanner House but no separate article yet | ||
| Nichelle Hayes | Indianapolis Public Library Interim CEO who advocated for systematic change | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | Draft:Nichelle Hayes | starting Jaireeodell (talk) 19:20, 21 September 2024 (UTC) | |
| Indy10 Black Lives Matter | Activist Group | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | A court case that provides good information about the organization:1. There may not be enough secondary sources. | ||
| I Made Rock and Roll | Annual festival to honor Black rock musicians | 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 |