Wikipedia:Meetup/NCL/ArtAndFeminism

Newcastle Upon Tyne Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon
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City Library, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The Wikipedia training and Edit-a-thon took place in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. A follow-up event will take place on 14/11/2015.

Event information

Date: 17/10/2015
Time: 11:00-14:00
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, City Library, 33 New Bridge Street West, IT Suite

Please bring a laptop with you!

Registration

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Theredproject (talk) 02:05, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Womenhistory0803 (talk) 14:33, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Jo BamSistahood (talk) 03:13, 17 October 2015 (UTC)Jo Bamsistahood[reply]
Audesome (talk) 11:47, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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Sjsolanki (talk) 19:04, 13 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of articles to edit

Below is a list of articles that would benefit from edits and expansion during the edit-a-thon.

Resources for Editing

Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Resources
Cheat sheet
Gender gap resources.
Notability Guidelines for: Authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, and other creative professionals:

Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Creative professionals

More information here on seeking reliable sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#What_counts_as_a_reliable_source

List of nominated Inspiring BAMER Women in the North East

Extensive research and citation is needed for most of the figures below before we can create a individual page as a criteria of notability accepted under Wikipedia guidelines.

Chi Onwurah, politician
Simi Ali, scientist
Hannabiell Sanders, musician
Yilis Del Carmel Suriel, musician
Lalya Gaye, artist
Tina Gharavi, film maker/director
Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh, Artistic Director, Artist/performer
Nikki Godden, academic law
Siddiqua Mazhar, academic mathematician
Mariam Rezaei, Musician
Sade Sangowawa, cultural manager enterprise and social work
Yvette Hawkins, artist
Yve Anthea Ngoo, artist
Sneha Solanki, artist
Clymene Christoforou, Artistic Director and arts activist
Jackie Kay, poet
Padma Rao, arts and diversity
Kath Boodhai, Museums & Heritage, Outreach Officer & Well-Being Programme Lead (TWAM)
Umme Imam, Director and women's activism
Gloria S Mosha, Manager public health and women's activism
Shamshad Iqbal, Domestic violence Advocate, support worker, manager
Ranjana Bell MBE, equality and diversity activist

Notability Guidelines for: Authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, and other creative professionals: Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Creative professionals

More information here on seeking reliable sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#What_counts_as_a_reliable_source

NOTE: There is possibility of a page not being accepted through Wikipedia. However, BAM!Sistahood! Project will accept all entries for their digital online Archive.

List of Articles Worked On

List of Wikipedia articles attendees have worked to improve.

List of people from Newcastle upon Tyne: added Tina Gharavi and Chi Onwurah to the list
Wallsend: added Chi Onwurah to notable citizens