Wikipedia:Meetup/AfroCROWD/EditOnWeeklyChallenge

Introduction

Many of us all over the world are currently sheltering in place or under restrictions due to the the COVID-19 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Much is uncertain and we have canceled all in-person AfroCROWD events to help prevent the spread of the virus and keep each other safe. This page is an effort to help you stay engagged in the online Wikipedia community, even as we remain in isolation of one another. Like all our events, it is open to all, and in any language.

Over the next few weeks during the pandemic until July 1, 2020, we, at AfroCROWD plan to hold or highlight an online Wikipedia challenge each week. Join us. Learn with us, pick up a new skill, discover or explore a Wikimedia project, even as you stay informed about what is happening in the world around us. Stay stay active, stay connected.

Stay calm and edit on. Knowledge empowers. We will get through this together.

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Weeks 10, 11 and 12 (6/1/2020 - 6/21/2020):

This week's AfroCROWD Wiki Challenge is:

Juneteenth, June 19, 2020 Wikipedia Editathon on Civil Rights Highlighting: African American Freedom Your mission: Join us June 19th by clicking the link above.

EditOn: Civil rights, African American Freedom and Arts

Juneteenth is Friday, June 19th. For the next three weeks, we plan to highlight this. Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It is an American holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865. On this day, after almost two and half years since the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved African Americans were informed of their liberation from slavery.

Week 10 (5/26/2020):

This week's online challenge is: Menstrual Hygiene Day Highlighting: Menstrual Hygiene Day & Period Poverty

EditOn:

Africans in public and menstrual health

We are highlighting Africa focused projects all month in celebration of Africa Day, May 25! Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about Africans in public and menstrual health. Menstrual hygiene day is May 28th and promotes access to information about menstrual health and period poverty. AfroCROWDers joined @AfricaPadman at Wikimania 2019 to present work on Wikimedia on this.

All languages welcome. Learn to edit with us!

Week 9 (5/18/2020):

AfricaDay is Monday May 25! Get ready! This week's AfroCROWD Wiki Challenge is: Wiki Loves Museums/ Makumbusho Highlighting: Wiki Loves Museums/Makumbusho Your mission: #EditOn: African & Africa focused #Museums

We are highlighting Africa focused projects all month in preparation for Africa Day, May 25! Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about African/ Africa focused museums. All languages welcome. Learn to edit with us!

Week 8 (5/11/2020):

It's Africa Month!

This week's challenge highights: Wiki Project Wiki4NaijaWomen

EditOn: African Women

We are higlighting Africa focused projects all month in preparation for Africa Day, May 25! Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about African Women. All languages welcome.

Wiki 4 Naija Women is a project by Wikimedia Nigeria that promotes and celebrate Nigerian women on Wikipedia. Learn to edit with us!

More Editing inspiration:

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Head to the "How to Edit" Section for guidance on how to edit, including links to AfroCROWD tutorials.

Enjoy your week!

Week 7 (4/13/2020):

This week's online challenge highlights: Africa Month Check out: Wiki Project Africa

This week we EditOn: African History & Culture

Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about African history and culture.

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

Week 5 & 6 (4/20/2020-5/4/2020):

This week's AfroCROWD Wiki Challenge is: #WikiCariEarthWeek By: Wikimedians of the Caribbean

EditOn: ClimateChange, #COVID19 & The #Caribbean

Your mission: Join us Thursday 4/23, 4-7PM EST for the Wiki Caribbean Earth Week Online Wikipedia Editathon on the effect of COVID-19 and climate change on the Caribbean. You can also add an image or audio/video clip of 30-60 seconds about what it is like living through the time of COVID-19 to share with the world on Wikimedia Commons.

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

Click here to register for Wiki Caribbean Earth Week!

Week 4 (4/13/2020):

This week's online challenge highlights: Music on Wiki By: The Wikimedia Community

This week we EditOn: Music of the African Diaspora on Wikipedia, Wiki Commons & WikiData

Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about a songwriter, musician, or music producer of African descent. This should be good!

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

Editing inspiration:

Explore musical gems in places like:

Portal: Portal:Music
List: Caribbean music genres by country and
Catergories like and
Articles like African Music and
Projects like Wiki Project Hip Hop

Don't forget to sign in here.

Head to the "How to Edit" Section for guidance on how to edit, including links to AfroCROWD tutorials.

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

Enjoy your week!

Week 3 (4/6/2020):

This week's online challenge is: 1Lib 1Ref By: The Wikimedia Library

Happy Poetry Month to all!

This week we EditOn: Poets and Authors of African Descent

Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 sentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about an author or poet of African descent and learn more about the 1 Librarian 1 Reference campaign to improve reference material on Wikipedia. You can also find out how you can lead a 1Lib 1Ref online project during the initiative's comig May 2020 Campaign.

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

Week 2 (3/30/2020):

WikiGap

This week's online challenge is: [2020] An international campaign by Wikimedia Sweden

EditOn: Black Women Leaders

Help close out Women's History Month, and close the Wikipedia gender gap. The global WikiGap 2020 campaign edits on despite COVID19 and officially ends April 8th.

Your mission: Add or edit 3 items or 1 scentence in 1 article on Wikipedia about a woman leader in the African diaspora.

This week we want to honor municipal workers incluiding the operators of 311 and other information helplines in citiies like AfroCROWD's homebase of New York City, helpting to keep us all inmformed during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Thank you.

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

Week 1 (3/23/2020):

This week's online challenge is: The VisibleWikiWomen 2020 campaaign by: Whoseknowledge?

Focus: In honor of those on the frontline of COVID19, VisibleWiki Women will: Edit on Women in Health Care, Science, Food, Engineering & Policy

'Our Mission this week': Add 20 New Faces to Wiki Commons or Wikipedia this week.

All are welcome! Learn to edit with us!

How to edit

First you need to create a Wikipedia account

Get your account/ create a username: Please don’t use your real name. It should be 6-8 characters. If you need help, please ask a Wikimedia coach

How to Edit Wikipedia

Head here for the basics. Head here for a simplified tutorial.
Browse Editing Ideas below and choose a topic to edit (or if you already have one skip to the next step)
Edit: in short - (1) click edit (2) add a sentence (3) provide a citation (4) repeat

You can also click here for a Youtube video tutorial from AfroCROWD!

How to Edit Wiki Commons

Click here for a Youtube video tutorial from AfroCROWD on how to add images to Wikimedia Commons!

How to make a citation (bibliographical reference):

1) First, click on the pencil icon on the right to begin using "Visual Editor". Visual editor makes editing easier - like writing a school paper.

2) In Visual Editor, click on the area you want to add the citation. Then click cite. If you have a website as a source, add the website to the blank area.

If you do not have a website source, click manual and follow the prompts. Then click publish. If you have questions, ask a Wikimedia coach or go to Wikipedia:Tutorial/Citing sources.

3) Then click publish.