Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/StreetCulture
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| Date: | Saturday, December 16, 2017 |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST |
| Address: | Ace Hotel 20 W. 29th Street New York, NY 10001 |
AfroCROWD Street Culture Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and Year End Celebration - Final Edit-a-thon of 2017
So that we have enough food, please also register on our Eventbrite Clicking here to RSVP:
December 16th, 1-5pm at the Ace Hotel NYC help un-hide street culture icons, legends or facts missing from the Wikipedia lexicon. We also have invited speakers from the skateboarding, graffiti art and sneaker culture community and more, so this should be good!
This AfroCROWD Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and panel discussion aims to take a look at the many aspects of street cultures including: Sneaker Culture- Skateboarding - Street Photography- Street Wear- Zine Culture-Break Dancing-Tattoo Art Graffiti - Hip Hop Culture- Messenger Culture - Street Art- Street Musicians-Buskers- Punk Music Culture and more.
This is also the last AfroCROWD Wikipedia Edit-a-thon of the year, so we are celebrating with some drinks and good food. Our focus this time: street culture!
Wiki Coaches from Wikimedia NYC will be on-hand to help you learn to edit Wiki or work on your skills.
All are welcome. Come as you are.
Don't forget to bring your laptop. Bring a friend. All languages and levels of Wikipedia exposure welcome.
We also invite guests to write on any subject of interest.
Get a head start, register for your own Wikipedia account by clicking "create account" at the top of this page or by clicking here.
Event details
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(not restaurant entrance)
- Date: Saturday, December 16, 2017
- Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Location: Ace Hotel, Lower Level and Lobby, 20 W. 29th Street, New York, NY 10001 40°44′45″N 73°59′18″W / 40.7458°N 73.9882°W
- Access: Please enter and use hotel entrance (not restaurant entrance)
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[edit]Invited Speakers
[edit]- Rodney Smith
- David Schmidlapp
- Sean Williams
- Matthew Christian
Ideas to whet your editing appetite
[edit]BREAK DANCING AND DOUBLE DUTCH
- Richard Colon "Crazy Legs" Break Dancer and member of Rock Steady Crew
- Double Dutch League
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
SKATE BOARDING
- Rodney Smith (Listed on Wikipedia Under Zoo York:- Clothing (SPEAKER)
- Alex Corporan Supreme Clothing and Author of "Full Bleed: New York Skateboard Photography"
TATTOO ART
- Tuff City Styles (List on Wikipedia under Brian Nobili)
AEROSOL ART: GRAFFITI
- David Schmidlapp "International Graffiti Times": Listed on Worldcat :Libraries (SPEAKER)
- Sean Williams, Obsessive Sneaker Disorder (New Wikipedia Entry) (SPEAKER)
BUSKING/STREET MUSICIANS
- Matthew Christian, Busk NY (New Wikipedia Entry) (SPEAKER)
STREETWEAR
Red Hook Crit
Please feel free to add to the list
Mentioned by today's panelists:
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Possible attendees
[edit]- sheridanford (talk) 02:16, 12 December 2017 (UTC) . (maybe remote)