Wikipedia:Meetup/Wikipedia Loves Eagle Rock
Event details
[edit]- Date: November 1, 2012
- Time: 6 - 10 pm
- Location: oMac Lab, Occidental College
- Event: An edit-a-thon! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to write about Eagle Rock and northeast Los Angeles!
- Hashtag: The Twitter and social hashtag is: #oxywiki
- Facebook event: Sign up on Facebook here
Food and drinks will be provided. Don't know how to edit Wikipedia? That's ok, friendly, experienced editors will be here to help!
What to bring
[edit]- ideas for topics or articles you might want to work on (though suggestions will be provided for those just looking to be put to work)
- any relevant reference materials you might have
- a friend – we love to meet new would-be-editors!
- or, if you don't have any of the above, just bring yourself :-)
- any digital photos you've taken that you would like to use on Wikipedia
Attending
[edit]Those in attendance are members from the Occidental College community: students, faculty and staff.
Might attend
[edit]Cannot attend
[edit]Articles to improve
[edit]Local area
[edit]Geography
[edit]- Eagle Rock, Los Angeles
- Glassell Park, Los Angeles
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles
- Highland Park, Los Angeles
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles
- Colorado Boulevard
- York Boulevard
- Figueroa Street
- Northeast Los Angeles
- Eagle Rock Community Cultural Center
- Eagle Rock High School (Los Angeles, California)
- Gold Line (Los Angeles Metro)
Points of interest
[edit]- Chicken Boy
- Old LA (Highland Park) Farmers Market
- Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock
- Southwest Museum of the American Indian
- Heritage Square Museum
- Women's Twentieth Century Club
- Mr. T's Bowl (Highland Park)
Events
[edit]Occidental
[edit]- Occidental College
- James George Bell
- John Willis Baer
- Remsen Du Bois Bird
- John Brooks Slaughter
- Jonathan Veitch
- Myron Hunt