Wikipedia & Knowledge Activism Workshop

Protests and Suffragettes

Join us as we add information on Scottish Suffrage/ttes to Wikipedia

Scottish Oral History Centre, University of Strathclyde

Glasgow Herstory Workshops

Learn to add, edit and improve Wikipedia entries for Scottish Suffrage/ttes. From Wiki newbies to experienced editors, all are welcome!
These hybrid workshops are hosted by Protests & Suffragettes, Women's History Scotland, and Wikimedia UK.

<p>Did you know that Wikipedia doesn’t accurately reflect women’s histories? </p><p>Wikipedia is the 7th most visited website in the world but currently only 1 in 5 of Wikipedia’s biographies are about women.  Wiki also lacks diversity in both its editors and its articles. This workshop will help redress Wikipedia’s gender bias, both in the content available, and in the editors writing for the site. </p><p>Join us as we work as Knowledge Activists to help make Wikipedia better. In this fun, friendly, and informative workshop you’ll learn to add, edit and improve Wikipedia entries for Scottish Suffrage/ttes. From Wiki newbies to experienced editors, all are welcome!</p><p>This <strong>hybrid workshop</strong> is hosted by <a href="https://protestsandsuffragettes.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Protests &amp; Suffragettes</a>, <a href="http://womenshistoryscotland.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Women's History Scotland</a>, and <a href="https://wikimedia.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wikimedia UK</a>. </p><h2>What will we do in this workshop?</h2><p>We’ll be focusing on improving, expanding, and creating Wikipedia articles on Suffragists, Suffragettes, Suffrage organisations, and protests across Scotland.</p><p>The afternoon will include a short talk by the Scottish Oral History Center on their collection, and we will be adding references to sources from the SOHC archive. P&S will also be opening up their massive digital archive on Scotland’s Suffrage/ttes for all to use during the workshop.</p><p><strong>––&gt; It’s FREE</strong></p><p><strong>––&gt; ALL WELCOME – No experience needed</strong>, as full training will be provided by Wikimedia UK </p><p><strong>––&gt; HYBRID – Join us in person or online</strong></p><p><strong>-﻿--&gt; REFRESHMENTS and LIGHT LUNCH provided</strong> (in person attendees only)</p><h2>Supporting a new educational resource on SCOTLAND’S SUFFRAGE HISTORY</h2><p>Protest and Suffragettes have developed an <a href="https://protestsandsuffragettes.com/educational-resources/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">educational resource on 'Scotland's Suffrage History'</a>and a <a href="https://protestsandsuffragettes.com/shop/Scotlands-Suffragette-Trumps-single-deck-p371534192" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Suffragette Trumps</a> card game which is now being taught in over 100 schools. We’ll be improving Wiki articles for activists who feature in this educational resource. The Wikipedia entries improved in this workshop will support young people across Scotland as they learn about the inspiring activists who fought for the right for women to vote in the UK.  </p><h2>Your hosts</h2><p>This is Protests &amp; Suffragettes 9th Wiki Workshop with Wikimedia UK, and our 4th partnering with Women's History Scotland. During previous events, Wikipedia articles relating to Glasgow’s Suffragettes, 1915 Rent Strike organisers, and other Scottish women activists were created and improved.</p><h2>L﻿ocation</h2><p>A﻿ map of University of Strathclyde campus, showing the location of the Graham Hills building, can be found here: <a href="https://www.strath.ac.uk/maps/?building=grahamhillsbuilding" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.strath.ac.uk/maps/?building=grahamhillsbuilding</a></p><h3><a href="https://www.strath.ac.uk/maps/?building=grahamhillsbuilding" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>V﻿enue accessibility</h3><p>Details about the venue, including accessibility, can be found here: <a href="https://www.accessable.co.uk/university-of-strathclyde-glasgow/access-guides/graham-hills-building" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.accessable.co.uk/university-of-strathclyde-glasgow/access-guides/graham-hills-building</a></p><h2>SAVE THE DATE for our upcoming Wikipedia Workshops:</h2><ul><li><strong>Thurs 21st Sept</strong>, 5-8pm at Uni Glasgow Special Collections (<strong>book </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikipedia-knowledge-activism-workshop-2-tickets-693938618087"><strong>here</strong></a>)</li><li><strong>Sat 28th Oct</strong>,<strong> </strong>12-4pm at Glasgow Women’s Library (book via GWL – will be <strong>linked </strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/protestsandsuffragettes" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>here</strong></a>)</li><li><strong>Sat 18th Nov</strong>, 1-5pm, location tbd (<strong>book </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wikipedia-knowledge-activism-workshop-4-tickets-693939942047?aff=oddtdtcreator"><strong>here</strong></a>)</li></ul><p>Part of <em>Glasgow Herstory Workshops</em>, led by Protests &amp; Suffragettes and funded by Big Lottery and Wikimedia UK. </p><h2>Before the event</h2><p>PLEASE DO <a href="https://youtu.be/1lYEZhUCJVA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>create a Wikipedia account</strong></a> in advance of the day.</p><h2>O﻿n the day</h2><p>If you are coming to join us in person, <strong>p﻿lease bring a laptop</strong>, as Wikipedia editing is very difficult on a tablet or a phone.</p><p><strong>If you do not have access to a laptop, please get in touch as soon as possible </strong>as we may be able to provide one.</p><h2>Why edit Wikipedia?</h2><p>Wikipedia is the internet’s go-to site for information but lacks diversity in its editors and its articles. Only 1 in 5 biographies on English Wikipedia are about women. Women are not a minority, and we can #BreakTheBias in the lack of stories currently shared on the open web. This event will focus on improving the representation of inspiring women who fought for #VotesForWomen in Scotland online.</p><h2>Links</h2><h3>→ How to Wiki ←</h3><p><strong>Protests &amp; Suffragettes WikiGLAM page</strong></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Protests_and_Suffragettes/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Protests_and_Suffragettes/</a></p><p><strong>W﻿ikiProject Women in Red</strong></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red</a></p><h3><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>→ Socials &amp; Websites ←</h3><p><strong>Protests &amp; Suffragettes</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProtestsandSuffragettes" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://protestsandsuffragettes.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.protestsandsuffragettes.com</a></li><li><a href="https://linktr.ee/protestsandsuffragettes" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">L﻿inktree/protestsandsuffragettes </a><em>check P&S socials for UPDATES!</em><a href="https://twitter.com/scotsuffragette" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a></li></ul><p><strong>Women's History Scotland</strong></p><ul><li><a href="http://womenshistoryscotland.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.womenshistoryscotland.org</a></li><li>t﻿witterX <a href="https://twitter.com/womenshistscot" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@womenshistscot</a></li></ul><p><strong>Wikimedia UK</strong></p><ul><li>﻿<a href="https://wikimedia.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.wikimedia.org.uk</a></li><li>﻿twitterX <a href="https://twitter.com/wikimediauk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@wikimediauk</a></li></ul><p></p>

Agenda

[In Person] Settling in and Light Lunch

Housekeeping and Introductions

Intro to SOHC and the voices of the Scottish suffrage movement

Getting started with Wikipedia (training)

Break

How to improve articles (training)

Editing in groups

Wrap up and Reflection

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