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Community Sandbox Events 2026
Translation plays a major role in expanding free knowledge on Wikimedia projects. Through translation, knowledge created in one language becomes accessible to speakers of other languages, thereby promoting linguistic diversity,…
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Join us for the Celtic Knot Celebration Day 2025
Wikimedia UK and Wikimedia Community Ireland are delighted to to invite you to the Celtic Knot Online Celebration Day 2025, taking place virtually on Tuesday, 23rd September, from 1:00 pm…
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Community Sandbox Events
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an admin on Wikipedia? Or been interested in becoming one, but are unsure of the process, or what to expect?
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Trans + History Week Edit-a-thon
On 9th May 2025, Wikimedia UK proudly collaborated with WMLGBT+ and the National Library of Wales on a Trans + History Week Edit-a-thon hosted by Cardiff Central Library. The aim…
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Train the trainer 2025 – Expressions of interest now open
Are you a passionate Wikipedia editor? Would you like to learn how you can share your passion for Wikipedia editing (and contributing to other free open knowledge Wikimedia projects) by…
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Digital Heritage in Action: The Heritage Lab, Wikimedia UK, and the future of GLAM Collaboration
The Heritage Lab and Wikimedia UK are pleased to announce a new collaboration in 2025, involving research fellows from across the UK GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) sector. The Heritage…
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Revisiting cyberfeminism
The "Revisiting Cyberfeminism" event took place in Berlin from December 7th to 8th, 2024, with a follow-up session on 14th December. Organised by Wiki Riot Squad, Who writes his_tory?, and…
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Let’s culturally diversify the Internet
Earlier this year, the Commonwealth Faith Festival, a partnership between the Commonwealth and the Khalili Foundation to foster peace-building through faith, was launched to an audience of diplomats, religious leaders,…
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Making trans histories public with Wikipedia
Between 15th and 17th March 1974 a ground-breaking transgender rights conference was held in Leeds. Entitled ‘Transvestism and Transsexualism in Modern Society’, it was the first conference organised by trans…
