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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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Women’s History Month 2024 – exciting events and projects
Over the last eight years, Wikimedia UK has been actively tackling inequality and bias across the Wikimedia projects. One of our primary strategic goals is to enhance the involvement and…
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WMUK 2023 Community Meeting – videos and opportunities
On Sunday 26th November we were delighted to host our 2023 Community Meeting. It was a chance for our community to gather online, share the work that’s taken place over…
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International Women’s Day and the wiki projects
The goal of Wikipedia is to create a world where everyone has access to all available knowledge, but in order to do this, we need to reflect all global viewpoints.…
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Knowledge equity – Giving Tuesday is your chance to expand and diversify knowledge online
November 29th sees the return of Giving Tuesday, where for 24 hours, Wikimedia UK will be calling on the generosity of our supporters to raise funds for our work in…
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Women’s suffrage and the Hunger Strike Medal
Dr Sara Thomas, Scotland Programme Coordinator for Wikimedia UK
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Ada Lovelace day 24 hour global editathon
On the 12th October, an international 24 hour editing marathon will start in Aotearoa New Zealand to improve the coverage of women in Wikipedia. The relay of volunteer editing starts…
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Celebrating #WCCWiki at 50!
In July 2021, #WCCWiki marked an important milestone. The initiative, designed to improve the online representation of those who identify as women and non-binary, held its fiftieth Wikipedia editathon. Since…
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Women EmpowerED: Wikipedia Editathon
In Summer 2020, I organised my first Wikipedia Editathon as part of the Women in STEM Connect series. With an eye-opening talk, physicist and Wikipedia diversity advocate, Dr Jess Wade…
