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    Jun 19

    The quest for civil rights does not end after . Keep the momentum going. Learn how you can contribute to racial justice education on and within the Wikimedia movement all year long:

    "Des Moines Protests George Floyd Murder"
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  2. 17 hours ago

    Among ’s 2020 is Wikimedia COO , who is on a mission to change the perception of diverse voices. “[Wikimedia's projects] represent an opportunity to shape equity, inclusion, and diversity, and to change the narrative.” Congrats, Janeen! 🎉

    While many wonder what the future will bring, the 2020 Women Trailblazers are actively building the future they want—pursuing an end to racial and gender inequality, leveling the playing field and making room for those who might otherwise be overlooked.
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  3. 22 hours ago

    Kurdish Wikipedia surpassed 30,000 total articles this month! Congratulations and excellent work, !

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    Hevalên ezîz, gotarên li ser Wîkîpediya kurdî ji 30 hezarî derbas bûn. 🎉
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  4. Retweeted
    Jul 11

    Join us tomorrow for a Edit-a-thon in partnership with !! You can still register at: 📅 Sunday, July 12th ⏰ 3pm EST/12pm PST ⭐️ tutorial provided by & ⭐️

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  5. Jul 11

    Our COO discusses the landscape of Black history and racial justice information on — how more Black stories need to be told, and why Black contributors need to tell them. The full interview:

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    Jul 10

    Tomorrow is . 🌍 What is it? A day to focus on urgent population issues, such as 's disproportionate impact on women and girls worldwide. cc:

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  7. Jul 10

    Did you miss ? Don't worry! You can still learn from veteran Wikimedia volunteers about preserving and sharing under-represented languages from around the world, on and beyond. Watch video recordings here:

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    Jul 9

    As part of we have a special pool of videos. International contributors tell us how they've worked with that are digitally under-represented, providing tips for boosting a language's representation on Wikimedia projects & beyond:

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  9. Jul 8

    Our memory of will be shaped by the writings of volunteer Wikipedia editors, who calls "the guardians of ... collective memory on the internet."

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  10. Retweeted
    Jul 7

    Today, we have signed this open letter opposing a new bill that threatens everyone's right to securely use the internet. Privacy and security are the bedrock of intellectual freedom and we must protect them.

    Over 75 global cybersecurity experts, civil society organizations, companies, and trade associations sign on against US anti-encryption bill, the LAED Act:
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  11. Jul 7

    Opportunity for : Learn how to enhance your virtual curriculum by incorporating ! On July 26, rethink online learning with Professor and . RSVP here —

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    Jul 7

    Help make better!

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    Have you ever wanted to see one of your photos in a Wikipedia article? This is your chance: A new campaign is focused on updating Wikipedia pages without photos. You can join it today. Here's how: (Photo by Shahriar Amin Fahim, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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    Jul 5

    The power of 1 sentence, that grew to 5,200 articles in 175 languages. This is the relevance of . Thank you to our , they are our 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    Six months ago today, the main article about was created on English Wikipedia. It was only one sentence long. Today, more than 5,200 articles about the pandemic are available in 175 languages on Wikipedia.
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    Jul 5

    one year ago we celebrated with an edit-a-thon to better document LGBTQ+ scientists on . 🌈💕🌐 stay home 🏠, save lives 😷, contribute to the world’s most important encyclopaedia, challenge out of date stereotypes of who works in science and engineering.

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    💻🌈 what an afternoon! 🍰😃 x
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  15. Jul 5

    How has the killing of and following protests been covered on ? explores and highlights knowledge gaps/biases that Wikipedia must improve upon in its mission to represent the full, rich diversity of all humanity.

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    Jul 3

    Following up on 's post on a virtual offsite, 's provides the design perspective on a design sprint

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    Jul 3

    On July 5, 1852, abolitionist Frederick Douglass responded to America's Independence Day celebrations with a speech entitled, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?". Get the story behind the speech on our first-ever Wikipedia Article of the Week!

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    Jul 3

    Next week is the 🍀 🍀 an online conference focused on in the projects! You want to know more about what's happening and why it will be an awesome event? Follow the thread ⬇️

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  19. Jul 2

    "If you love working in a big mess — welcome to the world! This is it.” Wikimedia COO  describes a new type of leader that has emerged from in this week's webinar with :

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    Jul 2

    is Today's Featured Article on ! And yep, that's my skeletal in the blurb! Working on this article was exhausting but lots of fun and definitely worth it. Feel free to give it a read if you want to learn more about this bizarre semiaquatic dinosaur! 🦖🌊

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    Jun 26

    This. Thank you for including @AfroCROWit in the conversation on your exploration of Black . A thought provoking, thoughtfully analyzed article.

    For all Wikipedia's focus on gender, it is rather shocking that race has been left out of the discussion, especially regarding people of African descent. There is an opportunity here for Wikipedians to begin changing that. (7/7)
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