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BLT at Forward Union Fair
When and Where
Date:Saturday, December 17, 2016
Time:1:00 - 3:00 pm EST
Address:714 Broadway, New York, NY
Editing with Black Lunch Table at Forward Union Fair in NYC
Editing with Black Lunch Table at Forward Union Fair in NYC
Editing with Black Lunch Table at Forward Union Fair in NYC

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon at 714 Broadway from 1:00 - 3:00 pm EST on Saturday, December 17, 2016 as part of the Forward Union Fair. Join us for an afternoon of social Wikipedia editing! Drinks, snacks, and skills will be provided. BRING YOUR LAPTOP and feel free to bring a friend!

Event description edit

As part of the 2016 Forward Union Fair, The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of visual artists from the African Diaspora. Together we will create historical documents that respond to the urgent need for a reconstruction of the art historical record, our historical record as a whole.

All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required. Although we won't have a formal training presentation for this one, we will have experts in attendance to help get you started. We will have a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand.

Register above by clicking "sign up"!

History of The Black Lunch Table edit

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) is an ongoing collaboration between artists Jina Valentine (Fishantena (talk)) and Heather Hart (Heathart (talk)) which intends to fill holes in the documentation of contemporary art history. In its 10 year existence, the BLT has taken a variety of forms relating to this most recent iteration, in the form of the Wikipedia edit-a-thon. BLT’s aim is the production of discursive sites (at literal and metaphorical lunch tables), wherein cultural producers of color engage in critical dialogue on topics directly affecting our communities. They endeavor to create spaces, online and off, mirroring the activity and creativity present in sites where Blackness and Art are performed.

Forward Union edit

Forward Union Fair is a political and community action info fair.

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, many Americans have been asking, “What can I do now?” The goal of Forward Union is to provide practical, action-based resources to help concerned citizens begin to answer this question in meaningful ways. To do so, Forward Union Fair will gather under one roof a coalition of causes: representatives from NGOs, nonprofits, political, and community organizations that are working to lift up and to protect the people, places, and values under threat. This free, public event will connect motivated individuals seeking an outlet with the hard-working groups that need their participation and support. Forward Union believes we can amplify our power by showing up for each other.

Forward Union Fair will take place in an empty, ground floor retail space on Broadway, just south of Astor Place. Fair organizers will provide space and administrative support so that participating groups can share their values and spread their calls to action. Artists and curatorial collectives will also have the opportunity to present new concepts or performances inspired by the current political climate.

Forward Union Fair will culminate with a transition into FU After Dark, continuing the good vibes with an electrifying evening of music and dance. Musicians and social activist artists will amplify our power through performance and music. It will be an evening of inclusion, inspiration, and entertainment, with surprise DJs and musicians to be announced. Tickets are by donation and all proceeds will go towards worthy causes.

Event details edit

  • Date: Saturday, December 17, 2016
  • Time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm EST-- Come when you can, stay as long as you would like!
  • Location: 714 Broadway, New York, NY
  • Who should attend: Artists, activists, politicians, historians, students, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
    • Experienced or new Wikipedians (We will provide assistance with Wikipedia formatting and syntax)
    • Amateur historians or research pros
  • What to Bring: A Laptop!. Tablets are more difficult.
  • Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
  • Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on
  • Training: Black Lunch Table Wikipedia Presentation
  • RSVP: Please register by clicking the button on the top of the page!

Agenda edit

  • Editing time! Help available on a one-on-one basis.
  • Goals: Create user account (if new to Wikipedia), create user page with at least one sentence, sign in for editathon on this Wikipedia Meetup page, make one edit to a Wikipedia page, advanced users to create some new pages!
  • For more information about ongoing scheduled meetups see Black Lunch Table Meetup page
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Possible articles to edit edit

Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! This event-specific list focuses on important visual artists/art workers/collectors of the African Diaspora who have some connection to Charlotte and are under-represented on Wikipedia. Our master list can be found under our Tasks tab. Please add a name if you know a Black artist of note who needs a page or needs editing. Please do not add an artist who has a substantial page. We are trying to create new pages and beef up under-represented ones. But be sure they qualify according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidelines. Thanks!

See also: Wikipedia:Meetup/Black_Lunch_Table/Lists_of_Articles
See also: List of African-American visual artists
See also: Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/AfroCrowd/Lists of Articles
See also: Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiArte/MoMA 2015 § Stubs! Categories! Images!
See also: Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism/Tasks

*CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF ARTICLES FOR EDITS/CREATION

Articles improved edit

  1. Shantrelle P. Lewis -- Heathart, BrillLyle
  2. Tanekeya Word -- BrillLyle
  3. The Young Friends Society of African Diasporan Institutions -- BrillLyle
  4. Yaba Blay -- BrillLyle

Wikidata items improved edit

  1. Shantrelle P. Lewis (Q27995598) -- BrillLyle

Wikipedia editing resources edit

N.B. Also located on the Resources page referenced above under Editor Resources

  • Images and photos:
Introduction and Guide 1: Getting Started! – Why Edit Wikipedia?, Using the WikiD Guides and Getting Started.
Guide 2: Selecting and Researching a Topic/Subject – Choosing a Subject, References and Sources and Images.
Guide 3: Writing an Entry – Tone and Style, Content and Structure, Building an Argument, Precedents and Article Titles.
Guide 4: Navigating the Wikipedia Interface – Editing Interfaces, Creating a New Article, Editing Existing Pages and Disambiguation
Guide 5: Troubleshooting – Deleted Pages, Flagged Pages and Talk Pages

Tools and templates edit

  • N.B. There is an IRC channel if online participants need help:
Wikipedia:IRC/wikipedia-en-help

External links edit

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Attendees edit

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Tentative edit

  1. BrillLyle (talk) 12:26, 12 December 2016 (UTC) -- remote only[reply]

Confirmed edit

  1. Heathart (talk) 20:37, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Longshotking (talk) 19:27, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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