Wikipedia:Meetup/Black Lunch Table/PCAD2020


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When and Where
Date:October 27, 2020
Time:2- 5 pm ET
Address:online
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Event description edit

The Black Lunch Table (BLT) will host an online edit-a-thon with PCAD on October 27th, 2020 at 2pm PT. We will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to the lives and works of Black visual artists. A brief overview of the basics of Wikipedia editing will be given at the start of the edit-a-thon. We will have resources and a list of suggested artists, cultural creators, and institutions on hand. All are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required.

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 15 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 creates a space to encourage people of color and women to join the Wikimedia movement while also asking white male editors to focus on gaps in coverage on Wikimedia. 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.

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About PCAD edit

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Event details and Agenda edit

 Date: October 27th, 2020
 Time: 2 pm PST
 Location: *online*

Event Agenda:

-Create a user account (if new to Wikipedia)
-Create user page with at least one sentence
-Signin to Wikipedia edit-a-thon meetup page
-Make at least one edit to a Wikipedia page
Who should attend: Artists, historians, students, photographers, teachers, writers, journalists, curators, visitors, the curious...
What to Bring: Your laptop and a friend! 
Hashtag: #BlackLunchTable
Etherpad: BlackLunchTable - live doc to keep track of what we are all working on

Possible articles to edit edit

Our project focuses on notable visual artists and curators of the African Diaspora, this event will specfically target articles about artists associate with Seattle and Wa Na Wari.

Suggested Artists edit

Suggested artist pages for revision and/or creation! Please add a name if you know an artist who needs a page or needs editing and is missing from our task list LINK. Please make sure suggestions “qualify” according to Wikipedia's NOTABILITY guidelines. Thanks!


Black Visual Artists compiled by locals, Lancaster, PA edit

click here for a list of local Lancaster artists

Philadelphia-centric list of artists edit

Philadelphia meet up list

Pennsylvania affiliated notable artists of the Black Diaspora edit

This list is automatically generated from data in Wikidata and is periodically updated by Listeriabot.
Edits made within the list area will be removed on the next update!

Article Occupation Place of birth Residence
End of auto-generated list.

Uploading photos edit

External links edit

Attendees edit