Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon

Representation matters. Not just on screens and pages, but in the information and data we share. Join us to celebrate National Indigenous History Month by learning to edit Wikipedia. Anyone can make a difference by helping to improve coverage of Indigenous histories online. Come for community, and learn to edit Wikipedia pages if you're new!

The event will begin with a keynote address by Connie Walker. Connie Walker is a Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative journalist and host of the acclaimed podcasts Stolen and Missing & Murdered. Her work has exposed the crisis of violence in Indigenous communities and the devastating impacts of intergenerational trauma stemming from Indian Residential Schools. Connie will deliver a talk titled Truth Before Reconciliation which will explore truth and agency and their relationship to the creation of narratives in our news media and sources like Wikipedia.

What to expect

Optional training for beginners is offered at the start of the event, after the keynote. Drop in and out anytime. Bring your own laptop. A few library laptops will be available for loan. Lunch will be provided. Gift cards to GoodMinds will be available for prizes.

About the organizers/team

This event is part of Mzawe Kiing Anishinaabek Giizis (National Indigenous Peoples Month) 

This event is organized by Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries and a collective of Indigenous and non-Indigenous colleagues, led by Crystal Osawamick, manager of Indigenous events and special projects and others from the National Indigenous Peoples Month Planning Circle.

Accessibility

Accessible space + online option

Questions?

If you have any questions, please email indigevents@torontomu.ca