Black Histories Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

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

This event is open to the public and themed around the Toronto music scene. We will begin at noon with a keynote by Sam Tecle, a leading scholar in Black and Diaspora Studies at TMU, exploring how hip hop reveals the deeper sociology of Toronto — how rhythm becomes resistance, and how the city’s artists have documented belonging, struggle, and pride in real time. 

The keynote will followed by optional training for beginners. Collective editing will begin after the training.

Drop in and out anytime. A warm lunch will be provided.

Bring your own laptop. A few library laptops will be available for loan.

Participants will be eligible to win gift cards to A Different Booklist.