1) How does #GenAI shape Wikipedia editing? Next month @ Wikiconference N America (Oct 16-19), members of @cuny.edu’s Wikimedian-in-Residence project, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social Philanthropies, share how genAI is used in a Wikipedia-based writing course.

Join developers, designers, and #Wikipedia enthusiasts from Oct 3rd to 5th for a weekend of creative hacking! We're building games and interactive experiences powered by the world's largest encyclopedia 🕹️💻 Apply to attend here: wikigamejam.org

Join us this Friday!!

In this episode of the @CUNY Indoor Voices Podcast, CUNY @CraigNewmarkPhilanthropies Wikimedian-in-Residence and WM NYC chair Richard Knipel explores facilitating community engagement in documenting history and culture for CUNY citizens, New Yorkers, and the world. Listen at: tinyurl.com/43n7uzez

Join us in NYC! 🍎🏙️ On September 8, we’ll be unveiling the newest findings on representation across children’s TV from 2018 to 2024. From depictions of leadership and careers, to the inclusion of diverse, nuanced characters, we’ll share the latest on what young children are seeing on screen.

Did you know Latinx communities remain underrepresented on #Wikipedia? On Friday, September 19, we’re teaming up with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to host Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol, featuring food, art, and Wikipedia editing. Register here:

Did you know Latinx communities remain underrepresented on #Wikipedia? On Friday, September 19, we’re teaming up with @latinxprojnyu.bsky.social to host Wikipedia NYC 400 Edit-A-Thon: Nueva Yol, featuring food, art, and Wikipedia editing. Register here:

We’re excited to report that our partners at @cuny.edu @craignewmark.bsky.social Wikimedian-in-Residence project recently presented along with Wikimedia NYC at #Wikimania Nairobi, the 20th edition of the Wikimedia movement's annual conference 😍 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcJ...

Join our casual summer Wiknic (Wikipedia-picnic!) and hang out with fellow Wikimedians on Sunday, August 24, 2–7 PM at Southpoint Park, Roosevelt Island. Bring some food, a blanket to sit on, and maybe a board game or two! Register here:

1/ In Miami on Aug 30? Love Wikipedia? Come to the beautiful Miami-Dade Library and edit articles about Caribbean & Latin Music! No experience with Wikipedia required. Learn the history of those musical styles, get trained to use Wikipedia, and make new friends. www.eventbrite.com/e/wikicuriou...

Since 2020 only about 15% of Wikipedia editors identify as women. Earlier this month, we worked with @womendonews.bsky.social to help close that gender gap 💻 Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social for supporting this project and helping to safeguard the integrity of journalism and free press! 😍

Wikicurious: Editing to the Beat is headed to Miami to groove to Caribbean & Latin Music! Join us on Aug 30 from 12-5:30pm at the Miami-Dade Public Library to learn to edit #Wikipedia. RSVP at our event calendar in bio. Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark Philanthropies.

Thank you to Washington Square Park for hosting our first Wiknic of the year! Despite a random burst of rain 🤣 we had a great time exploring the park and West Village neighborhood to take photos for Wikimedia Commons as part of our Wikipedia #NYC400 project ☔️ @craignewmark.bsky.social

This month, Wikicurious landed at The Bechtler in Charlotte, North Carolina! Dr. Amy Carleton led a training for more than 60 new Wikipedians focused on addressing content gaps on Wikipedia and good digital citizenship. Wikicurious is supported by @craignewmark philanthropies. 📸: Brian Twitty

Grab your laptop, camera, and some shades 😎 and join us in the summer sun for a special NYC 400 Wikipedia picnic (Wiknic!) and photo tour on Sunday, July 20th from 12pm to 4pm 🧺 RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-400-wi... Support for the NYC 400 project comes from @craignewmark.bsky.social ♥️

Want to raise the visibility of women, women-identified, non-binary journalists? Love Wikipedia? In NYC July 17th? Come to Prime Produce 5-8pm and join us & @womendonews.bsky.social for an edit-a-thon! More details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:N...

Join @womendonews.bsky.social & @wikimedianyc.bsky.social in Manhattan on July 17 for the NYC 400 Women Do News Edit-a-thon, an in-person evening of editing & updating Wikipedia pages to raise the visibility of women, women-identified & non-binary journalists. www.eventbrite.com/e/1406185321...

For the 400th anniversary of #NYC, we called on everyone who loves this city to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers + neighborhoods that deserve to be on #Wikipedia 🏆 We got over 1000 submissions 😮 See who made the list: bit.ly/4iOQSuf Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social for funding this project!

Flashback Friday! 🔥 Take a look back at our Wikicurious: Community Memory event last month with Rhizome and the Cybernetics Library. We had so much fun exploring the art installations, reading rare books, and editing Wikipedia articles about media art 😍

The deadline to submit a program proposal for WikiConference North America is July 1st! If you have an idea or a session you're interested in leading at this year's conference in NYC, October 16th to 19th, 2025 make sure you propose it before the deadline: wikiconference.org/wiki/2025/Pr...

Last week, in collaboration with @wikimediafoundation.org @unitednationsbk.bsky.social and the UN Missions of Italy and Sri Lanka, we held the largest Wikipedia edit-a-thon at the United Nations! Take a read of this Diff post to learn more about what we achieved: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/06/18/i...

The project, funded by Craig Newmark Philanthropies, is a partnership with Wikimedia New York City (@wikimedianyc.bsky.social). It builds on years of CUNY’s engagement with the Wikimedia movement and reflects a growing effort to spread free knowledge to the public. (3/4)

Join us at the United Nations headquarters in NYC on Monday, June 16th for an all day Wikipedia edit-a-thon!

Scholarship applications are now open for WikiConference North America (WCNA) 2025! This year’s conference will take place in New York City from October 16–19, 2025, under the theme “Wiki’s World Fair”—  reflecting the rich cultural diversity of New York. Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/1_mE...

Join us for #Wikicurious: Navigating Wiki as a Public Figure with Black Lunch Table on March 2nd at Civic Hall 🎉 This is a beginner-level workshop introducing the fundamentals of Wikipedia and its sibling platforms, with a focus on the representation of Black artists. RSVP here: bit.ly/3EOKeFm

Thinking of a person or neighborhood in New York that should have a complete Wikipedia page? 🤔 To mark New York City's 400th anniversary, we’re calling on the public to nominate 400 impactful New Yorkers and NYC neighborhoods that deserve a place on Wikipedia! Submit your nominations at 400nyc.org 🎉

What a beautiful day! 😍 Thank you for celebrating Wikipedia's 24th birthday with us 🎂 Here's to 24 more years of providing access to free knowledge for everyone 💻 🌍 #Wikipedia #WikipediaDay #WikimediaNYC

Come celebrate Wikipedia's 24th birthday with us at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social Central on January 25th, 2025 from 12pm to 5pm! 🎉 There will be fun activities, talks, editing workshops, and of course birthday cake 🎂 RSVP: bit.ly/41JrfW6

Did you miss the live article #Wikipedia truck rolling around New York City? Check out our Wikimedia NYC community members explaining how Wikipedia fights misinformation and disinformation online 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Ay...

Eylül 2024’te @wikimedianyc.bsky.social, afrolatin@, Uluslararası Salsa Müzesi ve Equis Enstitüsü, “Wikicurious: Ritme Göre Düzenleme” etkinliği düzenledi. Bu ilham verici etkinliği keşfedin! 🌍🎶 Detaylar için: w.wiki/CPdo #Vikimaraton #Vikipedi

Each year, Wikipedia users worldwide reflect the state of the planet with their searches, highlighting the topics, events, and figures that sparked the most interest. #WikipediaYearInReview

#Wikimania2025 will be held in Nairobi, Kenya and there are scholarships available! Only 3 days left until the application deadline, apply here: wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Sc...

Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island, NYC en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wa...

3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day dedicated to promoting an understanding of disability issues and mobilizing support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of people with disabilities. Learn more ➡️ w.wiki/ByTC

Our first post is a thank you to everyone who joined us for #Wikicurious: Capturing the Moment last week! A special thanks to @craignewmark for funding this special series, our friends at WikiPortraits and AfroCROWD, and all the photographers who shared their talent with #WikimediaCommons 😍