Stories tagged "Wikipedia edit-a-thon" from The Ubyssey

Belkin Art Gallery hosts Wikipedia edit-a-thon

Aleah Kippan and Natalie Vakulin — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Aleah Kippan / The Ubyssey

The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery has hosted Wikipedia edit-a-thons — events where participants contribute edits and writing to expand Wikipedia’s coverage — for nearly a decade. This year’s edit-a-thon took place at the gallery on March 5.

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon puts Iranian female artists on the web

Elena Massing — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:19:00 +0000

Toni Hafkenscheid / Courtesy Ghalazeh Avarzamani

On March 8, International Women’s Day, the Belkin Gallery hosted its seventh annual Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, an event dedicated to filling digital information gaps about underrepresented artists.

Indigenous Writers Edit-a-Thon creates online change through Wikipedia edits

Chimedum Ohaegbu — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 03:59:00 +0000

File Giulia Forsythe

Things as seemingly minor as changing ‘indigenous’ to ‘Indigenous’ as one student did created a “feedback loop” in the Wikipedia community that allowed for productive dialogue.

Students build Wikipedia pages highlighting world-class Canadian science

Jaskiran Gakhal and Monica Vo — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 02:43:00 +0000

Giulia Forsythe / Flickr

UBC Library kicked off Science Literacy Week with a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on September 18 where students got the opportunity to be involved in that very process. The focus of the event was improving the available content on Wikipedia about Canadian science and scientists.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon raises awareness for female artists

Chimedum Ohaegbu — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:22:00 +0000

Chimedum Ohaegbu

On Saturday, March 18 volunteers exceeded their goal to create 24 new Wikipedia pages for female artists featured in the Belkin Art Gallery and edit countless more under the auspices of the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon movement.