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    Happening now ➡️ "Time for a Rewrite: Telling women’s stories in news media, on , and beyond"! Follow this thread for event highlights, followed by a link to the recording in case you weren't able to join live. cc:

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  2. Our brand team's and talked with about how they work, what they are working on, and why they believe the Wikimedia community's feedback is crucial in everything they do. Learn more ⤵️

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  3. When States consider particular forms of online content sufficiently harmful so as to require regulation, these forms should be deliberated upon openly and defined through legislation. Recently-notified IT rules in continue to miss this mark:

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  4. Apr 2

    We have so much appreciation for our volunteers and the work being done by groups like , , and many more.

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  5. Apr 1

    🎙️ Information has never been so accessible – the world’s knowledge is literally at our fingertips🤓. But as more stories get told, that begs the question: who’s telling your story? Learn more on this week's podcast with , COO of 👉

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  6. Apr 1

    Keep weird! 🎉 A great look behind the scenes of how the brilliant and interpret Wikimedia’s human-first, “we’re all delightful weirdos here”ethos.

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  7. Apr 1

    may be over, but the work of telling women’s stories on and beyond must carry on all year long! ICYMI, watch this event about gender disparities in the information landscape and potential solutions. ⬇️

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  8. Mar 31

    On this International , we are highlighting Erica Malunguinho—a Brazilian artist and politician who created one of the most influential and important Black cultural spaces in Brazil. Learn more about Erica:

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  9. Thanks to all who participated in our Wikipedia edit-a-thon. With over 50 participants, we were able to add over 3,600 words to Wikipedia to increase access to knowledge about Smithsonian women in science.

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  10. Check out 's profile of Mariana Costa Checa (), a Peruvian entrepreneur who is the creator of , an organization promoting women in technology.

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  11. Read → We spoke with , lead education specialist at , about her story and work to transform education systems. The interview is part of , a new initiative to amplify women’s stories on and beyond.

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  12. Mar 30

    Catch our HerStory video interview with of on our YouTube channel. Her tech knowledge is inspiring, check it out! Be sure to like, comment, share, SUBSCRIBE!

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  13. "By 2030, one of the things that we want is to achieve something called knowledge equity. . . .That requires additional resources, increased investment, and we are hopeful that [Wikimedia Enterprise] can help get us the resources to grow around the world."

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  14. Hear from Wikimedia CEO  how 's practice of decentralized collaboration helps to deter disinformation — and what other online platforms can learn from it, via .

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  15. Mar 27

    Sarojini Naidu was a proponent of civil rights, women's emancipation, and anti-imperialistic ideas. An important figure in India's struggle for independence, Naidu's work as a poet earned her the sobriquet 'the Nightingale of India.'

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  16. Yaaay! We had the first Wiki Loves SDGs Nigeria Edit-a-thon! Thank you all for being part of this project. You can still participate in the edit-a-thon! Amazing prizes awaits top 9 editors.

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  18. Mar 26

    "No matter where you go, you will find people who believe in the importance of knowledge and education to uplift themselves, their communities, and their cultures. It’s really a thing that unites us all." - , CEO of

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  19. Mar 26

    "We’re just kind of temporary stewards of this thing. This isn’t our project. This project belongs to the world. This is the collection of the world’s knowledge." - Lisa Seitz-Gruwell,

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  20. Thank you to our incredible speakers, event co-host (), and to everyone who joined today's event, "Time for a Rewrite: Telling women’s stories in news media, on , and beyond"! Watch the recording here ⤵️

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  21. "Preserving Wikipedia's integrity for posterity is perhaps the greatest challenge of our time, because it is the keeper of the world's memory," writes in .

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