WikiDonne User Group Activities November 2023 – November 2024
Projects
Wiki Projects - Contents and participation
Wikipedia
Edit-a-thons
- Wikipedia Asian Month 2023 + Asian Women 2023 (November 11 - December 10, 2023), local organization of the international Wikipedia Asian Month campaign, for writing articles about Asia, with the additional specific subcontest on Asian Women.
- Women and Folklore 2024 (February 1 - March 31, 2024), annual edit-a-thon - accompanying the photography contest Wiki Loves Folklore Italy - for writing entries on women and folklore.
- Art+Feminism 2024 (March 1 - March 31, 2024), annual campaign for writing voices about women and art.
- Wiki Loves Sport 2024 (July 17 - September 22, 2024), annual contest for writing articles about sports (with a special focus on women and non-binary people), this year tied to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics. More than 100 participants, nearly 3,000 new articles written and nearly 23,000 edited in 14 languages ((ckb, en, es, gpe, fa, fr, it, ru, simple, sr, tt, uz, yue, zh)).
Wikiquote
- SheSaid 2023 (4th edition, online, 1 Oct - 31 Dec 2023). International campaign organized in Italy since its birth in 2020, for the writing of entries and quotes about women in Wikiquote.
- Wiki Loves Sport 2024 (6th edition, online, July 17 - September 22, 2024). International campaign conceived and organized since 2019 by WikiDonne, for the writing of quotes from athletes and paraathletes.
- Wiki Loves Fashion 2024 (6th edition, online, September 8 - October 1, 2024). International campaign conceived and organized since 2019 by WikiDonne, for writing quotes of personalities in the fashion world.
Wikibooks
- Profiles of Tuscan Women, a wikibook of female biographies started on the occasion of the Eredità delle Donne festival, Florence.
- Girls can draw, wikibook on Italian female cartoonists and illustrators.
- Italy's medal table at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, wikibook written during the Wiki Loves Sport 2024 campaign on the Italian medal winners at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Education
- PCTO ERT 2023-2024 at the "Laura Bassi" linguistic high school in Bologna and the "Alessandro Tassoni" scientific high school in Modena (beginning of writing the wikibook Profili di donne emiliano-romagnole), extracurricular school program for writing biographies of women of the Resistance and women in the workforce connected to the theatrical season of ERT - Emilia-Romagna Teatro Fondazione.
- PCTO Potenza 2024 (8th edition) at the "Walter Gropius" dance high school in Potenza (revision of the wikibook Profili di donne lucane).
Commons
- Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 in Italy, photo contest, uploaded during the contest.
Event Graphics
- Creation of promotional and graphic material for social channels - SheSaid 2023 campaign.
- Creation of promotional and graphic material for social channels - Wiki Loves Folklore Italy 2024 campaign.
- Creation of promotional and graphic material for social channels - Wiki Loves Sport 2024 campaign (banner, poster, social media).
Metrics
Affiliate (UG)
Affiliate (UG) - Community and Collaborations
Collaborations with other affiliates
- Local Tuscan Group
- Wikimedia chapters and user groups
External Partners
- ERT, Emilia Romagna Teatro Fondazione (PCTO ERT 2023 - 2024).
- "Laura Bassi" High School of Bologna (PCTO ERT 2023 - 2024).
- "Alessandro Tassoni" High School of Modena (PCTO ERT 2023 - 2024).
- Historical Institute of the Resistance of Modena (PCTO ERT 2023 - 2024).
- Historical Institute of the Resistance of Modena (PCTO ERT 2023 - 2024).
- "Antonio Delfini" Library of Modena (PCTO ERT 2023 - 2024).
- "Walter Gropius" High School of Potenza (Art + Feminism and PCTO Potenza 2024).
- Democratic Initiative Center of Teachers (CIDI) Potenza (Art + Feminism and PCTO Potenza 2024).
- Purpose Committee Gender Citizenship (Art + Feminism and PCTO Potenza 2024).
- Assist Italy - National Athletes Association (Wiki Loves Sport 2024).
- University of Tor Vergata (Linux Day).
- Festival Women's Legacy (FEDD 2023).
- Roma Tre University (curricular internship).
Participation in events
Wikimedia
- Wikimedia Summit 2024 Berlin.
- WMEU General Assembly 2024 Prague.
- Wikimania 2024 Katowice.
- CEE Meeting 2024 Istanbul. Presentation Bridging the gender gap: Writing women's biographies in Wikibooks (slides).
Other participations
- Linux Day 2024. Presentation Beyond Editing Collaborative Tools for Wikimedia Projects (slides).
Non-profit association (APS)
Non-profit association (APS) - National and international accreditations
Associative goals
- Admission of the association to the 5x1000 receipt by the Italian State.
- Assignment of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) by the United States Government to the association. The UEI identifies companies eligible to receive U.S. federal grants, awards, and contracts and is required to apply for U.S.-based grants.
- Accreditation of the association at the University of Roma Tre for the realization of free internships for students (in exchange for university credits).
Communication
Internal and external communication
- Wiki Loves Folklore Italy 2024 – Photographic journey into the heart of Italian culture, WikiDonne blog
- [vidéo] Girls Can Draw - Nuttyisa on YouTube, March 18, 2024
- [vidéo] Wiki Loves Folklore Italy 2024 Award Ceremony on YouTube, July 17, 2024
- [vidéo] Girls Can Draw - Anarkikka on YouTube, September 2, 2024
Press Review
- Wiki Loves Sport: ready for the Olympics?, Wikimedia Italia blog, July 1, 2024.
- Anna Akopyan, Who I am to write history?, Euro Weekly News, 13 June 2024.
- Ashifa Kassam, 'We're writing history': Spanish women tackle Wikipedia's gender gap. Wikiesfera is one of a handful of groups around world trying to 'make women visible' on user-edited site, The Guardian, 12 June 2024.
- By Grace (the patron's voice), Arena del Sole Theater.
- Profiles of Tuscan women in Wikibooks, OFF Calendar, Festival L'Eredità delle donne.
- "Profiles of Tuscan Women" in Wikibooks, Culture Section, Municipality of Florence.