219:“Knowledge and all other Wikimedia projects are made possible by hundreds of thousands of volunteers from around the world. Known as Wikimedians, we are united by a shared vision of a world in which knowledge is available to everyone, everywhere. Each year, Wikimedians who have made outstanding contributions to this cause are recognized through the Wikimedian of the Year awards! This special recognition dates back to 2011. In a first-time partnership with the Wikimedia Affiliations Committee, this year’s Wikimedian of the Year celebration also spotlighted affiliates whose invaluable contributions to the movement help it grow in content and contributors.”
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For Art+Feminism: Year Ten, we’ll reflect on how communities have harnessed their collective power to address inequities and disenfranchisement. We want to draw on our experiences to dive deeper into collective participation & action as a strategy for empowerment. We’re excited to celebrate the
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All over the world, Collective Action has been instrumental in moving the needle. Nigerian organizers mobilized to #EndSARS and gained global support in the fight against police brutality. Museum workers employed with the
Philadelphia Museum of Art went on strike and shook the art world in the wake
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As you contemplate joining our 2021 campaign, Art+Feminism wants to reassert our commitment to community care, which we released in
November 2020. As the pandemic continues, affecting regions of our international community to varying degrees, we want to ask, “What is safest for the most vulnerable
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This award truly belongs to these ambassadors and network organizers of Art+Feminism: Alison Baitz, Anthony B Diaz, Paula
Dominguez Font, Medhavi Gandhi, Richard Knipel, Amanda Meeks, Jessie Mi, Jaison Oliver, Athina Petsou, Sophie Reverdy, Sadik Shahadu, Sofia Stancioff, Dominique Eliane Yao, and
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In a society dominated by colonialist, capitalistic, racist, and patriarchal structures, we must ask ourselves, “what does solidarity truly mean?” Who, and what movements do you find yourself extending solidarity towards? Are there movements and ideologies you find yourself rejecting? What does
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Collective Action with you this year. To support this, Art+Feminism has created a Global Celebration Fund to help you celebrate wherever you are. We want to know what Art+Feminism looks like in your community and we want to share this with our global community.
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of their new contracts. You and other information activists logged on with us and contributed to the instrumental work of closing the information gap. To celebrate our tenth campaign, we’ve decided to emphasize what’s been accomplished within our community through
Collective Action.
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Houston, Texas. This all-day celebration will feature editing workshops, opportunities to make art, interactive sessions with local organizers, and more.
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We are grateful that you have remained committed to this essential work. If you will be joining us this year, we want to reiterate our commitment to community care and ask that you do the same. If you’d like to join the campaign and organize an edit-a-thon, panel, or meetup,
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Knowledge's 20th birthday, we’re hosting a series of workshops for the community to connect and learn about what is happening in our various global communities and discuss and brainstorm different topics and themes together.
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where we call for a deeper reflection of what solidarity means and what it looks like in practice and action. We invite you to learn with us as we unpack “solidarity” and how we can transform banner statements into action.
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Art+Feminism activities. We do appreciate that you all have stayed connected as readers of our newsletters, donors to our fundraising efforts, and attendees of Art+Feminism events around the globe.
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