The LGBTQIA+ Wikipedia Edit-a-thon was a success!
Yesterday, April 11th, I attended the event to help out placing up directional signs, helping with the sign-in sheets, and greeting attendees at the door.
One of the few directional signs that I made
The Wiki Edit-a-thon room
The sign in desk where I worked mostly throughout the
event. We had free book pamphlets for attendees to take
and had an array of books from City Tech’s LGBTQIA+
section in the library.
The turnout for the event was surreal. Many dedicated Wikipedia editors outside of City Tech joined the commencement of editing missing LGBTQIA+ content on Wiki. Everyone helped each other out, and it felt like we were family.
We had a guest speaker named Anthony Amiewalan, who shared his coming out story and presented his written and drawn pieces of work. I found his work very inspirational as his creations dived deep into personal feelings.
Here are two pieces of work that Anthony Amiewalan shared with us at the event
I wanted to participate in the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, so I created an entire Wikipedia Page from scratch for an artist named Alteronce Gumby. Down below, you can find the link to the Wikipedia Page that I worked on at the event.
