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Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: LGBTQ+ History and Culture

October 27 at 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Zoom

BMCC A. Philip Randolph Library, in partnership with Wikimedia NYC, invites all CUNY students, faculty, and staff to a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture:

  • Participants will create, update, and improve Wikipedia articles pertaining to LGBTQ+ history and culture
  • A training session will be held at the beginning, but help is available throughout the event
  • All members of the CUNY community are invited, with no specialized knowledge of the subject or Wikipedia editing experience required

All members of the CUNY community are welcome. Bring a friend – the more, the merrier!

RSVP to receive a Zoom link for this event. October 27 at 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Zoom

Faculty members: Please consider offering this experience as an extra credit option for your students.

See a complete list of Pride Month activities at BMCC. Attend 2 or more events for Co-Curricular Transcript verification.

For more information, topic suggestions, or if you’d like to get involved in organizing our gatherings, contact Joanna Thompson at jothompson@bmcc.cuny.edu or Jean Amaral at  jamaral@bmcc.cuny.edu.

October Pride Month and Other Events

There are a number of events this month and many of them will relate to our class. Please feel free to peruse the calendar of events by clicking on the image above.
Additionally, the Women’s Resource Center at BMCC has just sent out its October Newsletter. It contains links to a number of events, resources, and services not just for the month of October, but year-round. You can subscribe to their newsletter and get it in your own mailbox. Some of what they list will be duplicates of pride month, but not all. Please feel free to check it out by clicking on the image above.