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Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is an initiative founded in 2015 that seeks to increase awareness of the Wikimedia Movement in the BIPOC community and the number of people of African descent who actively partake in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements. We celebrate Black History Month and Wikipedia Day all year round. Join us for a coming event!-->
Featured AfroCROWD Events
April 13: Earth Day Photowalk,Jos Nigeria! When: 10:00 WAT Where: Kefiano Creative Hub, 1 Yakubu Gowon Way, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria Are you a writer? Or a photographer? In the Jos area? Join our friends and partners in Jos, Nigeria, for a Wikipedia Photowalk in celebration of Earth Day! Partners: WikiVibrance and Open Future Africa. Sign up here.
April 22-May 17, 2024 : Free Course: In celebration of Earth Day, Wiki Education in collaboration with AfroCROWD/Wiki Cari invites experienced Wikipedia editors to participate in a free virtual course "Global Approaches to Climate Finance for Wikipedians". Sign up here.
March 23: Join us this Saturday, March 23, for one more opportunity to learn to edit #Wikipedia on notable Black Women this Womens Herstory Month! We are meeting online from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM ET (NYC time). Sign up here.
Celebrate Black Wiki History Month with AfroCROWD Join our #Wikipedia editing workshop, editathon, or events this February! Register
Connect with Wikimedia editors, learn new Wiki skills, and make Black Wiki history. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you!
June:
June 23: Wikipedia photo walk through, Old San Juan Puerto Rico and Bronx NY in partnership with Wiki Caribbean and Chocobar Cortes. June 23, 1:30-4:00 PM. Click here to register.
June 19: Juneteenth Celebration: This year, Juneteenth finally becomes a national holiday in the US. Join us Sunday, June 19 from 1:30-3:00 PM EST as we celebrate Juneteenth2022 with a virtual Wikipedia editing workshop.
June 7: We partner with Wikimedians of the Caribbean, Access Now and Jaaklac at RightsCon. Focus: closing the Wikimedia knowledge gap on Digital Human Rights in the Caribbean. Register by Jun 3 at http://rightscon.org/program/ and join our social hour at #RightsCon w/friends Jun 7, 4 PM ET.
May:
May 27: We partner with Open Foundation West Africa in Ghana for the African Wiki Challenge with featured speaker AfroCROWD friend Dr. Phiwo Mnyandu, Howard University Center for African Studies lecturer. Focus: Projecting African Culture. More at Africa Wiki Challenge 2022. You can register for the May 27th launch here.
April:
Event: Thursday, April 28th, 9am-12pm EST Where: Swedish Residence and online! (Registration is required)
March:
February:
January:
December:
Signup directly here or on the Wikipedia page above.
November:
October:
WikiConference North America 2021:
September:
August:
July:
June:
May:
April:
March:
February:
Click here to register directly
Click here to register directly
Click here to register directly
January:
Happy 20th birthday Wikipedia!
AfroCROWD was founded in 2015 by Alice Backer, Esq. and is run by Executive Director Sherry Antoine, MPA. We are celebrating over 6 years working to improve representation in the Wikimedia Movement. Thank you for your support. Check out these shots from AfroCROWD over the years:
Main Page | Resources | Tasks | Outcomes | AfricaCROWD | AfroLatinoCROWD | HaitiCROWD | Press | Event Archive | About |
Afro Free Culture Crowdsourcing Wikimedia (AfroCROWD) is an initiative founded in 2015 that seeks to increase awareness of the Wikimedia Movement in the BIPOC community and the number of people of African descent who actively partake in the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements. We celebrate Black History Month and Wikipedia Day all year round. Join us for a coming event!-->
Featured AfroCROWD Events
April 13: Earth Day Photowalk,Jos Nigeria! When: 10:00 WAT Where: Kefiano Creative Hub, 1 Yakubu Gowon Way, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria Are you a writer? Or a photographer? In the Jos area? Join our friends and partners in Jos, Nigeria, for a Wikipedia Photowalk in celebration of Earth Day! Partners: WikiVibrance and Open Future Africa. Sign up here.
April 22-May 17, 2024 : Free Course: In celebration of Earth Day, Wiki Education in collaboration with AfroCROWD/Wiki Cari invites experienced Wikipedia editors to participate in a free virtual course "Global Approaches to Climate Finance for Wikipedians". Sign up here.
March 23: Join us this Saturday, March 23, for one more opportunity to learn to edit #Wikipedia on notable Black Women this Womens Herstory Month! We are meeting online from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM ET (NYC time). Sign up here.
Celebrate Black Wiki History Month with AfroCROWD Join our #Wikipedia editing workshop, editathon, or events this February! Register
Connect with Wikimedia editors, learn new Wiki skills, and make Black Wiki history. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you!
June:
June 23: Wikipedia photo walk through, Old San Juan Puerto Rico and Bronx NY in partnership with Wiki Caribbean and Chocobar Cortes. June 23, 1:30-4:00 PM. Click here to register.
June 19: Juneteenth Celebration: This year, Juneteenth finally becomes a national holiday in the US. Join us Sunday, June 19 from 1:30-3:00 PM EST as we celebrate Juneteenth2022 with a virtual Wikipedia editing workshop.
June 7: We partner with Wikimedians of the Caribbean, Access Now and Jaaklac at RightsCon. Focus: closing the Wikimedia knowledge gap on Digital Human Rights in the Caribbean. Register by Jun 3 at http://rightscon.org/program/ and join our social hour at #RightsCon w/friends Jun 7, 4 PM ET.
May:
May 27: We partner with Open Foundation West Africa in Ghana for the African Wiki Challenge with featured speaker AfroCROWD friend Dr. Phiwo Mnyandu, Howard University Center for African Studies lecturer. Focus: Projecting African Culture. More at Africa Wiki Challenge 2022. You can register for the May 27th launch here.
April:
Event: Thursday, April 28th, 9am-12pm EST Where: Swedish Residence and online! (Registration is required)
March:
February:
January:
December:
Signup directly here or on the Wikipedia page above.
November:
October:
WikiConference North America 2021:
September:
August:
July:
June:
May:
April:
March:
February:
Click here to register directly
Click here to register directly
Click here to register directly
January:
Happy 20th birthday Wikipedia!
AfroCROWD was founded in 2015 by Alice Backer, Esq. and is run by Executive Director Sherry Antoine, MPA. We are celebrating over 6 years working to improve representation in the Wikimedia Movement. Thank you for your support. Check out these shots from AfroCROWD over the years: