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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Tomorrow OSU will host our first of two upcoming Wikipedia editathons. If you would like to participate remotely in tomorrow’s PNW African American history editathon, please see our
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">On Friday, February 28<sup>th</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and Friday, March 13<sup>th</sup>, OSU Libraries and Press, in partnership with the non-profit<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/afroCROWD/" title="https://www.facebook.com/afroCROWD/"><span style="color:#2E5090;background:white">AfroCROWD</span></a><span style="background:white">, </span><a href="https://studentaffairs.oregonstate.edu/AAESS" title="https://studentaffairs.oregonstate.edu/AAESS"><span style="color:#2E5090;background:white">Educational
Opportunity Program--Advancing Academic Equity for Student Success</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at OSU,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background:white"> </span></span><span style="background:white">and </span><a href="https://dce.oregonstate.edu/"><span style="color:#2E5090;background:white">Diversity
& Cultural Engagement </span></a>at OSU<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background:white">(Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center and the Hattie Redmond Women & Gender Center), will be hosting our second and third Wikipedia Editathons
in the Valley Library. All are invited!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/editathons2020"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/editathons2020</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Friday, February 28<sup>th</sup>, 2-5 pm: Writing (PNW) African American History into Wikipedia</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Friday, March 13<sup>th</sup>, 2-5 pm: Writing (PNW) Women’s History into Wikipedia</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">What is an editathon? Watch this short video for more information:
<a href="https://youtu.be/pbSaPf-9B6Q">https://youtu.be/pbSaPf-9B6Q</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">On location events will begin promptly at 2:00.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/editathons2020"><span style="color:#0563C1">Pre-registration</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is
required because space is limited. We will start with several short presentations by community members, including Kim Moreland of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.oregonblackpioneers.org/blog/home/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Oregon
Black Pioneers</span></a>. OSU Librarians will then provide a short training for all newcomers. Drinks and refreshments will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">Please, contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Laurie.Bridges@oregonstate.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">Laurie.Bridges@oregonstate.edu</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>if
there are any questions. We look forward to seeing you at this fun event!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Note: Last year, at our first-ever editathon, 6,000 words were added to Wikipedia in three hours. The topic: African-American history in the Pacific Northwest.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Laurie Bridges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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