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2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows raise awareness and knowledge of English-speaking Wikipedia users
2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows have learnt how to raise awareness and knowledge of English-speaking Wikipedia users by creating new articles on minority groups’ intervention, and informing on ‘the event that people may not otherwise ever learn about’ as one of Fellows Lamisa Mustafa pointed out.
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By editing Wikipedia we bring the forgotten stories to light
Our 2020 HIA Warsaw Fellow, John Lyons, enriched the Wiki article on Ryki with information on Jewish children living in Ryki, who were rescued by Polish families during World War II.
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2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows fill the gaps in LGBT articles on Wikipedia
This year’s HIA Warsaw Fellows filled the gaps in articles on ‘LGBT-free’ zones and equality marches in Poland.
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A Feminist Response to COVID-19
The website, Feminist Covid Response, is a volunteer online data repository of information on feminist principles and actions, as well as policy responses to the COVID crises.
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Wikipedia as an important source to learn about human rights violations
Wikipedia can serve as an important source to learn about human rights violations - Caroline Garske and Noa Richard edited Wiki article on hate speech cases in Poland.
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Wikipedia as an important source of knowledge about your history
Wikipedia can be an important source of knowledge about your history - as our 2020 HIA Warsaw Fellow Austin Wu explains in his inspirational statement! We’re glad we sparked interest in helping others get reliable information.
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2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows enriched a Wikipedia timeline of disability rights
Mariam Hassoun, 2020 HIA Warsaw Fellow: ‘Wikipedia editing is a great way to support free access to information globally’ - and we couldn’t agree more!
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2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows editing Wikipedia!
Editing Wikipedia is one of forms of online activism that has an empowering potential - as 2020 HIA Warsaw Fellows Nitzan Menagem and Ania Karwatka claim, sharing their reflections on Wikipedia editing.
