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Live near Cardiff? / Byw ger Caerdydd?
Join us to learn how to edit Wikipedia for Trans + History week / Dewch i ddysgu sut i olygu Wicipedia ar gyfer wythnos Hanes Traws +!
We’ll be teaching the basics of editing Wikipedia & improving coverage of Trans history on English, Welsh or other language wikis. / Byddwn ddysgu sut i olygu Wikipedia (neu Wicipedia Cymraeg) a gwella cynnwys am hanes pobol Traws yng Nghymru a mwy.
Learn more at / Am fwy o wybodaeth ewch i
https://tinyurl.com/5dduzevu
Croeso i Gemma Coleman, Cydgysylltydd Rhaglen Cymru (ac Ieithoedd)!
We're delighted to have Gemma on our team as Wales (and languages) Programme Coordinator. With 13 years experience in the sector, Gemma will be helping people access and share their knowledge in Welsh, English or any of the multitude of languages spoken in Wales and the UK today.
🎵 Have you heard these Scottish folk songs? https://tinyurl.com/fvcj57hf
🎤 How about the Welsh Cerdd Dant? https://tinyurl.com/yyr6hb37
These are the kind of entries we're seeing for the Wiki Loves Folklore competition, running until the end of March to celebrate diverse folk cultures around the world.
🏴 https://ow.ly/wmRR50UXUjU
🏴 https://ow.ly/kEkK50UXUjS
Image: Gŵyl Cerdd Dant Hen Golwyn, 1958, from the National Library of Wales. No known copyright.
🌍🎉 Happy International Mother Language Day! Let’s celebrate the beauty of our diverse languages and cultures by joining our Mini Wiki challenge for February – translate articles, record a word with Lingua Libre, or check the accuracy of existing translated articles.
🌐✨More info on our blog https://bit.ly/4hkSueM
By Rupal Karia, Outreach and Community Coordinator for Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK is launching a new campaign in February, Mini … Continue reading "Short on time but still want to contribute to Open Knowledge? Quick and easy ways to get involved and stay involved in the Wiki world"
Have you heard of the Mabinogion manuscripts? The Welsh stories were from the 12th-13th centuries, covering folklore and mythology in the oral tradition.
The Wiki Loves Folklore competition is running throughout Feb-Mar, celebrating diverse cultures from around the world.
In the UK, England, Scotland and Wales are taking part:
🏴 https://ow.ly/uq2F50UXUjV
🏴 https://ow.ly/wmRR50UXUjU
🏴 https://ow.ly/kEkK50UXUjS
Wikipedia's Did You Know section today features the article on 'An African Song or Chant from Barbados', which was nominated for inscription on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register.
The song (manuscript pictured) was originally sung by enslaved West Africans in sugar-cane plantations in Barbados.
The article was created by Martin Poulter, resident at the Khalili Collections: https://bit.ly/3WJ5XVf
✨ Wiki Loves Folklore is a-go! 🧚
From seasonal celebrations to fairy tales, WLF is a global media contest celebrating diverse folk cultures around the world.
In the UK, England, Scotland and Wales are taking part:
🏴 https://bit.ly/4aB0PbB
🏴 https://bit.ly/4aCQ1cS
🏴 https://bit.ly/3CE8adF
We're launching Mini Wiki this month! It’s for when you don’t have much time on your hands, but still want to keep contributing to open knowledge.
Every month we will be showcasing different mini wiki tasks you can get involved in, so you can dip in whenever you have time.
The theme for February is translation and folklore, to celebrate international mother tongue day and Wiki Loves Folklore.
#Wikipedia #WikimediaCommons #volunteering #translation #folklore
By Rupal Karia, Outreach and Community Coordinator for Wikimedia UK Wikimedia UK is launching a new campaign in February, Mini … Continue reading "Short on time but still want to contribute to Open Knowledge? Quick and easy ways to get involved and stay involved in the Wiki world"
Jason Evans has been championing the wiki projects at the Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | The National Library of Wales for ten years now!
In this blog he reflects on Wikimedia UK's collaboration with the library, and how it's built a sustainable future for Welsh culture online through open access.
@Jason
#welsh #culture #heritage #languages #cymru #libraries #GLAM
By Jason Evans, Open Data Manager at the National Library of Wales 10 years ago I turned up for my … Continue reading "A decade of collaboration between Wikimedia UK and the National Library of Wales: Building a sustainable future for Welsh culture online"
Celebrating the launch of the @universityleeds residency with a Wikimedian in Residence meet up! Great to hear from all the various Wikimedians on what they're up to at their institutions.
#Leeds #Wikimedians #openknowledge #wikipedia #InternationalEducationDay
