Submissions:2023/WikiOASIS: Wiki Island Nations Alliance

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This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2023.



Title:

WikiOASIS: Wiki Island Nations Alliance

Theme:

Recent Changes, Community Initiatives

Type of session:

Panel

Abstract:

The WikiOASIS is a new new group seeking to address common issues faced by Wikimedians in small island developing nations which was launched at Wikimania 2023 in Singapore. The group will look into items like knowledge equity and explore common ground issues like climate change and other subjects disproportionately affecting island nations. The session will also afford the platform for lateral collaboration between small islands not typically considered as developing states as well.

In this panel discussion we will present the ideas behind the group to a North American audience and report on the early outcomes following our launch at Wikimania.

Author name:

Ian Ramjohn; Sherry Antoine; Brandon Sullivan; Richard Knipel

E-mail address:

ian@wikiedu.org; sherryantoine@gmail.com; sullivanbusiness@outlook.com; pharosofalexandria@gmail.com

Wikimedia username:

Guettarda; Shanluan; JamaicanEditor; Pharos

Affiliated organization(s):

Wikimedians of the Caribbean, AfroCROWD

Estimated time:

20 minutes

Special requests:

Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:

Yes (Wikimania 2023)

Okay to livestream?

Livestreaming is okay

If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)

Yes