Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/SureWeCan

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• Date: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020
• Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
• Location: ONLINE [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83514977581 ZOOM ROOM - CLICK HERE TO JOIN]
• Registration: Remote participants on this day are encouraged to add their Wikipedia usernames to the #Sign up below.
• We also welcome remote participation for the global events supporting Wikipedia articles on sustainability and environmental justice.

• Participants: The event is open to anyone! No Wikimedia experience necessary. Tutoring will be provided for Wikimedia newcomers by members of Wikimedia NYC.
• DO NOT SHOW UP IN PERSON / ONLINE ONLY
• Cost: Free

Topics

The theme and work list for this edit-a-thon focuses on New York City waste & environmental justice.

• Environmental justice
• Waste collection
• Waste collector
• Waste picker
• Extended producer responsibility
• Container deposit legislation in the United States
• West Harlem Environmental Action
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Waste_in_the_United_States
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Environmental_justice

General interest:

• Canner (occupation) - Write an article for the occupation of collecting cans/bottles for redemption
• see German article: Flaschensammeln
• add Canner (occupation) to Category:Cleaning and maintenance occupations
• write Canner (occupation) articles in other languages especially those spoken at Sure We Can
• New York City waste management system - similar to New York City water supply system
• redirects:New York City waste system, New York City refuse system, New York City refuse management system, Waste infrastructure of New York City, Refuse infrastructure of New York City

Organizations/committtees:

• New York City Environmental Justice Alliance
• Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management - New York City Council
• LES Ecology Center

People:

• Peggy Shepard
• Abigail Dillen
• Sena Wazer

Facilities:

• Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility
• Mill Seat Landfill
• Ontario County landfill
• Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility
• Covanta Camden Energy Recovery Facility

Categories:

• Category:Waste infrastructure of New York City
• Category:Recycling in the New York City
• Category:Environmental justice in the New York City
• Category:Waste infrastructure of New York (state)
• Category:Recycling in the New York (state)
• Category:Environmental justice in the New York (state)

• Brainstorm how wikidata could be used to improve the waste system of New York City

• Invite photographers to donate photographs to wiki commons of canning and New York City waste

See also: [https://www.meetup.com/WikimediaNYC/ Meetup.com] and [https://www.facebook.com/events/2927122723966613/ FB event].

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1. Wil540 art (talk) 17:48, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
2. Rgm38 (talk) 00:04, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
3. Blue Rasberry (talk) 00:07, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
4. CmdrDan (talk) 00:08, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

1. Cannot attend, but would like to be able to read over or look over any records of the proceedings later on. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 02:30, 19 March 2020 (UTC)