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Wikimedia language projects & language digital activism

Eddie Avila

Rising Voices

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The launch of a movement

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2014

  • Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 30 participants from more than 15 language communities
  • Indigenous language digital activism

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Similar events

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WMF-supported research project “Opportunities and challenges for open knowledge in Indigenous Language Wikipedias (in Latin America)”

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Lead researcher, Rodrigo Pérez, Zapotec language digital activist

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2017

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  • How these projects started?
  • Who is maintaining them?
  • How to get involved?
  • What are the challenges?

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Participatory research project

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Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages

“Toolkit” project in conjunction with UNESCO as part of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages

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A roadmap, not a recipe

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Advisory group (LatAm, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America)

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Partners (Wikimedia Norway, Wikimedia Indonesia)

  • facilitate
  • multiply
  • normalize
  • educate
  • recover
  • imagine
  • defend
  • protect

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Pilot workshops

Reflections

  • Like-minded people
  • Peer facilitators
  • Roadmap
  • Action
  • Mobilize a greater pool of potential volunteers

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Pilot workshops

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8QzhBn1dU

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Pilot workshops

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Pilot workshops

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Social media advocacy campaigns

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Virtual gatherings

  • Learn about other initiatives
  • Networking
  • Amplify your own work

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Contact

Eddie Avila

Rising Voices Director

eddie@globalvoices.org

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