Richard Knipel, @cuny.edu Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence and board chair of Wikimedia NYC, traveled to the Wikimania 2026 mega-meetup in Paris in July. He organized two events and delivered a lightning talk. Thanks to @craignewmark.bsky.social as always for supporting the WIM project at CUNY ... 🧵

Wikimedia NYC's annual summer Wiknic returns! Join Wikimedians from across on Roosevelt Island Sun, Aug 9 (2–7pm) for a picnic-meets-edit-a-thon. Bring a dish to share, plus your favorite boardgame. All welcome, no experience needed! Register here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:N... #Wikipedia #NYC

Wikimania, the annual conference where free-knowledge enthusiasts from all over the world come together to connect, learn, swap ideas & build new networks, is on! This year it's in Paris. Explore the Wikimania program here: wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2026:Wi... (See alt text for photo credits)

🎉 With Wikimania in full swing, the 2026 Wikimedian of the Year winners have been announced: French Wikipedia's Jules* (top honor), Laureates Dreamyshade & Barkeep49, Community Connector Chlod Alejandro, plus honorees Mari Avetisyan & Hijiri Umemoto. 🌍📚 diff.wikimedia.org/2026/07/22/m...

Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2026!

This year, once again, we celebrate the people behind the projects!

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Wikimedia Foundation@wikimediafoundation.org · 2w ago

Meet the 2026 Wikimedian of the Year award winners 🌟 Every year, these awards recognize contributors who have made a lasting impact on the Wikimedia movement. Editors, organizers, developers, photographers... The people making free knowledge a reality!

Highly recommended!

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Our friends at @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social just got a great feature in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, marking 37 years of turning surplus food into real economic opportunity, with @craignewmark.bsky.social's support also highlighted in the story. Read it here! www.philanthropy.com/news/how-dc-...

Join Wikimedia NYC for our WikiWednesday Salon: "Meet Your Local Wikimedians"! Wed, July 29, 6–9pm ET, hybrid at Prime Produce (424 W 54th St) & online. Hear from local editors plus fresh stories from Wikimania. No experience needed — everyone welcome! Details: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Our friends at @dccentralkitchen.bsky.social just got a great feature in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, marking 37 years of turning surplus food into real economic opportunity, with @craignewmark.bsky.social's support also highlighted in the story. Read it here! www.philanthropy.com/news/how-dc-...

How DC Central Kitchen Keeps Expanding While Other Nonprofits Shrink

For nearly four decades, DC Central Kitchen has turned food into a tool for economic mobility — training thousands for careers, feeding up to 17,000 people daily, and building a model nonprofits natio...

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Goodnight Bluesky! Would love to wake up tomorrow morning to at least 1 donation to my project, no matter how small. If you can donate or share please do! #STEM #STEAM #edusky #teacher #edtech #tech @craignewmark.bsky.social @stuartmiller1.bsky.social @softtail65.bsky.social

mrjohnsonstem.bsky.social@mrjohnsonstem.bsky.social · last mo.

Well I survived #ISTELive26 & came away with so many new ideas for my #STEM classroom. One is an @xtool-official.bsky.social engraver! The lady doing the demo was amazing & it would provide my students so many amazing opportunities. www.donorschoose.org/sl/HWFJGjsTDR I @donorschoose.bsky.social

@craignewmark.bsky.social I am an nyc teacher and would love a digital calendar to stay organized at school with events and meetings. Please repost. Thanks www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

@wikipedia.org is where facts go to live

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 3w ago

🗞️ @theathletic.com joined our Wiki Loves Fútbol watch party in NYC on July 10th, as we watched a World Cup quarterfinal + edited @wikipedia.org — part of a campaign organized by WikiLatinos.⚽ Gift link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/744... H/T to @craignewmark.bsky.social for supporting open knowledge! 🙏

@wikipedia.org is where facts go to live

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 3w ago

🗞️ @theathletic.com joined our Wiki Loves Fútbol watch party in NYC on July 10th, as we watched a World Cup quarterfinal + edited @wikipedia.org — part of a campaign organized by WikiLatinos.⚽ Gift link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/744... H/T to @craignewmark.bsky.social for supporting open knowledge! 🙏

🗞️ @theathletic.com joined our Wiki Loves Fútbol watch party in NYC on July 10th, as we watched a World Cup quarterfinal + edited @wikipedia.org — part of a campaign organized by WikiLatinos.⚽ Gift link: www.nytimes.com/athletic/744... H/T to @craignewmark.bsky.social for supporting open knowledge! 🙏

Welcome to the high-stakes universe of World Cup Wikipedia editing (Gift Article)

Next time you go to Wikipedia to look up the backup centre-back on Spain, know there are people behind those pages. These are some of them.

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@wikipedia.org is where facts go to live

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 3w ago

🆕 🎉 @cuny.edu expands its Open Educational Resource program across Wikimedia! WM NYC's Richard Knipel will work with Lehman College faculty on Wiki-based OER courses, alongside the Wiki Faculty Fellows supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social 🙏 Details: wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/202...

🆕 🎉 @cuny.edu expands its Open Educational Resource program across Wikimedia! WM NYC's Richard Knipel will work with Lehman College faculty on Wiki-based OER courses, alongside the Wiki Faculty Fellows supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social 🙏 Details: wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/202...

Last Friday, 25 Wikimedians met at Prime Produce in NYC to watch the World Cup and improve Wikipedia's coverage of Latino fútbol culture. ⚽📝 Wiki Loves Fútbol continues thru July 19: there's still time to earn your stamps! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:Wiki_Loves_F%C3%BAtbol #WikiLovesFútbol

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · last mo.

⚽🌍 Join us at Prime Produce on Fri July 10 for a Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party + Wikipedia edit-a-thon celebrating the 2026 World Cup! Edit articles, earn stamps, win prizes! It’s free! Thanks as always to @craignewmark.bsky.social & @wikimediafoundation.org for their support ❤️ Details: 🧵

@wikipedia.org is where facts go to live

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 4w ago

WM NYC's Richard Knipel, as @cuny.edu Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social, has been busy this Spring! Read highlights here, or check out our 🧵 wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/quarterly-br...

WM NYC's Richard Knipel, as @cuny.edu Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social, has been busy this Spring! Read highlights here, or check out our 🧵 wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/quarterly-br...

Quarterly Brief — April to June 2026 – CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence

CUNY Newmark Wikimedian-in-Residence

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This Friday: Join us at Prime Produce in NYC for a Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party + Wikipedia edit-a-thon! Details in the thread below:

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · last mo.

⚽🌍 Join us at Prime Produce on Fri July 10 for a Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party + Wikipedia edit-a-thon celebrating the 2026 World Cup! Edit articles, earn stamps, win prizes! It’s free! Thanks as always to @craignewmark.bsky.social & @wikimediafoundation.org for their support ❤️ Details: 🧵

⚽🌍 Join us at Prime Produce on Fri July 10 for a Wiki Loves Fútbol Watch Party + Wikipedia edit-a-thon celebrating the 2026 World Cup! Edit articles, earn stamps, win prizes! It’s free! Thanks as always to @craignewmark.bsky.social & @wikimediafoundation.org for their support ❤️ Details: 🧵

An update on last week’s WikiWednesday Salon - Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 edition, held at Prime Produce, and packed with great talks on queer data, archival history, AI tools, and more. Here's a recap 🧵, and thanks as always to support from @craignewmark.bsky.social!

The @cuny.edu Open Knowledge Faculty Fellowships, supported by @mellon.org & @craignewmark.bsky.social, and including WM NYC's own Richard Knipel, have just kicked off! Read more about their orientation here, and stay tuned for an update in August! wircuny.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2026/06/22/w...

🎉 @girlswhocode.bsky.social are a Fast Company World Changing Ideas 2026 winner for their Five by Five Strategic Plan, which aims to reach 5 million students over the next 5 years. Their Annual Report has more: girlswhocode.com/2025report/ H/t to @craignewmark.bsky.social for his support!

Tomorrow (Fri June 26): Join our monthly Wiki-Play Friday at the @cuny.edu @pitlab.bsky.social popup at the Oculus in the World Trade Center in Manhattan! Wikipedians across NYC will experiment with fun games, demos + more! Registration: luma.com/2g580tnt

Wiki-Play Fridays (June) · Luma

We invite you to Wiki-Play Fridays, a pop-up exhibition and laboratory of wiki-based immersive design gaming at the World Trade Center Oculus in Lower…

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Craig Newmark@craignewmark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Come hang with @WikimediaNYC.bsky.social at the @cuny.edu PIT Lab pop-up at the World Trade Center Oculus on June 26th! Wiki-Play Fridays is a free monthly pop-up with wiki-games, demos, and more! Sign up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

How about joining the next Wikipedia conference happening close to your community? 😉

🧵 With support from @craignewmark.bsky.social, Wikicurious: Black Broward brought more than 40 ppl together to edit Wikipedia. This hands-on edit-a-thon focused on Black history in Broward County, and was held at the African-American Research Library & Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Tomorrow (June 24, 6–9pm): Wikimedia NYC is hosting our monthly WikiWednesday Salon in NYC as part of Wiki Loves Pride 2026, a global campaign running June through August. Come join us expand and improve LGBT related content across the Wikiverse! 🏳️‍🌈

Wikimedia NYC@wikimedianyc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 💜 💛 🤍 🩵 NYC Wikipedians! Come help grow LGBTQ+ content on Wikipedia this Pride Month. We're hosting a community gathering on June 24, 6–9pm in NYC as part of Wiki Loves Pride 2026 — a global campaign running June through August. Register → en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/June_2026

How do you bring Wikipedia to where you live? Learn from @wikimedianyc.bsky.social's Wikicurious, which, w/ support from (me) ... has 108 editors improving Austin history articles (viewed 875K times worldwide!) diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/12/how-to-host-wikicurious-in-your-own-community/

How to host Wikicurious in your own community

“Editing Wikipedia is just a great opportunity for people to really dive into their interests and kind of help improve our collective knowledge.”

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How do you bring Wikipedia to where you live? Learn from Wikicurious, which, w/ support from @craignewmark.bsky.social, has traveled the US, from the Austin Public Library to salsa lessons in Miami: diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/12/how-to-host-wikicurious-in-your-own-community/

How to host Wikicurious in your own community

“Editing Wikipedia is just a great opportunity for people to really dive into their interests and kind of help improve our collective knowledge.”

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Happening one week from today: Our monthly Wiki-Play Friday at the @cuny.edu @pitlab.bsky.social popup at the Oculus in the World Trade Center in Manhattan! Join Wikipedians from across NYC to experiment with fun games, demos, and more!

Craig Newmark@craignewmark.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Come hang with @WikimediaNYC.bsky.social at the @cuny.edu PIT Lab pop-up at the World Trade Center Oculus on June 26th! Wiki-Play Fridays is a free monthly pop-up with wiki-games, demos, and more! Sign up: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

Congratulations to @girlswhocode.bsky.social on being named a winner of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas 2026 for their Five by Five Strategic Plan, which aims to reach 5 million students over the next five years. Read their 2025 Annual Report to learn more: girlswhocode.com/2025report/