It will be a lot easier for a more or less random editor to work on the
Wikipedia article if someone with a clue provides a set of citeable
sources. And it is perfectly acceptable for even someone directly
connected to propose such a set of possible sources on the article's
talk page. Don't conceal any connection you might have, but WP's
conflict-of-interest rules very much allow for involved parties to
propose resources from which an article could be enhanced.
JM
On 6/19/2018 4:57 PM, Lee Fisher wrote:
Local activist needs Wikipedia help. Any help appreciated! Thanks.
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Subject: Re: [ta3m-seattle-discuss] [ta3m-seattle-announce] announce:
TA3M Seattle June: Community, Communications, Assholes and Infiltrators
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul English (via ta3m-seattle-discuss Mailing List)
<[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
People were curious how they could support GWOB, and the recent website
hack was mentioned.
If you have Wordpress / PHP security skills, one thing that is needed is
some forensic analysis and cleaning of a Wordpress database.
Another thing that is clearly needed, given that gwob.org is mostly
offline is an update of their Wikipedia page, for those of you that are
(or know!) Wikipedia editors:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geeks_Without_Bounds
It is the first hit on DuckDuckGo and doesn't mention Lisha at all(!),
or much of their more current work that was covered in the talk, and
probably sufficiently referencable for Wikipedia standards.
On Tue, 19 Jun 2018, Lee Fisher wrote:
Lisha, our speaker from last night needs some funding help. Please help
if you can. Thanks!
-----SNIP-----
Please help Lisha Sterling and Joel Preston Smith get to the The Circle
of HOPE conference !
Lisha will be giving a talk entitled "Tech Warrior Camp at Standing
Rock: Lessons for Keeping The Lights On and the Livefeeds Streaming".
Lisha and Joel will be presenting a workshop together called "Assholes
and Infiltrators: A game for every activist" to help people learn how to
deal with difficult or problematic members of a community to prevent
damage to the core work of your group.
Unfortunately, HOPE does not pay for speakers' travel, so we need YOUR
help to get there. We need airfare for each of us (coming from different
states), plus a place to sleep, food, and transportation in New York.
Joel Preston Smith is the Director of Field Operations and
Communications at Frontline Wellness United. Lisha Sterling is the
Executive Director at Geeks Without Bounds and also a board member at
Frontline Wellness United. Both do this work FULL TIME and neither
currently receives a salary for the work they do.
-----SNIP-----
https://www.gofundme.com/get-joel-and-lisha-to-hope
On 06/11/2018 05:26 PM, Lee Fisher wrote:
WHAT: TA3M Seattle (Tech Activism, 3rd Mondays) June meeting
WHEN: June 18th, 6:30-9:00pm (3rd Mondays)
WHERE: WeWork South Lake Union, 500 Yale Ave N
Networking and food 6:30-7:00. Presentation starts at 7:00. Community
discussion after presentation.
Food is pizza, pizza and 2 kinds of vegetarian salad, about 1/3 of the
pizzas are also vegetarian. Lesson learned from last month.
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PRESENTATION:
Community, Communications, Assholes and Infiltrators
By Lisha Sterling
Over the past three years, Geeks Without Bounds (GWOB) has been working
on a number of community Internet projects -- from "Canoe Net" in the
Ecuadoran jungle to WiFi at Standing Rock. Along the way, we've learned
that communications technology is both a boon for low resource
communities and a potential weakness that allows powerful enemies of the
community to track and destroy the very things the community stands for.
Mobile networks are vulnerable to cell site simulators (aka IMSI
Catchers, aka Stingrays). An Internet connection opens you up to all
manner of possible attack. Social media gives the government and
corporations information that can be used against you. And yet, without
these communications tools low resource communities have little if any
chance to compete, engage in global discussions, or improve their local
situation. Learn about how we are working to help communities from India
to "Indian Country" connect to the Internet and each other, and how we
are helping them stay safe(r) once they connect.
Lisha Sterling is the executive director of Geeks Without Bounds, a
nonprofit organization that supports open source technology in low
resource situations. She writes about cybersecurity for activists at
nonviolent-conflict.org. She is the board member in charge of
information security for Frontline Wellness United (a nonprofit
organization providing free medical, dental and mental health services
to activists and whistleblowers) and also serves on the board of Gods
and Radicals (a nonprofit cooperative Pagan Anti-Capitalist publisher),
where she has recently been writing about lessons learned while
coordinating the technology team at the Water Protector camps in
Standing Rock, ND in 2016-2017.
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COMMUNITY DISCUSSION:
We'll have dedicated time for community Q&A with the speaker and meet &
greet after the talk. We've had a lot of this at past meetings - let's
keep it going!
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LOCATION:
This month, for the first time, we'll be hosted at the South Lake Union
branch of WeWork. Thanks to Meetup.com and Michelle for arranging it!
WeWork - South Lake Union
500 Yale Avenue North
Seattle WA 98109
https://www.wework.com/buildings/south-lake-union--seattle--WA
Note: Try to get there on time. Building doors lock after hours. A TA3M
organizer will be waiting for stragglers until about 7:10, After that,
look for a yellow-sticky on door for a number to call to get someone to
get you in.
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