After the event, we sent everyone home with instructions on uploading their photos to Wikimedia Commons. These Girl Scouts will make real contributions on one of the most-visited websites in the world.
Wikimedia NYC
A huge thank you to Amira from @pausetake9.bsky.social for joining us and handing out swag. Be sure to check out their Count Before You Click campaign, also supported by @craignewmark.bsky.social! bsky.app/profile/paus...
🧵 With the support of @craignewmark.bsky.social, we recently hosted a fun WikiTakesPhotos at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, bringing together Girl Scouts of Greater New York and @pausetake9.bsky.social for an afternoon of free knowledge, photography & pizza 🤓 📸 🍕
Wiki Loves Pride is organized by Wikimedia LGBT+ and runs across Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata.
This year there are events in Cardiff, Paris, Bogotá, Madrid, Lagos, and more — and NYC is on the map too.
We made a stop at the historic Lefferts House, where curators gave us a tour and walked us through the history of what had once been a 300-acre plantation that relied on the forced labor of enslaved Africans.
Starting near the Lincoln Statue by the Concert Grove Pavilion, we walked through Prospect Park documenting things that belong on Wikimedia Commons — the free image library that illustrates Wikipedia for readers worldwide.
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 💜 💛 🤍 🩵 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
