Meetup/Brixton/10
Black History Month Editathon at Lambeth Archives
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Monday 20th October 2025 6pm-8pm
Lambeth Archives, 16 Brixton Hill, Brixton, London SW2 1ET
You will need to sign up on Eventbrite to attend and you will need to bring:
- A laptop
- Charger
- Remember your wikipedia username and password
Location
[edit]Lambeth Archives is on Brixton Hill an 11 minute walk from Brixton tube station (Victoria line), Brixton mainline and trainline.
The Rush Common bus stop opposite the Archives is served by bus numbers 109, 133, 159, 250 and 333.
It is a 7 minute walk from Brixton Library.
How it works
[edit]We will have a brief introduction to the local history collections at Lambeth Archives and have opportunities to contribute to improve representation of Black history on Wikipedia with dedicated Wikimedia UK trainers on hand on the day.
Future meetups
[edit]If the session has sparked your curiosity, we meet up every month on the last Monday of the month at Brixton Library, next week from this, our next meetup at Brixton Library on Monday 27th October 6pm-8pm.
Promotion
[edit]Can you help us promote the editathon? Black History Month programmes will be available from late September, please also share this page and the Eventbrite link with friends.
Editing resources
[edit]- Worklist
- Getting started
- Getting started quick reference
- Writing an article
- Biographies of living people
- Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
- Person infobox template
- Verifying reliable sources
Other useful links
[edit]More information
[edit]If you would like more information about the editathons or meetups contact Lambeth Libraries.
Attendees
[edit](Add your name to the list by adding an asterisk and four tildes like this: * ~~~~)
- Colette Lambeth (talk) 15:44, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
- Pierre Bon-Bon (talk) 20:38, 22 October 2025 (UTC)
You must also visit Eventbrite to sign up
Can’t make it
[edit]Add your name if you can't make it this time, but want to find out about future events.