Newsletter August 2021
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General MeetingeditThe 2020 annual accounts were approved. A new board member was elected: Sam Donvil (meemoo). Read the full report here, as well as the presentation. Wiki Loves HeritageeditWiki Loves Heritage is an annual national photo competition from Wikimedia Belgium that is a spin-off and extension of the global Wiki Loves Monuments to include photos of movable and intangible heritage, landscapes, folklore, crafts, and museum collections. The competition runs from 1 July 2021 to 31 October 2021. Wiki Loves Pajottenland ZennevalleieditIn 2021 it will be 10 years since the Pajottenland & Zennevallei Heritage Unit was set up with the aim of safeguarding the region's memory for the future. A good reason to celebrate and to add the memory of Pajottenland & Zennevallei to Wikipedia. From 1 July to 30 September 2021 we invite you to foto’s van erfgoed in the Pajottenland-Zennevalley (buildings, historical landscapes, traditions, processions, popular sports, crafts, regional cuisine ...) and culture to be uploaded via Wikimedia Commons. Writing contest Dutch WikipediaeditWikimedia Netherlands is again organizing the annual writing competition. Participants choose a topic to write about between 1 September and 31 October. Registration before end of August. Industriemuseum in GhenteditThe Ghent Industrial Museum holds a temporary exhibition Cathedrals of Industry, about the history of the textile industry in Ghent. On 2 September at 18:00 there will be a Wikipedia writing session in the Industry Museum on the textile past of Ghent. Wiki Women DesigneditOn 24 September, there will be a final session in Brussels on the subject of Writing about Women in Design and Cultural Heritage. Fiscal gift through the King Baudouin FoundationeditThe Friends of Wikimedia Belgium Fund is recognised by the King Baudouin Foundation. Your donations will be used to finance Wikimedia Belgium's Fund-approved projects. In principle, donations of 40 € per year to the King Baudouin Foundation give you a tax reduction of 45% on the amount actually paid. Contact usedit Wikimedia Belgium NPO (WMBE) |