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Stop Art Washing plans Wikipedia editing event in Toronto
Stop Art Washing is organizing a Wikipedia editing event in Toronto.
The group describes itself as art workers in Canada who want cultural institutions to divest from what it calls settler colonialism and genocide.
The event is planned for Oct.
22, at a location the group has not disclosed.
Organizers describe it as a Wikipedia 101 session with hands-on editing.
They aim to add entries honouring Palestinian artists they call “martyred” and to identify Canadian and Zionist backers of genocide.
The session will use Wikipedia to promote those aims through new or expanded entries.
Stop Art Washing plans to hold a Wikipedia editing event in Toronto on Oct. 22.
The group says the event will honour Palestinian artists it calls “martyred” and expose Canadian and Zionist backers of genocide.
The event is described as a “Wikipedia 101 session” with hands-on editing.
The location has not been disclosed.
Stop Art Washing describes itself as a group of art workers calling for cultural institutions to divest from settler colonialism and genocide.
- Who
- Stop Art Washing is organizing the event.
- What
- A Wikipedia 101 session with hands-on editing. The group says participants will add entries honouring Palestinian artists and expose backers of genocide.
- When
- Oct. 22.
- Where
- Toronto, at an undisclosed location.
- Why
- The group says it aims to honour Palestinian artists it calls “martyred” and expose Canadian and Zionist backers of genocide.
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The National Post published its report about Stop Art Washing’s planned Wikipedia editing event.
Stop Art Washing plans to hold the event in Toronto.
- Organizer
- Stop Art Washing
- Event
- Wikipedia 101 session with hands-on editing
- Planned date
- Oct. 22
- Location
- Toronto; exact venue undisclosed
- Article publication
- 2026-10-14
What people are saying
to populate Wikipedia entries honouring martyred Palestinian artists and exposing the Canadian, Zionist backers of genocide
art workers across so-called-Canada demanding cultural institutions divest from settler colonialism and genocide