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📣 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 | 𝗕𝗜𝗦-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗷𝗱𝘀 – 𝟲 𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻) Het In Flanders Fields Museum (Ieper) en het Passchendaele Museum (Zonnebeke) zoeken een 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐁𝐈𝐒-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞) voor een boeiend project rond 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐧 -𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢𝐣𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐎𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐤. In deze functie combineer je erfgoed, onderzoek en open kennis. Je brengt monumenten en herdenkingspraktijken in kaart, ontsluit collecties via Wikimedia-platformen en organiseert publieksmomenten zoals wikicafés. Je maakt deel uit van twee toonaangevende musea en werkt samen met erfgoedprofessionals én de Wikimedia-gemeenschap. 🕰️ 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐣𝐝𝐬 – 6 maanden (38u/week) 📍 Ieper & Zonnebeke 📅 Start: zo snel mogelijk (richtdatum 1 april 2026) 📝 Solliciteren kan tot 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐠 𝟏 𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 👉 Interesse in erfgoed, digitalisering en open kennisdeling? 𝗟𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗷𝗲 𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗮𝘁. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d3kPfcq9 𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑏𝑦: 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑘𝑒666 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐼𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑, 𝐶𝐶 𝐵𝑌-𝑆𝐴 2.0 <ℎ𝑡𝑡𝑝𝑠://𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠.𝑜𝑟𝑔/𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑠/𝑏𝑦-𝑠𝑎/2.0>, 𝑣𝑖𝑎 𝑊𝑖𝑘𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠

𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 - 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱! The first newsletter of 2026 brings together an impressive media storm around #Wikipedia25, with a special focus on the people behind free knowledge. From an interview with the youngest Belgian Wikipedia moderator to inspiring collaborations with the cultural sector, public domain, gender inclusion, and volunteer work. 📌 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭: * How Wikipedia is still supported by volunteers after 25 years * Why Public Domain Day 2026 was both insightful and forward-looking * How initiatives such as Smells Like Circus and She Leads Circle truly open up knowledge 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: https://lnkd.in/eSsnJYXc   𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒚𝒐 𝑫𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒈𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒊𝒌𝒊𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓? Check below or click on the YouTube-link: https://lnkd.in/ei2cMQdV

𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗲̈ 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮! 🎉 Op onze 𝟐𝟓𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐠 worden we vandaag opgepikt door verschillende nieuwsmedia: een mooie erkenning voor een kwart eeuw samenwerken aan vrije kennis. Heb jij ons ergens gespot? Laat het ons weten! 👉 Deel gerust het fragment of artikeltje in de reacties. We zijn benieuwd waar jullie ons hebben zien passeren! We delen hier alvast één fragment, want één van onze vrijwilligers én bovendien de jongste Belgische moderator, Nyo Dekens mocht vandaag #vtmnieuws te woord staan. Bekijk het online vanaf 48:40 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJK-SSfd ____________________________________________ 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 🎉 On our 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲, we are being featured in various news media today: a wonderful recognition for a quarter of a century of working together on free knowledge. Have you spotted us anywhere? Let us know! 👉 Feel free to share the clip or article in the comments. We're curious to see where you've seen us! We're sharing one clip here, because one of our volunteers, who is also the youngest Belgian moderator, Nyo Dekens was interviewed on #vtmnieuws today. Watch it online from 48:40  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJK-SSfd

Wikipedia 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟱! 🎉 On 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟓, we will celebrate a milestone: a quarter century of collaborating, sharing, and building free knowledge. We invite all brave editors, typo hunters, and anyone who has ever made an edit to join us in celebrating. You make the internet a little better every day, one edit at a time. 👉 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕? * 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧: 15 minutes of trivia and birthday wishes from around the world (start: 16h45) * 𝟐𝟓 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: the growth of 300+ language versions since the iconic “Hello, World!” * 𝐀𝐧 𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞: discussions, detours, and collaboration that make Wikipedia unique * 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 featuring Wikimedia content * 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 with a chance to win exclusive 25th anniversary merchandise * 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 worldwide * 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, of course! 🌍 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 in Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Portuguese, and Spanish. 📺 Follow the 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 via the Wikimedia Foundation website ➡️https://lnkd.in/eU6uMcz3 Or via YouTube ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e7KRtnPE 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘁—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻! 🎁 https://lnkd.in/eWkFHDGS #Wikipedia25 #wikipedia #wikimediafoundation

𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 – 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟑 & 𝟏𝟒 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐧𝐡𝐞𝐦 The 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is coming! For two days, experienced Wikimedians will work together on coding, hacking, development, and open knowledge in a fully on-site setting in Arnhem. This event is a 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 for the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧 in Milan and offers plenty of opportunities for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and grassroots initiatives. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹: 📅 March 13–14, 2026 — Arnhem (NL) 👥 Approximately 100 participants 💰 Free participation + catering included 📝 Registration required (mid-December – mid-January, or until full) 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒈𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒔: Wikimedia Belgium can award a limited number of grants for hotel and travel expenses. Prior approval via expense@wikimedia.be is needed. 🚨There are only a limited number of grants available! 𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 ➡️ https://w.wiki/HN4X #Wikimedia #Hackathon #OpenKnowledge #OpenSource

📅 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟭𝟱 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 - 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀 How can we better unlock, protect and reuse our shared cultural heritage? On 𝟏𝟓 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, Public Domain Day brings together GLAM professionals, researchers, policy makers and open knowledge practitioners at KBR (Royal Library of Belgium) in Brussels. Expect a full day of keynotes, Belgian & European tracks, hands-on workshops and international perspectives: from copyright policy to creative reuse and open heritage tools like 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐃𝐁 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Participation is 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞, registration required by 𝟕 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲. 👉 𝑱𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏. https://lnkd.in/e4ud64E2 #PublicDomainDay #OpenKnowledge #GLAM #CulturalHeritage #OpenCulture

🎉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝗼𝗳-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! We look back on a strong 2025 full of growth, collaboration, and international exchange, and look forward to 2026 with confidence. 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕: ✔️ Our end-of-year message ✔️ Public Domain Day 2026 (January 15 in Brussels) ✔️ How you can contribute to free knowledge Thank you to all the volunteers, partners, and supporters who make this possible. ✨ 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 👉 Read the full newsletter: https://lnkd.in/eY77A_td 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

🎄✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 The holidays invite us to pause and reflect on what connects us: stories, knowledge, and sharing them—across borders, languages, and generations. At Wikimedia, volunteers work together every day to create free knowledge, including through Wikipedia, the world's largest freely accessible encyclopedia. 💬 Question:  Which Wikipedia page has taught you something new, surprised you, or helped you this year? If you want to learn more about the traditions and history of Christmas, read on ➡️ https://w.wiki/3jQe 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

🧩 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆. Did you know that crossword puzzles have a long history? You can read about how this type of puzzle originated and evolved on Wikipedia. ➡️ https://w.wiki/FQHp Crossword puzzles are all about making connections: words cross each other and form meaning together. 👉 𝐖𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚. Print it, solve it and post your answer in the comments. 🎅🏻🎁As a Christmas present, we will share the correct answers next week. #CrosswordPuzzleDay #Wikipedia #FreeKnowledge #WikimediaBelgium

🪜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 How neutral is your writing? Take the quick 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭. Give yourself a score for each statement (0 = not true, 1 = sometimes, 2 = yes): 1️⃣ I prefer to add sources rather than adjectives. 2️⃣ I avoid words that express judgment (“clear,” “better,” “worse,” etc.). 3️⃣ I describe what happened, not my opinion. 4️⃣ I pay attention to subtle evaluations such as “controversial” or “famous.” 👉 Total score: …/8 Share your score below — we're curious to see how neutral our community writes! #Wikimedia #Wikipedia #InternationalNeutralityDay