38 West 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3000
admissions@bgc.bard.edu
18 West 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3023
gallery@bgc.bard.edu
BGC Gallery is currently closed.
38 West 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3000
admissions@bgc.bard.edu
18 West 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3023
gallery@bgc.bard.edu
BGC Gallery is currently closed.
March 20, 2020
12:00 – 4:30 pm
Sherry Antoine is a New York-based outreach consultant and speaker committed to addressing gender and diversity gaps. She is the executive director of AfroCROWD, an outreach initiative and Wikimedia user group which seeks to increase awareness of the Wikimedia and free knowledge, culture and software movements among people of African descent. She is also the lead organizer of the Wikimedians of the Caribbean Wikimedia User Group, which focused on improving and adding content about the Caribbean and it’s Diaspora to Wikipedia, Wikidata and their fellow projects. Finally, Sherry is a director on the board of the Internet Society of New York, whose mission is to assure the beneficial, and open evolution of the global Internet. She In her roles within the Wikimedia community, Sherry has spoken both locally and internationally on the benefits and importance of knowledge access and inclusive participation in Wikimedia culture. She has also represented AfroCROWD at the United Nations, speaking on knowledge access for rural women, and organized at the United Nations headquarters in partnership with the Swedish Mission to the United Nations, Wikimedia New York City, UN Women and others. Sherry holds a master’s degree in public administration from the American University School of Public Affairs, has researched and written about international digital trends and spent years dedicated to public outreach.
38 West 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3000
admissions@bgc.bard.edu
18 West 86th St.
New York, NY 10024
212.501.3023
gallery@bgc.bard.edu
BGC Gallery is currently closed.