Editing Wikipedia as Climate Action
Cassidy Villeneuve Cassidy Villeneuve

Editing Wikipedia as Climate Action

Wikipedia models what is possible for the climate movement: small contributions from people all over the world can make something massive and influential.

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10 Best Practices in Climate Communications
Cassidy Villeneuve Cassidy Villeneuve

10 Best Practices in Climate Communications

It’s not about convincing. It’s about connecting. Strategic framing considers what motivates people to change their behavior and delivers information in a way that is conscious of their biases and circumstances. We can then move forward together.

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Why should scientists work with artists?
Cassidy Villeneuve Cassidy Villeneuve

Why should scientists work with artists?

There’s both excitement and resistance from scientists to collaborate with artists in getting their message out there. How does this process even work? And how do you maintain scientific accuracy while also engaging bigger audiences with fun graphics?

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The harsh truth about your Wikipedia page
Cassidy Villeneuve Cassidy Villeneuve

The harsh truth about your Wikipedia page

How can I reconcile my feminist archival background with the constraints of writing for Wikipedia? It’s especially tricky when I find myself fielding questions and concerns from real people about their own pages.

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What am I doing here?
Cassidy Villeneuve Cassidy Villeneuve

What am I doing here?

Sixth months after my job at Wikipedia laid me off, I still find myself job searching. I’ve also found a renewed purpose in writing biographies for the site as a volunteer.

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