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State of the Commons Highlight: Dr. Amin Azzam
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized
Supported by the Wiki Education Foundation, Azzam created a course for the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program that encourages and supports medical students in their efforts to edit Wikipedia articles on health-related topics.
State of the Commons Highlight: Maya Zankoul
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized
Zankoul’s first book, Amalgam, was published in 2009 under a CC BY-NC license. The book sprung from her popular web comic exploring life, work, and art in Beirut and beyond.
State of the Commons Highlight: An interview with the filmmakers behind Alike Film
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized
The film has debuted at 120 festivals and won nearly as many awards.
State of the Commons Feature: Geonet
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized
GeoNet adopted a CC BY license in order to provide crucial, open information and quick response to earthquakes, volcanic activity, and tsunamis.
State of the Commons Feature: African Storybook Initiative
by Jennie Rose Halperin Uncategorized
On a continent where conventional publishing produces relatively few titles in African languages, the African Storybook initiative provides open access to thousands of picture storybooks for children’s literacy, enjoyment, and imagination.