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CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project.

=== What is it? ===

===Volunteer with CowleyRoad.org!==

We are currently recruiting volunteers for October & November 2019.

Read more about [[Volunteering| volunteer roles & how to volunteer ]].

=== What is CowleyRoad.org? ===

It's like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road.

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Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement freely available] for community use.

The project was officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. ~~The workshops~~ will ~~collect memories~~ and ~~images, and show people how to add these to~~ the ~~website~~.

The project was officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. Further public events in October & November 2019 will gather more material from local people and digitize it for the archive.

=== How do I get involved? ===

*[[Volunteering | Volunteer]] for a short-term role in October/November 2019

*Become a wiki editor — click the "request account" button at the top right of the page. See the [[How_to_contribute|how-to page]] for instructions.

*Check the list of [[Jobs which need doing]].

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 CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project.
-=== What is it? ===
+===Volunteer with CowleyRoad.org!==
+We are currently recruiting volunteers for October & November 2019.
+Read more about [[Volunteering| volunteer roles & how to volunteer ]].
+=== What is CowleyRoad.org? ===
 It's like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road.
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 Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement freely available] for community use.
-The project was officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. The workshops will collect memories and images, and show people how to add these to the website.
+The project was officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. Further public events in October & November 2019 will gather more material from local people and digitize it for the archive.
 === How do I get involved? ===
+*[[Volunteering | Volunteer]] for a short-term role in October/November 2019
 *Become a wiki editor — click the "request account" button at the top right of the page. See the [[How_to_contribute|how-to page]] for instructions.
 *Check the list of [[Jobs which need doing]].