― 1 file link ― We have a full house in MN! See the schedule and catch the vibe: http://codeswitch.mn/schedule/
Tune into Tweets from this event at: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23disruptinginequity&src=typd And nationally: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23hackforchange&src=typd And follow http//:CodeSwitch.MN here: http://twitter.com/CodeSwitchMN On Sep 14, 2017 11:08 AM, "Steven Clift" <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote: > > Put the National Day of Civic Hacking > <https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017> > on September 23rd on your radar. Here is a list of events > <https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017> > around > the United States. Follow #hackforchange > <https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%23hackforchange&src=typd> and # > ndoch > <https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23ndoch&src=typd> > on Twitter. > > As the issue of equity and civic tech, equity and tech in general is top > of many people's minds these days, I want to especially encourage you to > check out the second CodeSwitch event <http://codeswitch.mn> in > Minnesota. If you would like to be put in touch with organizers, drop me > a note <t...@e-democracy.org> and I will introduce you in case this > inspires you to organize something similar or to trade note on your similar > activities. - Steven Clift > > > Please share this far and wide. Follow @CodeSwitchMN on Twitter > <https://twitter.com/CodeSwitchMN>. > > *Do you want to Disrupt Inequity?* > > Join in on September 23-34 at Union Depot, in Downtown Saint Paul at > CodeSwitch: > > *http://codeswitch.mn* <http://codeswitch.mn/> > (Details below) > > [image: Inline image 1] <http://codeswitch.mn/> > > > *What is CodeSwitch?* > > Code Switch is a free, two-day civic hackathon in which community members, > designers, project managers, programmers, and people who just want to > learn, collaborate intensively on projects that change our community. Great > solutions are born when innovators from the community lead the development > process—from ideation to launch. > > *Is CodeSwitch for me?* > > Yes. Code Switch is for everyone. Code Switch is for you. We are looking > for techies AND non-techies: from developers to entrepreneurs, artists, > educators, business professionals, everyday people and more! You will join > other people on a team to come up with an idea on a web or mobile app that > helps solve a pressing problem in your community. > > *What is a Hackathon? * > > A hackathon is an event in which community members, designers, project > managers, programmers, and people who just want to learn, collaborate > intensively on projects. There are no fixed rules for what Code Switch > project teams can work on. Projects can be technical or non-technical. > Projects can be proposed by anybody (yes, anybody). You don’t need a > detailed plan. > > *Organizers * > Code Switch is organized by Blacks in Technology - Twin Cities > <https://www.meetup.com/Twin-Cities-Black-Software-Technology-Meetup>, Open > Twin Cities <http://www.opentwincities.org/>, and Software For Good > <https://softwareforgood.com/>. It is part of Hack for MN and the National > Day for Civic Hacking 2017 > <https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking-2017>. > We leverage inclusion, data, and technology for civic innovation and change. > > P.S. E-Democracy.org <http://e-democracy.org/> is the 501c.3 non-profit > fiscal agent for OTC and the Code Switch event. Check out the growing list > of amazing CodeSwitch event sponsors <http://codeswitch.mn/sponsors/>. If > you would like to donate toward this event or related activities, you can > do so here <http://e-democracy.org/donate> online. Leave a memo about > CodeSwitch. Donations are tax deductible. > > > Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy.org > cl...@e-democracy.org - +1 612 234 7072 <(612)%20234-7072> > http://twitter.com/democracy > > Join in: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup > Digital engagement for your org via E-Democracy: > http://po.st/engageclift > > ― 1 file ― 📎 disruptinequity.jpg (60kb) http://groups.dowire.org/r/file/92juVgX4AJIAY9KGvdr7vDia4ra-fGG-2EpbtN7/ ―― View topic http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/5UGjP35td5pdwr7svFr8RF Leave group mailto:newswire@groups.dowire.org?subject=Unsubscribe
