Code for DC's National Day of Civic Hacking special event

Join us on Saturday, Sept 21, from 10 am to 4 pm at Learning Objects, conveniently located steps away from the Dupont Circle metro stop.

Criminal record expungement is the theme for 2019's National Day of Civic Hacking. Code for DC is partnering with Gwen Washington of Rising for Justice (RFJ), to create the Expungement Eligibility Guide app. RFJ is a DC organization that runs legal clinics where residents can get help having their criminal records expunged. The goal of the project is to develop a webapp/web form that helps volunteer lawyers give faster, more accurate service to clients.

Code for DC is also partnering with National Expungement Week (NEW), a week of events across the U.S. that offers expungement and other forms of legal relief to some of the 77 million Americans with convictions on their records. We encourage all Code for DC volunteers to attend the 2 events in DC, on Wed 9/25 & Sat 9/28. See event details for NEW's events here: https://www.offtherecord.us/washington-dc

If you're interested in being a sponsor, email team (at) codefordc.org.

Donations of all amounts are always welcome, donate directly online here: https://codefordc.github.io/donate. You can designate funds specifically to support this event by noting "NDOCH" in the instructions box.

For more information about National Day of Civic Hacking/National Day of Action, including this year's theme about criminal record expungement, visit Code for America's page here: https://www.codeforamerica.org/events/national-day-of-civic-hacking

Agenda:

10:00 am - Doors open/registration opens
Networking; Coffee, tea, and bagels available; feel free to bring your own food/drinks

10:30 - 10:35 am - Welcome, opening remarks, and introduce Gwen Washington of Rising for Justice (RFJ)

10:35 - 10:45 am - Introduction of the RFJ expungement project

10:45 - 11 am - Explanation of what’s going to be going on during the day and how we’re going to sort into different groups

11 am - 12:30 pm - Work on projects, some training sessions available

12:30 - 1:30 pm - Lunch (pizza will be provided, including vegetarian options, feel free to bring your own food/drinks)

1:30 - 3:30 pm - Projects, training

3:30 pm - Wrap-up and final remarks

4:00 pm - Event concludes

4-6 pm - Casual happy hour, details TBA

As with all Code for DC events, everyone and all skill levels are welcome. In order to most fully participate this Saturday, here are a few things that you can bring that will help you have the best experience:

• your laptop and charger
• your phone and charger
• business cards
• your reusable water bottle and/or coffee mug
• wear casual, comfortable clothes; bring a jacket if you tend to get cold
• your favorite reusable tote bag for all of your belongings

Here are a few things that you can do in advance:

• set up your GitHub account; make sure you know your login and password, https://github.com/
• join our Slack team so you can join in our ongoing conversations, https://codefordc.org/slack
• explore the Code for DC website to become familiar with the work we do, https://codefordc.org/
• explore the Rising for Justice website to become familiar with the work they do, https://risingforjustice.org/