Progressive Hack Night: Kei Williams from Black Lives Matter
Details
Talk
On August 15 at 6:30p at ThoughtWorks (map (https://goo.gl/maps/jDB4sE59mk92)), join us as we will have Kei Williams talk about their work in #BlackLivesMatter NYC.
Kei Williams is a queer transmasculine identified community organizer with #BlackLivesMatter, NYC Chapter. They will talk about their work and story fighting for black lives and how technologists can support and amplify their efforts.
A self-taught visual artist & graphic designer, they assist small businesses and nonprofit organizations with communications, marketing, and social media. Kei centers their work on those most marginalized in society: transgender persons and those who suffer from mental illness.
Kei will talk about their story and where they are now, their work with #BlackLivesMatter, and how technologists can support and amplify the movement for black lives.
Civic hacking
After the presentation, we will break out into discussion and working groups (http://www.progressivehacknight.org/breakouts.html) until 10:30pm.
Agenda and meeting notes (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JG8Vm9P_u_giwF4A7rQ6vDmP-hYSzvEtKS7AA2uKp0Q/edit#)
Breakout groups (http://www.progressivehacknight.org/breakouts.html)
Code of conduct (http://www.progressivehacknight.org/code-of-conduct.html)