📚 Book Club: Algorithms of Oppression

➡️➡️➡️ UPDATE: The event was postponed from Sept. 16 to Sept. 30 due to everything that's happening in Portland. Stay safe and take care of yourselves during these difficult times 💙

📚 Book Club: Algorithms of Oppression

The second edition of the WWCode Portland Book Club will feature "Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism" by Safiya Umoja Noble.

We decided to start this monthly Book Club as a way to:

1. read, learn, educate ourselves, and discuss books together
2. contribute to our Portland community by purchasing these books locally

As such, we encourage you to can purchase a copy of the book from Powells (or another local bookstore): https://www.powells.com/book/algorithms-of-oppression-9781479837243

If you are a student, unemployed, under-employed, or need assistance to purchase this book, we will buy it for you and mail it to your house. Fill out this form by August 12: https://forms.gle/SH6437GphzNnRgTq5

⏰ Agenda

5:30 - Welcome & Introductions
6:00 - Breakout Rooms session #1
6:30 - Breakout Rooms session #2
7:15 - Closing Remarks

☎️ We will send out the link to a Zoom invite prior to the event.

👩🏻 Event Co-Hosts

Tanya Barham (she/her) is the founder of Community Energy Labs. She is a long-time cleantech enthusiast and practitioner having worked in the energy and utilities industry since 2000. Tanya is the mother of a very fun ten year old daughter and two house rabbits. She is excited to meet more women in tech and to support one another as we pursue growth in our lives and careers.

Caterina Paun (she/her) is the Senior Director and co-founder of WWCode Portland. She works as a Senior Instructor in the Computer Science Department at Portland State University, where she teaches classes on web and voice development. She has participated in several book clubs and she is excited to co-host this event series for the WWCode community.

👩🏽‍💻 About Women Who Code

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🔷 Code of Conduct

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