Civic Hacknight #193 with Pearl Buhariwala & Janisha Kamalanathan: WITHWomen app

Topic: Creating the WITHWomen app

http://stmichaelshospital.com/media/detail.php?source=hospital_news/2019/0524

Come help us chip away at civic problems by combining technology with the power of our community. We've got everything you need for a perfect Tuesday night: a presentation to learn from, some projects to work on, and pizza (or other food) to snack on!

• Presenters:

Pearl Buhariwala & Janisha Kamalanathan, Research Coordinators, St. Michael's Hospital

• Social media cheat codes:

@StMikesHospital @C_UHS_StMikes #intimatepartnerviolence
https://link.civictech.ca/tweet

• Biographies:

Pearl Buhariwala is a Research Coordinator working at MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at Unity Health Toronto. At MAP Pearl works on multiple projects which address the social determinants of health and evaluate interventions to better support women. Pearl is passionate about working for a research centre which emphasizes solutions focused research working to improve the lives of those most in need across Toronto.

Janisha Kamalanathan is a Research Coordinator at MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at Unity Health Toronto. A social worker by training, Janisha is passionate about improving health equity in the city. At MAP Janisha works on innovative research projects that support social change – including program evaluations, quality improvement initiatives and projects related to the Centre’s Partner Violence Implementation Science Program. In her spare time, Janisha chairs the board of a Turtle House Art/Play Centre – a small charity providing special arts programming for newcomers in Toronto.

• Venue sponsor:

Thanks so much to May's venue and food sponsor, Deloitte Digital!

https://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology/solutions/deloitte-digital.html

• Check-in details:

There will be a table in the lobby for checkin up to 7pm. You'll be directed which elevator to take.

If you run into any issues, then please send a message to our "doorbell" at 647-812-2649 (647-8122-6IX), and the organizers will get a notification.

• Accessibility:

The venue is fully accessible.

• About us:

Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, and all other Torontonians who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable and equitable, through design, tech, and data. (Coders are welcome, but you don’t have to be a coder to contribute!) Come and be part of it!

• Agenda:

6:30-7: Welcome and intros
7-7:30: Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:30-9: Breakout groups (make something!)

For more info, visit http://civictech.ca
Here's our Code of Conduct: http://civictech.ca/about-us

Hope to see you Tuesday!

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