Code for Durham: Eviction Diversion + Civic Hacking
Details
Tonight's speaker: Jesse McCoy II, J.D.
Jesse is the James Scott Farrin Senior Lecturing Fellow and Supervising Attorney at the Duke Civil Justice Clinic of the Duke University School of Law.
Jesse will discuss NC eviction law and the Durham County Eviction Diversion Program. He will address the bases for eviction in North Carolina, discuss defenses, and discuss how habitability concerns can create unique counterclaims. Jesse will also address the larger issue of evictions as a national crisis with a particular foothold in Durham County and discuss how the Eviction Diversion Program is attacking this problem.
Tonight's Agenda:
• 5:30 pm: Mingle and get pizza
• 5:45 pm: Guest Speaker + Q&A
• 6:15 pm: Announcements + project updates
• 6:30 pm: Break into groups + work on projects
Code for Durham is a bi-weekly project night for technologists, designers, developers, data scientists, map makers, and activists who are working on "civic technology" projects. Consider this to be a study hall or office hours to improve the city. Bring your laptop, ideas, projects, maps, data, and questions. Pizza will be provided!
This night is for those who want to:
• get work done on civic projects;
• start a new project, or find one to join;
• get feedback from technical, government, or community experts; and/or
• learn about tools for local empowerment, open data, and smart and open government.
For first timers trying to get the most out of the night, you should be sure to bring your laptop. Prior to the Meetup, you can explore www.codefordurham.com to get familiar with local resources and where you might want to plug in. You could also watch Civic Hacking 101 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH6LnW_qjeI) or get inspired by some of the Code for America 2015 Summit videos (https://www.youtube.com/user/CodeforAmerica/playlists).
Attendance implies consent to our Code of Conduct (https://github.com/codeforamerica/codeofconduct).
Have fun! Do good!