Civic Hacknight 014: On Gift Economy, with Theodore Kelogou

Come help us chip away at civic challenges! We've got everything you need for a friendly and productive night: an invited speaker to learn from, wonderful co-conspirators to meet, and some projects to work on!

https://link.g0v.london/rsvp

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide food this week, and so please do feel welcome to bring your own food. Sharing is welcome!

‣ PRESENTER: Theodore Keloglou
‣ TOPIC: On Gift Economy
‣ BIO: Theodore Keloglou spends most of his time programming programs. In addition to code, he likes reading and writing texts on society, democracy, and philosophy. His public domain blog is at nutcroft.com.

‣ CHECK-IN DETAILS
Enter through the main Northampton Square entrance. Go straight ahead, down the stairs, and the rooms should be ordered logically - we are in ELG02.

(We might informally confirm RSVPs, which help attendees to connect after the event, and help us ensure enough food.)

‣ ACCESSIBILITY
The event will take place on the lower ground floor. There is step free access through the main entrance and using the lift. A full guide can be found at https://www.accessable.co.uk/venues/college-building.

‣ ABOUT US
g0v London is an exploration of seeding a g0v community in London, UK. We are currently running hacknights roughly every few weeks and, with your support, we aspire to run them weekly.

‣ INSPIRATION
g0v is a grassroots social movement community dedicated to deepening the civic engagements and connections between the social arena and citizens. It is a decentralised civic tech community with core values of information transparency, open results and open cooperation. https://g0v.tw/intl/en/

Civic Tech Toronto is a diverse community of Torontonians interested in better understanding and finding solutions to civic challenges through technology, design or other means. They run weekly "civic hacknights for everyone", where people of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome to attend. https://link.civictech.ca/meetup (Civic Tech Toronto was in turn inspired by the values and format of Chicago's ChiHackNight. )

‣ AGENDA
6:15 Doors open.
6:30 Welcome and intros
7:00 Presentation, Q&A
7:30 Breakout groups (make something!)
9:00 Pack up and find a pub (alcohol optional)

Hope to see you there! Don't forget to bring your laptop for hacking!