Philadelphia Social Justice Hackathon Hack Night #1
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#SJHPHL Hackathon Challenge Projects & Pizza Night!
First of a series of hack nights Drexel University's Thomas Kline School of Law leading up to the Philadelphia Social Justice Hackathon! These events are free to attend and open to all participants, regardless of coding experience or affiliation with an organization or university.
- Register at --> https://tinyurl.com/SJHPHLHackNight1
Agenda
- 5:30 pm Intros & Pizza
- 5:45 pm Inspiration from Kevin De Liban aka the #LegalLyricist - legally challenging algorithmic Medicaid decisions
- 6:00 pm Hackathon Project Pitches Lightening Round!
- 6:30 pm Brainstorming, Ideation, and Networking
Attend this event to learn about/share challenges encountered by Philly residents and participate in ideation and brainstorming solutions to work on at the upcoming hackathon.
Examples of projects include:
- Tangled Titles
- Open Data Philly
- Raising the Bar (Judges Accountability Tables follow up project)
- Making Court Systems more Accessible
- Research and formulate your own project pitches.
Examples of resources to consult: Penn Carey Law's Future of the Profession Initiative, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, Pew's Philadelphia Policy and Research.
For more info, check out the #SJHPHL website or email us at [info@socialjusticehackathon.com](mailto:info@socialjusticehackathon.com). See you soon!
Ways to Get Involved
- Attend a knowledge-sharing Community Hack Night: https://tinyurl.com/SJHPHLHackNight1
- Register for the Hackathon: https://tinyurl.com/SJHPHLHackathon
- Community providers & groups - submit Hackathon Challenge Projects for participants to work on: http://tinyurl.com/sjhphlchallenge. More info here.
- Volunteer with logistics/mentoring/as a subject matter expert/etc. Register at: http://tinyurl.com/sjhphlvolunteer
- Sponsors - More info soon. Meanwhile schedule a brief chat, or email us at [info@socialjusticehackathon.com](mailto:info@socialjusticehackathon.com).
The Organizers Team
SJHPHL is a collab between all Philadelphia Law Schools, local tech groups and community non-profits:
- Drexel University Thomas R Kline School of Law and the Center for Law and Transformational Technology (CLTT)
- Penn Carey Law at the University of Pennsylvania, Future of the Profession Initiative (FPI), Access to Justice Tech Fellowship Program
- Villanova University Charles Widget School of Law
- Temple University Beasley School of Law and Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT)
- [Philadelphia Chapter of LegalHackers.org](https://www.meetup.com/legalhackerspa/)
- Code for Philly
- R-Ladies Philly
- Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Contact Us:
- Schedule a brief chat
- Email: [info@socialjusticehackathon.com](mailto:info@socialjusticehackathon.com).
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