Philadelphia Social Justice Hackathon Hack Night #2

#SJHPHL Social Justice Projects with Code for Philly & Pizza Nite!

Join us for the second hack night at 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/SJHPHLMeetup2 <<<

Agenda

• 5:30 pm - Meet & Greet, Pizza, and Intro to #SJHPHL 2024!

• 5:45 pm - Meet the amazing Code for Philly team!

• 5:50 pm - PLSE Criminal Record Expungement & Pardons Project with Caitlin Sherman.
  Related links: CfP Project Page | Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity | Github

• 6:20 pm - Managing Volunteers and Volunteer-run Projects and Harnessing AI for Mental Health Treatment Issues with Kat Jost (Technical Program Manager, Comcast and Sr. Advisor, Code for Philly) Related links: Balancer App / github

• 6:45 pm - Project Tools Primer: Github Quick Start and CfP Project Template with Travis Southard (Co-Director, Code for Philly and Data Analyst/Developer, Community Legal Services Philly).

• 6:30 pm - Continue Brainstorming & Ideation on Hackathon Project Challenges discussed so far, and Networking!

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Attend this Event to:

• Meet Code for Philly and learn about Social Justice projects they have been working on.
• Discuss challenges encountered by Philly residents and participate in ideation and brainstorming solutions for hackathon projects.
  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/SJHPHLMeetup2
• 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 - logistics/mentoring/subject matter expert etc. Register at: http://tinyurl.com/sjhphlvolunteer
• Sponsors - More info soon. Meanwhile schedule a brief chat, or email us: [info@socialjusticehackathon.com](mailto:info@socialjusticehackathon.com).

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