**Walking into an Open Code Lab**, you can expect to find programmers quietly writing code. You can also just as much expect a lively conversation, a demonstration or an exploration. Or inquiries into the questions of software design. Need help? When you're ready, just ask.

One group may be working on code challenges some in groups and others on their own. A facilitator may be guiding students playing with new patterns in code for the first time. Two students may be at a white board together or pair programming using TDD.

Wherever you go, we ask: *"what brings you here?"*

We ask to learn what matters to you.

And help you as best as we can.

We may stay after the hour to help folx who haven't been helped yet.

There will also be folx from our [Human Rights Check your Receipts: How do you know your Human Rights](https://www.meetup.com/code-whatever/events/296498130/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link) come early to join both.

Here are just a few things you can do in the Open Code Lab:

* build your websites
* design accessible apps
* make a game or even play one
* automate boring/repeated tasks
* make wanted and needed programs
* develop a career you love
* write a guide
* better than teaching: learn to enable learning
* ready for: js, react, express, mongo, python, flask, fp, sql & beyond
* professional skills: git\, u/li\|nix\, deployment\, tdd\, security\, design
* find your calling
* interviews, challenges and portfolio development
* Research a Human Rights issue: find evidence, consider perspectives, consider significance and find relationships in learning
* Write a blog post using [Public Narrative](https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/30760283/Public-Narrative-Worksheet-Fall-2013-.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y)

joining us?

* drop-in sessions hosted on Zoom

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Noa Heinrich

Norah Newcomb

Open Code Lab: what will you make today? CodeLAB + OpenLAB

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Don't just support Human Rights, experience why they matter and do something!
Explore ideas, ethics and culture.
Learn to understand what can be proven and consider Human Rights choices.

Share something you are dying to share or that's dying to be heard!
Practice giving a speech, pitch or even debate about a subject you are passionate about in a friendly learning environment
Study an Human Rights issue you believe in
Practice investigative journalism using strong primary source evidence
"Follow the money" for your Human Rights issue
Ask questions and get help
Practice answering questions for an issue you are passionate about
Learn to work with a group
Learn to teach
Even sing or teach a song.

We are experiential, critical and creative learners:
\* exploring primary sources
\* facilitating experiences
\* sharing ideas and strategy

A Container for our learning

We agree
\* to co-facilitate a space where every idea gets its fair hearing
\* to make sure everyone gets home with safety and integrity
\* to work together nonviolently
\* to call each other in as much as possible
\* to listen first and practice at noticing what others think
\* to offer grace

Help us choose which sources to focus on by filling out our form:

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Jay Waxse

Pitch-In: Sharing + Learning Together about Human Rights & Ideas

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