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Us tech workers enjoy a lot of perks in our workplaces. Some get free catering, a shuttle bus service, paid leaves, & a robust health plan. However, in those same work places, the cafeteria workers may be subcontractors that earn lower-than minimum wage. Or shuttle drivers are negotiating for farer & sensible work conditions.At the end of the day, we are all workers.And as workers we have got to show solidarity to fellow workers who are fighting for a better life for themselves & their family.
We must. And we can.Join us on May 22 to have an open discussion about labor & what you can do to affect change in your workplaces. We will have Yana Calou, organizer at coworker.org, to share the work they have done in bringing wage justice in Facebook, pressuring IBM to pull out of privacy-encroaching contracts, & how we can do it in our own backyard.
Yana Calou is an organizer, communications strategist, media activist, & writer. Yana has a background in gender studies, women's & LGBTQ American history. Yana has trained hundreds of activists on how to make change at work, developed trainings on cultural sensitivity, how to use media for social change on issue-specific campaigns such as ethics in tech, economic justice for low wage workers, LGBTQ justice, reproductive justice, & more.
Breakout groups will commence right after. Bring your laptops!
Food will be provided.
The schedule is as follows:
6:30p - 6:50p : registration, networking (mingle!)
6:50p - 7:10p : announcements, introductions
7:10p - 7:30p : Speaker
7:30 - 7:40p : Breakout introduction
7:40p - 9:30p : Breakout
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About Progressive HackNight
Progressive HackNight is a bi-weekly gathering of coders & creatives, makers & doers, to foment & inspire action. We use our collective talents & abilities to push forward pro-social change in benefit of the common good. We're all about making great ideas happen.
An intersection of technology & activism. A physical space for progressive activists, organizers, data wranglers, ux/ui designers, & coders to come together, discuss the issues, & work on projects together that will drive the movement forward.
This event is open to technologists, organizers, data enthusiasts, ux/ui, creatives, project managers, product managers, coders, etc, of all backgrounds/experiences.
Food will be provided!
After the program, the community will break out into two types of groups: discussion groups & working groups. Please notify the team at steering@progressivehacknight.org if you want to announce a breakout group for that night.
DISCUSSION GROUP
Groups centered on learning new things, discussing solutions to addressable problems, building networks, & strategizing. Start one by filling out our Project Ideas page
WORKING GROUP
Working groups are breakouts focused on either onboarding, training, or just having a team setup on collectively coding for your awesome project! Start one by going to our Project Ideas page
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