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There's no sugarcoating it: if there are no aggressive climate policy changes in the immediate future, we will see the end of humanity as we know it. If we won't upend the rise of the earth's temperature, we will continue towards a climate catastrophe & see more famine, severe weather conditions, & civil unrest.
Out of all this, young people will suffer the most. Young people would have to carry the burden of the decisions of politicians who effectively have the youth's lives in their hands.
To push for reform, many have rallied to pressure their governments to join the Paris Accord, but even then, it is still not enough. Most recently, in London, after massive rallies & direct action campaigns organized by a group called Extinction Rebellion, the city's mayor announced a state of climate emergency, effectively putting the crisis front & center. The effectivity of the tactic is catching up in America: on January 26, climate activists will have a national day of action to combat the climate catastrophe organized by Extinction Rebellion US.
Other groups are organizing to directly engage with their electeds. The Sunrise Movement are organizing young people to pressure Congress to create a sustainable solution for the crisis. Climate advocates are starting to rally around the Green New Deal - a massive federal green jobs guarantee program - to curb the crisis. The jobs program is being championed by the Sunrise Movement, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), & Justice Democrats, with allies such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), & others.
Our meeting on Tuesday will focus on the crisis: how bad it is right now (spoiler: really really bad), what solutions are possible, & what the landscape looks like for those fighting for sustainable green policy from within Washington DC, & outside on the streets.
We will announce the speakers by the end of the week.
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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!
The schedule is as follows:
6:15p - 6:45p : registration, networking (mingle!)
6:45p - 6:50p : Opening / Community News
6:50p - 7:20p : Dispatches from the Grassroots: Ocasio 2018
7:20 - 10:30 : Breakout!
After the program, the community will break out into two types of groups: discussion groups & working groups. Please notify the team at organizers@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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