[Reader-list] Worldwide Aaron Swartz Hackatons (November 8-10)

[Patrice Riemens]

Boing Boing/ Cory Doctorow

original to: http://boingboing.net/2013/10/17/aaron-swartz-hackathon.html


Aaron Swartz hackathon

Noah Swartz writes, "In January, after nearly two years of government
prosecution and harassment, my brother Aaron Swartz died. Aaron was
eclectic and prolific in his activism. In the wake of recent events, we
especially feel the loss of his unique brand of activism. It is not just
that we now have one less voice in the chorus, or even that we lost such a
unique voice. We've lost a tireless activist, and a central motivator,
someone who could make us seriously question the morality of our actions
and show us how to do better. I want to host events around the world to
bring together those of us who are fighting to change things, and perhaps
to ignite others with a spark from Aaron's flame. Let's spend a weekend
together to be, as Aaron would say, part of Team Impact."

    When: The weekend of November 8-10th

    Where: So far we have confirmed locations in Argentina, Berlin,
Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco, as well as a kick off
event at the Internet Archive, but we want to see more hosts.

    What: An event to talk about and act on the wrong we see in the world.
An opportunity to work on 'the most important things' that we can be
working on.

    Each space will have one central project with entry points for people
at all skill levels, as well as an un-conference of smaller projects
that people can get involved with. We want to get some work done over
the weekend, but we also want to make sure that we're supporting
continued work. We want these projects to sprout a life of their own.
In six months, we'll work on them some more at another series of
events around the world.

    Who: Anyone who has been upset but not known what to do about it.
Whether you're technical or not, if you want to help there will be a
project you can work on. If you have specific skills or if you just
want to get a sense of what people are doing to make a change then we
urge you to join us.

    For further information

    * Description

    * If you want to help with running an event or organizing a project
e-mail us at org at aaronswartzhackathon.org

    If you want to join the discussion, join #AaronSwHack on irc.OFTC.net
or join the mailing list for the hackathon in your area by e-mailing
{cityname}-subscribe at aaronswartzhackathon.org