[liberationtech] FreedomHack hackathon in DC to build tools for citizen reporters in Mexico

[Kirby Plessas]

I'm not the organizer of this event, but I am sure it will go beyond
DC-based events. I believe this is the CommunityRED kick off event and it
is in DC because the founder, Shauna Dillavou, is here and she is
partnering with some other DC orgs. I've let her know about libtech and
hopefully she will join soon to talk about it.

Were you thinking other city-based hackathons or maybe a virtual one?


Kirby Plessas
President and CEO
Plessas Experts Network, Inc.
202-684-8101
202-403-3528 (fax)


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Kyle Maxwell <kylem at xwell.org> wrote:

> Do you have plans for future efforts to include non-DC-located hackers?
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Kirby Plessas <kirby at plessas.net> wrote:
> > FreedomHack is a hackathon put together by CommunityRED along with
> Amnesty
> > International and Cont3nt.com with the aim of building digital tools to
> aid
> > citizen reporters in Mexico. Mexico is consistently rated as one of the
> most
> > dangerous places in the world for reporters, due to violence and
> targeting
> > from drug cartels. The tools developed during FreedomHack will
> capitalize on
> > existing open source goodness to help journalists report stories
> anonymously
> > and securely - a total necessity for more reporting of corruption in
> > government and cartel-related violence.
> >
> >
> > This is an excellent opportunity to launch the good work of CommunityRED,
> > which provides digital safety for journalists, activists, and citizen
> > journalists in conflict zones. If you like open source stuff, tech for
> good,
> > or just plain doing good, come join us!
> >
> >
> > Oh yeah, use this link for a 100% discount:
> > http://freedomhack.eventbrite.com/?discount=TLM4EVER
> >
> > (It's free! Of course.)
> >
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