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

[Kyle Maxwell]

Virtual would be good. This is a specific area of interest and research for
me, and I would like to find a way to collaborate securely with others.
On Aug 1, 2013 4:51 AM, "Kirby Plessas" <kirby at plessas.net> wrote:

> 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
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> 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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