Hi all,
I wanted to let you know about Hacktivism: The Unlocking Ideas Hackathon, an event hosted as part of Unlocking Ideas Worth Fighting For - a joint project between Manchester's People's History Museum and Salford's Working Class Movement Library - at which we'll be asking people to create the next generation of protest tools.
This event runs from 1pm on 7th June to 1pm on 8th June at Islington Mill, Salford. It's free to attend, with tickets bookable via eventbrite. http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hacktivism-the-unlocking-ideas-hackathon-tickets-10889210923
More event information below:
What is the future of protest? Could campaign music make the world a better place? Could short notice protests be bigger and better? Could movements realise what material has the biggest impact?
During the last two centuries people demanded change by taking to the street. From the Chartists to the suffragettes to the peace movement, those demanding change expressed their views publicly by bearing the tools of protest; placards, banners and posters. Now, activism is being redefined by the digital age. MyDavidCameron.com started the process; we're looking at where it goes from here.
Hacktivism is a 24-hour event (1pm Sat 7th to 1pm Sun 8th) asking attendees to create the next generation of protest tools. Come and make use of the digitised collections of the People's History Museum and Working Class Movement Library and hack new ways of speaking truth to power.
This event will be hosted at Islington Mill with WiFi supplied and enabled by Get Me Connected making sure you can get optimum use from the device (or devices) of your choice at any time.
Everyone is welcome, whether in a ready-made team (up to 4 people) or just you; there will be time at the beginning of the day to meet people and share skills. Just please don't start working on your hacks until the event starts. And in the interests of keeping this event fun and free we won't be doing prizes, but will have a show[off] and tell at the end of the hack.
For those of you staying overnight, or needing some down time, there will be a crash space upstairs at the Mill; just bring your sleeping bag/pillow/onesie for comfort! We'll also provide dinner on the Saturday, breakfast on the Sunday, snacks to tide you over and an honesty bar kindly offered by Islington Mill.
Finally - this event is free, but please do register via the button below to help give us an idea of numbers!
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