Hack for Social Good

photo Bre Pettis

Oct 27th help us empower at-risk kids and reboot education.

We’re looking for some talented hackers in the LA area to take part in an exciting hack for social good. The goal is to create prototypes that places education directly in students’ hands in an effort to unlock creativity in at-risk students.

On Oct 27th we’ll be staging a hackathon in association with the Mozilla Foundation, DIY DAYS, the WorkBook Project, Open Access Week and UCLA.

The goal is to develop prototypes that help to reboot education.

Prototypes will be presented on stage on Oct 28th at the close of DIY DAYS in front of an audience as well as a special panel of angel investors, NGOs and educators.

DETAILS:

Hackathon takes place Oct 27th (11am to 10:30pm)
@ Charles E. Young Research Library on UCLA’s campus

Come with a team or come and find a team to work with. This is a social hack that is intended to be fun and for a very good cause. The goal is to help reboot aspects of the educational system, find ways to empower students and learning while at the same time having fun.

Food and drink supplied by your friends at the Mozilla Foundation.

BUT ITS NOT JUST FOR HACKERS

It’s not enough to bust a hack—you need to spread the word.

We’re inviting creative people of all stripes to help communicate what the teams have made over the course of the hackfest.

Bring a camera, bring your thinking cap, and help the teams advertise the fruits of their labors.

Will you make a movie-style trailer for their hack? An web-based interactive intro? A slidecast?

Help these ideas spread by catching the world’s attention. Everyone of all skill levels is welcome.

SPACE is limited so if you are interested in taking part please send an email to work@workbookproject.com with the subject “hack for social good.”