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Chicago Cultural Center launches Textizen campaign with Smart Chicago

Christopher WhitakerJune 2, 2014

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs has launched a Textizen campaign to get feedback on their new Public Art Plan. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. Textizen…

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Livestream: National Day of Civic Hacking in the Chicago Loop Day Two

Christopher WhitakerJune 1, 2014

For our second day of National Civic Hacking in the Chicago Loop, we’ll be hearing from the Southwest Organizing Project and the Chicago Police Department. Our livestream coverage will begin at 8:30am.  

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Live Stream of National Day of Civic Hacking at in the Chicago Loop (Presentations Day 1)

Christopher WhitakerMay 30, 2014

We’re super excited about all the National Day of Civic Hacking happening around the country. We’ll be live streaming our National Day of Civic Hacking in the Chicago UPDATE: We’ll be live streaming the presentations for Day 1 below starting…

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Resources for National Day of Civic Hacking

Christopher WhitakerMay 30, 2014

As we get ready for National Day of Civic Hacking, we’ve put together some resources to help get things rolling.

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Connect Chicago Live: National Day of Civic Hacking

Christopher WhitakerMay 30, 2014

In our next meetup, we will be focused on Chicago’s vast civic innovation movement, the role of your centers play in that movement, and how we can embed civic tech into our programs (and even our own website!). The National Day…

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Hack Night Live: Rise of the Working App!

Christopher WhitakerMay 27, 2014

At today’s OpenGovHack Night, our own Christopher Whitaker will be talking about the progress made since last year’s National Day of Civic Hacking and the Rise of the Working App. Our coverage starts at 6:15pm.

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  • Launch: The Chicago School of Data Book
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  • Documentation from the Array of Things Public Meeting at Association House of Chicago
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  • Community Call: NTEN’s Digital Inclusion Fellowship Q&A

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Current books by leading thinkers in civic tech.

Experimental Modes of Civic Engagement in Civic Tech: Answers the question, "what's the difference between sentiment and action?" in people-driven civic tech.

The @CivicWhitaker Anthology: Three years of organizing, writing, and documenting in Chicago civic tech at the Smart Chicago Collaborative.

The CUTGroup Book: Complete documentation of one of the most innovative methods of tech-focused civic engagement.

Youth-Led Tech Curriculum: 28 Days of step-by-step for tech training in the context of the needs & priorities of young people.

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