vnyc-grants-conf

Month: 2017-11

2017-11-09

2017-11-10

lizbarry 21:50:55
anyone going to https://www.fordham.edu/blockchainsummit today? @devin @itsmisscs @darshana @patcon ?

fordham.edu

Humanitarian Blockchain Summit | Fordham

Humanitarian Blockchain Summit -

dzn 21:53:53
Sounds most cool. At the platform coop conference https://platform.coop/2017

Platform Cooperativism

2017 Conference: Platform Cooperativism

The People’s Disruption: Platform Co-ops for Global ChallengesĀ  REGISTRATION The first platform cooperativism event in 2015 popularized the #platformcoop idea, and the second event in 201…

lizbarry 21:56:30
until what time are you guys are platform.coop @darshana @patcon ? i'm teaching a couple blocks away until around 6:30pm -- can i come meet you there?

2017-11-11

itsmisscs 01:19:57
we have a dinner to get to, but maybe @darshana can squeeze it in? i’m going to be leaving around 6 to drop of mitra.
lizbarry 02:17:14
ok no worries! i'm gonna pick up patcon and run and plan to see everyone SUNDAY
lizbarry 02:17:38
followed by a walk over the Williamsburg bridge with the neon mannequin for Orbital šŸ™‚
dzn 02:26:09
I'm with a friend from Princeton at conference. Also phone is dying. @lizbarry let's plan for Sunday?
lizbarry 02:26:29
perfect !
lizbarry 03:36:39
also this for February 2018: http://www.intelligentmischief.com/wakandacon/

Intelligent Mischief

#WakandaCon

#WakandaCon supports fans of the Black Panther movie in organizing and/or attending all-black viewings/theater take overs during the first week of the movie's release in February 2018.

dope.
lizbarry 03:43:50
https://github.com/nayafia/microgrants

GitHub

nayafia/microgrants

microgrants - A list of microgrant programs for your good ideas

lizbarry 03:44:21
including http://www.heliumgrant.org/

heliumgrant.org

Helium Grant

Helium Grants are a $5,000 no strings attached grant for any person and any purpose.

What about applying to fund the Taiwan feb facilitation trip?
wow actually yes lets!
drat. it isn’t on a rolling basis
i found another possibility this weekend
dang! u mean shuttleworth?
yes
but i believe it runs on a cycle

2017-11-12

itsmisscs 23:47:23
@darshana https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/ submit anytime and they get in touch withing 45 days

Ford Foundation

Our grants

Learn about the foundation's grant making.

itsmisscs 23:53:06
published on 10th

2017-11-20

patcon 05:01:14
@patcon has joined the channel

2017-11-22

dzn 00:24:24
ARE WE HUMAN? : The Design of the Species : 2 seconds, 2 days, 2 years, 200 years, 200,000 years ^^
lizbarry 03:09:53
Thinking this might be interesting to @itsmisscs: the Participatory Design Fellowship: http://designtrust.org/news/apply-power-place-project-fellowships/ deadline Dec 7

Design Trust for Public Space

Apply for the "Power in Place" Project Fellowships by December 7

The Design Trust for Public Space, in partnership with South Bronx Unite will award three fellowships for the Power in Place: Building Community Wealth and Well-Being in Mott Haven-Port Morris project in mapping, community planning, and participatory design. The fellowship in mapping has already been awarded to Monxo Lopez from South Bronx Unite.Building on a deep legacy of community organizing roots, Power in Place will make the case for community-prioritized use of land in the Mott Haven-Port Morris area. The project will explore the potential of the Community Land Trust  (ā€œCLTā€) as a model for public space and will create a mapping framework and a series of maps, develop a community-driven plan for this neighborhood and a communi...

Did you ever have time to apply for this CS?

2017-11-28

dzn 04:09:58
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-internet-we-want-tickets-39892572759

Eventbrite

The Internet We Want

Big Tech is broken. Suddenly, a wide range of journalists and politicians agree that something has gone horribly wrong with the internet. How can the Left seize this opportunity to advance a radical vision for digital democracy?Ā To discuss this question, and to celebrate the release of Logic's third issue, JUSTICE, we invite you to join a panel discussion with:Cathy O'Neil—mathematician, data scientist, and author of Weapons of Math DestructionTrebor Scholz—scholar, activist, and leading proponent of "platform cooperativism"Astra Taylor—filmmaker, writer, and author of The People's Platform Evan Malmgren—writer, author of an article in Logic's new issue on municipal broadbandMoira Weigel—postdoctoral fellow at Harvard, cofounder of Logic, and author of a recent Guardian Long Read on tech worker organizingModerated by Ben Tarnoff. Co-sponsored by NYC-DSA Tech Action.Accessibility info: The venue is accessible by elevator. Please let us know if we can provide any further information.

itsmisscs 04:56:00
RAD!
itsmisscs 04:56:09
verso ā¤ļø
itsmisscs 04:56:11
i miss class
itsmisscs 04:56:37
i was going to be in DR though. I wonder if they will record/stream….
dzn 05:09:36
they usually do

2017-11-30

patcon 14:41:44
Nice find! Got it in the calendar. Livestream party if anyone's down
itsmisscs 21:55:03
@patcon i will be in the livestream party