Promoting social justice by contributing to F/OSS - Women Who Code Hackathon - October 2017 🚺 ✌️
At the core of social justice is the notion of equality of opportunity.
Through the use of F/OSS, tech literacy can be promoted among groups that might not otherwise have access to the tools necessary to build such literacy.
By contributing to open-source projects, we are not only helping promote social justice but also aiding to bridging the digital divide by lowering financial and intellectual property barriers to resources and knowledge.
Our presentation is hosted through Google Slides.
- create presentation showcasing contributions
- everyone learns how to contribute to F/OSS
- at least one contribution per team member
- showcase of contributions through this
README
Does the solution solve a problem in a creative way?
Most hackathons focus on short-term development where the projects don't ever get touched again afterward.
By contributing to open-source projects that are already being actively used by others, we are not only ensuring long-term success but a broader impact.
Did the participant solve a hard technical problem? Did they get a working demo completed within the allotted time?
We contributed to 6 different open-source projects (links to PRs opened during the hackathon).
- First Aide iOS
- Mobile app for Peace Corp volunteers so they can readily have access to report or gain information on Peace Corps Safety and Security procedures.
- freeCodeCamp Guides
- A collection of easy-to-understand guides to programming tools
- Girl Develop It Website
- This is the official repository for the Girl Develop It website.
- Jail Dash
- A tool to help jail administrators, judges, and other stakeholders understand the conditions in metro jails, and use this data to visualize how their decisions–at both the individual and policy level–affect program, facility, and inmate outcomes.
- Mentorships for Women in Technology
- A curated list of the technical mentorships, internships specially organized for women.
- Women Who Code Guidelines & Resources
- Where Women Who Code chapters will gather resources and guidelines for WWC chapters.
We used the following technologies when contributing to these projects!
- Docker
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Markdown
- Swift
How impressive is the project? Did they complete the project?
We have yet to get a PR merged because it's a Saturday and open-source takes time for the maintainer to review the changes, make comments and ultimately approve the changes we've made.
Is the project related to social justice?
This project encourages the conceptualization of free open-source software (F/OSS) as part of a broader movement of digital rights and social justice.
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- Boyle, Rob; Ferris, Mark; Hardaway, Don; and Van Slyke, "Craig, "Promoting Social Justice with Open Source Software and Service Learning" (2008). 2008 Proceedings. 12.
- L. Sullivan, John. (2011). Free, Open Source Software Advocacy as a Social Justice Movement: The Expansion of F/OSS Movement Discourse in the 21st Century. Journal of Information Technology & Politics. 8. 223-239. 10.1080/19331681.2011.592080.