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THE PEOPLES' TECH ASSEMBLIES

Happy Friday, people of the Peoples' Tech Assemblies!

We are BetaNYC and the Office of the NYC Public Advocate. Starting today, look for the Peoples' Tech Assemblies in your inbox on a weekly basis. We’ll be here sharing updates and inviting you to participate in different ways. If you have any questions at any point, reply to this message or email us at peoplestech@beta.nyc.

Last week, we held two virtual events. Thank you to all the participants who shared their time with us and contributed their input!

Recap of Reimagining NYC's 911 Response System on National Day of Civic Hacking: Our first event took place with NYC’s Deputy Public Advocate of Justice, Health Equity & Safety,  Solomon Acevedo and Code for America on National Day of Civic Hacking. Participants shared their experiences with NYC’s 911 system and we discussed ways it could improve. Participants brought different lived experiences to the table and ranged from fellow civic techies and designers to subject matter experts (we even had a former NYPD Sergeant of Detectives in attendance who shared great insight!). There's interest in having a follow-up event to workshop some ideas and build prototypes. Stay tuned! And check out our Justice, Health Equity and Safety projects as we update them to collect more input from you.
 
Recap of the Peoples' Tech Assembly on Education and Technology: The next event took place with NYC’s Deputy Public Advocate of Education & Opportunity, Elizabeth Kennedy. Participants discussed NYC's school system and share thoughts about the role of technology in supporting parents, students and educators. Some of the themes that emerged were around streamlining communications between parents and schools, how decision-making processes could better involve parents at a local school level, and the challenges presented by tech literacy and accessibility disparities. Want to contribute input on this topic? Check out our Education and Opportunity projects.
Climate Week NYC was also last week, and it couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Let's turn our focus to what's around us— our environment. With Congress set to (hopefully!) vote on the infrastructure package this week and with New Yorkers still facing the devastating aftermath of recent extreme weather events, we have questions about our built environment and our city's future. How will we ensure no community is left behind after extreme weather events? The decisions we make today about infrastructure and technology matter and they need your attention! The Peoples’ Tech Assemblies would like to hear from you. Please contribute to our Infrastructure and Environmental Justice projects with your concerns and ideas, and keep an eye out for upcoming events on the topic to discuss them.

Read on for more information about how you can participate in the Peoples' Tech Assemblies. And as we welcome October, expect updates from us on peoplestech.nyc. We're adding MORE PROJECTS for you to participate in, MORE EVENTS for you to RSVP to, and a way for you to have effective CONVERSATIONS in your community on technology and NYC.

We can't wait to hear from you.

— The NYC Peoples’ Tech Assemblies  

Contribute to discussions!

Click the cards below to share what's important to you and your community.

Attend an Upcoming Event!

Attend upcoming virtual workshops on topics your community cares about.
Oct 12 at 6:00PM Workshopping Civic & Community Empowerment — RSVP
Oct 14 at 6:30PM Workshopping Equity in Public Housing — RSVP
Oct 19 at 6:30PM Discussing the future of Civic & Community Empowerment
Oct 28 at 4:30PM Workshopping Housing Security

View upcoming events and RSVP links here as they are listed.

More ways to participate!

Create an account on peoplestech.nyc, choose a topic area under "Projects" and click the contribute button to respond with your thoughts.

Host a conversation in your community, whether it's at a dinner table or in a community center. Let us know of your interest and we’ll equip you with what you need. 

Account for all New Yorkers by responding to the Peoples' Tech Community Survey!

Partner Spotlight


The Urban Tech Hub of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech applies digital technology to improve people’s lives in cities. It brings together thought leaders and engages communities to further the positive impact of urban technologies. The Urban Tech Hub has recently released a draft for discussion titled "Rebooting NYC: An Urban Tech Agenda for the Next Administration". The draft is an applied research initiative dedicated to proactively identifying challenges facing New York City that can be addressed with existing urban technologies. The effort is led by Rohit Aggarwala, who formerly served as the Director of the Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability for the City of New York, and is supported by the staff and leadership of the Urban Tech Hub.Logo for Cornell Tech | Home of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute

The Peoples' Tech Tale of the Week: Trash!

In 1881, a civic debate over street cleaning and garbage collection reached a boiling point! As a result, the New York City Department of Street Cleaning was established. In 1933 it was renamed to be the Department of Sanitation, as we know it today. Over the course of a few decades, a new issue came to light. On July 14th, 1989, The NYC Recycling Law (Local Law 19) went into effect. It mandates that all residents must separate out their recyclables from their garbage. Find out more about the events leading to the law’s passage as well as the advocacy groups who fought for stricter measures.

Learn about civic projects harnessing technology to tackle sanitation issues! Check out this inspiring gallery of projects created by participants of the 2017 Hack:Trash:NYC.

Have a great weekend!

The Peoples Tech Assemblies

Email: peoplestech@beta.nyc
Website: https://peoplestech.nyc
 
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