Tomorrow!!! Excited for this fireside chat w/ Jeff Lawson twilio Irma L. Olguin Jr. Bitwise Industries! Techqueria Latinas in Tech /dev/color @NextPlayEvents Black & Brown Founders @JoinReunion Bixel Exchange (an L.A. Area Chamber program) @LTXFest Women Who Code LWT ColorStack AI4ALL SMASH hack the hood Code2040

Whoa! It's going to be 2 years in August since our last tech entrepreneurship community event!? #Oakland while we can't gather yet - we can still reconnect at this Thursday Oakland Tech Town Hall at 12pm! RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Last year our CTCO Lili talked with #CodedBias Director @shalinikantayya! Come together for a virtual screening of #CodedBiasPBS with Dr. Joy Buolamwini, @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) + ✨Myaisha Hayes ✨, on 3/18. RSVP bit.ly/CodedBias-OVEE… @pbs @AJLUnit4ed blackheart MediaJustice

The latest attack in #Georgia against the #AAPI community is a stark reminder that we must remain vigilant in the fight against white supremacy. We commit to continuing this work. #STOPAAPIHATENOW Resources List: Sarah Belle Lin docs.google.com/document/d/1mj…

#KaporCenter CTCO, Lili shares how we can rebuild more diverse tech ecosystems post-COVID at the FCC #FCCTechStartup panel. Check out Kapor Center #TechDoneRight challenge key insights to apply going forward! medium.com/kapor-the-brid…

Webinar: "Equity Centered Path to Broadband for All" @ 4/29 12pm PST! Join us for a discussion w/ key policy experts discussing initiatives that if done right may close the #digitaldivide for good. @commonsense MMTC /http/ @fcc RSVP Here: broadbandforall.splashthat.com

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Join Kapor Center this Thursday 12pm PST alongside a rep from FCC to get the latest on this $3.2B AND a landscape of the #Broadband4All from Common Sense Media /http/ Greenlining MMTC & more! broadbandforall.splashthat.com

"How can we ensure $3.2B in FCC funding brings communities of color offline online? We need YOU!" - Lili, CTCO Kapor Center #DigitalDivide #Broadbandforall @commonsense MMTC /http/ @greenlining @greatschoolchoice medium.com/kapor-the-brid…

On it & Signed! #CiteBlackWomen like Dr. Joy Buolamwini @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) Deb Raji @Combsthepoet leading research & organizing work around AI bias. Retweet if you signed on! Let's get to the 2K signatures in the next 60mins! 60 Minutes CBS 👀

Inclusive tech #apprenticeships are needed now! Find out how Airbnb and the Kapor Center are teaming up to create opportunity for non-traditional talent from underrepresented backgrounds! medium.com/kapor-the-brid…

Wow!! Close to 140 folks lined up early for In The Heights Movie in #Oakland !!! Excited to bring community together to celebrate our diverse cultures! Kapor Center LA Collab NALIP BeatrizAcevedo Ben Lopez Luis A. Miranda, Jr. #LatinxGoldOpen #InTheHeightsMovie

Racial justice & #techpolicy change is a critical strategy to change systems and structures of inequity. This is why we're sharing a thread on tech policy issues for you to stay informed! Follow us for more! #TechBytes #tech #racialjustice

It’s givin’ #FBF energy in celebration of #FiveforFounders. Tech x Oakland was 🔥. There’s really no other way to put it.😌 Check out the highlights & wrap-up report: blackandbrownfounders.com/techxoak-wrapu… Thanks, Lili! Another Day One we’re grateful to have in the BBF community.

Packed house learning about algorithmic bias & implications through Kapor Center Consumer Reports All Tech Is Human The Markup @aclu National Fair Housing Alliance FinRegLab Greenlining & more partners! Thank you to AI experts like @timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) for sharing her knowledge! Badinput.org

Want to build community #tech solutions for #Oakland? Join us on 6/17 for the People's #Hackathon to create a community-driven platform. #OaklandHackathon kaporcenter.org/event/the-peop…

#Oakland!! We got something special planned for all those who want to build solutions in community! Prizes, mentorship, rooftop vibes for purpose await! Excited for this collab with our CM D3 Carroll Fife & community partners!

Please join the D3 Office & the Kapor Center to work out tech & people-based solutions to these critical issues. Register here: tinyurl.com/D3peopleshacka…

Looking for new reads? Here are a few books we recommend! For more reads & resources, check out our library at: ajl.org/library/home. 📚

Vote for our SXSW 2024 panel submission! Help us bring the discussion on reforming the VC model that better aligns incentives across all venture stakeholders, to #SXSW. Your vote matters! Let's make an impact together. Batul Bryce Roberts VOTE NOW: bit.ly/3QAejwa