Today, we head to Chicago, where a civic gathering called Chi Hack Night is bringing technologists, designers, policy nerds, and everyday residents together to build a better city.

Access to visuals for this story are here:

https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/we-found-the-anti-doge-in-chicago 

and that conversation on Life With Machines with Deb Roy is here

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-with-machines/id1766829040?i=1000703577941 

mRelief, a woman-led initiative that’s made it easier for people to access food benefits. Since 2018, it’s helped unlock $2 BILLION (yes, with a B) in SNAP support for people across the country.

In a time of DOGE and digital distrust, it’s tempting to think all tech can do is tear things down. But this is what happens when we invite everyone—not just the billionaires—into the process of shaping solutions.

This is what citizening looks like:


🧑‍🤝‍🧑 People-powered innovation


🏙️ Tech rooted in place


💡 Making tools with communities, not just for them

 

💬 Seen something like this in your community, an org that asks first?

Visit https://stories.howtocitizen.com, join our list, and let us know you have a story to share. These stories are everywhere — and we need them more than ever.

Today, we head to Chicago, where a civic gathering called Chi Hack Night is bringing technologists, designers, policy nerds, and everyday residents together to build a better city.
Access to visuals for this story are here:
<a href="https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/we-found-the-anti-doge-in-chicago">https://newsletter.baratunde.com/p/we-found-the-anti-doge-in-chicago</a>&nbsp;
and that conversation on Life With Machines with Deb Roy is here
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-with-machines/id1766829040?i=1000703577941">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-with-machines/id1766829040?i=1000703577941</a>&nbsp;
mRelief, a woman-led initiative that&rsquo;s made it easier for people to access food benefits. Since 2018, it&rsquo;s helped unlock $2 BILLION (yes, with a B) in SNAP support for people across the country.
In a time of DOGE and digital distrust, it&rsquo;s tempting to think all tech can do is tear things down. But this is what happens when we invite everyone&mdash;not just the billionaires&mdash;into the process of shaping solutions.
This is what citizening looks like:
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🧑&zwj;🤝&zwj;🧑 People-powered innovation
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<li>
🏙️ Tech rooted in place
</li>
<li>
💡 Making tools with communities, not just for them
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</li>
</ul>
💬 Seen something like this in your community, an org that asks first?
Visit <a href="https://stories.howtocitizen.com">https://stories.howtocitizen.com</a>, join our list, and let us know you have a story to share. These stories are everywhere &mdash; and we need them more than ever.

How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. So many of us want to do more in response to the problems we hear about constantly, but where and how to participate can leave us feeling overwhelmed and helpless. Voting, while critically important, simply isn’t enough. It takes more to make this experiment in self-governance work! Listen in to learn new perspectives and practices from people working to improve society for the many. Join writer, activist, and comedian Baratunde Thurston on a journey beyond politics as usual that will leave us all more hopeful, connected, and moved to act.

How To Citizen with Baratunde

We found the Anti-DOGE in Chicago

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/35f32215-b478-40ff-8b5b-b2c30100cb0c/transcript

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