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  • Gerrymandering is much in the news, with cases pinging around federal and state courts.  This summer, the Supreme Court once again punted, but they will keep being presented with cases until we get a more definitive response, and even a negative response will send the states scrambling for…

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    Can We Ever Get It Right? Voting Technology in 2018

    Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – 12:00pm

    At DefCon, in July 2017, hackers were granted legal access to several types of election systems (including voting systems, back office equipment and e-poll books) for the first time.  Reportedly, every machine was breached in some manner.  The NSA, FBI and CIA have jointly reported that Russia has…

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    Mindfulness for Pain Relief

    Friday, October 12, 2018 – 12:00pm

    Pain comes in many forms, including physical, emotional, chronic, acute, annoying, or life-altering. What tools and techniques from mindfulness help alleviate suffering and improve quality of life? Learn research highlights from mindfulness and related fields and practice strategies to address pain and enhance wellbeing.

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    #TechWontBuildIt: The New Tech Resistance

    Wednesday, July 11, 2018 – 7:00pm

    Watch the Unicorn Riot video recording of this event. Right now, most news is unbearably ugly. But in the past month, rank-and-file organizers within the tech industry have given us reasons to hope. In early June, Google engineers compelled the company to not renew Project Maven, a contract…

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  • Join us for a series of Wednesday lunch-time discussions beginning on October 3 focusing on the upcoming elections and how we might work towards a more just and civil society. Topics will include redistricting, the dramatic increase of women candidates, the vulnerabilities of voting technology, how to talk across…

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