Started from the Bottom

A story about starting a nodeschool event in Baltimore, and about improving our communities in general. Links, etc: https://gist.github.com/jasonrhodes/a7f79a51c6202dee8f84

1. STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM. @rhodesjason
2. Photo: xkcd.com/802
3. commu inity and
5. START MORE THINGS
6. OUR BOTTOMS MATTER
8. #55 nodeup.com/fiftyfive
10. a little bit of a spin on the traditional meet-up format “ — @maxogden
17. learners mentors
19. Driver Navigator Pair Programming
21. Photo: flickr.com/photos/rossap/7597719198
22. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Ships that pass in the night and speak each other in passing Photo: flickr.com/photos/thevlue/5478170230
23. Photo: flickr.com/photos/tilley441/6436440693
25. DIFFERENT BOTTOMS [IMAGE REDACTED]
29. Photo: flickr.com/photos/61423903@N06/8772045680
30. } PRIVILEGE
31. HUH?
33. Credit: Chris Piascik (society6.com/chrispiascik/edgar-allan-bro)
34. #privilegeisnotbillyzabka
35. } PRIVILEGE
37. function makeThingsBetter() { this.listen++; this.think++; ! this.argue—; ! } ! makeThingsBetter.bind(me);
39. It was a shock. Someone had thought about it. I didn’t have to ask for it, it was just there. ! What a beautiful surprise. “ http://bookmaniac.org/thank-you-allies/ —Liz Henry
41. CODES ! CONDUCT of
47. @rhodesjason Thanks! Questions, thoughts, etc.—get in touch! Notes & Slides TBD
48. Links! • http://nodeschool.io • http://nodeup.com/fiftyfive • http://baltimorenodeschool.github.io/ • Learning about privilege 
 bit.ly/checkmywhat • Julie Pagano, So You Want to be an Ally? 
 bit.ly/allyguide • Sumana Harihareswara’s WikiCon 2014 keynote about education: https:// commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sumana-Harihareswara-wikicon-2014- keynote.webm