[Noisebridge-discuss] Girls Hack

[Hannah Grimm]

Hiliare,
I think it's awesome that you're working towards this; however, as someone
who teaches 11-13 year olds, I absolutely do not think that Noisebridge is
currently a safe place for them.  We harbored a known *pedophile* for
months, and there were people in the community who knew his history, but he
wasn't removed from the space until after he punched someone in the neck.
 If you want to do this, then be ready to stand guard eagle-eyed and
actively defend them and remove the creepers for their vicinity.  Don't get
me wrong, we're absolutely making progress as a community, but I'd be wary
of bringing young girls in.  I think it might do more to discourage them
than encourage them, to be honest.



On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Andrew Byrne <andrew at pachakutech.com>wrote:

> And a relevant link from our intrepid reporter, Holly McDede:
> Ladies Last: 8 Inventions by Women That Dudes Got Credit For
> From computer programming to nuclear fission to the paper bag machine,
> it's time to stop erasing these women from their great works
>
> http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/10/ada-lovelace-eight-inventions-women-erasure-credit
>
> Good read; I knew about Pert, but only b/c Sol Snyder is a legendary prick
> like that.
>
> -AnB
> On Oct 17, 2013 4:45 PM, "Hilaire Nollette" <metatecque at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hmmm,
> Because I come from a background of education, i may read between the
> lines where others don't...
> They need a Lab... All the good labs of the 90's that were built for the
> schools have become sadly deprecated (why can't we have nice things?)
> Noisebridge has a fully functional electronics lab, and then some.
>
> I am hearing from educators all over the bay (and the US) that technical
> education is severely lacking in public-schools.
>
> Can we be that Gap filler?
> I am happy to teach, and I know others are.
> I see Noisebridge as a "sandbox" where we can develop a model that makes
> learning fun and easy.
>
> Lemme see some positive feedback, please?
>
> And Thank You,
> Hiliare
>
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