Catherine Bracy
Community Organizer | Civic Tech & Grassroots Innovation
About
Catherine Bracy is the Director of Community Organizing at Code for America, a nonprofit that uses technology to help governments better serve their communities. Bracy has dedicated her career to empowering local leaders and harnessing civic technology to drive grassroots change.
Through her work at Code for America, she has helped build a nationwide network of volunteers that partners with city governments to tackle pressing issues. Bracy's keynotes inspire audiences to take an active role in shaping their communities, showing how technology and community organizing can come together to create more equitable, responsive public services.
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Why good hackers make good citizens
Hacking is about more than mischief-making or political subversion. As Catherine Bracy describes in this spirited talk, it can be just as much a force for good as it is for evil. She spins through some inspiring civically-minded projects in Honolulu, Oakland and Mexico City — and makes a compelling case that we all have what it takes to get involved.
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