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@ConnectMeWith_

# B a t t l e O f T h e C a m p s

A 3 6 - h o u r H a c k a t h o n P r o j e c t

Establish #Connections. Expand #Boundaries

Share #Passions. Stay #Engaged.

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STIMULATE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IMPORTANT TOPICS

. H A C K F O R G O O D .

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Juliana ramos

James gregory

T E A M

P H O E N I X

S A N K O F A

Faith wilkins el

Gentle ramirez

(they/them)

Nadia Garcia

Aymen dirar

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DID YOU KNOW?

99%

Of killings by police from 2013 - 2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.

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#Problems

It’s difficult to meet new people during quarantine.

Twitter lacks a cohesive way to personally connect with other passionate users.

Interest in movements tend to die out over time.

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This bot circulates educational texts/articles & promotes collective care efforts to those who are lifelong learners by matching users with like minded individuals.

Our Solution

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Connect Me

With Twitter Bot

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Connecting on Twitter:

Nadia’s Aunt & Uncle

This bot will allow strangers

to bond over any shared interests.

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How to Use @ConneCtMeWIth_

EDUCATE

Twitter users tweet @ConnectMeWith_ and a phrase.

The bot DMs links for information and another user’s handle who have similar interests.

Both parties reach out to each to discuss what they have learned!

First

Second

Third

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DEMO SLIDE

https://connectmewithbattle.web.app/

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Tools We Used

FrontEnd

BackEnd

APIs

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What’s Next?

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FUTURE PLANS

Phase 1: Building & Marketing	Phase 11: Launch	Phase 111: Enhancement
– Global Social Movement Database Development – Influencer Reach & Partner – Twitter Bot Group DM Feature	– Location Data targeting & Collection – Monthly conversation starters – User Usage Data Collection	– AI privacy & security upgrade – Advanced matching – Twitter Bot → Twitter Feature

Gentle

At the launch we have four categories, that are available 1) Accessibility/disability and covid, 2) antiblack racism in Latinx communities, 3) Black mutual aid efforts and 4) radical abolitionist feminism and femicide. In the future we want to add data visualization to our website to show most popular phrases and how many are connecting, aspire to develop a Twitter Bot Group DM feature, and ultimately get the bot adopted by twitter to become a feature. Lastly we hope to expand categories to include an option to meet new friends during quarantine, and make sure that conversations are healthy and safe by doing monthly check ins.

5) go fund me database for black trans women specifically, 6) incarcerated individuals survival funds (it is hot in rikers) 7) mutual aid college efforts for first generation students, 8) abolish ICE (look how quickly it went from abolish ice to silence after international college students were told they could stay. Its still abolish ICE. 9) resources for the hard of hearing and differently abled community, (speech apps, and other tech they can use in their daily life) 10) fatphobia, 11) capitalism and the environment 12) who knows

`1 Year Notes:

Expanding Categories to global scale to allow people to meet new friends

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Why Should Twitter care?

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#PURPOSE and #PROFIT

Twitter’s Interest in Social Movements

– First Flight Programs & Diversity Handles

@ConnectWithMe_ encourages good social good efforts

– COVID-19 spread prevention

– Open and collaborative learning

Increased usage of Twitter

– Scheduled queries keep users coming back

– Twitter DMs are more useful and unique

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Questions?

Thank you for listening!

@ConnectWithMe_

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RESOURCES

Donate to support New Yorkers in need – Mutual Aid NYC. (2020). Mutualaid.Nyc. https://mutualaid.nyc/get-involved/donate/
Ta-Nehisi Coates. (2014, May 21). The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The Atlantic; The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
Understanding and addressing violence against women Femicide. (n.d.). https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/77421/WHO_RHR_12.38_eng.pdf
NYC COVID-19 Response Fund. (2020). Paypal.Com. https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8nnys8G2Qc
‌ It’s time to reclaim radical lesbian feminism. (2019, May 17). AWID. https://www.awid.org/news-and-analysis/we-were-never-gender-binary-its-time-reclaim-radical-lesbian-feminism
‌What is Abolitionist Feminism, and why does it matter. (2018, June 13). What is Abolitionist Feminism, and why does it matter? IPPR. https://www.ippr.org/juncture-item/what-is-abolitionist-feminism-and-why-does-it-matter
‌COVID-19 Resources for the Disability Community - Access Living. (2020, July 29). Access Living. https://www.accessliving.org/our-services/covid-19-resources-for-the-disability-community/
Disability Justice Mutual Aid Fund. (2020). Paypal.Com. https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8pFQzbhrOn
Pave the Way: Empowering People with Disabilities. (2018). Gofundme.Com. https://www.gofundme.com/cause/empower-people-with-disabilities
‌Anderson-Minshall, J. (2020, April 17). Disabled LGBTQ Activists Are Redefining Sex and Sexuality. Advocate.Com; Advocate.com. https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/4/17/disabled-lgbtq-activists-are-redefining-sex-and-sexuality

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RESOURCES

Alvarez, F. (n.d.). Mestizo, Negro, Blanco-What Does it Mean? Racism and Colorism’ s Effects in the Latinx Community. https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=socresp_etds
‌Human Rights Campaign. (2015, October 23). Being Latinx & LGBTQ: An Introduction | Human Rights Campaign. Human Rights Campaign. https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-latino-a-lgbtq-an-introduction
Canela López. (2020, June 26). How to address anti-Blackness in non-Black Latinx spaces - Insider. Insider; Insider. https://www.insider.com/anti-blackness-non-black-latinx-spaces-racism-2020-6
Mapping Police Violence. (2020). Mapping Police Violence. Mapping Police Violence. https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/