From Grief to Action
In June 2020, CAASI launched the Grief to Action (G2A) volunteering platform to support the effort to fight the systemic racism that has been laid bare by the death of George Floyd and countless others. To date, over 100 volunteers (including 40+ non-Pitt community members) have contributed their expertise in our weekly Friday meeting.
G2A volunteers have developed three interdisciplinary data-driven projects: a tool to facilitate transparency in the police accountability process, a tool to connect BIPOC-owned businesses with the university community, and an LGBTQIA+ single use bathroom finder.
To learn more about us:
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sign up to join our Friday 12pm meetings. We are open to all staff, students, faculty, and Pittsburgh community members.
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check out our holidays card / 2020 year-end report!
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see an overview of Grief to Action at our talk at the Harvard Center for Research and Computation for Society Fall 2020 seminar series.
The Allegheny County Policing Project is a data platform to help citizens navigate hyper-fragmentation of policing in the county.
412 Connect is an online platform that bridges university students with underrepresented communities through virtual scavenger hunts.