Write/Speak/Code is an intensive, 3-day, hands-on conference with workshops, personalized feedback sessions, panels, and talks by talented technologists with marginalized genders. This year we’ll have four distinct conference tracks — Write, Speak, Code, and Growth. Each day of the conference, you’ll have the choice of participating in our core curriculum for writing (Friday), speaking (Saturday)Continue reading "Write/Speak/Code Conference"

Day 1: Friday, August 23rd GitHub・88 Colin P Kelly Jr. Street San Francisco, CA 94107   Day 2: Saturday, August 24th PayPal・2211 N. 1st Street San Jose, CA 95131   Join us for a 2-day developmental summit for Black and Latinx ERG influencers throughout Silicon Valley. By popular demand, we've developed interactive workshops, strategic networkingContinue reading "ERG Summit"

Gameheads is excited to announce that our 5th Annual Student Showcase is back on August 24. The Showcase will demonstrate the genius and creativity of our young people while championing diversity and inclusion in the tech and video game industries. This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever with over 350 friends, familyContinue reading "Gameheads 5th Annual Showcase"

Join us for Northern California's Second Largest Pride Parade + Festival on Sunday, September 8th, 2019. Oakland Pride Parade + Festival is the East Bay's premier LGBTQI Community Celebration and Festival that includes more than six city blocks of music + art + food + fun! Boasting four separate entertainment stages, Oakland Pride welcomes talentContinue reading "Oakland Pride"

This is our 5th annual Tech Inclusion Conference, convening the tech industry to focus on solutions to diversity and inclusion! Our theme this year is “Equity. Empowerment. Allyship.” Join us on day one, with opportunities for tech companies to candidates during our career fair. Day two features keynotes, panel discussions, solo talks and an interactiveContinue reading "Tech Inclusion SF"

“We know how to be racist. We know how to pretend to be not racist. Now let’s know how to be antiracist.” - Ibram X. Kendi Borealis Philanthropy, the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) are excited to invite you to a special afternoon with Ibram X. Kendi, one ofContinue reading "Belonging in Practice: How to be Antiracist"

What is #NESTFlight? Careers, Culture & Community to Help You Fly NEST Flight is an invitation-only event packed with inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, powerful panel discussions and one of a kind networking opportunities — all crafted to help students like you propel their careers, no matter where you are in your job exploration!

Our three-day event is an innovative, exciting, new interactive comic convention that combines, art, tech, workshops, gaming, cosplay, fashion, writing, creativity, FLASH (Fit Like A Super Hero), webtv, film, VR, and more. A panel of professionals/filmmakers/actors/movie producers/artists, as well as other game changers, will give insights into their work to inspire the participants, answer questionsContinue reading "AfroComicCon 2019"