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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

👉️️ Tue Oct 13 → 7pm • in-person & online What can maps tell us about how Toronto votes? Prof. Zack Taylor ( @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social ) on the election maps he built with colleagues, how they've been used, and what else they could reveal! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #564, Tuesday October 13th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Zack Taylor presents "A Data-Driven Approach to Toronto's Electoral Geography." Photo of Zack, a man with short light brown hair and dark-rimmed glasses wearing a checked collared shirt and dark blazer. Blue, green and yellow gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

👉️️ Tue Oct 6 → 7pm • in-person & online Most Canadian cities bury council records in one-off formats and PDFs, sometimes scanned. Toronto's are a breath of fresh air. Mike Nikles on making every format searchable with @civic-lens.ca! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #563, Tuesday October 6th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Mike Nikles presents "Canadian Council Records: Nothing but PDFs, and Toronto." Photo of Mike, a man with short dark hair wearing a grey V-neck t-shirt against a white background. Orange and yellow gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

👉️️ Tue Sept 29 → 7pm • in-person & online Face scanning to guess your age is becoming the price of protecting kids online. Sara Grimes asks whether it works and what it means for children's privacy and rights! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #562, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 29th at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speaker Sara M. Grimes, PhD presents "Ban the Kid, Keep their Data." Photo of Sara, a smiling woman with short curly brown hair wearing a floral top and gold necklace. Pink and purple gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

👉️️ Tue Sept 22 → 7pm • in-person & online Dark patterns used to be a buried opt-out or a sneaky button. Now they're in your chats with AI. Dominique Kelly on why they're harder to resist, especially for young users! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #561, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 22nd at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speaker Dominique Kelly presents "Dark patterns 2.0: Manipulative design in the age of AI." Photo of Dominique, a woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a grey knit top and a pendant necklace. Teal and purple gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

👉️️ Tue Sept 15 → 7pm • in-person & online What would Bill C-22 mean for your privacy and human rights? Lawyer Cynthia Khoo (@cyn-k.bsky.social) presents the Citizen Lab and CCLA's joint analysis of the surveillance it would expand. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #560, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 15th at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speaker Cynthia Khoo presents "Unnecessary and Disproportionate: Bill C-22 and Lawful Access." Photo of Cynthia, a smiling woman with long dark hair wearing a black blazer over a red top, arms crossed. Green and gold gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

👉️️ Tue Sept 8 → 7pm • in-person & online What can apps learn about your health from your voice, your cough, and other sounds? Stephen J. Neville (@silentrecord.bsky.social) tracks a decade of growing privacy and discrimination risks! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #559, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 8th at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speaker Stephen J. Neville presents "Creeped Out: Privacy and Discrimination Risks of Health-related Machine Listening." Photo of Stephen, a smiling man with curly brown hair and a short beard wearing a dark blue shirt. Pink and orange gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

👉️️ Tue Sept 1 → 7pm • in-person & online What does the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario do? @ipcontario.bsky.social's Christopher Parsons and Sharly Chan explain how they protect your rights in a changing tech landscape! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #558, part of the September Series "Defending our privacy and access rights," Tuesday September 1st at 7pm, in person and online. Co-branded with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. Speakers Christopher Parsons and Sharly Chan present "Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, and the Technology Policy Team." Illustrated portrait of Christopher, a man with glasses, and a photo of Sharly, a woman with long dark hair standing on a city street. Purple and magenta gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

👉️️ Tue Aug 25 → 7pm • in-person & online Anna H, Julian Egelstaff and Adam Khafagy of ClimateFast built the People's Data Centre Map, so residents can see existing and proposed AI data centres near them! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #557, Tuesday August 25th at 7pm, in person and online. Speakers Anna H, Julian Egelstaff and Adam Khafagy present "People's Data Centre Map." Photos of two of the speakers, both with dark hair and glasses. Blue gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

👉️️ Tue Aug 18 → 7pm • in-person & online A cyberattack downed every Toronto Public Library system, yet all 100 branches stayed open. TPL CIO Steve Till-Rogers on leading the response, the rebuild, and the lessons! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #556, Tuesday August 18th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Steve Till-Rogers presents "Lessons Learned from a Cyber Attack: Toronto Public Library's Experience." Photo of Steve, a smiling man with short blond hair and dark round glasses wearing a checked shirt and dark blazer. Blue gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

👉️️ Tue Aug 11 → 7pm • in-person & online Producer @danielbekerman.bsky.social (The VVitch, The Apprentice) shares why he's building a worker-owned co-op streaming platform, changing the medium before the message gets bleaker! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #555, Tuesday August 11th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Daniel Bekerman presents "It's time to change the Mediums or the Messages will keep getting bleaker." Photo of Daniel, a smiling man with a greying beard and aviator sunglasses wearing a light blue collared shirt, seated in a car. Blue-to-yellow gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

👉️️ Tue Aug 4 → 7pm • in-person & online What is a queer archive, and how does it survive online? Digital Archivist Natasha Fisher gives an accessible intro to how The ArQuives future-proofs Canada's 2SLGBTQIA+ history! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #554, Tuesday August 4th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Natasha Fisher presents "How We're Preserving Queer History at the ArQuives." Photo of Natasha, a smiling woman with shoulder-length red hair wearing a white top, standing outdoors in front of pink blossoms. Green gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

👉️️ Tue July 28 → 7pm • in-person & online How can tech help your neighbourhood flourish? Relational Tech Project's Deborah Tien (@detien.bsky.social) is building infrastructure to spread ideas and tools place to place. Let's experiment! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

👉️️ Tue July 21 → 7pm • in-person & online Want better TTC service? Luke Li's TransitBunny RT uses live vehicle data to catch delays and bottlenecks, so you can report exactly where service is failing, backed by data! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic... #GTFS #GTFSRT

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #552, Tuesday July 21st at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Luke Li presents "Transit Bunny: Want to flag to TTC where to improve service? Here's the data to support it." Photo of Luke, a man with short dark hair and glasses, arms crossed, wearing a grey blazer over a dark blue shirt against a neutral background. Orange gradient background.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

👉️️ Tue July 14 → 7pm • in-person & online Tired of the pothole no one fixes? Ahmed Nadar built SolveTO for Toronto, turning one photo into a report the city can act on. Learn what a tool like this could mean for other Canadian cities. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Event graphic for Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #551, Tuesday July 14th at 7pm, in person and online. Speaker Ahmed Nadar presents "SolveTO: From one pothole to a reporting platform for every Canadian city." Photo of Ahmed, a smiling man with short greying hair wearing a beige jacket over a blue collared shirt, standing outdoors with a cloudy city skyline behind him.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

👉️️ Tue July 7 → 7pm • in-person & online Learn more about the Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot happening this summer! With @chanface.bsky.social and @francescapoli.bsky.social. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

Civic Tech Toronto Meetup #550 on Tues July 7 at 7pm, in person and online.
Rodney Chan & Francesca Policarpio: The Road to the Church Street Pedestrianization Pilot

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

👉️️ Tue June 23 → 7pm • in-person & online One year in, the TWC Canada Organizing Committee facilitates a discussion addressing the worries tech workers face: layoffs, top-down AI mandates, and AI usage tracking. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

👉️️ Tue June 16 → 7pm • in-person & online How child-friendly is your neighbourhood? Dr. Emily Gemmell (@egemmell.bsky.social) shares an urban playability index scoring how well Canada's 35 largest cities support kids' outdoor play and health! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

👉️️ Tue June 9 → 7pm • in-person & online Lightning updates from four Civic Tech projects: Landlord & Tenant Board data explorer, @bikespaceto.bsky.social, @techfordemocracy.bsky.social, and @civicdashboard.bsky.social. See what's new! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

👉️️ Tue June 2 → 7pm • in-person & online Using AI in your civic tech work but unsure how to build responsibly? Learn how Smol Gardens, a civic tech accountability framework, can help through a hands-on vibecoding workshop! ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

👉️️ Tue May 26 → 7pm • in-person & online Maple Scan has helped thousands of Canadians support Canadian products. Sasha Ivanov will tell the story of how his app brought volunteers together to make product information more transparent. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/from-...

Speaker: Sasha Ivanov
Title: From Tariffs to Transparency: The Story of Maple Scan
Tuesday, May 26 at 7pm
Meetup #544, in person and online
Toronto Tech Week official event partner

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

👉 Tue May 19 → 7pm • in-person & online The housing system isn't broken from lack of listings — it's missing an intelligence layer. Bisola Mariam on what that means and how to fix it. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

👉 Tue May 12 → 7pm • in-person & online A frustrating search for places to play badminton led Ann Chen to build a drop-in programs finder with open data. She’ll share what she learned creating a tool to save people time when life gets busy. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

👉 Tue May 5 → 7pm • in-person & online Combining AI with municipal data opens new ways to understand how a city really works. Raviteja Katipally on what Toronto's 311 service requests tell us about neighbourhood patterns & city services. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

👉 Tue Apr 28 → 7pm • in-person & online Terra Gillespie (@terraloire.bsky.social) on how data gets dressed up to deceive — and how to spot the difference between honest numbers and misleading ones. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

👉 Tue Apr 21 → 7pm • in-person & online Poe Han Thar Kyaw on how governments actually govern AI — comparing values, mechanisms & tradeoffs across the world to find what works, and where Canada fits in. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

👉 Sunday Apr 19 → 12pm • in-person Civic Space Sunday April edition! Free coworking at @1rg.space for anyone interested in tech for civic good — whether you have a project, want to join one, or are just curious. luma.com/civic-space-...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

👉 Tue Apr 14 → 7pm • in-person & online Eugene Chen on building a volunteer-made doorknocking app for a successful mayoral race — using open data to cover 500K+ Edmonton addresses, now adapted for Toronto. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

👉 Tue Apr 7 → 7pm • in-person & online @thelocal.to's @wencyleung.bsky.social on how local journalism digs into the data — Ontario sold Health811 as a great service, but wait times of up to 11 hours tell a different story. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

👉 Tue Mar 31 → 7pm • in-person & online @ilyakreynin.bsky.social makes the case: civic tech projects aren't startups — they're more like community organizations. What can they learn from organizing and its principles? He'll show you. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

👉 This Sunday Mar 22 → 12pm • in-person Civic Space Sundays is back! Free coworking at @1rg.space for anyone interested in tech for civic good — whether you have a project, want to join one, or are just curious. luma.com/civic-space-...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

👉 Tue Mar 24 → 7pm • in-person & online Ghazaleh Mohseni presents a data-driven framework to improve bus network performance using real-time transit data, ML & optimization. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

👉 Tue Mar 17 → 7pm • in-person & online Andrew Bacchus explores civic tech for nature — wildlife, eDNA & invisible carbon, with a solar-punk take on sustainability. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

👉 Tue Mar 10 → 7pm • in-person & online Oben Hum is ferreting out real-time bus locations with ease — building Busferret, a data-efficient TTC tracker using Toronto's Open Data. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

👉 Tue Mar 3 → 7pm • in-person & online ClimateFast tracked every climate vote at City Council since 2018. Anna H shares the findings and what they mean for your ward. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

👉 Tue Feb 24 → 7pm • in-person & online Testing AI tools led to building recfinderto.ca. Daniel Liadsky shares the unexpected journey and real lessons from rapid prototyping. ✚ discussions & breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

👉 Tues Feb 17 → 7pm (in person & online) Deneille Macas shows how Toronto Home Zone is breaking down the knowledge gaps that leave tenants vulnerable. Plus: discussions & project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

👉 This Tues Feb 10 → 7pm (in person & online) City budgets shouldn't be impossible to understand. @henrikbechmann.bsky.social shows how normalizing the format of Toronto's operating budget makes it accessible to everyone. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic...

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

👉 This Tues Feb 3 → 7pm (in person & online) Public lobbying data exists, but it's cumbersome to access. Tom Slee presents his work to make government #lobbying registries more transparent and usable. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-meetup-528-…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

One last round at the Prenup before we say goodbye 🍻 Join us February 3rd after the Civic Tech meetup to celebrate the memories and connections made at our beloved local haunt.

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

👉 This Tues Jan 27 → 7pm (in person & online) What if cultural data wasn't fragmented? Robin Sokoloski explores the DNA Project's vision for a shared, open data ecosystem for the arts sector. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-5…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

👉 This Tues Jan 20 → 7pm (in person & online) What can free public datasets reveal about culture sector? Kelly Hill shares 30 years of insights mining open data to understand Canada's arts community. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-5…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

👉 This Tues Jan 13 → 7pm (in person & online) How do you make live performances discoverable online? Meet Artsdata, the knowledge graph connecting ephemeral arts info across thousands of platforms. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-5…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

👉 This Tues Jan 6 → 7pm (in person & online) Toronto Arts' new strategic plan puts geospatial data at the center. Learn how they're using maps to make the case for artists, workers & audiences. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-5…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

👉 This Tues Dec 16 → 7pm (in person & online) Jordan Armstrong gives a behind-the-scenes tour of CTTO's new public archive—peek at the tech, discover data insights, and explore a decade of innovation! Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-5…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

👉 This Tues Dec 9 → 7pm (in person & online) A civicdashboard.ca project update. The dashboard helps you follow, understand, and influence city decisions. Discover how you can shape its future. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! guild.host/events/civic-hacknight-5…

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This Tuesday: How an AI agent fixed Canada's open data problem in 24 hours Join Olivia Cimó to explore Web Search MCP Servers and learn how you can build one to supercharge your research guild.host/events/civic... Plus: discussions and project breakouts! 👉 7pm Dec 2 in person and online

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This Tuesday: AI & Human Behaviour Elisabeth Costa shares key insights from BIT's new paper on how behavioural science can augment AI and align its design with human psychology. guild.host/events/civic... Plus: discussions and project breakouts! 👉 7pm Nov 25 in person and online

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Worker-Owned Intersectional Tech Platforms (WOIP) Rafael Grohmann explores how WOIP co-ops in Brazil and Argentina can inspire Toronto's worker-led digital future. guild.host/events/civic... Plus: discussions and project breakouts! 👉 7pm Nov 18 in person and online

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

This Tuesday: Uncover & track Canadian military exports with AI Learn how Cole Westerveld and #CivicTechWR used automation and AI to save #ProjectPloughshares hours of work. guild.host/events/civic... Plus: discussions and project breakouts! 👉 7pm Nov 11 in person and online

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Civic Tech Toronto @civictechto.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Make open data requests more open Get a sneak peek of Toronto's new Open Data public requests portal and share your feedback. The Open Data Team's Luke Simcoe presents at Civic Hacknight. Plus: discussions and project breakouts! 👉 𝟳𝗽𝗺 Nov 4 in person and online guild.host/events/civic...

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