InterdepenDance Civic Jam ★
InterdepenDance Civic Jam · Build America v2.50 🇺🇸
July 4th, we celebrate. July 5th, we build. 🛠️
The Civic Jam is a one-day build-athon to follow the InterdepenDance Day festival on the 4th:
Visit interdependanceday.org to learn more about the full weekend of celebrations.
Come with an idea, a skill, or just curiosity. Assemble your crew, pick something worth jamming on, and spend the day making it real. You'll leave with real progress: a software prototype, a grassroots campaign, or even a song 🎶
🧭 Our Game Plan
🌅 Arrive (11:30): Doors open. Grab coffee, a name tag, and meet the room — we ease in and build momentum.
🎬 Kick off (12:00 sharp): We open with intro discussions around civics and democracy, intros, and projects ideas to warm up the room, meet your neighbors, and take time to imagine the mission that makes your America v2.50 true.
📋 Pick a mission (12:45): Missions get pitched as plots — the problem, the world after, the plan, and the superpowers it needs. Raise your hand for the ones that pull you, join a crew of 3 to 5, or lead your own. Some ideas are already in the room: AI for (not against) democracy 🤖, voting 🗳️, circular economy ♻️, clean energy ⚡, local media and information 📻, and more.
🛠️ Start building (1:15): You've got the afternoon to jam. Checkpoints at 2:00 and 4:00 keep things moving. Along the way, every crew captures its mission on one page — together, the pages become the day's zine 📰
🗣️+🥗 Lunch & Building with Values Discussions (2-3pm) with Jesse Katz (co-founder and Executive Director of Speech Without Borders, speech.ngo) and Nicole Ozer (Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, eff.org) on how to build and innovate from a foundation of principles and with privacy built it.
Thanks to our delicious values-aligned lunch provider, Mandela Grocery & Kitchen Cooperative! Enjoy the treats while knowing you're helping build a better country and democracy!
🎤 Share (5:00): Every crew shows what they made. A few minutes each: your plot, your progress, your next chapter.
🚕 Get a ride with Fare.Coop! Closest station is Fruitvale BART!
We’re excited to welcome Fare Co-op, a driver-owned rideshare cooperative now operating in the Bay Area, as our official transportation partner!
📲 Download the Fare Co-op Customer app and create your account using this link: https://fare.coop/referral/?ref=9FDIO5PZ
Grab some friends and come early, and let's support companies that will help us build the America v2.50 we dream of living in! Cooperatives rock!
🦸 Who this is for
Everybody! You don't need to code, and you don't need to be an expert. You need an afternoon and a little curiosity.
High-tech, low-tech, or no-tech. For a startup, a nonprofit, a civic project, or simply your neighbors. From local to national, come build a piece of the America v2.50 you want to live in.
🔗 For Civic Partners
The Civic Jam can be a great opportunity to rally diverse superpowers around your mission. Fill out the form HERE so we can brainstorm beforehand on how to partner.
💛 Collaborators:
NiCE Agents United • NextDemocracy.us ◦ The Loom ◦ Entheos Rising ◦ California Doughnut Economics Coalition ◦ East Bay Civic Hub ◦ TeaTribe ◦ Social Impact SF • Big Fun Stuff
🤝 Community & Outreach Partners:
SF Public Press • Good Neighbor Lab • SF Civic Tech • Fare.Coop • CivicMakers • Future of Us Festival
👉 BECOME A PARTNER
NOTE: Registration for the festival on the 4th is separate, and can be found: