shift7@shift7

Tech-forward innovation + inclusive collaboration for faster, scaled impact. Co-organizer of UN Solutions Summit. #SDGs linkedin.com/company/shift7

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Joined September 2009
e.g. "Each Spacesuit Is a Spacecraft - In the Shape of a Human" by @AstroCady @susanalzner @smithmegan in @Asimovs_SF asimovs.com/assets/1/6/Guest… @NASAArtemis
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Feb 15 is 75th anniversary of ENIAC - the 1st general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer! Celebrate ENIAC Programmers 4:25pmET panel w/ @kleimk @smithmegan Brian Stuart (program 3:30-6pm) unisys.zoom.us/j/95905368428… More EniacDay.org & eniacprogrammers.org
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She led major breakthroughs for Indigenous rights. Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay - know her & share: amysmartgirls.com/20for2020/… W/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we’re lifting 20 extraordinary achievements by women in 2020. #20for2020 #IndigenousDay
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Countless women fought for women's right to vote. This Women’s Equality Day w/ @smartgirls we recognize four of these leaders & acknowledge the #19thAmendment as a first step to full voting rights. #EqualityCantWait Read more about these women 👉bit.ly/34Bn55a
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She led major breakthroughs for Indigenous rights. Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay - know her & share: amysmartgirls.com/20for2020/… W/ @shift7 & @femalequotient we’re lifting 20 extraordinary achievements by women in 2020. #20for2020 #IndigenousDay
Eliza "Lyda" Burton Conley - Born 1869 - She used law and resistance to stop the sale of Huron Indian Cemetary land in Kansas

ALT Eliza "Lyda" Burton Conley - Born 1869 - She used law and resistance to stop the sale of Huron Indian Cemetary land in Kansas

Marjorie Ann Anderson - Born 1932 - As Chief Executive of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, she defended treaty rights with a victory in the United States Supreme Court

ALT Marjorie Ann Anderson - Born 1932 - As Chief Executive of Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, she defended treaty rights with a victory in the United States Supreme Court

Elizabeth Peratrovich - Born 1911 - Catalyzed first Anti-Discrimination Law in the United States in Alaska 1945. She said, "Asking you to give me equal rights implies that they are yours to give. Instead, I must demand that you stop trying to deny me the rights all people deserve."

ALT Elizabeth Peratrovich - Born 1911 - Catalyzed first Anti-Discrimination Law in the United States in Alaska 1945. She said, "Asking you to give me equal rights implies that they are yours to give. Instead, I must demand that you stop trying to deny me the rights all people deserve."

20 for 2020 - Know her and share

ALT 20 for 2020 - Know her and share
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Today 4:00pm ET #Local2030Islands panel on data tools & innovation to support islands building back better post-#COVID19 W/@smithmegan @shift7, Amb. Karena Lyons @PIDP_EWC, Tahirah Banks of Thoughtful Digital Agency & @MillerAbel_ @gatesfoundation Register bit.ly/30ZBzKn
Read Implementation Guide for 2015 "Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing" - recommendations were identified via public listening sessions across the country w/ community and faith leaders, law enforcement officers, academics: d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.ne…
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Alongside @SpaceX & @NASA launch, see editorial by shift7's @SusanAlzner and @Astro_Cady, "Will NASA's Next Generation Space Suit Fit You?" - in @Asimovs_SF --> asimovs.com/current-issue/ed… @smithmegan also contributed. Cady's on today's @ABC @NatGeo launch coverage! #LaunchAmerica
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Learn how #Moana navigates -- watch @Hokuleacrew Jenna Ishii share Wayfinding w/ @NASA Astronaut @Astro_Suni & @MythBusters at 2015 White House Astronomy Night → piped.video/gtm-77zGjAI?t=1713 #TheWonderfulWorldOfDisney #PolynesianVoyagingSociety @auliicravalho @TheRock @Lin_Manuel
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Awesome online concert now to 7:00pm PT / 10:00 ET! @AmyRay of @Indigo_Girls donating her proceeds to Havasupai Tribe so they can buy PPE and medical supplies for #COVID19 -- tickets pay what you can stageit.com/shut_in_sing/luc… Or donate to Havasupai GoFundMe gofundme.com/f/havasupai-tri…
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Mary McLeod Bethune: the preeminent female civil rights leader of 1930s-50s, serving in senior US gov’t positions & leading nat'l organizations. Know her story. Share her story. bit.ly/2tzuHFj Today is International #FightRacism Day #20for2020
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Ida B. Wells wrote "The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the US" in late 1800s & co-founded @NAACP Know her story. Share her story. bit.ly/3a9IMJF Today is International #FightRacism Day @smrtgrls @femalequotient #20for2020
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: Poet, Abolitionist, Suffragist, Journalist. She fought for civil rights & published several collections of poetry & novels in the 1800s. Know her story. Share her story. soo.nr/67P7 Today is #FightRacism Day & #WorldPoetryDay #20for2020
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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin founded the 1st national newspaper by & for African American women in 1890, and more! Know her story 👉bit.ly/3710pK2 Share her story Today is #FightRacism Day W/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we’re lifting achievements by women #20for2020
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She led in the fight for civil rights. Know her story. amysmartgirls.com/20for2020/… Share her story. Today is International #FightRacism Day With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient, we’re lifting 20 extraordinary achievements by women to kick off 2020. #20for2020
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Meet Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff @LydiaVK Mexican American molecular biologist, first to clone insulin using bacteria!👉 bit.ly/2sbbHMz We join @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to elevate 20 stories of extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
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Just as Pearl Kendrick, Grace Eldering & Loney Clinton developed the whooping cough vaccine, we can treat dangerous diseases by working together. Learn how they did it👉bit.ly/30eaO2g W/@smrtgrls & @femalequotient we're lifting extraordinary women #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM
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Meet @DrWongStaal: 1st scientist to clone HIV & establish the virus' genetic sequence, which helped to prove HIV is the cause of AIDS & develop diagnostic tests & treatments 👉bit.ly/2unjjfu #20for2020 #WomensHistoryMonth #EveryDayisWomensDay #WomeninSTEM 📸:Bill Branson
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She saved lives with science. You can too. Know her and share 👉 amysmartgirls.com/20for2020/… With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we’re lifting 20 extraordinary achievements by women. #WomensDayEveryDay #HappyWomensDay2020 #WomensDay #WomensDay2020 #InternationalWomensDay #WomeninSTEM
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Mary McLeod Bethune was an educator & the preeminent female civil rights leader of 1930s-50s, serving in senior U.S. gov’t positions & leading several natl organizations during that time👉bit.ly/2tzuHFj W/@smrtgrls & @femalequotient we’re elevating extraordinary stories
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She led massive change. You can too. Know her story. 👉amysmartgirls.com/20for2020/… Share her story. With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient, we’re lifting 20 extraordinary achievements by women to kick off 2020. #20for2020
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Keani Reiner & Penny Martin - first women in modern times in a Polynesian voyaging canoe crew, from Tahiti to Hawaii (1976)👉bit.ly/2G4t4lq With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient, we’re lifting extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020
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Growing up on the Mexico-Texas border, Gloria Anzaldua's poems & essays explored intersectionality of Chicana, feminist & queer culture. Her work challenges conceptions of all kinds of borders.👉bit.ly/367Xgqq Lifting 20 women w/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient #20for2020
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As the 1st woman Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Marjorie Anderson helped defend Ojibwe treaty rights w/ a Supreme Court victory in 1999. More👉 bit.ly/38gQ1xS W/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we're lifting extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020
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Meet Lyda Conley! She used law & resistance to protect Huron Indian Cemetery of Wyandot tribe for 40 yrs. It finally became a national historic landmark in 2017. 👉bit.ly/2FUiJsa W/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we’re lifting extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020
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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin founded 1st national newspaper by & for African American women, co-founded The Women’s Era Club, & organized for change! Learn more 👉bit.ly/3710pK2 With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we’re lifting extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020
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Learn about Patsy T. Mink, 1st woman of color elected to Congress (1965). She co-authored #TitleIX legislation & led on education & justice throughout 12 terms in U.S. House of Reps 👉 bit.ly/2NsA3Jb Lifting extraordinary women w/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient #20for2020
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Learn about investigative journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett's data driven reporting on lynchings, co-founding of @NAACP & more 👉bit.ly/3a9IMJF We are collaborating w/ @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to elevate 20 stories of extraordinary achievements by women. #20for2020
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Meet Pearl Kendrick, Grace Eldering & Loney Gordon👉bit.ly/30eaO2g Remembering them, let’s all work together to continue to prevent & treat whooping cough. With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we're highlighting extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM
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Susan Wright: the mother of aviation! A mechanical genius who catalyzed the inventiveness of her children Wilbur & Orville Wright 👉 amysmartgirls.com/20for2020-… We join @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to elevate 20 stories of extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM
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Meet #RoseMarieMcCoy the genius behind so much music that shared universal hopes & dreams👉bit.ly/385kTBx She composed or collaborated on🎵for #Elvis #ArethaFranklin #NatKingCole @LoveTinaTurner #RayCharles @BetteMidler @EttaJames @JamesTaylor_com @FaithHill...#20for2020
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Meet Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff @LydiaVK Mexican American molecular biologist, first to clone insulin using bacteria!👉 bit.ly/2sbbHMz We join @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to elevate 20 stories of extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
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Learn more about Bessie Coleman! Stunt pilot, parachute jumper & teacher. She used her fame & platform to fight segregation in 1920s 🛫 amysmartgirls.com/20for2020-…… We join @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to share stories of extraordinary achievements by women #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM
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Dr. Flossie Wong-Staal: the 1st scientist to clone HIV & establish the virus' genetic sequence, which helped to prove HIV is the cause of AIDS, & to develop diagnostic tests & treatments. 👉 bit.ly/2unjjfu #20for2020 @smrtgrls @femalequotient @NIH @theNCI @UCSDalumni
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In 1937, Alice was appointed to her 1st national @LULAC position — 2nd national VP general — making her the 1st woman to hold a national leadership position that wasn’t specifically designed for a woman. She also co-created & led @LulacYouth 👉 bit.ly/2rW7oo2 #20for2020
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Trailblazing #astronomer Annie Jump Cannon discovered over 300 stars & catalogued 350,000 more, creating a stellar classification system we still use today. The Cannon Crater on the moon is named after her! Learn more👉 bit.ly/2ujyEO9 #20for2020 #WomenInSTEM #astronomy
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Elizabeth Peratrovich was the instrumental figure in passing our nation’s first State anti-discrimination law, in Alaska 1945.⁠ 🔗 👉bit.ly/39yRbGx We join @smrtgrls & @TheFemaleQuotient to share extraordinary achievements by women, one per day Jan 1-20! #20for2020
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Learn more about Dr. Isabella Kauakea Aiona Abbott 🔗👉 bit.ly/2ZPqed8 She discovered more than 200 species of algae! With @smrtgrls & @femalequotient we're sharing 1 story/day of extraordinary achievements by women for the first 20 days of 2020 ⁠#20for2020 #NativeSTEM
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Learn more about Frances Ellen Watkins Harper! 🔗👉soo.nr/67P7 As we begin a new year & new decade, we join @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to elevate 20 stories of extraordinary achievements by women - featuring 1 story per day for the first 20 days of 2020. #20for2020
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As the new year and new decade begins, we join @smrtgrls & @femalequotient to elevate 20 stories of extraordinary achievements by women. Featuring 1 story per day for first 20 days of 2020! 👉🔗soo.nr/tCfg to learn more about Pura Belpré @nypl #20for2020 #2020Vision
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Imagine a closed loop food-energy-water system using hydroponics & 3D printing of recycled plastic. @GardenPool is doing this w/ resource-constrained communities, particularly after natural disasters Check out their presentation @UN Solutions Summit #UNGA piped.video/sQtO4dMuZfA
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.@music4earth engages communities in collaboration w/ local musicians in local languages & styles to produce eco-minded songs & videos, breaking down barriers across Africa one song at a time Check out their presentation @UN Solutions Summit during #UNGA piped.video/mRD1gxgsMt0
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1.3b tons of food wasted globally e/year. @MaekoAsia is doing something about it! Using aerobic compression composting tech they convert food waste into bio-organic compost in under 24 hours! Check out their presentation @UN Solutions Summit during #UNGA: piped.video/watch?v=F9ydm7uU…
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What's the fastest way to achieve the #SDGs? Support solution-makers already advancing them! UN Solutions Summit #UNGA Day 1 features: @MaekoAsia @music4earth @gardenpool Keynote by @satyatripathi Head of @UNEP NY Moderated by @shift7 & @Xiuhtezcatl piped.video/z2tSiKwvKTg
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2019 @UN Solutions Summit: Submit a project or apply for Selection Committee by 5 August! bit.ly/UN-Solutions-Summit-2… Co-organized by @Local2030 @unfoundation @GlobalInnovEx @shift7 More info: solutions-summit.org #SDGs #Innovation #Collaboration #UNGA
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.@TheHill Workers + Innovation Age “Right now you can either be in the humanities or in tech. Why is that an or? Why can’t we use data for justice?”
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“Data often is not objective. If you’re not asking the right questions... you can end up collecting data just from half the population.” - @melindagates video “Data can be sexist”: piped.video/gGiXKANxqGY
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Female-led films outperformed at all budget levels for 2014-2017, per research from #CreativeArtistsAgency and @shift7 nytimes.com/2018/12/11/movie…
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“If computer science is not part of our curriculums soon then we’re pretty much doomed.” — Terrell White from the #CSforALL youth panel
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“Technology is about people.” Dode Barnett at #CSforALL with Blaze Starkey, @fromthefab and @smithmegan
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We’re in Detroit with #CSforALL— Computer Science for all people and all topics! Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences kicking it off with an assist from Elsa #ICanCode
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Grace Hopper community of @AnitaB_org and ALL tech women and male allies: Join the newly forming TIME’S UP TECH! timesup.tech @TIMESUPNOW insists on safety, equity and dignity in the workplace @ghc #GHC18 #TIMESUP
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Only 17% or venture-funded tech start-ups are led by women. The 22,000 women at Grace Hopper Celebration are ready to change that stat! #GHC18
RIGHT NOW in the @lesbiantech booth at Grace Hopper — AMA with @smithmegan talking intersectionality in tech. We need to use tech on ALL the topics we care about
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Anita Hill spoke at the Grace Hopper Celebration on the past, present and future of the #MeToo movement #GHC18
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Lennart Budelmann of @aqysta has created a water pump that runs without fuel or electricity to help farmers who are dependent on rainfall or have to carry water long distances @SDGsolutions @unfoundation @GlobalInnovEx
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Okey Esse of @PowerStove has created a clean cook stove that burns biomass and converts the heat generated into a micro off-grid electricity power source @SDGsolutions @unfoundation @GlobalInnovEx
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The final day of @UN Solutions Summit will focus on Food, Water and Energy! Solutions range from a fuel-less water pump to a clean cook stove to a system that can turn our organic waste into energy and water @SDGsolutions @unfoundation @GlobalInnovEx
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Accelerators from the audience at @UN Solutions Summit offered new perspectives, advice and questions to the solution-makers to help them scale further in the future @unreasonable @SBCAfriTech @VitalVoices @SDGsolutions
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