#WHYSHOULDYOUJAM?
“This was a phenomenal
weekend—awesome people getting to
know each other, forming real
friendships, and sharing an enormous
amount of information that’s really going
to enrich the discussion around how we
handle the digital divide and how we
grow together as a city.”
- Tom Warshauer,
Community Engagement Manager, City
of Charlotte @WarshauerCLT
“It’s always great for citizens,
residents, community leaders to
give input into how they want their
city to grow and change, and it’s
fantastic that so many people
were willing to give up their
weekend to be a part of
something like this.”
- Hyong Yi,
Assistant City Manager, City of
Charlotte, @CLTLoveGuy
“#Whywejam Approx. 70,000 @CharMeckSchools students are disconnected at
home. We must do better. #CityJamCLT”
- @digibridgeus
“Participate in a jam! If you don’t have
one in your city, create one. If no one
else is doing it, you can do it. Those
little moments actually are viral. They
spread like wildfire.”
- DeOren Ra-Ki Robinson,
Advent Coworking member
@DeOrenRobinson
“Some of the most encouraging things I’ve seen at
City Jam are the stories of people overcoming
boundaries and barriers to digital inclusion and
finding ways to make it happen. I know that we can
take those good success stories and magnify them.
This is a great, beautiful city, and it can be the best
city.”
- Patrick Graham,
President, Urban League of the Central Carolinas
“Excited that my city is
focused on the
#DigitalDivide.
Jobseekers who look
online find work 25%
faster says @nytimes
#CityJamCLT”
- @CarolH_CAM
Never forget to INCLUDE the people you are working for bcz "nothing about us
without us is for us." #digitalINCLUSION #CityJamCLT
- @alexiscarreiro
“An event like City Jam spreads the word and shows our children
and students that people are trying to find solutions to make their
life better, to make life better for everybody in Charlotte. An event
like City Jam shows them that the community cares.”
- Lauren Schultz,
MLIS, Media Coordinator,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
“The community-building and sharing ideas with the entire group at City
Jam--something will come out of that that will greatly improve the way we deal
with technology in the City of Charlotte. City Jam opened up my eyes about
how we can use technology for the greater good.”
- Albert Carter,
MEd Founder, Hip Hop University