Kim Gerst (@ksgerst) profile picture

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Joined August 2009
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Happening NOW: I'm attending a solidarity vigil to #StandWithSikhs in the wake of #Indianapolis massacre. Solidarity is survival. Calling all BIPOC communities + accomplices to gather with us in grief, rage, and love. SolidarityVigil.com #StopAsianHate Art: anandpurarts
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We’ve updated our list of places in the community that need donations of money or supplies. We will continue to boost tweets as we see them, and we’ll maintain this document at bit.ly/fundthecommunity
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Heads up for folks in the USA; If you're not having a food emergency, please don't go to the grocery store on April 1st and 2nd. Wait until the 3rd. People who are on food stamps get their accounts recharged on the first of the month, and have likely been running on fumes.
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Thankful for this event and everyone in this town who makes it happen year after year. Well worth supporting and participating in! #hackthegap tech.mn/news/2019/09/09/hack…
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I can name numerous instances in which I didn't follow at least 23 of these tips. Upon reflection at a distance I can see how it stunted my career, caused undue anxiety, depression and guilt. Here's hoping those starting out today learn faster than I did! patricia.no/2018/09/06/survi…
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.@drscottjensen Don't erase #LGBTQ lives! Support the Mental Health Protections Act and stop harmful conversion "therapy." #BornPerfect #ProtectLove — Work w/ @outfrontmn to protect MN youth!
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.@SenatorBenson Don't erase #LGBTQ lives! Support the Mental Health Protections Act and stop harmful conversion "therapy." #BornPerfect #ProtectLove — Work w/ @outfrontmn to protect MN youth!
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Nice collection of articles by faculty teaching coding in non-technical disciplines. ⁦@SiriSensei⁩ ⁦@technovinci⁩ #csforall codingpedagogy.net/index.htm…
Experiencing a bit of nostalgia, as I write about how I got in to software development for an upcoming talk. Would love to have an original copy of this manual for my memory box! 99er.net/files/Begin_Basic.p… #womenwhocode #80schild #wishlist #ti99 @TexasInstrumen
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Need free stock photos for a tech talk? Check out these from UK Black Tech featuring Black models. ukblacktech.com/stockphotos/ ⁦@ZulamaLearn⁩ ⁦@codekitty ⁦@CodeSavvyOrg⁩ ⁦@StKateSTEM⁩ ukblacktech.com/stockphotos/
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Be an ally. Say something. Here are some common statements and behaviours women face at the workplace. Men and women need to stand up and say ,"Not OK" nitter.cf/betterallies/status/10…
When you see something, do you say something? Do you push back? Do you say, “Not cool, bro?” Here are some cautionary tales we can all learn from: code.likeagirl.io/not-cool-b… #Allyship #MaleAllies
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#thankyoustudents for making your voices heard.
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Less than 24 hours after being told their school will close, some students at McNally also have to worry about where they'll find their next meal. gomn.com/news/mcnally-shutdo…
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"Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't." —@BillNye via @momentumdash
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Op Ed: Good men should not be quiet spectators. shar.es/1PGzu5 via @UN_Women – at Eden Prairie, MN
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