What's happening in October
Someone asked me the other day if they should wear a halloween costume for the next community dinner, and I was forced to begrudgingly confront the fact that Spooky season is upon us.
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We have our usual events, a community dinner, a movie screening, and we're hosting a few events for friends in the community as well!
💻 Side Project Socials
Side Project Socials resume their bi-weekly schedule every other Thursday night. Hosted by Henry, they are a chance to hang out with others while working on your side project, with an optional final show and tell.
🗓️ Thursday, October 9th starting at 6pm
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🗓️ Thursday, October 23rd starting at 6pm
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♟️Board games night
Bring your favourite game to share or discover what others have in their collections Visit our Discord server to discuss game options and coordinate with other players.
🗓️ Thursday, October 9th starting at 6:30pm
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🎥 Movie Night: Shock Doctrine
Hosted by our friend Muhannad.
How do those in power turn crises into opportunities to push through policies that would never be accepted in normal times? The Shock Doctrine, based on Naomi Klein’s groundbreaking book, exposes the mechanics of “disaster capitalism” and how shock, fear, and trauma are weaponized to advance privatization, austerity, and corporate control.
This isn’t just history—it’s a playbook still being used today. From wars and economic collapse to climate disasters and pandemics, we see the same tactics repeating: communities disoriented, rights rolled back, wealth funneled upward.
We’ll gather to watch, learn, and connect. After the screening, we’ll open the space for discussion.
Watch trailer.
🗓️ Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00pm
💰 $10
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🏛️ Civic Space Sunday
A co-working session with out friends from Civic Tech TO, we're opening our space to folks working on projects addressing civic challenges with technology.
We welcome participants from all backgrounds and skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned developer, a curious beginner, or someone passionate about civic issues, your unique perspective and contribution are valuable to our community.
Civic Space Sunday happens every second Sunday of the month, and you can read more about what's it like here.
🗓️ Sunday, October 19th at 12:00pm
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🍽️ Community Dinner # 76
Join us for our next monthly Community Dinner! Tickets to the public open on Friday October 24th.
These tend to sell out, so if you'd like early access you can become a Friend of 1RG and get tickets a week early, or become a member to RSVP anytime.
🗓️ Tuesday, October 28th, 7-10pm
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Other Events @ 1RG
🧶 Weave Town Hall
A town hall for the Weave network
- Hear about our upcoming events and plans
- Offer suggestions on how Weave can move forward
- Wish Phil a happy belated birthday and do something silly to him out of love
🗓️ Monday, October 6th, 6:30-8:30pm
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🧪 ElixirTO Meetup
A meetup for the Elixir programming language.
First, we're excited to welcome Ben Schultzer who joins us on stage for the first time with his talk "SQL - An exploration of foreign language integration in Elixir". In this talk we’ll look at how Elixir makes it approachable for anyone to build their own compiler and integrate a foreign language with ease with a closer look at conformance test, benchmarks and a bug in Elixir.
Shortly after, Alex Blom will be back on stage with a talk on How to use Elixir to build an AI first platform. Expect to learn about streaming responses, integrating MCP servers and more!
🗓️ Wednesday, October 8th, 6:30-8:30pm
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