VIRTUAL TOWN HALL: Bridging the Digital Divide During COVID-19
April 29, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Organizer
- Columbia University Neighbors
- Website:
- https://neighbors.columbia.edu/events/virtual-town-hall-bridging-digital-divide-during-covid-19
Join Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in a virtual discussion that includes School of Social Work Professor Desmond Patton, on technology disparities and possible solutions that increase access, expand outreach, and best equip communities for future disasters.
Panelists:
- Clayton Banks, Co-Founder and CEO of Silicon Harlem
- Noel Hildalgo, Executive Director of BetaNYC
- Nilsa Orama, Chair of Manhattan Community Board 11
- Desmond Patton, Assoc. Prof. of Social Work and Assoc. Dean of Curriculum Innovation and Academic Affairs; Columbia University School of Social Work
About the Event
To join the event, please visit neighbors.columbia.edu/digitaldivide
The event is cosponsored by
- BetaNYC
- Columbia University Office of Government and Community Affairs
- Columbia University School of Social Work
- Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
- Manhattan Community Board 11
- Silicon Harlem
- West Harlem Development Corporation