please join me in welcoming Colima pry
please join me in welcoming Colima pry force to the TEDx Sonoma County stage
as a hacktivist educator I teach
as a hacktivist educator I teach hacktivism at the root of hacktivism is
hacktivism at the root of hacktivism is
hacktivism at the root of hacktivism is subversion I teach subversion now when I
subversion I teach subversion now when I
subversion I teach subversion now when I tell people this they usually think that
tell people this they usually think that
tell people this they usually think that I teach inner-city youth how to hack
I teach inner-city youth how to hack
I teach inner-city youth how to hack into the Pentagon and disarm our nuclear
into the Pentagon and disarm our nuclear
into the Pentagon and disarm our nuclear weapons now that does sound cool and
weapons now that does sound cool and
weapons now that does sound cool and I’ll leave it at that or that I teach
I’ll leave it at that or that I teach
I’ll leave it at that or that I teach kids how to code so that they can fill
kids how to code so that they can fill
kids how to code so that they can fill stem jobs in Silicon Valley and make the
stem jobs in Silicon Valley and make the
stem jobs in Silicon Valley and make the tech industry more profitable diverse
tech industry more profitable diverse
tech industry more profitable diverse and inclusive that’s also important and
and inclusive that’s also important and
and inclusive that’s also important and is the work of many of my colleagues but
is the work of many of my colleagues but
is the work of many of my colleagues but it’s not what I do I raise hackers to
it’s not what I do I raise hackers to
it’s not what I do I raise hackers to become activists and I learned from the
become activists and I learned from the
become activists and I learned from the best at 14 years old I first met dr.
best at 14 years old I first met dr.
best at 14 years old I first met dr. Monroe after I was expelled from her
Monroe after I was expelled from her
Monroe after I was expelled from her school the Frederick Douglass Academy in
school the Frederick Douglass Academy in
school the Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem I well
Harlem I well
Harlem I well she learned that I hacked into her
she learned that I hacked into her
she learned that I hacked into her school which was a much better school
she invited me into her office and
she invited me into her office and wanted to speak face-to-face and of
wanted to speak face-to-face and of
wanted to speak face-to-face and of course when I walked in and I saw her
course when I walked in and I saw her
course when I walked in and I saw her face it just froze me in place because
face it just froze me in place because
face it just froze me in place because she’s an educator teacher and you all
she’s an educator teacher and you all
she’s an educator teacher and you all know somebody a teacher who could just
know somebody a teacher who could just
know somebody a teacher who could just freeze you when they see you and I may
freeze you when they see you and I may
freeze you when they see you and I may have adapted that into my career but dr.
have adapted that into my career but dr.
have adapted that into my career but dr. Monroe wanted to know why because she
Monroe wanted to know why because she
Monroe wanted to know why because she wanted to find out why is it that I
wanted to find out why is it that I
wanted to find out why is it that I hacked my behavior records and not my
hacked my behavior records and not my
hacked my behavior records and not my academic records
so she told me it had a conversation
so she told me it had a conversation with me and she and she said how like
with me and she and she said how like
with me and she and she said how like how did he do it she says because
how did he do it she says because
how did he do it she says because according to academic records you’re one
according to academic records you’re one
according to academic records you’re one of the brightest kids in the country and
of the brightest kids in the country and
of the brightest kids in the country and so I leaned into dr. Monroe and I said
so I leaned into dr. Monroe and I said
so I leaned into dr. Monroe and I said well middle school records are really
well middle school records are really
well middle school records are really easy to hack into no one looks at middle
easy to hack into no one looks at middle
easy to hack into no one looks at middle school I mean is it my fault she wasn’t
school I mean is it my fault she wasn’t
school I mean is it my fault she wasn’t having that and so she asked why I did
having that and so she asked why I did
having that and so she asked why I did it
it
it and because she cared to know I decided
and because she cared to know I decided
and because she cared to know I decided to tell her well I’m sharing with you
to tell her well I’m sharing with you
to tell her well I’m sharing with you that at eight years old I read every
that at eight years old I read every
that at eight years old I read every book in my group home library these were
book in my group home library these were
book in my group home library these were books that were donated to us foster
books that were donated to us foster
books that were donated to us foster kids with no families no home read every
kids with no families no home read every
kids with no families no home read every book every year Pippi Longstocking and
book every year Pippi Longstocking and
book every year Pippi Longstocking and Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Peter
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Peter
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Peter Pan and so I asked for more books and
Pan and so I asked for more books and
Pan and so I asked for more books and they said no but something happens when
they said no but something happens when
they said no but something happens when you read Huckleberry Finn and Pippi
you read Huckleberry Finn and Pippi
you read Huckleberry Finn and Pippi Longstocking I decided I’m going to take
Longstocking I decided I’m going to take
Longstocking I decided I’m going to take a page out of Oliver Twist and I’m going
a page out of Oliver Twist and I’m going
a page out of Oliver Twist and I’m going to ask for more in front of everyone
to ask for more in front of everyone
to ask for more in front of everyone because I knew that they were going to
because I knew that they were going to
because I knew that they were going to acts for they were going to say that
acts for they were going to say that
acts for they were going to say that there was no money that there were no
there was no money that there were no
there was no money that there were no money for the books but as an
money for the books but as an
money for the books but as an eight-year-old vegetarian I calculated
eight-year-old vegetarian I calculated
eight-year-old vegetarian I calculated that they had to be saving money for
that they had to be saving money for
that they had to be saving money for every meat loaf they weren’t feeding me
but time and again every time I asked
but time and again every time I asked they said no they said no affront
they said no they said no affront
they said no they said no affront everyone and it kept going back to as a
everyone and it kept going back to as a
everyone and it kept going back to as a kid there’s nothing you can do but I
kid there’s nothing you can do but I
kid there’s nothing you can do but I noticed something a pattern that they
noticed something a pattern that they
noticed something a pattern that they didn’t care if required ourselves to
didn’t care if required ourselves to
didn’t care if required ourselves to sleep they didn’t care if we did our
sleep they didn’t care if we did our
sleep they didn’t care if we did our homework what they did care was that we
homework what they did care was that we
homework what they did care was that we had three meals a day on time every day
had three meals a day on time every day
had three meals a day on time every day and so at eight years old
and so at eight years old
and so at eight years old for three to four days I held a hunger
for three to four days I held a hunger
for three to four days I held a hunger strike and I won
now I told dr. Monroe this story and she
now I told dr. Monroe this story and she knew that I had gotten this far on my
knew that I had gotten this far on my
knew that I had gotten this far on my own but I needed her help to go much
own but I needed her help to go much
own but I needed her help to go much further but the foster care system
further but the foster care system
further but the foster care system Strikes Back because they wanted to be
Strikes Back because they wanted to be
Strikes Back because they wanted to be transferred from her school and dr.
transferred from her school and dr.
transferred from her school and dr. Monroe was not having it they would come
Monroe was not having it they would come
Monroe was not having it they would come up to her and ask her for my address and
up to her and ask her for my address and
up to her and ask her for my address and she would give them my location and by
she would give them my location and by
she would give them my location and by the time they got there she moved me
the time they got there she moved me
the time they got there she moved me somewhere else they would come back to
somewhere else they would come back to
somewhere else they would come back to her asked for my address and then dr.
her asked for my address and then dr.
her asked for my address and then dr. Monroe said why are you bothering me I’m
Monroe said why are you bothering me I’m
Monroe said why are you bothering me I’m a principal of hundreds of kids how am I
a principal of hundreds of kids how am I
a principal of hundreds of kids how am I going to pay attention so just one kid
going to pay attention so just one kid
going to pay attention so just one kid okay well here you go here’s his
okay well here you go here’s his
okay well here you go here’s his location and by the time they got there
location and by the time they got there
location and by the time they got there she moved me somewhere else in 1994 dr.
she moved me somewhere else in 1994 dr.
she moved me somewhere else in 1994 dr. Monroe created an underground railroad
Monroe created an underground railroad
Monroe created an underground railroad for my future she passed away earlier
for my future she passed away earlier
for my future she passed away earlier this year leaving behind a legacy of
this year leaving behind a legacy of
this year leaving behind a legacy of transforming the lives of kids just like
transforming the lives of kids just like
transforming the lives of kids just like me similar situations yeah dr. Monroe I
me similar situations yeah dr. Monroe I
me similar situations yeah dr. Monroe I love you and thank you for believing in
love you and thank you for believing in
love you and thank you for believing in me but why why would she jeopardize her
me but why why would she jeopardize her
me but why why would she jeopardize her career why would she break the law dr.
career why would she break the law dr.
career why would she break the law dr. Monroe believes us most educators good
Monroe believes us most educators good
Monroe believes us most educators good educators believe that schools and
educators believe that schools and
educators believe that schools and America are not created equal
America are not created equal
America are not created equal that we set up kids especially low
that we set up kids especially low
that we set up kids especially low opportunity youth to be sets of skills
opportunity youth to be sets of skills
opportunity youth to be sets of skills and schools to be skills factories when
and schools to be skills factories when
and schools to be skills factories when the purpose of education is to institute
the purpose of education is to institute
the purpose of education is to institute innovation and the purpose of innovation
innovation and the purpose of innovation
innovation and the purpose of innovation should be to eliminate poverty therefore
should be to eliminate poverty therefore
should be to eliminate poverty therefore the purpose of school is to erase
the purpose of school is to erase
the purpose of school is to erase poverty and so
poverty and so
poverty and so Munroe knew that and she knew something
Munroe knew that and she knew something
Munroe knew that and she knew something that dr. Monroe that Malcolm Gladwell
that dr. Monroe that Malcolm Gladwell
that dr. Monroe that Malcolm Gladwell also knew that poverty is not
also knew that poverty is not
also knew that poverty is not desperation or deprivation at poverty
desperation or deprivation at poverty
desperation or deprivation at poverty its isolation so when she heard the
its isolation so when she heard the
its isolation so when she heard the story of me being this hacker she
story of me being this hacker she
story of me being this hacker she transformed that hacker into a
transformed that hacker into a
transformed that hacker into a hacktivists because she knew that the
hacktivists because she knew that the
hacktivists because she knew that the first thing I was hacking was my
first thing I was hacking was my
first thing I was hacking was my isolation the story of the Underground
isolation the story of the Underground
isolation the story of the Underground Railroad is a story of subversion that
Railroad is a story of subversion that
Railroad is a story of subversion that doctrine rogue transformed me to an
doctrine rogue transformed me to an
doctrine rogue transformed me to an activist and modeled for me what it is
activist and modeled for me what it is
activist and modeled for me what it is to subvert a system that doesn’t work
to subvert a system that doesn’t work
to subvert a system that doesn’t work for us and how to create a new one but
for us and how to create a new one but
for us and how to create a new one but the relationship between activists and
the relationship between activists and
the relationship between activists and hacktivists is interesting during the
hacktivists is interesting during the
hacktivists is interesting during the times of the Fugitive Slave laws the
times of the Fugitive Slave laws the
times of the Fugitive Slave laws the abolitionist the activist was fighting
abolitionist the activist was fighting
abolitionist the activist was fighting for millions of rights the rights of
for millions of rights the rights of
for millions of rights the rights of millions of people on the front end
millions of people on the front end
millions of people on the front end while activists like the conductors of
while activists like the conductors of
while activists like the conductors of the Underground Railroad we’re using
the Underground Railroad we’re using
the Underground Railroad we’re using document forging masonry they even coded
document forging masonry they even coded
document forging masonry they even coded program codes into quilts just to
program codes into quilts just to
program codes into quilts just to subvert a system that saved the lives of
subvert a system that saved the lives of
subvert a system that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands now the
hundreds of thousands now the
hundreds of thousands now the relationship between hacker and activist
relationship between hacker and activist
relationship between hacker and activist that gets even more interesting because
we exist in these these giant networks
we exist in these these giant networks and they keep getting bigger and bigger
and they keep getting bigger and bigger
and they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger these giant networks that
and bigger these giant networks that
and bigger these giant networks that Metcalfe’s law breaks down that they
Metcalfe’s law breaks down that they
Metcalfe’s law breaks down that they increase in value the more people
increase in value the more people
increase in value the more people participate values create participation
participate values create participation
participate values create participation participation creates value the problem
participation creates value the problem
participation creates value the problem is is that of these networks keep
is is that of these networks keep
is is that of these networks keep getting bigger and they drive our
getting bigger and they drive our
getting bigger and they drive our economy and
economy and
economy and democracy there are vulnerabilities and
democracy there are vulnerabilities and
democracy there are vulnerabilities and these vulnerabilities are loopholes and
these vulnerabilities are loopholes and
these vulnerabilities are loopholes and exploits now loopholes are static and
exploits now loopholes are static and
exploits now loopholes are static and legal they took they’re taken advantage
legal they took they’re taken advantage
legal they took they’re taken advantage of by the elite by those who have the
of by the elite by those who have the
of by the elite by those who have the knowledge of those new polls they’re not
knowledge of those new polls they’re not
knowledge of those new polls they’re not important right now
important right now
important right now I want to talk about exploits because
I want to talk about exploits because
I want to talk about exploits because although loopholes are creating an
although loopholes are creating an
although loopholes are creating an imbalance in our systems exploits are
imbalance in our systems exploits are
imbalance in our systems exploits are interesting because they there aren’t
interesting because they there aren’t
interesting because they there aren’t any laws for exploits or they eventually
any laws for exploits or they eventually
any laws for exploits or they eventually become illegal hackers and activists use
become illegal hackers and activists use
become illegal hackers and activists use exploits we use them differently but the
exploits we use them differently but the
exploits we use them differently but the question is why do these vulnerabilities
question is why do these vulnerabilities
question is why do these vulnerabilities exist and that’s because we don’t update
exist and that’s because we don’t update
exist and that’s because we don’t update we don’t update when we want to we don’t
we don’t update when we want to we don’t
we don’t update when we want to we don’t update when we have to we update only
update when we have to we update only
update when we have to we update only when we are forced to I mean think about
when we are forced to I mean think about
when we are forced to I mean think about your phones your computers think about
your phones your computers think about
your phones your computers think about your wardrobes that we think that what
your wardrobes that we think that what
your wardrobes that we think that what worked before is always going to work
worked before is always going to work
worked before is always going to work again even if for twenty to a hundred
again even if for twenty to a hundred
again even if for twenty to a hundred years it hasn’t worked the problem is is
years it hasn’t worked the problem is is
years it hasn’t worked the problem is is that some of these hackers have
that some of these hackers have
that some of these hackers have escalated their behavior imagine those
escalated their behavior imagine those
escalated their behavior imagine those who were shouting they would not replace
who were shouting they would not replace
who were shouting they would not replace us in charlottesville all learn to code
us in charlottesville all learn to code
us in charlottesville all learn to code and they are because hackers typical
and they are because hackers typical
and they are because hackers typical hackers we learned how to use exploits
hackers we learned how to use exploits
hackers we learned how to use exploits to take to tamper and to troll but now
to take to tamper and to troll but now
to take to tamper and to troll but now it’s escalating to terrorize have you
it’s escalating to terrorize have you
it’s escalating to terrorize have you noticed the number of conspiracy videos
noticed the number of conspiracy videos
noticed the number of conspiracy videos that are popping up on YouTube and
that are popping up on YouTube and
that are popping up on YouTube and that’s because they are grooming the
that’s because they are grooming the
that’s because they are grooming the next generation of alt-right hackers as
next generation of alt-right hackers as
next generation of alt-right hackers as young as 11 years old
now hacktivists are different activists
now hacktivists are different activists we use technology to heal the world and
we use technology to heal the world and
we use technology to heal the world and your activists every time you throw up a
your activists every time you throw up a
your activists every time you throw up a cell phone to record discrimination to
cell phone to record discrimination to
cell phone to record discrimination to capture something that’s not right
capture something that’s not right
capture something that’s not right you are doing more than sometimes the
you are doing more than sometimes the
you are doing more than sometimes the system does for us and I have a message
system does for us and I have a message
system does for us and I have a message I have a message for the alt-right
I have a message for the alt-right
I have a message for the alt-right hackers because as a black man talking
hackers because as a black man talking
hackers because as a black man talking about hacking as soon as this video
about hacking as soon as this video
about hacking as soon as this video comes up they will definitely try to
comes up they will definitely try to
comes up they will definitely try to hack me but this message comes from dr.
hack me but this message comes from dr.
hack me but this message comes from dr. Monroe and it’s not just to the alright
Monroe and it’s not just to the alright
Monroe and it’s not just to the alright hackers it’s also to all the grass
hackers it’s also to all the grass
hackers it’s also to all the grass through entrepreneurs out there who are
through entrepreneurs out there who are
through entrepreneurs out there who are fighting the good fight of teaching kids
fighting the good fight of teaching kids
fighting the good fight of teaching kids to code and that message is you have
to code and that message is you have
to code and that message is you have gotten this far on your own but you can
gotten this far on your own but you can
gotten this far on your own but you can do better you can do more I invite you
do better you can do more I invite you
do better you can do more I invite you to become an activist like George H
to become an activist like George H
to become an activist like George H Hofstadter so George Hofstadter he is
Hofstadter so George Hofstadter he is
Hofstadter so George Hofstadter he is one of the kids who I’ve come across 13
one of the kids who I’ve come across 13
one of the kids who I’ve come across 13 14 years old when I met him who was
14 years old when I met him who was
14 years old when I met him who was inspired by a hackathon and I threw in a
inspired by a hackathon and I threw in a
inspired by a hackathon and I threw in a name of Trayvon Martin
name of Trayvon Martin
name of Trayvon Martin I asked all the developers if there’s an
I asked all the developers if there’s an
I asked all the developers if there’s an app that can save Trayvon Martin but
app that can save Trayvon Martin but
app that can save Trayvon Martin but George couldn’t be here because it’s a
George couldn’t be here because it’s a
George couldn’t be here because it’s a rule instead X where only one person can
rule instead X where only one person can
rule instead X where only one person can be on stage but I decided to hack that
be on stage but I decided to hack that
be on stage but I decided to hack that rule and so George fought work a cold
rule and so George fought work a cold
rule and so George fought work a cold and everything else in order to record
and everything else in order to record
and everything else in order to record this video for you hey Sonoma my name is
this video for you hey Sonoma my name is
this video for you hey Sonoma my name is George Hofstadter I’m 18 years old and
George Hofstadter I’m 18 years old and
George Hofstadter I’m 18 years old and I’m from Oakland California before I saw
I’m from Oakland California before I saw
I’m from Oakland California before I saw Black Panthers Wakanda I experienced
Black Panthers Wakanda I experienced
Black Panthers Wakanda I experienced will Condit when I participated in my
will Condit when I participated in my
will Condit when I participated in my first keynote hackathon like dr. Monroe
first keynote hackathon like dr. Monroe
first keynote hackathon like dr. Monroe did with him
did with him
did with him took my tinkering with an iPhone and
took my tinkering with an iPhone and
took my tinkering with an iPhone and inspired me to create my own tech
inspired me to create my own tech
inspired me to create my own tech company and develop an app that could
company and develop an app that could
company and develop an app that could have saved Trayvon Martin’s life
have saved Trayvon Martin’s life
have saved Trayvon Martin’s life everyone’s looking for the next black or
everyone’s looking for the next black or
everyone’s looking for the next black or brown Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs or Bill
brown Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs or Bill
brown Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs or Bill Gates we’re right in front of you but we
Gates we’re right in front of you but we
Gates we’re right in front of you but we don’t want to build the same things they
don’t want to build the same things they
don’t want to build the same things they did and not all of us want to work for
did and not all of us want to work for
did and not all of us want to work for them as activists when we see what
them as activists when we see what
them as activists when we see what doesn’t work in our society we build new
doesn’t work in our society we build new
doesn’t work in our society we build new tools for a better democracy
tools for a better democracy
tools for a better democracy no more Trayvon Martin’s no more Wars
no more Trayvon Martin’s no more Wars
no more Trayvon Martin’s no more Wars digital divides or poverty when it’s our
digital divides or poverty when it’s our
digital divides or poverty when it’s our future to update join me in that future
dr. Munro updated me I’ve updated George
dr. Munro updated me I’ve updated George let’s all update each other and I share
let’s all update each other and I share
let’s all update each other and I share this message on behalf of the activist
this message on behalf of the activist
this message on behalf of the activist community to get things done the
community to get things done the
community to get things done the hacktivists rides on the shoulder of
hacktivists rides on the shoulder of
hacktivists rides on the shoulder of giants that came before them connecting
giants that came before them connecting
giants that came before them connecting with the past or premise propelling us
with the past or premise propelling us
with the past or premise propelling us all into the future they are often in
all into the future they are often in
all into the future they are often in the emotional here the present and must
the emotional here the present and must
the emotional here the present and must consider the ethics of each situation
consider the ethics of each situation
consider the ethics of each situation and proceed for the greater good thank
and proceed for the greater good thank
and proceed for the greater good thank you
you
you and hack on
and hack on
and hack on [Applause]
please join me in welcoming Colima pry force to the TEDx Sonoma County stage
as a hacktivist educator I teach
as a hacktivist educator I teach hacktivism at the root of hacktivism is
hacktivism at the root of hacktivism is
hacktivism at the root of hacktivism is subversion I teach subversion now when I
subversion I teach subversion now when I
subversion I teach subversion now when I tell people this they usually think that
tell people this they usually think that
tell people this they usually think that I teach inner-city youth how to hack
I teach inner-city youth how to hack
I teach inner-city youth how to hack into the Pentagon and disarm our nuclear
into the Pentagon and disarm our nuclear
into the Pentagon and disarm our nuclear weapons now that does sound cool and
weapons now that does sound cool and
weapons now that does sound cool and I’ll leave it at that or that I teach
I’ll leave it at that or that I teach
I’ll leave it at that or that I teach kids how to code so that they can fill
kids how to code so that they can fill
kids how to code so that they can fill stem jobs in Silicon Valley and make the
stem jobs in Silicon Valley and make the
stem jobs in Silicon Valley and make the tech industry more profitable diverse
tech industry more profitable diverse
tech industry more profitable diverse and inclusive that’s also important and
and inclusive that’s also important and
and inclusive that’s also important and is the work of many of my colleagues but
is the work of many of my colleagues but
is the work of many of my colleagues but it’s not what I do I raise hackers to
it’s not what I do I raise hackers to
it’s not what I do I raise hackers to become activists and I learned from the
become activists and I learned from the
become activists and I learned from the best at 14 years old I first met dr.
best at 14 years old I first met dr.
best at 14 years old I first met dr. Monroe after I was expelled from her
Monroe after I was expelled from her
Monroe after I was expelled from her school the Frederick Douglass Academy in
school the Frederick Douglass Academy in
school the Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem I well
Harlem I well
Harlem I well she learned that I hacked into her
she learned that I hacked into her
she learned that I hacked into her school which was a much better school
she invited me into her office and
she invited me into her office and wanted to speak face-to-face and of
wanted to speak face-to-face and of
wanted to speak face-to-face and of course when I walked in and I saw her
course when I walked in and I saw her
course when I walked in and I saw her face it just froze me in place because
face it just froze me in place because
face it just froze me in place because she’s an educator teacher and you all
she’s an educator teacher and you all
she’s an educator teacher and you all know somebody a teacher who could just
know somebody a teacher who could just
know somebody a teacher who could just freeze you when they see you and I may
freeze you when they see you and I may
freeze you when they see you and I may have adapted that into my career but dr.
have adapted that into my career but dr.
have adapted that into my career but dr. Monroe wanted to know why because she
Monroe wanted to know why because she
Monroe wanted to know why because she wanted to find out why is it that I
wanted to find out why is it that I
wanted to find out why is it that I hacked my behavior records and not my
hacked my behavior records and not my
hacked my behavior records and not my academic records
so she told me it had a conversation
so she told me it had a conversation with me and she and she said how like
with me and she and she said how like
with me and she and she said how like how did he do it she says because
how did he do it she says because
how did he do it she says because according to academic records you’re one
according to academic records you’re one
according to academic records you’re one of the brightest kids in the country and
of the brightest kids in the country and
of the brightest kids in the country and so I leaned into dr. Monroe and I said
so I leaned into dr. Monroe and I said
so I leaned into dr. Monroe and I said well middle school records are really
well middle school records are really
well middle school records are really easy to hack into no one looks at middle
easy to hack into no one looks at middle
easy to hack into no one looks at middle school I mean is it my fault she wasn’t
school I mean is it my fault she wasn’t
school I mean is it my fault she wasn’t having that and so she asked why I did
having that and so she asked why I did
having that and so she asked why I did it
it
it and because she cared to know I decided
and because she cared to know I decided
and because she cared to know I decided to tell her well I’m sharing with you
to tell her well I’m sharing with you
to tell her well I’m sharing with you that at eight years old I read every
that at eight years old I read every
that at eight years old I read every book in my group home library these were
book in my group home library these were
book in my group home library these were books that were donated to us foster
books that were donated to us foster
books that were donated to us foster kids with no families no home read every
kids with no families no home read every
kids with no families no home read every book every year Pippi Longstocking and
book every year Pippi Longstocking and
book every year Pippi Longstocking and Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Peter
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Peter
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Peter Pan and so I asked for more books and
Pan and so I asked for more books and
Pan and so I asked for more books and they said no but something happens when
they said no but something happens when
they said no but something happens when you read Huckleberry Finn and Pippi
you read Huckleberry Finn and Pippi
you read Huckleberry Finn and Pippi Longstocking I decided I’m going to take
Longstocking I decided I’m going to take
Longstocking I decided I’m going to take a page out of Oliver Twist and I’m going
a page out of Oliver Twist and I’m going
a page out of Oliver Twist and I’m going to ask for more in front of everyone
to ask for more in front of everyone
to ask for more in front of everyone because I knew that they were going to
because I knew that they were going to
because I knew that they were going to acts for they were going to say that
acts for they were going to say that
acts for they were going to say that there was no money that there were no
there was no money that there were no
there was no money that there were no money for the books but as an
money for the books but as an
money for the books but as an eight-year-old vegetarian I calculated
eight-year-old vegetarian I calculated
eight-year-old vegetarian I calculated that they had to be saving money for
that they had to be saving money for
that they had to be saving money for every meat loaf they weren’t feeding me
but time and again every time I asked
but time and again every time I asked they said no they said no affront
they said no they said no affront
they said no they said no affront everyone and it kept going back to as a
everyone and it kept going back to as a
everyone and it kept going back to as a kid there’s nothing you can do but I
kid there’s nothing you can do but I
kid there’s nothing you can do but I noticed something a pattern that they
noticed something a pattern that they
noticed something a pattern that they didn’t care if required ourselves to
didn’t care if required ourselves to
didn’t care if required ourselves to sleep they didn’t care if we did our
sleep they didn’t care if we did our
sleep they didn’t care if we did our homework what they did care was that we
homework what they did care was that we
homework what they did care was that we had three meals a day on time every day
had three meals a day on time every day
had three meals a day on time every day and so at eight years old
and so at eight years old
and so at eight years old for three to four days I held a hunger
for three to four days I held a hunger
for three to four days I held a hunger strike and I won
now I told dr. Monroe this story and she
now I told dr. Monroe this story and she knew that I had gotten this far on my
knew that I had gotten this far on my
knew that I had gotten this far on my own but I needed her help to go much
own but I needed her help to go much
own but I needed her help to go much further but the foster care system
further but the foster care system
further but the foster care system Strikes Back because they wanted to be
Strikes Back because they wanted to be
Strikes Back because they wanted to be transferred from her school and dr.
transferred from her school and dr.
transferred from her school and dr. Monroe was not having it they would come
Monroe was not having it they would come
Monroe was not having it they would come up to her and ask her for my address and
up to her and ask her for my address and
up to her and ask her for my address and she would give them my location and by
she would give them my location and by
she would give them my location and by the time they got there she moved me
the time they got there she moved me
the time they got there she moved me somewhere else they would come back to
somewhere else they would come back to
somewhere else they would come back to her asked for my address and then dr.
her asked for my address and then dr.
her asked for my address and then dr. Monroe said why are you bothering me I’m
Monroe said why are you bothering me I’m
Monroe said why are you bothering me I’m a principal of hundreds of kids how am I
a principal of hundreds of kids how am I
a principal of hundreds of kids how am I going to pay attention so just one kid
going to pay attention so just one kid
going to pay attention so just one kid okay well here you go here’s his
okay well here you go here’s his
okay well here you go here’s his location and by the time they got there
location and by the time they got there
location and by the time they got there she moved me somewhere else in 1994 dr.
she moved me somewhere else in 1994 dr.
she moved me somewhere else in 1994 dr. Monroe created an underground railroad
Monroe created an underground railroad
Monroe created an underground railroad for my future she passed away earlier
for my future she passed away earlier
for my future she passed away earlier this year leaving behind a legacy of
this year leaving behind a legacy of
this year leaving behind a legacy of transforming the lives of kids just like
transforming the lives of kids just like
transforming the lives of kids just like me similar situations yeah dr. Monroe I
me similar situations yeah dr. Monroe I
me similar situations yeah dr. Monroe I love you and thank you for believing in
love you and thank you for believing in
love you and thank you for believing in me but why why would she jeopardize her
me but why why would she jeopardize her
me but why why would she jeopardize her career why would she break the law dr.
career why would she break the law dr.
career why would she break the law dr. Monroe believes us most educators good
Monroe believes us most educators good
Monroe believes us most educators good educators believe that schools and
educators believe that schools and
educators believe that schools and America are not created equal
America are not created equal
America are not created equal that we set up kids especially low
that we set up kids especially low
that we set up kids especially low opportunity youth to be sets of skills
opportunity youth to be sets of skills
opportunity youth to be sets of skills and schools to be skills factories when
and schools to be skills factories when
and schools to be skills factories when the purpose of education is to institute
the purpose of education is to institute
the purpose of education is to institute innovation and the purpose of innovation
innovation and the purpose of innovation
innovation and the purpose of innovation should be to eliminate poverty therefore
should be to eliminate poverty therefore
should be to eliminate poverty therefore the purpose of school is to erase
the purpose of school is to erase
the purpose of school is to erase poverty and so
poverty and so
poverty and so Munroe knew that and she knew something
Munroe knew that and she knew something
Munroe knew that and she knew something that dr. Monroe that Malcolm Gladwell
that dr. Monroe that Malcolm Gladwell
that dr. Monroe that Malcolm Gladwell also knew that poverty is not
also knew that poverty is not
also knew that poverty is not desperation or deprivation at poverty
desperation or deprivation at poverty
desperation or deprivation at poverty its isolation so when she heard the
its isolation so when she heard the
its isolation so when she heard the story of me being this hacker she
story of me being this hacker she
story of me being this hacker she transformed that hacker into a
transformed that hacker into a
transformed that hacker into a hacktivists because she knew that the
hacktivists because she knew that the
hacktivists because she knew that the first thing I was hacking was my
first thing I was hacking was my
first thing I was hacking was my isolation the story of the Underground
isolation the story of the Underground
isolation the story of the Underground Railroad is a story of subversion that
Railroad is a story of subversion that
Railroad is a story of subversion that doctrine rogue transformed me to an
doctrine rogue transformed me to an
doctrine rogue transformed me to an activist and modeled for me what it is
activist and modeled for me what it is
activist and modeled for me what it is to subvert a system that doesn’t work
to subvert a system that doesn’t work
to subvert a system that doesn’t work for us and how to create a new one but
for us and how to create a new one but
for us and how to create a new one but the relationship between activists and
the relationship between activists and
the relationship between activists and hacktivists is interesting during the
hacktivists is interesting during the
hacktivists is interesting during the times of the Fugitive Slave laws the
times of the Fugitive Slave laws the
times of the Fugitive Slave laws the abolitionist the activist was fighting
abolitionist the activist was fighting
abolitionist the activist was fighting for millions of rights the rights of
for millions of rights the rights of
for millions of rights the rights of millions of people on the front end
millions of people on the front end
millions of people on the front end while activists like the conductors of
while activists like the conductors of
while activists like the conductors of the Underground Railroad we’re using
the Underground Railroad we’re using
the Underground Railroad we’re using document forging masonry they even coded
document forging masonry they even coded
document forging masonry they even coded program codes into quilts just to
program codes into quilts just to
program codes into quilts just to subvert a system that saved the lives of
subvert a system that saved the lives of
subvert a system that saved the lives of hundreds of thousands now the
hundreds of thousands now the
hundreds of thousands now the relationship between hacker and activist
relationship between hacker and activist
relationship between hacker and activist that gets even more interesting because
we exist in these these giant networks
we exist in these these giant networks and they keep getting bigger and bigger
and they keep getting bigger and bigger
and they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger these giant networks that
and bigger these giant networks that
and bigger these giant networks that Metcalfe’s law breaks down that they
Metcalfe’s law breaks down that they
Metcalfe’s law breaks down that they increase in value the more people
increase in value the more people
increase in value the more people participate values create participation
participate values create participation
participate values create participation participation creates value the problem
participation creates value the problem
participation creates value the problem is is that of these networks keep
is is that of these networks keep
is is that of these networks keep getting bigger and they drive our
getting bigger and they drive our
getting bigger and they drive our economy and
economy and
economy and democracy there are vulnerabilities and
democracy there are vulnerabilities and
democracy there are vulnerabilities and these vulnerabilities are loopholes and
these vulnerabilities are loopholes and
these vulnerabilities are loopholes and exploits now loopholes are static and
exploits now loopholes are static and
exploits now loopholes are static and legal they took they’re taken advantage
legal they took they’re taken advantage
legal they took they’re taken advantage of by the elite by those who have the
of by the elite by those who have the
of by the elite by those who have the knowledge of those new polls they’re not
knowledge of those new polls they’re not
knowledge of those new polls they’re not important right now
important right now
important right now I want to talk about exploits because
I want to talk about exploits because
I want to talk about exploits because although loopholes are creating an
although loopholes are creating an
although loopholes are creating an imbalance in our systems exploits are
imbalance in our systems exploits are
imbalance in our systems exploits are interesting because they there aren’t
interesting because they there aren’t
interesting because they there aren’t any laws for exploits or they eventually
any laws for exploits or they eventually
any laws for exploits or they eventually become illegal hackers and activists use
become illegal hackers and activists use
become illegal hackers and activists use exploits we use them differently but the
exploits we use them differently but the
exploits we use them differently but the question is why do these vulnerabilities
question is why do these vulnerabilities
question is why do these vulnerabilities exist and that’s because we don’t update
exist and that’s because we don’t update
exist and that’s because we don’t update we don’t update when we want to we don’t
we don’t update when we want to we don’t
we don’t update when we want to we don’t update when we have to we update only
update when we have to we update only
update when we have to we update only when we are forced to I mean think about
when we are forced to I mean think about
when we are forced to I mean think about your phones your computers think about
your phones your computers think about
your phones your computers think about your wardrobes that we think that what
your wardrobes that we think that what
your wardrobes that we think that what worked before is always going to work
worked before is always going to work
worked before is always going to work again even if for twenty to a hundred
again even if for twenty to a hundred
again even if for twenty to a hundred years it hasn’t worked the problem is is
years it hasn’t worked the problem is is
years it hasn’t worked the problem is is that some of these hackers have
that some of these hackers have
that some of these hackers have escalated their behavior imagine those
escalated their behavior imagine those
escalated their behavior imagine those who were shouting they would not replace
who were shouting they would not replace
who were shouting they would not replace us in charlottesville all learn to code
us in charlottesville all learn to code
us in charlottesville all learn to code and they are because hackers typical
and they are because hackers typical
and they are because hackers typical hackers we learned how to use exploits
hackers we learned how to use exploits
hackers we learned how to use exploits to take to tamper and to troll but now
to take to tamper and to troll but now
to take to tamper and to troll but now it’s escalating to terrorize have you
it’s escalating to terrorize have you
it’s escalating to terrorize have you noticed the number of conspiracy videos
noticed the number of conspiracy videos
noticed the number of conspiracy videos that are popping up on YouTube and
that are popping up on YouTube and
that are popping up on YouTube and that’s because they are grooming the
that’s because they are grooming the
that’s because they are grooming the next generation of alt-right hackers as
next generation of alt-right hackers as
next generation of alt-right hackers as young as 11 years old
now hacktivists are different activists
now hacktivists are different activists we use technology to heal the world and
we use technology to heal the world and
we use technology to heal the world and your activists every time you throw up a
your activists every time you throw up a
your activists every time you throw up a cell phone to record discrimination to
cell phone to record discrimination to
cell phone to record discrimination to capture something that’s not right
capture something that’s not right
capture something that’s not right you are doing more than sometimes the
you are doing more than sometimes the
you are doing more than sometimes the system does for us and I have a message
system does for us and I have a message
system does for us and I have a message I have a message for the alt-right
I have a message for the alt-right
I have a message for the alt-right hackers because as a black man talking
hackers because as a black man talking
hackers because as a black man talking about hacking as soon as this video
about hacking as soon as this video
about hacking as soon as this video comes up they will definitely try to
comes up they will definitely try to
comes up they will definitely try to hack me but this message comes from dr.
hack me but this message comes from dr.
hack me but this message comes from dr. Monroe and it’s not just to the alright
Monroe and it’s not just to the alright
Monroe and it’s not just to the alright hackers it’s also to all the grass
hackers it’s also to all the grass
hackers it’s also to all the grass through entrepreneurs out there who are
through entrepreneurs out there who are
through entrepreneurs out there who are fighting the good fight of teaching kids
fighting the good fight of teaching kids
fighting the good fight of teaching kids to code and that message is you have
to code and that message is you have
to code and that message is you have gotten this far on your own but you can
gotten this far on your own but you can
gotten this far on your own but you can do better you can do more I invite you
do better you can do more I invite you
do better you can do more I invite you to become an activist like George H
to become an activist like George H
to become an activist like George H Hofstadter so George Hofstadter he is
Hofstadter so George Hofstadter he is
Hofstadter so George Hofstadter he is one of the kids who I’ve come across 13
one of the kids who I’ve come across 13
one of the kids who I’ve come across 13 14 years old when I met him who was
14 years old when I met him who was
14 years old when I met him who was inspired by a hackathon and I threw in a
inspired by a hackathon and I threw in a
inspired by a hackathon and I threw in a name of Trayvon Martin
name of Trayvon Martin
name of Trayvon Martin I asked all the developers if there’s an
I asked all the developers if there’s an
I asked all the developers if there’s an app that can save Trayvon Martin but
app that can save Trayvon Martin but
app that can save Trayvon Martin but George couldn’t be here because it’s a
George couldn’t be here because it’s a
George couldn’t be here because it’s a rule instead X where only one person can
rule instead X where only one person can
rule instead X where only one person can be on stage but I decided to hack that
be on stage but I decided to hack that
be on stage but I decided to hack that rule and so George fought work a cold
rule and so George fought work a cold
rule and so George fought work a cold and everything else in order to record
and everything else in order to record
and everything else in order to record this video for you hey Sonoma my name is
this video for you hey Sonoma my name is
this video for you hey Sonoma my name is George Hofstadter I’m 18 years old and
George Hofstadter I’m 18 years old and
George Hofstadter I’m 18 years old and I’m from Oakland California before I saw
I’m from Oakland California before I saw
I’m from Oakland California before I saw Black Panthers Wakanda I experienced
Black Panthers Wakanda I experienced
Black Panthers Wakanda I experienced will Condit when I participated in my
will Condit when I participated in my
will Condit when I participated in my first keynote hackathon like dr. Monroe
first keynote hackathon like dr. Monroe
first keynote hackathon like dr. Monroe did with him
did with him
did with him took my tinkering with an iPhone and
took my tinkering with an iPhone and
took my tinkering with an iPhone and inspired me to create my own tech
inspired me to create my own tech
inspired me to create my own tech company and develop an app that could
company and develop an app that could
company and develop an app that could have saved Trayvon Martin’s life
have saved Trayvon Martin’s life
have saved Trayvon Martin’s life everyone’s looking for the next black or
everyone’s looking for the next black or
everyone’s looking for the next black or brown Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs or Bill
brown Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs or Bill
brown Mark Zuckerberg Steve Jobs or Bill Gates we’re right in front of you but we
Gates we’re right in front of you but we
Gates we’re right in front of you but we don’t want to build the same things they
don’t want to build the same things they
don’t want to build the same things they did and not all of us want to work for
did and not all of us want to work for
did and not all of us want to work for them as activists when we see what
them as activists when we see what
them as activists when we see what doesn’t work in our society we build new
doesn’t work in our society we build new
doesn’t work in our society we build new tools for a better democracy
tools for a better democracy
tools for a better democracy no more Trayvon Martin’s no more Wars
no more Trayvon Martin’s no more Wars
no more Trayvon Martin’s no more Wars digital divides or poverty when it’s our
digital divides or poverty when it’s our
digital divides or poverty when it’s our future to update join me in that future
dr. Munro updated me I’ve updated George
dr. Munro updated me I’ve updated George let’s all update each other and I share
let’s all update each other and I share
let’s all update each other and I share this message on behalf of the activist
this message on behalf of the activist
this message on behalf of the activist community to get things done the
community to get things done the
community to get things done the hacktivists rides on the shoulder of
hacktivists rides on the shoulder of
hacktivists rides on the shoulder of giants that came before them connecting
giants that came before them connecting
giants that came before them connecting with the past or premise propelling us
with the past or premise propelling us
with the past or premise propelling us all into the future they are often in
all into the future they are often in
all into the future they are often in the emotional here the present and must
the emotional here the present and must
the emotional here the present and must consider the ethics of each situation
consider the ethics of each situation
consider the ethics of each situation and proceed for the greater good thank
and proceed for the greater good thank
and proceed for the greater good thank you
you
you and hack on
and hack on
and hack on [Applause]
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