The latest articles on DEV Community by Alex Qin (@alexqin). https://dev.to/alexqin https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F470896%2F54c06f33-547a-4a67-a396-623cfbb2521c.jpg https://dev.to/alexqin en Alex Qin Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:37:53 +0000 https://dev.to/alexqin/meet-the-formerly-incarcerated-software-engineers-who-built-a-no-police-alternative-to-911-1ddb https://dev.to/alexqin/meet-the-formerly-incarcerated-software-engineers-who-built-a-no-police-alternative-to-911-1ddb <p>I am very proud to share this piece about our amazing team who built Not911 as a response to the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests. <a href="https://medium.com/@emergentworks/meet-the-formerly-incarcerated-software-engineers-who-built-a-no-police-alternative-to-911-5a5af163f8b2?sk=9d634d639398f5c23c0bc28dc9f63bc4">Read the whole story on Medium</a></p> <p>Not911 is a mobile app for resolving community level issues without police involvement. It is available for download on Android devices and as a web app at <a href="http://not911.nyc">http://not911.nyc</a>.</p> <p>"Being able to circumvent the police and still get your needs met is a beautiful thing." Not911 was built by <a href="http://emergentworks.org">Emergent Works</a>, where teams are comprised of at least 50% justice-involved software engineers.</p> mobile app blacklivesmatter socialjustice