RailsBridge

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h1. The RailsBridge Mission:

To create an inclusive and friendly Ruby on Rails community.

h2. The RailsBridge Guidelines:

* First, do no harm. Then, help where you can.

* Bridge the gap from aspiring developer to contributing community member, through mentoring, teaching, and writing.

* Reach out to individuals and groups who are underrepresented in the community.

* Collaborate with other groups with similar goals.

h2. RailsBridge Projects:

Our members are pursuing a variety of projects in support of our mission. Email the contact person or join our mailing list to get involved:

* [[Workshops|Public Rails Workshops]] (Sarah Mei, sarahmei at gmail dot com)

* [[TeachingKids|Teaching Ruby to Kids]] (Sarah Allen, sarah at ultrasaurus dot com)

* [[BlogLocator|Current Blog Information Locator]] (Elad Meidar, eize dot sus at gmail dot com)

* [[Mentor|Rails Mentors - Online mentoring matchups]] (Brian Hogan, bphogan at gmail dot com)

* "Courseware for Newcomers to Rails":http://railstutor.com (Dana Jones)

* [[CodeReviewStudents|Code Reviews for Students]] (Mike Gunderloy, Zach Moazeni)

* "Ruby Challenge":http://rubychallenge.com (Marianna Kenesy)

* [[NonProfits|Pro Bono Site Work for Non-Profits]] (Mike Breen)

* RailsBridge Wiki (Jeff Schoolcraft)

* [[SiteRedesign|RailsBridge Site Redesign]] (Elad Meidar, eize dot sus at gmail dot com)

h2. Get involved

To succeed, we need your help! Here's what you can do to be a part of the RailsBridge vision:

* Join the "Google Group":http://groups.google.com/group/railsbridge

* Hang with us in the #railsbridge IRC channel on "Freenode":http://freenode.net/ (not sure about IRC? check out our [[IRCGuide]])

* Help out with a current project

* Propose new projects

* Follow us on "Twitter":http://twitter.com/railsbridge

* Work to create the community you want

h2. Get informed

Let people know what's been going on by summaries to the mailing list, because it's hard to keep track of as this grows bigger and bigger.

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