WWU Social Justice Hackathon

About the challengeThe WWU Social Justice Hackathon 2026 will offer students from all colleges and disciplines within Western the opportunity to come together and apply their unique skills - be it in STEM, business, design, interdisciplinary studies, education, Law Diversity and Justice/pre-law focus, community organizing, and/or art -  to focus on creating an ethical, socially responsible technology solution for a real-world challenge. A set of social justice challenges pre-selected from local needs and local non-profits will be available to choose from at the event. The challenges have been picked in part because they allow for the development of tools and approaches that can be prototyped with the limited time allotted, but also because they closely fit the UN’s definition of Access to Justice (2012).  The event is free to attend and food will be provided on-site. No coding experience or background is required to participate.