The last time we heard from Girl Develop It (GDI), in April, the women’s tech training organization was imploding.

Following a number of complaints about racism within the company, the nonprofit had lost a number of chapter leaders, a board chair and finally an executive director. But after a rocky start to the year, GDI’s Philly chapter seems to be once again active, with its first scheduled event since its former head declared a hiatus in January (though technically, national leaders noted at the time, “hiatus” isn’t a formal status).

The one-part course titled “What the tech? Begin your journey into tech” is an introductory class for people interested in learning about or finding a career in tech. Taught by app developer Ruthie Fields, the class is scheduled on Meetup for May 29, over four months since the chapter’s last event — which itself was a community town hall addressing the controversy surrounding the organization.

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