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Data Justice Hub

@datajusticehub.bsky.social

The Data Justice Hub is a research group that looks at how activists gather and make sense of data. Located at Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal.

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Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 2w ago

How are activists digging up data that exposes the breadth of ICE's digital dragnet and the complicity of Big Tech? See our new article, drawing from our book.

As ICE’s tech-enabled dragnet and surveillance expand, activists are fighting back with data of their own

Grassroots activists and marginalized communities are ‘flipping the script’ on surveillance by watching, documenting and gathering information about powerful institutions such as ICE from below.

theconversation.com

Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Alongside Paul Schweizer from kollektiv orangotango, Börries Nehe is one of the activists we interviewed for our recent podcast on countering authoritarianism through artistic practices. The podcast is available on Spotify and other major platforms. irgac.org/articles/art...

Art and Resistance: An Interview with Börries Nehe and Aurel Eschmann

How do we find images and develop counter-strategies that embolden others and create a narrative for global struggles today?

irgac.org

Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Now available on all major podcast platforms: We explore strategies for countering authoritarianism on a visceral level with Paul Schweizer from kollektiv orangotango and Börries Nehe from the International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies (IRGAC).

Quinn Daedal@quinnanya.me · 3mo ago

Today I've been writing our next #DataSittersClub little tl;dr: a guide to doing textile data visualization in the classroom. And it brings me great joy that we've gotten un-stuck from our slog through AI so we can bring you more things like this.

Cover of an upcoming DSC Little TL;DR called "Get 'AI Ready' with Textiles" with Karen selling something in a fortune telling booth and a background sign that says "friendship bracelets"
LittleSis@mapthepower.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join us this Thursday at 7pm et for a training on power researching elected officials. It's free and open to all regardless of experience level! This training will be recorded. Register: littlesis.org/training/pow...

Power researching elected officials - Little Sis

Elected officials are often the key decision makers that organizers focus on when trying to create change in their communities. But who are the key players behind our politicians? In

littlesis.org

Chris Hurl@churlishness.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Munira Lokhandwala from @mapthepower.bsky.social will be speaking about power mapping as part of our book launch webinar "Data Activism in the Age of Trump". Register below.

Data Activism in the Age of Trump | Events - Concordia University

concordia.ca

LittleSis@mapthepower.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Along with the many examples of unchecked billionaire power this tax day, there is also a growing fightback against this billionaire takeover. Check out the LittleSis Guide to Exposing the Billionaires in Your Backyard to learn more: littlesis.org/reports/ever...

Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@erinmcel.bsky.social , co-founder of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and author of Silicon Valley Imperialism, will be speaking as a part of our Data Activism in the Age of Trump webinar on April 28. Register at the link below.

Data Activism in the Age of Trump | Events - Concordia University

concordia.ca

Erin McElroy@erinmcel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Thank you so so much to @muybarra.bsky.social, @desireefields.bsky.social, @liviu-chelcea.bsky.social, Ananya Roy, and Magie Ramirez for their generous reflections on Silicon Valley Imperialism! @dukepress.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2325...

Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies & Frictions in Postsocialist Times Erin McElroy. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2024, 296 pp. $27.95 paper (ISBN 978-1-4780-3021-8); $104.95 cloth (ISBN 978-1-4780-2596-2); $27.95 electronic (ISBN 978-1-4780-5921-9)
Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

@petramolnar.com , author of "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (2024), a Governor General's Literary Award finalist, will be speaking as a part of our data activism webinar next week. Register at the link below.

Data Activism in the Age of Trump | Events - Concordia University

concordia.ca

Petra Molnar@petramolnar.com · 2y ago

My first book is called "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of AI." Based on 6 years of work from Mexico to Greece to Palestine, it shares stories of people hurt by #bordertech More info: thenewpress.com/books/walls-... Some photos: www.petramolnar.com/the-walls-ha... 💙📚 #booksky

Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Jacinta Gonzalez, who will be speaking at our webinar, has been doing powerful work exposing the connections between the Trump regime and big tech. You can register for it here: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

Data Activism in the Age of Trump | Events - Concordia University

concordia.ca

The Denver Post@denverpost.com · 6mo ago

The largest recipient of donations from Palantir employees and the company’s PAC "are PAC’s set up to support Trump, according to OpenSecrets," Jacinta Gonzalez writes in this opinion piece. "All you have to do to is follow the money."

Data Justice Hub@datajusticehub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

LittleSis is one group that we are featuring as a part of our data activism webinar on April 28. See here for details: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

Data Activism in the Age of Trump | Events - Concordia University

concordia.ca

LittleSis@mapthepower.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How are billionaires using their inordinate amount of money and power to keep themselves rich and everyday people poor? read out latest report to learn more: littlesis.org/reports/mich...

Michigan’s Corporate Lobby. Portrait images of five different billionaires along with their names and net worths are pictured. Michigan’s richest billionaires and biggest corporations control a network of corporate lobby groups that spend millions of dollars on political influence. Read the full report: littlesis.org/research/reports/. The LittleSis logo is pictured on the bottom right corner. The text is white on a blue background with a white border. A black silhouette of Michigan state covers the blue background.
Ricochet Media@ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year. Province says it’s dealing with an increase in requests, but NDP says problems may be intentional. The latest from our new #AtlanticCanada reporter @justinbrake.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/pro...

Access to information: N.L. failed to make public over 1,000 responses in a single year

Province says it’s dealing with an increase in ATIPP requests, but NDP leader is concerned that the mounting problems may be intentional

ricochet.media

MuckRock@muckrock.com · 4mo ago

Police misconduct records are notoriously difficult to pry from agencies. Our latest guide explains the main types of police disciplinary records, what those records contain, where to find them and provides sample language you can use in your own requests today. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

A requester’s guide to police misconduct documents and data

Information about police misconduct can be one of the most difficult types of information to obtain through public records requests. But police misconduct is often a matter of life or death, an area…

muckrock.com