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Decolonizing the Net #844

Open mozfest-bot opened 7 years ago

mozfest-bot commented 7 years ago

[ UUID ] 213d82e8-7ba2-465f-9c0d-83454ab66b52

[ Session Name ] Decolonizing the Net [ Primary Space ] Digital Inclusion

[ Submitter's Name ] Collette Watson [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Free Press [ Submitter's Github ] @collettewatson

[ Additional facilitators ]

What will happen in your session?

Participants will learn how communities across the global Black diaspora are wielding the internet to counter false narratives and spark change IRL. From Brazil to South Africa, the United States to United Kingdom, individuals of African descent are innovating online campaigns and tools with very real implications. They are organizing civic power, amplifying underrepresented stories, shutting down problematic institutions and leading the way in online-to-offline change.

This session will explore examples of resistance and advocacy campaigns, as well as the data and technology that define them, and how these initiatives are shifting anti-Blackness. Participants will spend the final 30 minutes brainstorming a certain type of anti-Black dynamic that is prevalent in their community, then producing ideas for oppositional online campaigns or tools.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

The goal of the Decolonizing the Net session will be for participants to learn how digital campaigns and platforms geared toward dismantling anti-Blackness have formed, evolved and flourished around the world.

If your session requires additional materials or electronic equipment, please outline your needs.

Projector with audio speakers and monitor or projection screen Five easels (5) Flipchart paper Markers

Time needed

90 mins

sedgwickkm commented 7 years ago

This proposal has progressed to our next phase of deliberation! We will be following up shortly.

kenyatta1 commented 7 years ago

@collettewatson I'm seeking clarity on your stipend request. Your proposal has made it through to the next phase of consideration by the Digital Inclusion wrangler team. Unfortunately though, we've got way more seeking stipends than we have access to. If we were unable to give you access to a stipend, might you have other means available to you to make it to Mozfest?

collettewatson commented 7 years ago

This is exciting, thank you for the consideration! I do not have other means for making it to Mozfest at this time.

kenyatta1 commented 7 years ago

@collettewatson Thank you for quick response and providing clarity. The Digital Inclusion Team will be in touch shortly with final curation and stipend decisions.

Best,