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Centering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.
Dec 1, 2022 24 tweets 18 min read
How can we talk about governance & internet access where #InternetShutdowns are being used as a tool for genocide?

This year’s @intgovforum is taking place in Ethiopia, a country that continues to weaponize internet shutdowns against the people in #Tigray 🧵 #IGF2022 Protesters hold Tigrayan flags and signs, with a bigger one For years, the Ethiopian government has relied on its dominance as a telecom & internet provider to cut groups out of the web, and hide war crimes and #HumanRights violations.
Nov 29, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
In September, we co-organised #DTIEastAfrica w/@FemnetProg – it was a magical gathering of amazing African feminist techies, teachers, wikipedians, activists and more!
In this thread, we share our report from the convening, and our conversations, prompts & dreams of the future 🧵 A collage of the Decolonisi... It’s important to us to release our #DecolonisingTheInternetEastAfrica report today on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. It’s #16DaysOfActivism2022, and this report is a celebration of the #WHRDs who teach and guide us – some of whom were with us in Zambia. ✊🏿
Nov 26, 2020 11 tweets 4 min read
Silicon Valley/San Francisco Bay Area friends: give thanks today by paying the Shuumi land tax! You live and work on traditional Lisjan Ohlone territory, yet how often does Big Tech acknowledge the very land from which it profits?
sogoreate-landtrust.org/shuumi-land-ta… The Shuumi Land Tax is a voluntary annual contribution that non-Indigenous people living on Ohlone lands make to support the critical work of the Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, a non profit led by urban Indigenous women.
sogoreate-landtrust.org/shuumi-land-ta…
Jun 2, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
(1/5) We are an anti-racist organization. Today, as everyday, we stand in solidarity with our Black communities and friends everywhere. We ask everyone else to reflect: what does it mean to be actively anti-racist, rather than passively non-racist? Share your practices with us. Image (2/5) For us, a key practice is not to be silent when it is convenient or easy. We speak when it feels right, however uncomfortable, painful, or scary it is. We work to support spaces in which Black voices can resonate powerfully and safely, sharing their truths with us all. Image