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Data activists from around the world have developed creative methods for archiving and visualizing data, confronting surveillance infrastructures, and fostering communities of practice that invite us to think about data...
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Data activists from around the world have developed creative methods for archiving and visualizing data, confronting surveillance infrastructures, and fostering communities of practice that invite us to think about data differently. Drawing from interviews with social activists, this podcast series explores the methods that data activists employ, how they have taken them up in social and political struggles, and how they share their knowledge with others. Our aim is to provide a space where the public can learn new methods for engaging with data.
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Data Decoded
Data Decoded
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Episode 5: Archive Team
11 AUG 2023 · This week, the Data Justice Hub sat down with Jason Scott of https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/Main_Page as he discusses the intricacies of archiving the internet. We explore what it means to be an ArchiveTeam Warrior and the ethics of archiving essentially anything and everything posted on the internet. With such a monumental task at hand, Jason and his team have spent years documenting knowledge, both domestic and abroad, to provide access to information for anyone who may be interested.32m 40s -
Episode 4: Corporate Mapping Project
28 JUL 2023 · Join us this week as we discuss the https://www.corporatemapping.ca/with Dr. William Carroll of the University of Victoria. The Corporate Mapping Project is aimed at gathering data relating to the problematic involvement in the fossil fuel industry from corporations, universities, and government bodies throughout Canada. Dr. Carroll and his team have spent years collecting and analyzing the publically available data used to discern this harmful involvement to bring public awareness to these institutions' financial and environmental impact.29m 23s -
Episode 3: No Tech for ICE
14 JUL 2023 · Join the Data Decoded team as we speak with https://notechforice.com/ about their work confronting the surveillance of marginalized BIPOC/Latinx communities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States. The head of the campaign, Jacinta Gonalez, discusses new technologies used by ICE in tracking and deporting immigrants, the private corporations that collaborate in providing ICE with data, as well as how we can go about resisting this emerging surveillance regime.35m 1s -
Episode 2: Queering the Map
30 JUN 2023 · This episode, the Data Justice Hub chats with the founder of https://www.queeringthemap.com/, Lucas LaRochelle, as they discuss their work archiving the experiences of queer folks and their allies through the individual submission of self-described queer experiences and feelings worldwide. LaRochelle also discusses the importance of community care and safety as themselves and their team navigate homophobia, transphobia, and doxxing. Join us as we explore the importance of queering archiving and what it means to preserve history in our latest episode.40m 50s -
Episode 1: Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
16 JUN 2023 · In this episode, Dr. Erin McElroy discusses their work with the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (https://antievictionmap.com/), a grassroots collective in the United States that gathers data on evictions with the aim of confronting gentrification. McElroy discusses challenges in advocating for tenants rights with the adoption of new tracking and surveillance technologies by landlords.21m 28s
Data activists from around the world have developed creative methods for archiving and visualizing data, confronting surveillance infrastructures, and fostering communities of practice that invite us to think about data...
show more
Data activists from around the world have developed creative methods for archiving and visualizing data, confronting surveillance infrastructures, and fostering communities of practice that invite us to think about data differently. Drawing from interviews with social activists, this podcast series explores the methods that data activists employ, how they have taken them up in social and political struggles, and how they share their knowledge with others. Our aim is to provide a space where the public can learn new methods for engaging with data.
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