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Maddie Aleman is a cultural worker and community designer from Queens, NY. She is currently the community organizer at the Integrity Institute, a think tank that advances the theory and […]

F Javier Torres-Campos is an antiracist philanthropic leader committed to liberated and self-determined futures for all people. His work centers on caring for humans and community while investing in imagination, […]

Milagros Miceli is a sociologist and computer scientist who investigates how ground-truth data for machine learning (ML) is produced. The focus of her research is labor conditions and power dynamics […]

In this interview with Lorena Regattieri, Program Director Catalina Vallejo and Program Assistant Eliana Blam ask the researcher and activist about her work on environmental activism and the political economy of digital infrastructures in Brazil.

In this interview, Hamid Khan, founder of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, and Just Tech Editor Rodrigo Ugarte discuss the work of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition with LA’s minority and marginalized communities, how police surveillance manifests through policy and on the streets, and how communities can be better informed.

Lori Regattieri is a strategic foresight leader with proven record experience of successful projects in social policy, philanthropy, and sustainable tech. They are a movement builder, organizer, and digital strategist […]

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Hamid Khan is an organizer with the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition. The mission of the Coalition is to build community-based power to dismantle police surveillance, spying, and infiltration programs. The […]

As the Founder and Chief Good Troublemaker at Backbone Digital Leaders, Matthews has worked with history-making political candidates and organizations like Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight and Michelle Obama’s When We […]

Danielle Blunt is a sex worker, community organizer, public health researcher, and the cofounder of Hacking//Hustling, a collective of sex workers and accomplices working at the intersection of tech and […]

Tawana Petty is a mother, organizer, poet, author, and facilitator. She is a long-time social justice organizer whose work focuses on racial justice, equity issues, water rights advocacy, data privacy, […]

Jay L. Cunningham is an assistant professor of computer science (Human‑Computer Interaction) at DePaul University’s College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM), where he directs the Responsible AI Systems & […]