<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This may be of interest:<br><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>A recently released report by May First Movement Technology, "P<b>olitics <br>
and practices of an autonomous technology: voices from the May First <br>
membership</b>," based on extensive interviews, explores why and how social <br>
justice movement organizers and activists are building a sustainable and <br>
powerful alternative to corporate technology.<br>
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At a time when public confidence in corporate technology is at an all <br>
time low, the authors ask: "<i>How could we design technologies in a <br>
consensual way, in order to support both people and our planet?"</i><br>
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The report attempts to answer the question, based on the 18 year history <br>
of May First Movement Technology and the reflections of staff and members.<br>
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According to Alice Aguilar, the co-chair of May First and one of the <br>
authors of the report, "It's not possible to have a truly collective <br>
approach to technology without cultivating a radically inclusive space <br>
that is representative of our movements. For us, building autonomous <br>
technology and movement organizing go hand-in-hand - we can't win <br>
without understanding how inseparable they are."<br>
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The report features interviews with organizers in the US, Mexico, <br>
Canada, the UK and Colombia engaged in working on issues ranging from <br>
media to abortion rights to community organizing. The content centers on <br>
the experiences of building collective technology, but also includes the <br>
challenges of organizing across borders and languages, creating <br>
inclusive and democratic processes and cultures, and integrating the <br>
diverse politics of the left. In other words, it's about the future of <br>
our movement.<br>
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The report was written by May First board members Jes Ciacci, Estrella <br>
Soria, Alice Aguilar and Melanie Bush. The authors are available for <br>
interviews. Contact <a href="mailto:info@mayfirst.org" target="_blank">info@mayfirst.org</a> for more information.<br>
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The report is available here: <br>
<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">English </span><a href="https://mayfirst.coop/en/post/2023/autonomous-technology">https://mayfirst.coop/en/post/2023/autonomous-technology</a><br>Spanish<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span><a href="https://mayfirst.coop/es/post/2023/autonomous-technology" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mayfirst.coop/es/post/2023/autonomous-technology</a>).</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The report explores questions such as</span>:<br><i>
How could we design technologies in a consensual way, in order to<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span>support both people and our planet? <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span><br>
Is it really possible to collectively build our own Internet<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span>infrastructure? <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> <br></span></i><br><b>“Say briefly, speak slowly and listen profoundly” <br></b>This report is about<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span>collectively owned technology but really describes movement organizing<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"> </span>in the 21st century!<br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:left"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>