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🚨NEW WEBSITE NOW LIVE 🚨 Today the Center released “Cop Out: Automation in the Criminal Legal System,” which explores the ways algorithmic technologies increasingly inform decisions made in the criminal legal system. copout.tech
"In 2014, Detroit was ranked as the country’s worst connected city — around 60% of people didn’t have a connection that met the min. definition of broadband, and 40% had no internet at all." @DetCommTech, nabes banded together. 2023: Broken #sidewalks 99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-fu…
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING II - Panel Discussion Next Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 6:30pm FREE live + virtual event ONLINE: Register to attend on zoom here buff.ly/3VpRVWI IN-PERSON: Wayne Law's Partrich Auditorium - 471 W. Palmer, Detroit 48202
For 7 years, @DetCommTech has built networks providing free/low-cost internet to underserved residents in #Detroit. We're supporting the project with a grant to help reduce reliance on philanthropic funds while sustainably growing its impact. Learn more: connecthumanity.fund/how-connect-hu…
connecthumanity.fund
Connect Humanity digital equity grants
Meet three of the our newest partners working to advance digital equity and build community health, sustainable business models, and affordable broadband.
Got 5 mins to read about some #DigitalEquity heroes? Melissa Huerta (@melechuga) shares amazing projects from @thenterprisectr, @DetCommTech, and Boyd Stephens — and outlines how our grants support broadband expansion. connecthumanity.fund/how-connect-hu…
connecthumanity.fund
Connect Humanity digital equity grants
Meet three of the our newest partners working to advance digital equity and build community health, sustainable business models, and affordable broadband.
"Facial recognition is a racist technology that is being used in our neighborhoods to invade privacy, surveil, and criminalize." - Rep. Tlaib metrotimes.com/news/tlaib-and…
metrotimes.com
Tlaib and others introduce bill to ban facial recognition technology
Tlaib and other lawmakers introduce ban on facial recognition technology that would penalize Detroit
The internet remains unequal w/ its content skewed towards European colonial languages & their written forms. As a step in resisting digital colonialism, today we launch the #InternationalSign translation of our #InternetsLanguages summary report ✊🏾 internetlanguages.org/en/internation…
Heads up! We'll be at #NetInclusion23 next week hosted by NDIA. Our Director @MBTintheD will speak on 'Engaging Lived Experts in Digital Equity Planning & Research'. Hope to see familiar faces there! sched.co/1B326 @netinclusion #digitalequity #communitytech
Looking forward to giving this workshop with @turtlishcbiruk & @Stephaniehatzi in #montreal on the 10th. Thanks to @AtwaterLibrary and @ACT_Concordia for organizing. Grateful to @DetCommTech for inspiration and tools to guide our thinking of living in data.
📅EVENT: Workshop: How We Live With Data Come and explore the relationship between older adults, data, and digital technologies! Fri Feb 10 1-5pm, HYBRID Organized by @ACT_Concordia and the Atwater Library.
Honored that @DuckDuckGo chose to support our work among so many other amazing orgs working to make the internet accessible, autonomous, and safe 💕. #GigabitDetroit #Internet4All spreadprivacy.com/2022-duckduckg…
I’m honored to release a new report with @GeorgetownCPT “A Forensic Without the Science: Face Recognition in U.S. Criminal Investigations” 1/n forensicwithoutscience.org
THIS IS BIG NEWS & A BIG WIN. The Community Input over Government Surveillance Ordinance came out of the fight against FRT. Using it to sue over ShotSpotter is a WIN and result of many folks resistance to #SurveillanceTech #SurveillanceAintSafety freep.com/story/news/loc…
freep.com
Detroit, city officials sued over ShotSpotter expansion
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges the Detroit Police Department violated the city's surveillance ordinance.
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Only 7 hours left to raise $300 and win an additional $5k! Will you donate whatever you can or share this with your people? #CommunityTech #Internet4All #GigabitDetroit
"We already know huge portions of the country aren’t getting broadband speeds — but even where they are, those connections are often bogged down by limited options, predatory billing practices, and a general lack of choice." theverge.com/2022/11/17/234…
Only 7 hours left to raise $300 and win an additional $5k! Will you donate whatever you can or share this with your people? #CommunityTech #Internet4All #GigabitDetroit
Please help us celebrate 10 years of Digital Stewardship by raising $10K for our Equitable Internet Initiative partner, BLVD Harambee 🎊🎊🎊! Thanks to @MEDC, all donations will be matched up to $5k. Donate: patronicity.com/internet
Over 70% of the goal has been raised! Help us cross the finish line this #GivingTuesday2022 #GigabitDetroit #GivingTuesday
Please help us celebrate 10 years of Digital Stewardship by raising $10K for our Equitable Internet Initiative partner, BLVD Harambee 🎊🎊🎊! Thanks to @MEDC, all donations will be matched up to $5k. Donate: patronicity.com/internet
@DetCommTech is working with Church of the Messiah to connect Detroit residents to the internet. The project is crowdfunding $5,000 and if they reach their goal will unlock a matching grant from the @MEDC. Learn more from @CBSDetroit. buff.ly/3TROXrN
Our friends at @DetCommTech are more than halfway to reaching their $5k goal! 💪🔥 Help them get the rest of the way by donating 🔗 Support #communitytech this #GivingTuesday ! patronicity.com/project/commun…
With the fall of #Twitter on the horizon and #GivingTuesday around the corner, consider donating to fund Community Tech projects. This is how a new road is paved and alternatives are created. Let's do it! patronicity.com/internet
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