People's Tech
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Arming movements for liberation with the tools to fight the tech that oppresses us. peoplestechproject.org
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Tech should work for the people, not to surveil or harm us.

We have a chance to fight for just that at our hearing in ONE WEEK.

What do YOU want to see in Philly instead of AI and surveillance tech?

👇Tell us in the replies & RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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AI is everywhere in Philly. But where does that data go? Who has access? Who decides how it’s used? How else could we spend that $?

We have a critical window to demand transparency, accountability, & community control over how tech is used in our city.

Join us: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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Billionaires market tech as innovation & disruption but the truth is AI—& the data centers that power it—are replicating old systems of harm and exploitation.

Show up on 10/15 and demand that people, not billionaire, drive how Philly uses tech: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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We know the “child welfare”/family regulation system is racist. Algorithms & AI are making it worse.

Right now there’s no way to know if or how Philly is using this tech, reproducing racist outcomes & tearing families apart.

Help us get answers at our 10/15 hearing: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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What happens when AI and surveillance tech is used? Bosses monitor workers, landlords exploit tenants and SEPTA polices riders. Philly needs oversight and transparency! 📅 Mark your calendar for October 15 at 10am and turn out to demand accountability at the hearing on AI and surveillance.
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AI in Philly is a black box: no review, no disclosure, no oversight. Even ICE raids go unanswered. Join our webinar tonight to help bust it open: phillytechjustice.org/webinar
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AI is everywhere in Philly—7,000+ cameras track our streets, schools & jobs. Where does that data go, and who decides how it’s used? For the first time, City Council is holding a public hearing. Demand transparency. RSVP: phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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Tech bros may be running the White House and board rooms, but in Philly we bow to no one. For the first time, we’re putting Philly’s use of AI and surveillance on the public record. Join us at PhillyCAM on September 22: www.phillytechjustice.org/hearing
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From schools to SEPTA, AI is shaping Philly. Surveillance + algorithms track our kids, our jobs, our lives—while billionaires profit.

Wed 9/17 @ 5pm ET: join us to dig into AI in Philly + how we fight back for accountability.

Register here 👉 PhillyTechJustice.org/webinar
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While thousands of our neighbors are on strike for fair wages with AFSCME District #33, check out what we found in last year's budget: we know exactly what surveillance tech we could cut to fund the everyday services and workers Philly REALLY needs.

To learn more visit www.phillytechjustice.org
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Big tech is turbocharging surveillance, deportation, and arrests in Philly and beyond — and taxpayers are paying for it. Tell Philly City Council: We deserve to know how AI and surveillance are used in our city. Hold a hearing and make tech transparent. phillytechjustice.org
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Philadelphia just proposed spending $1.2B on prisons & police when we need more funding for schools, healthcare, livable wages & housing. Join us for a rally + budget hearing Tues 4/8 at 9AM Northside of City Hall!
RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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UPDATE: CITY CHANGES HEARING SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW, MARCH 26. New Press Conference time at 11:30am on the North Side outside of City Hall! New public testimony time from 3-5pm at City Hall, Room 400! RSVP here: bit.ly/notaxcuts25
SAY NO TO TAX CUTS!
Join us for a Press Conference and Public Testimony to demand NO TAX CUTS in this year's city budget! We'll start outside City Hall... Then we'll be making sure our voices are heard within Council C...
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✨ We’re hiring! ✨
People’s Tech Project is seeking a Resource Organizer — a sharp storyteller and project manager to help power tech justice fights led by Black, Brown, and immigrant communities.
Remote, 32 hrs/week, $81k–$87k. Great benefits!
Apply by April 17: peoplestechproject.org/apply-now/
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Philly needs a People’s Budget now! On March 13th from 6-8pm, on the night of Mayor Parker’s budget address, join us for a citywide mass meeting on the budget proposal and how to win the city we deserve! RSVP here: bit.ly/march13budget
CITYWIDE BUDGET MEETING
Philadelphia needs a full and equitable budget now more than ever. With the Trump administration threatening major federal cuts, and everyday Philadelphians struggling to have their basic needs met, o...
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Calling on community to stop the deportation of our community member, Sereyvath “One” Van! I urge you to read One’s full story through the Action Toolkit and sign the petition to keep One home. #AllForONE #notONEmore Toolkit Link:

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.@Google's breathless chase for AI dominance kicked their energy consumption up almost 50%! join @kairosfellows and tell them to commit to real climate action now:

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Sign and send the petition: Hold Google accountable to their climate pledge
Google’s climate commitments are insincere. They want us to think they care. They hold enough power to really make a difference. But right now, Google is using smoke and mirrors to distract from the most powerful tools they have – but aren’t using – to fight the climate crisis. Google is still ignoring climate disinformation that rampantly spreads on its platforms, operating without a clear path to meeting their own green energy and water use targets, and forging sketchy partnerships with Big Oil that make fossil fuels more profitable. Most alarming, though, is the fact that Google executives are pursuing resource-intensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) at a pace that threatens to literally undo all the climate progress we have made as a country so far. We make Google what it is – by uploading our Youtube videos, using their email servers, populating Google docs and spreadsheets, and posting reviews on Google maps. Now, we’re sending a strong message to Google: the time to act is now. Google’s 2024 Environmental Report revealed that Google’s energy use climbed almost 50% in the last 5 years because of their resource-guzzling push for global AI dominance. Meanwhile, Google announced they were no longer spending money on buying other peoples’ reduced carbon (an often shady practice known as carbon offsets - Good news!!) -- but they are pivoting to another unproven tactic (carbon removal credits) that lets them avoid actually transitioning to green energy. It's time for Google to commit to what the world needs: ending the use of fossil fuels. Big Tech doesn’t have to side with Big Oil and Gas – the people who run Google make choices about how their corporation is run. But money talks. Google’s executives won’t turn down the opportunity to earn a quick buck unless a critical mass of users – the people who make them relevant by writing Google reviews, storing our photographs, sharing our calendars, and so on – hold them accountable to us and our future instead. Together, we can send Google a strong message. Better yet, thousands of strong messages. Join us in filling Google’s mailbox with letters about how their actions – and inaction – are impacting us. They have so much money, so much influence, and so many products and services that they control; we need them to get this right. Click “Start Writing” to send a letter directly to Google: Climate action is critical, and your superficial offerings aren’t cutting it.
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AI workers in Kenya are organizing on many fronts. From addressing USTR, to sending a letter to President Biden, many would like if the voices of these workers were not heard. Please distribute their letter widely:

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Open letter to President Biden from tech workers in Kenya - Foxglove
22 May 2024 Dear President Biden,  Cc: Ambassador Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative,  We are 97 data labellers, content moderators …
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People’s Tech is hiring a Resource Organizer! Are you a skilled storyteller who can shape and execute plans to win the resources communities need to take on tech as an aggravating force? Apply to join our team today! Check out the job application here.

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TOMORROW!
Our very own Organizing Director Devren Washington will be joining a roundtable discussing safety, surveillance and tech in our community.
Moderated by: @PoetTPetty
Wednesday, April 17, 4:30pm, VCAM Screening Room More info at

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.@peoplestech_ is proud to be members of @aJustPhilly - we're joining community groups representing thousands of Philadelphians fighting for a People's Budget from @PhillyMayor @PHLCouncil. 3/12 at 11:45am at north apron of City Hall! RSVP here:

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