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Mobilizing Data for JusticeTactical TechYou’re listening to Mobilizing Data for Justice, a podcast about how activists gather and make sense of data. This podcast episode is an edited interview with Amber Macintyre from Tactical Tech. She tells us about her recent work, what inspires her, and her hopes for the future.Find out more about Amber's work here: https://tacticaltech.org/team-and-board/amber-macintyre-data-influence-democracy/2025-05-2622 minMobilizing Data for JusticeVisualizing PalestineMobilizing Data for Justice is a podcast about how activists gather and make sense of data. In this episode we interview Nas and Jess from Visualizing Palestine. They tell us about how they overcome challenges and obstacles in their work, why the work is important, and what they see in the future.Find out more about Nas and Jess and their work here: https://visualizingpalestine.org/the-team/2025-05-1952 minMobilizing Data for JusticeRefugee Law LabMobilizing Data for Justice is a podcast about how activists gather and make sense of data. This episode is an edited interview with Petra Molnar from Refugee Law Lab. Petra told us about why she began this work, her current projects, and what keeps her motivated. Find out more about Petra's work at: https://www.petramolnar.com/about2025-05-1225 minMobilizing Data for JusticeBellingcatMobilizing Data for Justice is a podcast about how activists gather and make sense of data.This episode is an edited interview with Giancarlo Fiorella from Bellingcat. Giancarlo told us about how he does his work, why the work is important, and how he takes care of himself and others.Check out some of Giancarlo's work here: https://www.bellingcat.com/author/giancarlofiorella/2025-05-0521 minMobilizing Data for JusticeAccountability ArchiveMobilizing Data for Justice is a podcast about how activists gather and make sense of data. This podcast is an edited interview with Alex from the Accountability Archive. Alex tells us about how he got involved in archiving, why the work is important, and how it’s impacted him. Find out more about the Accountability Archive here: https://accountabilityarchive.org/2025-04-2819 minMobilizing Data for JusticeArchive TeamThis week, the Data Justice Hub sat down with Jason Scott of Archive Team 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.2023-08-1132 minMobilizing Data for JusticeCorporate Mapping ProjectJoin us this week as we discuss the Corporate Mapping Project 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.2023-07-2829 minMobilizing Data for JusticeNo Tech for ICEJoin the Data Decoded team as we speak with No Tech for ICE 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.2023-07-1435 minMobilizing Data for JusticeQueering the MapThis episode, the Data Justice Hub chats with the founder of Queering the Map, 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.2023-06-3040 minMobilizing Data for JusticeAnti-Eviction Mapping ProjectIn 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.2023-06-1621 min
Harbinger ShowcaseLive at the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference (Unpacking the News S2, E8)On May 5th through 7th the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia University's downtown campus in Montreal.On a new episode of Unpacking the News Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and host Andre Goulet spoke with multiple presenters including conference lead organizer Dr. Chris Hurl, the Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective of Toronto's AJ Withers, Winnipeg scholar and activist Kevin Walby from the Centre for Access to Information and...2023-05-221h 00Harbinger ShowcaseLive at the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference (Unpacking the News S2, E8)On May 5th through 7th the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia University's downtown campus in Montreal.On a new episode of Unpacking the News Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and host Andre Goulet spoke with multiple presenters including conference lead organizer Dr. Chris Hurl, the Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective of Toronto's AJ Withers, Winnipeg scholar and activist Kevin Walby from the Centre for Access to Information and...2023-05-221h 00Harbinger Society PresentsLive at the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference (Unpacking the News S2, E8)On May 5th through 7th the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia University's downtown campus in Montreal.On a new episode of Unpacking the News Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and host Andre Goulet spoke with multiple presenters including conference lead organizer Dr. Chris Hurl, the Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective of Toronto's AJ Withers, Winnipeg scholar and activist Kevin Walby from the Centre for Access to Information and...2023-05-221h 00Unpacking the NewsLive at the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conferenceOn May 5th through 7th the 2023 Mobilizing Data for Justice conference brought together activists, community leaders and critical researchers from around the world for skill building, community outreach and research collaboration at Concordia University's downtown campus in Montreal.Invisible Institutions' Megan Linton and host Andre Goulet spoke with multiple presenters including conference lead organizer Dr. Chris Hurl, the Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective of Toronto's AJ Withers, Winnipeg scholar and activist Kevin Walby from the Centre for Access to Information and Justice, RenovictionsTO's Patricio Davilla and Montreal's 2023-05-221h 00