The world is suddenly and radically changed. But this is not the radical change that we as feminists, activists, thinkers and campaigners had hoped for.
At the APC Women’s Rights Programme (WRP) we believe in putting people at the centre and leading with care and responsibility for each other,...
Take Back the Tech! is a campaign that reclaims the internet and women's often ignored herstory with technology, exploring and encouraging the creative use of digital technologies to denounce and eliminate online gender-based violence (GBV). Its name echoes back to the Take Back the Night marches...
A daisy with a blurry pastel background, a sunset in an enchanting landscape, more flowers, coffee cups... If you are a Whatsapp user, you've probably encountered them a lot: “good morning” forwards. They might be flowing through your Whatsapp family groups, you might forward them yourself or you...
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Photo by Jon Feinstein
What privacy & anonymity have to do with tech-related VAW
Anonymity and digital privacy are a critical part of human rights, but they are also connected to cyber crime, such as fraud, identity theft, cyber stalking, bullying, phishing and trolling. Survivors...
What data storage has to do with tech-related VAW
Dealing with incidents of tech-related violence involves reporting, investigating and collecting evidence. Collecting data is critical, as tech-related VAW is an increasing but under-analysed issue due to lack of valuable data. Record-keeping can...
Why it's important to know how to talk to survivors
People who are not trained to talk to survivors often say the wrong thing even when they mean well. Some people do not understand that violence online is equal to, and sometimes has an even greater impact than, violence offline. Survivors often...
Help a friend
Hey! Is your friend being attacked online? Talk to her! How is she? What does she want to do? When? What doesn't she want to do?
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Digital Solidarity Quilt
Get quilting! The digital quilt speaks of our collective solidarity, recognition & refusal to let voices and struggles of Women Human Rights Defenders be silenced.
Digital Rights Activists
Stack the playing card deck! We've started this deck of playing cards reflecting women's contributions to information and communication technologies, and we need you to stack the deck with remarkable women.
#takebackthetech on Twitter
On World Social Media Day, the @UN asks you to please PAUSE ✋ and #takecarebeforyoushare information about #COVID19 on social media and with your friends & family📱🚨 Consider the 5 W’s before sharing, it could save lives! https://t.co/YJmV6CNes4
RT @ptempi: Galveston, TX has a racist confederate monument in front of the County Courthouse. People are coming together to demand Judge Henry #takeitdown
Galveston Monument Project has a petition up at https://t.co/5Wn5E1x1Q5
This letter is for @JudgeMarkHenry
https://t.co/rNCE28lfJ0
Awesome thread by @bodyanddata
If you are being attacked online, you are not alone, and it is not your fault. #OnlineGBV #takebackthetech https://t.co/Wad6KYbwky