Long before October 7, 2023, Israel has weaponized surveillance and advanced targeting technology against Palestinians. This includes snuffing out dissent and preemptively arresting Palestinians before holding them for years without formal charges, access to legal representation, or sentencing.
Similar technologies are now being used in the United States to criminalize dissent, target marginalized communities, and suppress mutual aid efforts. This brings us to the theme of this week’s episode. Today, we’re sharing excerpts from Shareable’s Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series‘ third session.
Elijah Baucom of Everyday Security & UC Berkeley Cybersecurity Clinic discusses security for mutual aid groups before Sarah Philips of Fight for the Future shares the current state of mutual aid financial surveillance and privacy tech. The third speaker from Session 3, Erika Sato from Sustainable Economies Law Center, opened with a 30 minute overview of legal basics and the benefits and limitations of formal structures for mutual aid groups. We’ve left it out of this episode, but you can watch/listen to the video on Youtube or below.
Resources:
- Mutual Aid Session 3 video recording
- Mutual Aid Session 3 transcript
- Mutual Aid Session 3 public slides
- Mutual Aid Session 3 link document
- Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series
- Mutual Aid 101 Community Canvas
- Donate to The Response
Episode credits:
- Hosted and executive produced by Tom Llewellyn
- Produced and edited by Paige Kelly
- Theme Music by Cultivate Beats
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