Wonderful work, Celso. We'd be happy to help you find volunteers at Stanford and elsewhere, and I am sure that folks on other lists (cc'ed above) would be willing to help you as well.
Thanks, Yosem On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 4:28 PM, Celso Mireles <celso.mire...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Glad to see new energy around this idea of using technology to fight back > against an oppressive system. > > I started an open source project to see if there was interest in > developing an app that provides real-time verified alerts about immigration > raids to people. I've gone through a couple of iterations of this idea. > > I'm sure I'm not the only or first one to think of something like this, > but I first came across this idea while working at United We Dream and > collaborating with MIT's Center for Civic Media on a project called > Undocutech <https://www.facebook.com/undocutech>. > > Then the idea resurfaced while I was helping build some online > infrastructure for Movimiento Cosecha <http://www.lahuelga.com/>. I > started working on a prototype using Meteor.js, but felt discouraged by the > lack of interest and haven't really worked on it. A couple of months ago, I > refactored the prototype to use React.js, a modern front-end framework. > > That project is currently open-sourced, and on Github:* > https://github.com/Cosecha/redadalertas > <https://github.com/Cosecha/redadalertas>* > > Open-sourcing it was an attempt at gaining attention/energy, and help in > developing the project. However, considering the sensitivity of the > subject, a serious solution would most likely need to be developed in > private. I've already been faced with questions/concerns about the security > of open sourcing an app like this. > > I've also realized through some iterations of a solution, that a mobile > app is not really necessary. The core functionality of something like this > can be accomplished with SMS. If anything, a web app can be used to present > the data about where raids are happening. And that would allow for less > attack vectors if there is no website, or app, to hack into. > > I must also admit that I'm not much of an organizer (or salesperson), so I > never put prototypes in front of people to validate and get feedback from > the people this solution would serve. > > For a project like this, more that just developers and designers would be > needed: > > - Project Managers > - Organizers to train people on using the tech, and work orgs on > pushing it to the public > - Fundraisers > - Maybe some lawyers to at least be conscious of the legal lines > something like this would blur > > > A bit about myself: > > Born in Mexico, I've grown up in Phoenix since I was four. I'm currently a > DACAmented person, and work as a full stack developer. I started out in the > movement in 2009 while attending Arizona State University. After > graduating, and being a farm-hand while having a Business Management degree > for a few summers, I decided to go back to the city of Phoenix and start a > business repairing computers. > > My involvement in the movement also led me to pick up graphic design > skills, website skills, mainly because it was needed and I would volunteer > for that kind of stuff. I eventually served as Online Coordinator for > United We Dream around the time we started asking for administrative relief. > > While at United We Dream, I had the honor to meet Aaron Swartz (RIP) while > he was at ThoughWorks. I remember him telling us about our ideas for apps > (paraphrased) "Don't worry about whether it's technically possible. If the > movement needs it, I can build it for you." > > That blew my mind. > > It inspired me to continue into my passion of design and technology. I > moonlit some online courses for a year, then decided to be a freelance web > developer to accelerate my learning. I did that for a couple of years. It's > been a tough road, but I recently got a job as a web developer, where I am > learning even faster, and want to put that knowledge to good use. And I > think the time is right. > > I look forward to seeing something come to fruition. > > Cheers, > > Celso > > On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 2:31 PM Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes < > alps6...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I contacted Celso Salinas-Mireles, an immigration rights activist and >> coder, about this, and he told me he has an open-source project that >> tries to do just that, but he needs help in getting it going. So it >> sounds like this is a great opportunity to jumpstart this badly needed >> app and get it into the hands of millions of vulnerable people >> residing in the US ASAP. Talk about a sense of urgency! >> >> He should be joining this list shortly, in the meantime I cc him here >> so that he can catch up to the initial bits of conversation about the >> topic. >> >> Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato, >> >> Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes >> <a...@acm.org> >> +1 (347) 766-5008 <(347)%20766-5008> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Andrés Leopoldo Pacheco Sanfuentes >> <alps6...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I'm very close to the immigrant rights community, and I haven't seen >> > anything like these mobile apps pop up. So far it's been hotlines and >> > stuff.. >> > >> > This reminds me of the comments of a journalist friend of Amy Goodman >> > on election night: "Welcome to the rest of the world!" and here we go, >> > apparently we need to adopt and adapt human rights defense mobile apps >> > from the Iran resistance! ;-) >> > >> > I don't know if other people involved in immigrant rights are in this >> > list, but an app along the lines of what's being talked about here is >> > well overdue.. I started thinking of adapting the Ushua.. platform to >> > track ICE once I paid a couple of week-long visits to the Rio Grande >> > Valley in Texas, seeing ICE-TX State Trooper roadblocks and >> > cooperation, and even TX National Guard tanks right at the border! >> > >> > >> > Putting 2+2>4 together with the recent thread about doing something >> > more with liberation tech than email DL, this is an opportunity to >> > spin off an emergency project to come up with ideas and working >> > prototypes of mobile apps to track ICE roadblocks and disseminate that >> > info. I heard this morning from an authoritative source that these >> > roadblocks are in effect in Austin TX whereby they stop motorists with >> > the initial " tried-and-true" Arpaio style question: " your license!" >> > >> > Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato, >> > >> > Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes >> > <a...@acm.org> >> > +1 (347) 766-5008 <(347)%20766-5008> >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Lina Srivastava >> > <l...@linasrivastava.com> wrote: >> >> This discussion is something that really should be vetted privately >> with >> >> immigration groups working on this. There is a lot of fear stoking >> migrants' >> >> anxieties right now, and misinformation swirling about what's >> happening. I >> >> suggest connecting with United We Dream, Make the Road NY, or DRUM, for >> >> example, before going too far down the road with thoughts of design or >> >> development. >> >> >> >> On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 1:11 PM, Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> From: Nithin Coca <privateemail2...@progressiveexchange.org> >> >>> >> >>> This is one case where we should look abroad for examples, as these >> types >> >>> of situations are not abnormal globally. >> >>> >> >>> I know that in Iran, there is a tool that is used for avoiding >> morality >> >>> police - something that should be easily adaptable to this case (and I >> >>> believe is open source) >> >>> >> >>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gerd.app.gershad >> >>> >> >>> https://www.iranhumanrights.org/2016/02/gershad-app/ >> >>> >> >>>> From: Craig A. Bowman <privateemail253...@progressiveexchange.org >> >>>> >> >>>> A few of us are also talking about using the ushahidi >> >>>> (https://www.ushahidi.com) platform to do this. In conversations >> with them >> >>>> now about how it might work best. >> >>>> >> >>>> 11, 2017 at 9:29 AM, Ms. Andrea Morales >> >>>> < >> >>>> >> >>>> privateemail248...@progressiveexchange.org<mailto:privateema >> il248...@progressiveexchange.org>> >> >>>> wrote: >> >>>> > One easy way >> >>>> of doing this would be to use Waze and add "police" check >> >>>> > points >> >>>> but add "ICE" in the description of the checkpoint itself. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > > On >> >>>> Feb 11, 2017, at 9:11 AM, Mr. Dan Sisken >> >>>> <privateemail191...@progressiveexchange.org> wrote: >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > > An idea based on this week's >> >>>> news about increasingly aggressive ICE >> >>>> > actions targeting immigrant >> >>>> communities. >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > > Does anyone know of any examples of a mobile, >> >>>> crowd-sourced app that >> >>>> > could be used to pinpoint ICE checkpoints. >> >>>> Such an app could be used to >> >>>> > avoid ICE and for spontaneous >> >>>> demonstrations. >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > > I don't have any connection to activists; >> >>>> just putting the idea out >> >>>> > there. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. >> Violations >> >>> of list guidelines will get you moderated: >> >>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. >> Unsubscribe, >> >>> change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at >> >>> compa...@stanford.edu. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Lina Srivastava >> >> -- >> >> twitter | linkedin | facebook | instagram >> >> www.cielab.in >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. >> Violations of >> >> list guidelines will get you moderated: >> >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. >> Unsubscribe, >> >> change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at >> >> compa...@stanford.edu. >> > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. 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