This just came across my email transom. I actually knew about it already, but this is a more explicit call for participation (or something). Thoughts?
-- Russell Senior [email protected] ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Marcella <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM Subject: Request – Peoples' Digital Safety Fair To: <[email protected]> Hi hello! My name is Marcella and I’m one of the co-organizers of the Peoples’ Digital Safety Fair and a co-organizer of Design Justice PDX. I’m hoping yall can connect me to folks that’d be interested in the fair. We’re currently seeking contributors and participants and later we’ll announce the event more broadly for attendees. This link has details about the fair: forms.gle/YkKi7Nv44JfyAyUv7 Essentially, we’re looking to the community to help shape the event and hoping for workshops, panel discussions, tabling, printed resources, future-building activities, and more. Topics we’d like to cover: Fraud and Scams Surveillance and Privacy Online Attacks and Doxing Misinformation and Fake News Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Social Media Internet Access and Devices Biometrics and Facial Recognition Rights and Accountability (what else?) Our organizer group currently includes: Community Broadband PDX Design Justice Portland NTEN Oregon Consumer Justice PDX Privacy Port of Portland Smart City PDX (City of Portland) Unite Oregon As for the timeline, the event will be October 19th and our call for participants is open until September 6th. Is this something yall are interested in or could share with your community? We appreciate your time and consideration! Marcella ***** Marcella Joshlin (she/her) [email protected] designjusticepdx.com
