Episodes

  • Episode 5: Archive Team

    Episode 5: Archive Team
    Aug 11 2023
    This 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.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 4: Corporate Mapping Project

    Episode 4: Corporate Mapping Project
    Jul 28 2023
    Join 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.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 3: No Tech for ICE

    Episode 3: No Tech for ICE
    Jul 14 2023
    Join 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.
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    35 mins
  • Episode 2: Queering the Map

    Episode 2: Queering the Map
    Jun 30 2023
    This 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.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 1: Anti-Eviction Mapping Project

    Episode 1: Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
    Jun 16 2023
    In 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.
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    21 mins