Next week: hear how activists are creatively engaging with data to challenge authoritarianism.

Remembering the protests against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) in Quebec City exactly 25 years ago.

Munira Lokhandwala from @mapthepower.bsky.social will be speaking about power mapping as part of our book launch webinar "Data Activism in the Age of Trump". Register below.

@erinmcel.bsky.social , co-founder of the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project and author of Silicon Valley Imperialism, will be speaking as a part of our Data Activism in the Age of Trump webinar on April 28. Register at the link below.

@petramolnar.com , author of "The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" (2024), a Governor General's Literary Award finalist, will be speaking as a part of our data activism webinar next week. Register at the link below.

How are activists engaging with data to challenge authoritarianism? Check out our webinar coming up next week!

The backlash has arrived

Jacinta Gonzalez, who will be speaking at our webinar, has been doing powerful work exposing the connections between the Trump regime and big tech. You can register for it here: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

Our latest podcast interview explores how people around the world are using arts-based methods to challenge authoritarianism. Check it out.

LittleSis is one group that we are featuring as a part of our data activism webinar on April 28. See here for details: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...

REGISTRATIONS are NOW OPEN for our upcoming webinar, Data Activism in the Age of Trump. REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/bdz7pxpc

We're hosting a webinar -- "Data Activism in the Age of Trump" -- on April 28. Registration info to come.

SAVE THE DATE for our April 28th webinar, which will cover how activists are adapting their strategies in a context of rapid change. Registration link to follow.

The Progressive Publics event #4 was a great thing thanks to @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social representing Harbinger @harbingermedia.bsky.social and Unrigged @unrigged.bsky.social … And also thanks to some incredible, remarkable speakers like El Jones and Jeremy Appel @readtheorchard.org …

The Progressive Publics Symposium is happening today. If you're in Winnipeg, check it out.

Three quarters of data centre sites planned in Alberta are in high water stress areas Canada’s National Observer analyzed the locations of 38 data centre campuses proposed in the province, and found that three quarters of them are in regions where water use is already in shorter supply...

As competition for water peaks during hot summers, @policyalternatives.ca researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social called for developers to disclose their water use “not on an annual basis, which is misleading, but on a peak basis.” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/03/23/i...

In our new book, Mobilizing Data for Justice, we feature MuckRock -- a nonprofit, collaborative organization and newsroom that brings together journalists, researchers and the public to request, analyze and share government information.

The Data Justice Hub is co-sponsoring the Progressive Publics Symposium in Winnipeg this weekend. Check it out.

Two FT headlines: 1) PwC US boss says partners who resist AI have no place at the firm; 2) KPMG and Harvey Nichols among employers to have paid less than UK minimum wage

As usual, amazing things are happening at the big-4.

Bellingcat is one of the groups that we feature in our book, Mobilizing Data for Justice.

What was Doge? How Elon Musk tried to gamify government The long read: Steeped in gaming and rightwing culture wars, Musk and his team of teenage coders set out to defeat the enemy of the United States: its people

Long read on DOGE and Musk from @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com this morning. "Muskism proved not a governing philosophy but a toolkit available to those who govern," they write.

Mobilizing Data for Justice A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age.

Happy book birthday to Mobilizing Data for Justice: A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age!

Drawing on interviews with more than 50 data activists around the world, this book provides the inspiration that activists need for social justice struggles today. btlbooks.com/book/mobiliz...

digital age activism w/ Chris Hurl & Kevin Walby Mobilizing Data for Justice

Kevin Walby and Chris Hurl discuss their new book, Mobilizing Data for Justice, on the Social Sleuth podcast.

Mobilizing Data for Justice A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age.

Our new book, Mobilizing Data for Justice, is out today with @btlbooks.com.

Mobilizing Data for Justice A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age.

Our book investigating data activist strategies is coming out tomorrow!

Making data work for the masses - Spring Mobilizing Data for Justice: A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age by Chris Hurl, Elena Rowan, Marius Senneville, and Kevin Walby (Between the Lines, 2025) Mobilizing Data for Justice: A Guide to Act...

The first review for our book is out.

Mobilizing Data for Justice A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age.

Our new book Mobilizing Data for Justice is on sale (only $24!) on the BTL website (amongst many others) until March 12.

Mobilizing Data for Justice A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age.

Very excited to announce that our book "Mobilizing Data for Justice" is now available for pre-order with @btlbooks.com. We interviewed a bunch of folks about how they engage with data in social justice struggles and we share some of their strategies here.

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Mobilizing Data for Justice A Guide to Activism in the Digital Age.

Very excited to announce that our book "Mobilizing Data for Justice" is now available for pre-order with @btlbooks.com. We interviewed a bunch of folks about how they engage with data in social justice struggles and we share some of their strategies here.