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From 25 Nov to 10 Dec, Take Back The Tech! invites you to take one
action per day to end violence against women. Each daily action explores an
issue of violence against women and its interconnection with communication
rights, and approaches different communication platforms - online and off - in creative
and tactical ways.Take Back The Tech! End violence against women.
What is the line between private and public?
Is it the home? The body? Is it about thoughts, relationships or spaces? What
about the digital spaces that increasingly take up room in our lives?
In an age of social media and mass surveillance, privacy is increasingly
being seen as an exception rather than a right. We are told that privacy is no
longer important or necessary, and to be safe, productive or effective, we have
to submit information about who we are, what we do and who we spend time with
to those who are meant to protect us. Sometimes this means members of our
family; other times it can mean our friends, partners, employers, corporations
or the government.
But privacy is critical for the protection of our right to safety, autonomy
and bodily integrity. The internet and its capacity for anonymity has enabled
women who face violence to seek information and support with less fear of
violent repercussions due to being monitored. Anonymity online has also
facilitated people who face discrimination on the basis of their sexuality or
gender identity to find community and organise for change in relative safety.
Upholding the right to privacy means defending our right to decide what we
want to share about our personal lives, our bodies and our spaces with whom,
when and on what terms. This is especially important when increasing access to
the internet and online spaces have complicated our ideas of what is public and
what is private. For example, a photograph taken between two people in private
can become an act of violence when it is distributed into other spaces without
consent.
The right to privacy is a fundamental human
right. Claim it. Defend it. Define your lines between what is public and private.
Take Back the Tech!
Join us in a global Twitter conversation on privacy, safety and feminism on
25 November to mark the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women!
· Kick off the campaign with a #takebackthetech
25th Nov tweetup! #privacyismyright
· Participate in one or more of the 16 daily actions
as we explore the lines between private and public in the different spaces of
our lives.
· Organise a campaign
where you live and share it with others!
· Submit tools and resources
you find useful.
· Map your story of
tech-related violence to make it visible.
Share your ideas! Take Back the Tech!
Email us: ideas@takebackthetech.net
Tweet us: @takebackthetech
#takebackthetech
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