Calling all DC-area activists of color and allies! CMJ is teaming up with BYP100 – an organization of young Black activists and organizers creating change in the US – to bring you two free events: Power Not Paranoia and a Grassroots Digital Security Training. Power Not Paranoia: Friday, May 18 | 7 – 9 pm Read more
From third party attempts to harvest our Facebook data to surveillance programs that target activists of color, it’s clear that threats to our right to organize are growing. At CMJ, we’re responding by taking digital security to the next level, and we want you to join us to defend the movement. That’s why we partnered Read more
Join CMJ and MAG-Net member, WITNESS, in New York for Power Not Paranoia: Surveillance, Sousveillance and Protecting Our Communities on March 15! Learn about high-tech policing and immigration enforcement, and its impacts on our communities. Our guest speakers will also share what we can to do protect ourselves from surveillance and how to turn the Read more
The vast system of U.S. surveillance is in the hands of a President who is violating our constitutional and human rights. It’s vital that organizers protect their digital security so we can continue to work for social change. The Center for Media Justice – home of the Media Action Grassroots Network – in partnership with Wellstone Action and United Read more
On March 29, 2017, the Center for Media Justice and Color of Change co-hosted a virtual town hall, We are the Color of Freedom: Resisting Racist Police Surveillance in a Trump Era. Moderated by Brandon Patterson of Mother Jones, this event assessed the threat of White House executive orders on immigration and policing, discussed strategies Read more
The vast system of U.S. surveillance is now in the hands of a President who is threatening our constitutional and human rights. We need to protect our digital security so we can continue to fight for democratic social change. Sign up now for our online training Securing Freedom: Digital Security for Organizers on Wednesday, Read more
We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming event: We are the Color of Freedom: Resisting Racist Police Surveillance in a Trump Era, co-hosted by Color of Change! Join us for this unique virtual town hall event on Wednesday, March 29 at 3 pm EST to assess the threat of White House executive orders on immigration and policing, discuss strategies to Read more
March 13, 2017 joint statement from Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, and ACLU of CA responding to Facebook’s announcement that it will update the policies of both Facebook and Instagram to clearly prohibit the use of company data for surveillance.
A comprehensive guide on various security tips, links, and more info. Co-authored by Renee Bracey Sherman, Jaclyn Friedman and Anita Sarkeesian, the guide is in English, Spanish, and Arabic. Access Speak Up & Stay Safe(r) here.