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Fostering innovation in the Twin Cities and beyond. Digital justice, AI Ethics, co-powering communities Check out our website: https://www.tciamn.org/ Find all resource links here: https://linktr.ee/tcia
We are excited to announce the dates July 15th-17th, 2026, for TCIA's flagship convening – Data for Public Good. The theme for this year is Creative Futures.
Use code 20CP77 for a 50% early bird discount www.tciamn.org/d4pg?__s=ld4...
#Data #D4PG
During the week of Giving Tuesday, consider giving to TCIA. One of the best ways to support TCIA’s ongoing work is to invest as a monthly donor. Your donation is the fuel that keeps our engine running as we solve pressing problems with local communities. www.tciamn.org#donate
#GivingTuesday #data
Join us for the Ending Youth Surveillance Series, Episode 1, happening this Wednesday where we feature the latest research led by the NOTICE team on Vape Detection Technologies in MN schools.
Sign up for this first episode, and all following episodes with this link: www.tciamn.org/noticecoalit...
"Last week, a squad of police officers pulled out their weapons and rushed towards a group of unarmed Black teenagers because a $2.4 million AI weapons detection system misidentified a bag of Doritos as a handgun
Read the Op-Ed here: baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-co...
#Op-ed #AISurveillance
Explore what is possible when people meet people as people, not as roles, titles, or experts, to discuss the changes we're living through .Join us for a Warm Data Lab on Tuesday, November 18th, in Preservation Park.
Sigh up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/warm-data-...
#warmdata #warmdatalab #meetup
Join us for the Ending Youth Surveillance Series! In Episode 1, we feature the latest research led by the No Tech Criminalization in Education (NOTICE) Coalition team on Vape Detection Technologies in Minnesota schools.
Sign up for this first episode with this link: lnkd.in/dkvvHRCw
New read! Join us in discussing Afrofuturism: The World Of BlackSci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by @ysolstar.bsky.social! We will be meeting a week early, on November 22nd, and very excited to dive into this read.
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New read! Join us in discussing Afrofuturism: The World Of BlackSci-Fi and Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack. We will be meeting a week early, on November 22nd.
Want to get involved? Sign up to receive emails about the book club through this link: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
What does digital liberation look like when imagined through an Afrofuturist lens? “No Data About Us Without Us” reflects on how communities are resisting surveillance in schools and building new futures rooted in care, creativity, and collective power.
Link: just-tech.ssrc.org/articles/no-...
As our October 25th Afrofuturist book club meeting approaches, we wanted to share a conversation with the author Victor LaValle and the Los Angeles Public Library in reflecting on transforming Lovecraft’s legacy and what it means to write horror from a new lens: www.lapl.org/collections-...
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Ready for a good book? For our October read, we're diving into The Ballad of Black Tom by victorlavalle.bsky.social, blending fantasy, horror, and social commentary on race and poverty in America. Join us Oct 25th at 10 AM CT
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"In schools, AI surveillance has rapidly become a core part of this shift. Districts are adopting big-data policing tools and predictive analytics that extend the school-to-prison pipeline and normalize constant monitoring of young people." -- @tciamn.bsky.social medium.com/write-a-cata...
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Dignityinschools.bsky.social organizes a National Week of Action Against School Pushout, hosting teach-ins, film screenings, panels, and workshops on liberated learning.
Learn more and find an event near you: dignityinschools.org/take-action/...
#DSCWoA2025 #EducationJustice #CommunityNotCops #Edu
Hey bookworms, #FuturesLabBookClub is meeting tomorrow! Join us Sat, Sep 27 10a CST | 11a EST as we discuss nnedi.bsky.social's Binti.
Didn't finish the book? No problem! Everyone's welcome. Bring thoughts on #Afrofuturism and we'll see there. Sign up here to join: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
AI is exacerbating a feeling that since the pandemic, the classroom dynamic has grown transactional www.the74million.org/article/anot...
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Hey readers, how's your progress on Binti? Our next book meeting is THIS saturday, Sep 27 at 10a CT | 11a ET. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. Finishing the book is not required, just bring your thoughts on Afrofuturism!
Sign up to join #FuturesLabBookClub: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
The author of this month's book club read is nnedi.bsky.social! Nnedi is an award-winning writer and describes her work as Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism. Learn more about Nnedi: nnedi.com
Have you read Binti? Sign up to join our discussion this Sat, Sept 27th: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
"What does data justice mean to you, and how have you integrated data justice into your work?"
Check out this video highlighting our Data Justice Futures Week of Action featuring our own maptruenorth.bsky.social as a moderator: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAkJ...
#DataJusticeFutures #WeekofAction
A year ago, the Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) and TCIA came together for the first-ever Data Justice Futures Week of Action, asserting Minnesota as an incubator for Data Justice.
Read the highlights here medium.com/@TwinCitiesI...
#DataJusticeFutures #WeekOfAction #Data
As we read Binti by Nnedi Okorafor, we begin to see how important her Himba heritage is. Himbatribe.com is a great resource to learn more about the Himba. Check it out!
Join us Sep 27th as we dive deeper: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
Photo: Tjingi Tjinginda
#FuturesLab #BookClub #Afrofuturism
After federal funding cuts, the Science Museum of MN made the difficult decision to end their RJ STEAM program. TCIA has stepped up to continue the work in a new iteration known as the STEAM Collective.
Read more about this change here: www.tciamn.org/steam
#STEAMCollective #STEAM #YouthinSTEAM
We looked through hundreds of #D4PG photos and couldn't help but smile (and giggle) at our inspired and energized #D4Experience. We put our favorites into a D4 Gallery! Check it out: tciamn.org/d4pg
Which photo speaks to you?
#Data4PublicGood #TechforGood #DataJustice @noticecoalition.bsky.social
Last month, our Afrofuturists book club met up for a powerful discussion of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Talents.
Next, we're reading Binti by Nnedi Okorafor!
Want to join? Sign up for our book club: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
#Afrofuturism #TCIA #BookClub #SciFi #Binti #NnediOkorafor
We’re committed to independent analysis, critical insight, and elevating the stories that matter — especially the ones being ignored.
Read our latest Substack piece: open.substack.com/pub/thenotic...
#NOTICENewletter #Edtech #DataJustice #Futureoftech @ruha9.bsky.social @tciamn.bsky.social
Check out our article on what every educator (and parent) should know this school year and learn more about resources for liberatory learning like @noticecoalition.bsky.social and @the74.bsky.social
medium.com/@TwinCitiesI...
#TCIA #Educators #LiberationinEducation #TechforGood #BacktoSchool #Edu
If you're looking to learn more about Octavia Butler during your reading of Parable of the Talents, here is a short interview between the author herself and Tananarive Due: www.essence.com/entertainmen...
Our next book meeting is Sat, Aug 30th at 10 am CST/11 am EST.
#Afrofuturism #Scifi #BookClub
Check out this insightful interview with #D4PG speaker Cierra Kaler-Jones and author eveewing.bsky.social on her book "Original Sins" for the rethinkingschools.bsky.social annual magazine:
rethinkingschools.org/articles/ori...
Get your copy of "Original Sins": www.tciamn.org/d4pg-merch/p...
#EDU
"With more than 100,000 ALPRs across the U.S. collecting tens of billions of plate scans per month, the net effect begins to resemble [an] AI Big Brother. The Illinois State Police ALPR network alone captured over 2.2 billion vehicles—200x the number of registered cars in the state"
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On Day 3 of #D4PG, Dr. Jill Greendeer asks, "How many of you can name at least 10 Native nations?" challenging us to relect on harm we can perpetuate during the #DataJustice & #DataSovereignty panel
Learn more about our 2025 speakers: tciamn.org/d4pg-speakers
#Data4PublicGood #TechforGood
Hey Afrofuturists, how's your reading going? We'll be meeting Aug 30th to talk about Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler. Come share your thoughts!
Use this link to sign up: app.youform.com/forms/ohwp8dkw
#FutureLabs #BookClub #Afrofuturism #Afrofuturist #BlackLiterature #BlackLit
