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Defend Our Movements

Defend Our Movements is a national campaign to protect the activists working to win racial and economic justice in a digital age. It includes a web-based clearinghouse of the most up-to-date and useful information about protecting your devices and data—whether on the Internet, through cell phone communications, or in your home or office.

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By the Numbers

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32

Despite rampant police violence, more than 32 “Blue Lives Matter” bills were introduced across 14 states in 2017.

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2x

Black residents are more likely than whites to be targeted by closed circuit surveillance cameras, suspicious activity reports, license plate readers, and surveillance maps.

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50%

Half of all adults in the U.S. are in a police facial recognition database.

About the Campaign

Problem: Given the challenges movements for civil and human rights face, we need immediate and effective digital self-defense strategies. Given the way governments and corporations are willing to disrupt those communications (and steal the information being transmitted), we need data protection. Given the overwhelming amount of protection projects and software available, we need clear information about data security and how to apply it in a way that maintains the values and strategies of our movements.

Solution:Brought to you by the Center for Media Justice, May First / People Link, and diverse movement technologists and activists, Defend Our Movements seeks to fill these needs. In addition to an online, collaborative source of questions / answers, resources, links and other information about protecting your data, the Defend Our Movements campaign is providing in-person digital security trainings to activists across the country.

Get Involved: Want to stay up-to-date with this campaign? Join our mailing list to get the latest news and tips related to digital security. Also, explore DefendOurMovements.org where you can ask questions and get help from leading movement technologists.

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