Just got out of jail after Columbia called NYPD to mass arrest 100+ students. I have been suspended and evicted from housing by Barnard. This has only strengthened my commitment to the movement for Palestinian liberation and I promise to continue fighting for divestment.

'You all remind us that college is not a waiting room to enter the real world, but that you can start transforming this world right here, right now.' - Ruha Benjamin

They also shared photos of the protest which is currently ongoing:

I’ve been waiting for this paper to drop like yall wait for the latest Kendrick or Bey hit! On eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence by @[email protected] on Mastodon + Dr. Émile P. Torres. <> firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/…

Focusing on the intersection of real estate and technology, this episode delves into the influence of Silicon Valley in post-socialist countries through both material and imaginary dimensions

With Erin McElroy on This Machine Kills

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There is an urgent need for a global stance against the use of technology for oppression. Our latest blog post delves into the impact of Israeli surveillance technologies in Palestine and how localized instances of its use contribute to widespread acceptance and global adoption

Thanks so much to Ideas On Fire for having me on the podcast and for all of the generous editing support with Silicon Valley Imperialism! ideasonfire.net/159-erin-mcelr…

Registration is now open for “Archives Unbound: 50 Years of Hope, Resistance and Rebellion,” the inaugural conference in celebration of the Cedric and Elizabeth Robinson archive at UCSB.

UPDATE: At least 60 UT Austin staff have lost their job, a source with knowledge of the information confirms. Follow updates at the link below and Austin Statesman.
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Ana Brandusescu Erin McElroy Erin brilliantly skewers the myth that Silicon Valley-style disintermediation is somehow an expression of progressivism even as it ignores consideration of race, wealth & power.

“Siliconization—the technopolitics & processes caught up in fantasies of becoming Silicon Valley.” 🙏🏼

Loved joining everyone at This Machine Kills for a rich conversation on Silicon Valley Imperialism and landlord technologies and am super grateful for the deep engagement!

Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times

I have been thinking about the contents of this book for over a decade and cannot wait to read it. Thank you for writing it, Erin McElroy!

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I decided to try to buy books from unionized bookstores. This is a change from using alibris as an Amazon alternative. Here's a list of unionized bookstores you may find useful as well! lithub.com/heres-a-runnin…

Happening now! Looking forward to hearing about this research.

Happy to see that there’s a discount for Silicon Valley Imperialism!

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A left-wing govt took power in Honduras and is now immediately squaring off against US-backed crypto libertarian bros, suing the country in order to keep the bizarre pseudo-sovereignty that the former govt — which was installed after a U.S.

Since 2020 the 109 luxury condos at 1554 Market Street have sat empty. Thank you YIMBY movement

Join us next week, 21st March 5pm CET, for our first Spring 2024 seminar.

Professor Enikő Vincze on 'Investment strategies and state interventions advancing real estate development in semipheripheries'

Discussants Erin McElroy & Ioana Florea

Reg at: polito-it.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

I wrote about #Oppenheimer again, and what it has to say about the digital tech bros: wordpress.com/post/visualmet… agnieszka leszczynski sarah banet-weiser Sara Smith Sarah Elwood Prof Gina Neff Dr Kerry McInerney (Mackereth)

Exciting PhD opportunity on housing justice, anti-racism and working with the Gypsy and Traveller community to reveal the harms of planning Leeds Gypsy and Traveller Exchange Urban Studies and Planning at Sheffield University