Scott Myers-Lipton

Husband, dad, SJSU Sociology professor, social action educator, author of 5 books, creator of @SVpainindex, piano player, lover of redwoods & Español (he/him)

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

I have temporarily suspended posting on Twitter until it becomes clear that Twitter is not undermining democracy and human rights. If you need to contact me, you can email me at [email protected].

[San José Spotlight @SJSpotlight]

Op-ed: "The U.S. is one of the wealthiest nations in the world, and Silicon Valley is one of the wealthiest areas in the country. But the question must be asked, who owns the wealth?" @smlipton https://t.co/HJN0sDvYjt

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

On Monday, I gave the keynote address to Sunday Friend's event on poverty. I took the speech and condensed it, and wrote this op-ed for San Jose Spotlight. https://t.co/KPpMELko9n

[Rep. Ro Khanna @RepRoKhanna]

The @SVpainindex highlights the deepening inequality in Silicon Valley. Families are struggling to afford groceries and basic needs. I was proud to secure $1 million for @2ndharvest and I'm working to make childcare and housing affordable for all.
https://t.co/knU2vzUDty

[B. Sakura Cannestra @SakuCannestra]

“Are we building infrastructure that resists, with power and love, the harm that is being done and that has been pointed out in this Silicon Valley Pain Index” - Gardere

[B. Sakura Cannestra @SakuCannestra]

i’m at SJSU to cover the 2024 Silicon Valley Pain Index, where the researchers and other stakeholders are going to be speaking! if you wanna read more, here’s our story on it, and follow along for more updates!

for @SJSpotlight
https://t.co/TnJidgtdqf

[SJSU Human Rights Institute @SJSUHumanRights]

New @SVpainindex dropping today! Here are some of the top line stats below. Check out https://t.co/1yPL9By2AV for more on this year and previous year editions.

[Bringing Theory to Practice @BTtoPractice]

Bobby Hackett of the @BonnerNetwork and @smlipton invite you to the National College Summit on Social Action, Thurs. May 11, 2023, 8-9:30 pm EST (virtual, free). Student presentations about curricular & co-curricular Bonner Social Action campaigns. https://t.co/uSuZVsBQcr

[San José Spotlight @SJSpotlight]

.@SJSU placed in the nation’s top 10 most affordable colleges in a recent study, but the ranking is raising eyebrows among advocates wondering how that is possiblehttps://sanjosespotlight.com/experts-criticize-san-jose-state-university-sjsu-ranking-as-affordable-us-college/

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

https://t.co/m4BcCNpsp9

[SJSU Human Rights Institute @SJSUHumanRights]

Check out the new #documentary dropping on a Bay Area PBS station near you on our annual Silicon Valley Pain Index! Trailer here: https://t.co/ZLj8efTIeo

@sjsu @smlipton @SVpainindex @sjsucoss @svdebug @sacredheartcs @surjsacredheart

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

The second edition of CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action is out today! You can buy here: https://t.co/sEgihiK5Vf

[Silicon Valley Pain Index @SVpainindex]

Timely new documentary on the Silicon Valley Pain Index to air on local & national PBS Stations. Watch Official Trailer: https://t.co/uTsHHQHX8t
@Ash_Kalra @RepRoKhanna @alfsv @SVatHome @2ndharvest @SOMOSMayfair @SVRising @CatholicCharSCC @svdebug @jahmalcw #SiliconValley

[San José Spotlight @SJSpotlight]

“Once you’re in this work, you realize that you can’t do it all. What we can do is be part of a larger collective of people that are working for a better world.” - @smlipton https://t.co/RxZcgKDUwx

[Ramona Giwargis @RamonaGiwargis]

.@SJSU professor @smlipton has been a mentor to many and encouraged his students to lead more than 40 social change campaigns, including raising San Jose's minimum wage. And now he is retiring.

Reporter @theLoanAnhLede caught up with him. https://t.co/jlNoQGNtV0

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

Like many of you, I am on my way out from Twitter. I have heard that Mastodon is clunky. Where else are people thinking about moving to?

[Silicon Valley Pain Index @SVpainindex]

Hope you found it interesting to see the @SVPI stats– one each day–over the past 3 months. We're going into research mode, so if you see any reports or studies that should be included in the 2023 #SiliconValley Pain Index, please send to us. @JointVentureSVN @siliconvalleycf

[Silicon Valley Pain Index @SVpainindex]

SVPI stat 85
3,000,000,000,000: Total market value of @Apple on 1/3/22, tripling the record breaking $1T benchmark reached in 2018, and making it the most valuable company on the planet. Comments? RT. @JointVentureSVN @PACTSJ @RepRoKhanna @RBReich @nhannahjones @CornelWest

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

SVPI stat 84
1,400,000,000,000: Total market value (i.e., “market capitalization”) of @Alphabet (@Google) Corporation in June 2022.
1 .4 trillion is 1.4 million million. With an economy that produces this much wealth, why is there so much social suffering in #SiliconValley?

[Scott Myers-Lipton @smlipton]

SVPI stat 84
1,400,000,000,000: Total market value (i.e., “market capitalization”) of @Alphabet (@Google) Corporation in June 2022.
1 .4 trillion is 1.4 million million. With an economy that produces this much wealth, why is there so much social suffering in #SiliconValley?