Tina Park

(Du Boisian) Sociologist | Views my own

[Tina Park @teeepain]

And for anyone who is now more curious about Puerto Rican statehood, it's actually a contested issue and there's a lot to learn:
https://t.co/BCZH47sP29

https://t.co/xCzVpdYGro

[Tina Park @teeepain]

Anyone else notice #PuertoRico was censored when they mentioned #statehood during the #DNC2024?

[Tina Park @teeepain]

NPR caught the (uncensored) moment in their reporting: https://t.co/OmGemmC1gb

[Tina Park @teeepain]

Anyone else notice that #PuertoRico got censored when they mentioned #statehood during the #DNC2024?

[Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi]

We are organizing a member petition in sociology to address the gruesome violence in Gaza. We got almost double the # of signatories to get it on the ballot in spring. Here are more details on where we are! Follow @soc4pal to stay in the loop!

[Tina Park @teeepain]

For those in the Responsible AI space who have yet to act, learn more about the role of AI and tech and stay engaged with efforts like @NoTechApartheid

[Tina Park @teeepain]

Happy New Year! The violence in Gaza still continues and it's more necessary than ever we use our collective voice and efforts to #FreePalestine.

https://t.co/zSoRqfl32v

[Tina Park @teeepain]

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And finally, don't stop. Keep calling your government officials and demanding a ceasefire. Support young people and students who are being threatened for supporting Palestine. Write op-eds. Make the tech-military connection explicit. Protest. #FreePalestine

[Tina Park @teeepain]

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Open Letter: The Responsible AI Community in Solidarity with Gaza and Palestine

Sign on and Share (list of signatories will be updated once a day):
https://t.co/zSoRqfl32v

[Tina Park @teeepain]

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If you're still learning about the history of Palestine and Israeli Apartheid, check out https://t.co/p8SVXM6bNa for informational visual guides

[Distributed AI Research Institute is on Mastodon @DAIRInstitute]

Join us in demanding a #CeasefireNOW and #NoTechForApartheid.

Our full statement here:
https://t.co/giHc622vQH

[Tina Park @teeepain]

P.S. This goes without saying (but should be said anyways) that all of this is and will be racialized. When it comes to tech companies, the full-time-benefit-having workforce is largely white. The contingent workforce is mostly Black and other people of color. 7/6

[Tina Park @teeepain]

Many corporations are publicly announcing supplemental support for employees who have to get an abortion. While this is a great show of support during a difficult time (and I can't imagine this happening even a few years ago), it raises some concerns too... 🧵 1/

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Ride-hailing service Lyft said Friday that its U.S. medical benefits plan includes coverage for “elective abortion and reimbursement for travel costs” if an employee must travel more than 100 miles for an in-network provider. https://t.co/owNjjPb6D1

[Tina Park @teeepain]

While this is an obvious point, we should not rely on corporations to provide and protect our basic human rights. 6/6