The New New fellowship wants to open up the discussion on shaping digital change to new perspectives, a discussion that has been dominated until now by economic considerations. There was thus a special focus on diversity criteria and an inclusive character when selecting the civil society projects. As a result, many of the chosen projects engage with social groups – such as BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), refugees and LGBTQ+ – whose concerns usually receive little attention in the digital discourse. The selected fellows thus address a wide variety of issues, technology and media – ranging from virtual assistants with synthetic voices, to a feminist online radio station that focuses on user participation, to a digital platform offering help to victims of domestic violence, to a card game that takes a critical look at the excesses of tech capitalism.
Press release announcing the launch of the Fellowships (PDF)
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#AnimatedEssays #ClimateJustice #PosthumanistPhilosophy
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#Illustration #socialchange #artivism
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#healthequity #healthadvocacy #darkmatters
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#FeministTech #GenderBasedViolence #DigitalSelfDefence
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#CommunityBuilding #PossibleFutures #NetworksOfTrust
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#enchantment #turfu #cocreation
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#feminism #grassroots #participation
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#AI #Game #VisionaryFiction
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