Community Tech NY - CTNY

09/06/2024

“We not only work on building the physical [wifi] network, but also the personal network, the human network of people that can help and support one another.” -Monique Tate
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Check out the Community Broadband Bits podcast featuring CTNY Co-Directors Monique Tate and Raul Enriquez. Christopher Mitchell interviews them about Portable Network Kits and collectively building resilient communities, especially communities of color and those vulnerable to climate disasters.

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URL: https://communitynets.org/content/how-ctnys-portable-network-kit-powering-community-connections-episode-614-community

10/04/2023

Today we honor digital justice champions SOMOS () for Digital Inclusion Week – connected to its theme “Building Connected Communities.”

SOMOS, or Students Organizing a Multicultural and Open Society, is a Baltimore-based Latinx and Immigrant led multi-issue youth activist group fighting for social and economic justice in their communities.

In 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched a campaign against Comcast’s digital redlining, demanding instead for free and/or affordable broadband internet connections for low-income households and students.

Their steadfast activism at the local and state levels led them to some wins against the digital divide, including a more affordable Internet Essentials Plan from Comcast at higher connection speeds.

Learn more about their work by following them on Instagram



Image: screen capture from the New York Times / https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/01/technology/digital-divide-rural-wifi.html

07/21/2022

Atención: Comunidad de Sunset Park
Para respaldar y expandir la inclusión digital en el diverso vecindario de Sunset Park, las organizaciones locales se unen para entender cuáles recursos o servicios les beneficiará mejor a los miembros de la comunidad. ¡Por favor comparta sus opiniones con nosotros!
Link: tinyurl.com/SPDIsurvey

Please fill out this survey to help us understand what digital services or resources Sunset Park needs most.

07/19/2022

Sunset Park Community Survey:
We're working with local organizations in Sunset Park to better understand what digital resources or services will best benefit community members. Let us know your thoughts by filling out our short survey - tinyurl.com/SPDIsurvey

Please fill out this survey to help us understand what digital services or resources Sunset Park needs most.

07/19/2022

Sunset Park Community Survey:
We're working with local organizations in Sunset Park to better understand what digital resources or services will best benefit community members. Let us know your thoughts by filling out our short survey: tinyurl.com/SPDIsurvey

Please fill out this survey to help us understand what digital services or resources Sunset Park needs most.