MediaJustice

06/01/2026

Why is III important to YOU?

Hear from Edwin Soto Saucedo on how our 500+ convening was crucial for building people power and holding Big Tech corporations accountable from extracting from our communities.

And recap our whole weekend with our blog post to learn about the various movement conversations, workshops, and joy we cultivated together in Atlanta.
https://mediajustice.org/news/takebacktechiii/

05/30/2026

🎬 Join the last part of our 2026 Live Rebroadcast series next Thursday, June 4th at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT.

🏛⚙️ The line between Silicon Valley and Washington was never as thick as they wanted us to think. Now it's gone. In this conversation, we’ll examine how tech power and fascism are feeding each other. And what real resistance looks like when the people with the money also control the machines.

🎤 Panelists include:
Marisa Franco, Co-founder and Director of Mijente, Dr. Safiya Noble, Director of UCLA’s Center on Resilience and Digital Justice, and Gil Durán, founder of The Nerd Reich Podcast
⏱️ Moderator: Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, long-time movement strategist
https://streamyard.com/watch/tNbdVAUSpfDJ

05/28/2026

Marana, a sleepy farm town in southern AZ has become a microcosm for two of the US’ most pressing issues: migration and .

The The New York Times features our Data Center Fellow, Vivek Bharathan, who breaks down why the path to resisting these issues in our communities is intertwined. The same data centers that consume our water, tax dollars, and energy are also providing the tech infrastructure to surveil and detain migrants.

Read Reis Thebault’s article to learn why Marana represents the broader crossroads our cities face, transcending partisan divides and forming unlikely connections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/politics/marana-arizona-data-center-ice-detention.html?unlocked_article_code=1.llA.hsYm.EjPyUhpW2LyL&smid=nytcore-ios-share

05/28/2026

It's clear that how we respond to the way AI is reshaping our world can define the coming decade of organizing. So tune in to Part 2 of our Take Back Tech 2026 Live Rebroadcast! We'll be debating the statement: "Our movements must seize control of AI."

We're hashing it out together – Is AI the enemy or is that the wrong question? Ten organizers, scholars, and techies take opposing sides in a structured debate designed to sharpen our thinking, model principled disagreement, and push our movements toward a sharper strategy.

Come ready to be challenged.

05/28/2026

We want YOUR voice in our debate! 🥊

Join our III LIVE rebroadcast of “The AI Question: A Movement Debate” TODAY at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT to test what you think you know about !

Come ready to share your own thoughts, push back, and maybe even shift your own perspective!
https://streamyard.com/watch/SKsxNhgBNv4k

05/27/2026

Our III rebroadcast series continues with “The AI Question: A Movement Debate,” Join us TOMORROW at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00PM PT HERE Live to find out if AI is the enemy or if that’s the wrong question.

Come with an open mind — you might just learn a thing or two that shifts your perspective.

Eight organizers, scholars, and techies debate how our movement fundamentally thinks about AI in our fights. Their arguments, rebuttals, and insights will strengthen our thinking, model principled disagreement, and push our movements toward a sharper strategy.

Featuring: debaters: Aasim Shabazz, Adrian Reyna Chavoya, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Janet Vertesi, Sarah Hamid, Edith Romero, Veronica Moreno, and Jumana Musa. Moderated by Tawana Petty and timed by Lindsay Harper.
https://streamyard.com/watch/SKsxNhgBNv4k

05/22/2026

Join Part 2 of our Take Back Tech 2026 Live Rebroadcast on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT

🦾 The AI Question: A Movement Debate:
Is AI the enemy or is that the wrong question? How we respond to the way AI is reshaping our world may define the coming decade of organizing.
✊🏽 Ten organizers, scholars, and techies take opposing sides in a structured debate designed to sharpen our thinking, model principled disagreement, and push our movements toward a sharper strategy.
⏱️ Our moderator: Tawana Petty, our timekeeper Lindsay Harper, and our debaters: Aasim Shabazz, Adrian Reyna Chavoya, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Janet Vertesi, Sarah Hamid, Edith Romero, Veronica Moreno, and Jumana Musa.

💬 We want to hear from you: What role do you think AI plays in our movements? Is AI a tool or an industry? What does seizing control of AI really mean?
https://streamyard.com/watch/SKsxNhgBNv4k

05/21/2026

We’re bringing III to you! Join us for a three-part broadcast of our main stage moments and conversations, starting Thursday May 21 at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT.

We’re starting strong with a double feature! First up is our opening convo with Naomi Klein where she sets the scene of how tech oligarchs are spiraling us toward end times fascism by design.

After that, you’ll hear directly from data center organizers in The Race for Our Future plenary. KeShaun Pearson, Memphis Community Against Pollution; Jorge Lopez, Movimiento Socioambiental Comunitario por el Agua y el Territorio (MOSACAT); Gina Mangham, Renew DeKalb; and KD Minor, Alliance for Affordable Energy.

05/20/2026

Couldn’t attend III?

We got you covered with our three-part livestream rebroadcast, highlighting the critical conversations we held in Atlanta.

Join us LIVE Tomorrow at 7PM ET | 4PM PT HERE and LinkedIn/Facebook, or YouTube. You’ll hear from:
🌍 Naomi Klein on the current catastrophes and opportunities we face
👊🏾 On-the-ground organizers fighting data centers
https://mediajustice.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d9dc62939f7109284a2735703&id=bc249d9a59&e=21baaca55a

We’re bringing III to you! Join us for a three-part livestream of our main stage moments and conversations, starting NEXT THURSDAY at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT right here on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

We’re starting strong with a double feature. First up is our opening conversation with Naomi Klein to set the scene of how oligarchs are spiraling us toward end times fascism — not by accident, but by design.

Then, you’ll hear directly from data center organizers in The Race for Our Future plenary. KeShaun Pearson with Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP), KD Minor with Alliance for Affordable Energy, Gina Mangham with Renew DeKalb, and Jorge Lopez with Movimiento Socioambiental Comunitario por el Agua y el Territorio (MOSACAT) are leading the resistance against concentrated power, cash grabs by billionaires and data center projects in their communities.

Relive Take Back Tech III:
🏇Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT: DOUBLE FEATURE: Traitors to Creation: A Conversation with Naomi Klein and The Race for Our Future
❓Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT: The AI Question: A Movement Debate
👩🏾‍💻Thursday, June 4th at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT: TechnoFachos: How Tech Power Became State Power

Join us NEXT THURSDAY for our double feature livestream breaking down how tech billionaires are betting on end times fascism and how our communities are taking action.
https://streamyard.com/watch/ETqCBveGrRYa

05/18/2026

We’re bringing III to you! Join us for a three-part livestream of our main stage moments and conversations, starting NEXT THURSDAY at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT right here on Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

We’re starting strong with a double feature. First up is our opening conversation with Naomi Klein to set the scene of how oligarchs are spiraling us toward end times fascism — not by accident, but by design.

Then, you’ll hear directly from data center organizers in The Race for Our Future plenary. KeShaun Pearson with Memphis Community Against Pollution (MCAP), KD Minor with Alliance for Affordable Energy, Gina Mangham with Renew DeKalb, and Jorge Lopez with Movimiento Socioambiental Comunitario por el Agua y el Territorio (MOSACAT) are leading the resistance against concentrated power, cash grabs by billionaires and data center projects in their communities.

Relive Take Back Tech III:
🏇Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT: DOUBLE FEATURE: Traitors to Creation: A Conversation with Naomi Klein and The Race for Our Future
❓Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT: The AI Question: A Movement Debate
👩🏾‍💻Thursday, June 4th at 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT: TechnoFachos: How Tech Power Became State Power

Join us NEXT THURSDAY for our double feature livestream breaking down how tech billionaires are betting on end times fascism and how our communities are taking action.
https://streamyard.com/watch/ETqCBveGrRYa