#Advocacy

BlackWomenViews Media

blackwomenviews

Thread: The #coronavirus pandemic underscores the importance of our elected officials. Black women are often ignored/marginalized by the pundit class, so I want to amplify some of their leadership/efforts. This

C. Scott Ananian for Brookline Moderator

cscottnet

Bias in machine learning.On the left, @Zoom transcription.On the right, the (correct) YouTube transcription.This error doesn't occur for white voices during this candidate forum. At @Wikimedia we've been studying bias

#AllAutistics

AllAutistics

I’m so tired of “behavioral issues” being synonymous w/ autism. Behavioral issues AREN’T inherent to autism. They’re the result of not having a supportive enough environment. Autistic people aren’t the

Jillian Ratti, MD

JillianRatti

Let us be 100% clear: the UCP government is leaving public schools to flounder with overcrowded classrooms during a pandemic but giving federal money to private schools who are already

evelyn douek

evelyndouek

This report from @davidakaye -- his last as UN Special Rapporteur -- on free speech during Covid is a fitting capstone to a tenure marked by tireless advocacy for freedom

City of Iowa City of Iowa City of Iowa

city_of_iowa

This morning I want to highlight the work of @IAFreedomRider itself, who, since last summer, have been at the center of holding the city accountable inside and out. They do

Brian Wallach

bsw5020

This paper should be required reading for any biopharma exec, regulator or advocate/advocacy group. The focus right now is on one brave woman, @Chance4Lisa, and one company, @biogen, but the

Monroe

MonroesBodyTalk

Today I want to come out. I have schizoaffective disorder. A condition that is characterized by both bipolar(mania and depression) and psychosis-schizophrenia symptoms. I hear things, yes. I see things,

Nomadic Matt

nomadicmatt

Road trip thoughts: America is a giant food desert. As I've eaten through towns this past week, I'm reminded of my previous road trips & attempts to find healthy meals.

Evan Thomas

evanmthomas

Now that the Ontario courts are embracing Zoom for video hearings, here are some random thoughts about advocacy by video conference https://twitter.com/scjontario_en/status/1245889092866490369 1. Get a decent webcam and mount it

Victoria Vera

victoriaevera

It is a great honor to announce the campaign's first endorsement.Thank you Mia Villaseñor for all that you do. I really appreciate you and I am looking forward to working

Chris Levesque

Chris_Levesque_

ALA Copytalk this afternoon is addressing Fair Use, Controlled Digital Lending, and COVID-19. The impetus is the need to address Emergency Remote Teaching. The key is the emergency basis since

SEGA L'éveilleur®🚨

segalink

I believe it’s best I state categorically that the #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG Advocacy/Movement is clearly different from the youth PROTEST playing before our eyes, which started as an organic expression

Brendan Fischer

brendan_fischer

Here’s Matt Oczkowski on a $3.5M+ Cambridge Analytica project for the US gun industry’s trade ass’n.Gunmakers & sellers were to turn over data on millions of gun owners to CA.“I

Florian Schober

metaboflo

I donated my PhD present to @FlyBaseDotOrg http://flybase.org/ , which had a major funding cut. THE genes & genomes & stocks database for #Drosophila research! Scientists, could you do your work

Kumar Rao

KumarRaoNYC

Speaking as someone who was actually intrigued by the @AndrewYang for President campaign (behind Sanders and Warren), I have found myself *deeply* concerned about and opposed to Yang for NYC