Hacker News with Generative AI: Activism

The A-level student who became an enemy of the Chinese state (bbc.com)
Just over a year ago, Chloe Cheung was sitting her A-levels. Now she's on a Chinese government list of wanted dissidents.

Politics, China, Activism, Students

11 points by zfg 3 days ago | 2 comments

Nothing about us without us (wikipedia.org)
"Nothing about us without us" (Latin: Nihil de nobis, sine nobis) is a slogan used to communicate the idea that no policy should be decided by any representative without the full and direct participation of members of the group(s) affected by that policy.

Social Justice, Politics, Representation, Activism

38 points by timeon 4 days ago | 7 comments

World Is Burning. Here's What You Can Do About It (joanwestenberg.com)
Everything hurts right now.

Climate Change, Environmentalism, Activism

12 points by vednig 5 days ago | 2 comments

Marsha P Johnson: A Chrome extension to highlight trans erasure (github.com/HamptonMakes)
A web extension that highlights trans erasure by replacing "LGB" with "LGBTQ+🧱".

LGBTQ+, Activism, Chrome Extensions, Web Development, Social Justice

96 points by earthboundkid 6 days ago | 45 comments

The Guerilla Open Access Manifesto [Aaron Swartz, 2008] (archive.org)

Open Access, Activism, Digital Rights

4 points by bbor 12 days ago | 1 comments

Infosec 101 for Activists (infosecforactivists.org)
America has a strong tradition of activism, dating back to slave revolts and indigenous uprisings even before the founding of the United States.

Cybersecurity, Activism, Social Justice

486 points by greenie_beans 16 days ago | 207 comments

How a Leftist Activist Group Helped Torpedo a Psychedelic Therapy (nytimes.com)
After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was expected to be a shoo-in.

Politics, Psychedelic Therapy, Pharmaceuticals, Activism

7 points by mikhael 16 days ago | 2 comments

Aaron Swartz left us 12 years ago (twitter.com)

Social Media, Activism, Technology, Obituary

32 points by tzury 40 days ago | 2 comments

Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit (theguardian.com)
A 77-year-old environmental activist will spend Christmas in prison despite having been released on an electronic tag, because the authorities cannot find an electronic device small enough to fit her wrists.

Human Rights, Law, Activism, Environment

15 points by impish9208 61 days ago | 4 comments

Youth Climate Activists Get Major Win in Montana Supreme Court (nytimes.com)
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark victory for youth climate activists, affirming a decision by a lower court last year that the state’s energy policies violated their constitutional rights to a clean environment.

Climate Change, Law, Activism, Environment, Montana

5 points by gnabgib 64 days ago | 1 comments

Save Music, Save the Archive (savethearchive.com)
Over 350 musicians are speaking out to demand that major labels drop a lawsuit aimed to destroy the Internet Archive—and for their industry to take concrete actions to realign their actions with the interests of working artists. Sign their open letter now to show your support.

Music Industry, Copyright, Internet Archive, Activism

355 points by m463 73 days ago | 207 comments

This Bill Could Put A Stop To Censorship By Lawsuit (eff.org)
For years now, deep-pocketed individuals and corporations have been turning to civil lawsuits to silence their opponents. These Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPPs, aren’t designed to win on the merits, but rather to harass journalists, activists, and consumers into silence by suing them over their protected speech. While 34 states have laws to protect against these abuses, there is still no protection at a federal level.

Free Speech, Law, Journalism, Activism

3 points by hn_acker 77 days ago | 1 comments

The FBI's WofMD Program Has a New Target: Animal Rights Activists (theintercept.com)
The FBI has been collaborating with the meat industry to gather information on animal rights activism, including Meat the Victims, under its directive to counter weapons of mass destruction, or WMD, according to agency records recently obtained by the nonprofit Animal Partisan through Freedom of Information Act litigation.

FBI, Animal Rights, Activism, Law Enforcement, Meat Industry

27 points by blueoysterbar 81 days ago | 27 comments

Simple Sabotage for the 21st Century – Specific Suggestions (specificsuggestions.com)
The most potent tools for fighting injustice are the ones already in your hands.

Social Justice, Activism, Resistance, Political Action, Protests

121 points by RobLach 83 days ago | 64 comments

On Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd Birthday, the Fight For His Release Continues (eff.org)
Today marks prominent British-Egyptian coder, blogger, activist, and political prisoner Alaa Abd El Fattah’s 43rd birthday—his eleventh behind bars.

Human Rights, Activism, Egypt, Political Prisoners

3 points by hn_acker 94 days ago | 0 comments

Aaron Swartz Day 2024 (aaronswartzday.org)
Aaron would have been 38 years old on Friday, November 8th, 2024.

Anniversaries, Activism, Technology, Internet Freedom

14 points by mastazi 103 days ago | 0 comments

Celebrating the Life of Aaron Swartz: Aaron Swartz Day 2024 (eff.org)
Aaron Swartz was a digital rights champion who believed deeply in keeping the internet open. His life was cut short in 2013, after federal prosecutors charged him under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) for systematically downloading academic journal articles from the online database JSTOR. Facing the prospect of a long and unjust sentence, Aaron died by suicide at the age of 26. EFF was proud to call Aaron a friend and ally.

Digital Rights, Activism, Law, Technology, Obituary

27 points by hn_acker 104 days ago | 1 comments

Code that helped end Apartheid (wired.com)
John Graham-Cumming, who happens to be Cloudflare's CTO, cracked a 30-year-old encrypted file that had a role in rewriting South Africa’s history.

Cryptography, History, South Africa, Activism

362 points by impish9208 125 days ago | 207 comments

Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 awarded to Nihon Hidankyo (nobelprize.org)
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.

Nobel Prize, Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Japan, Activism

290 points by danielskogly 132 days ago | 357 comments

We're building a statue of Aaron Swartz (aaronstatue.org)
This statue reminds us all that the internet, once a beacon of free expression and open access to information, is under siege. Freedom of speech, privacy, and the right to share knowledge are increasingly threatened by powerful forces seeking to control and censor the digital world.

Internet Freedom, Activism, Censorship, Digital Rights

96 points by pablopeniche 142 days ago | 25 comments

Just Stop Oil soups two more van Goghs hours after sentencing of earlier souping (twitter.com)

Climate Change, Activism, Art, Vandalism, Social Media

20 points by lando2319 144 days ago | 57 comments

What climate activists won't tell you about protecting the planet (zionlights.substack.com)

Climate Change, Activism, Environmentalism, Sustainability

23 points by barry-cotter 153 days ago | 18 comments

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson kept in Greenland jail (bbc.com)

Greenland, Activism, Law Enforcement, Environment, Whaling

5 points by klingoff 169 days ago | 1 comments

Can Taiwanese activist turned politician Audrey Tang detoxify the internet? (theguardian.com)