Virginia Eubanks – författare

Reveals a remarkable woman's life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism.Silver Winner, 2014 ForeWord IndieFab Book of the Year Award in the Women's Studies Category 2015 Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Memoir/Biography presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation 2015 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction presented by the Publishing Triangle As an organizer, writer, publisher, scholar-activist, and elected official, Barbara Smith has played key roles in multiple social justice movements, including Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism. Her four decades of grassroots activism forged collaborations that introduced the idea that oppression must be fought on a variety of fronts simultaneously, including gender, race, class, and sexuality. By combining hard-to-find historical documents with new unpublished interviews with fellow activists, this book uncovers the deep roots of today's "identity politics" and "intersectionality" and serves as an essential primer for practicing solidarity and resistance.

Una poderosa investigación sobre la discriminación basada en datos y cómo la tecnología afecta a los derechos civiles y a la equidad económica.Desde los albores de la era digital, la toma de decisiones en finanzas, empleo, política, salud y servicios ha experimentado un cambio revolucionario: sistemas automatizados, en lugar de humanos, controlan qué vecindarios se vigilan, qué familias obtienen los recursos necesarios o quién es investigado por fraude. Si bien todos vivimos bajo este nuevo régimen de datos, los sistemas más invasivos y punitivos están dirigidos a los pobres.Eubanks investiga el impacto de la minería de datos, las políticas del algoritmo y los modelos de riesgo predictivo aplicados a las personas pobres y de clase trabajadora en Estados Unidos. El país siempre ha utilizado su ciencia y tecnología de vanguardia para contener, investigar, disciplinar y castigar a los sintecho.El seguimiento digital y la toma de decisiones automatizadas ocultan la pobreza al público de clase media y le dan al Estado la distancia ética que necesita para tomar decisiones inhumanas: qué familias obtienen alimentos y cuáles mueren de hambre, quién tiene vivienda y quién permanece sin hogar y a qué familias divide el Estado. En el proceso, debilitan la democracia y traicionan los valores nacionales más preciados.

Urgent stories from the intersection of automation and social welfare, told by people around the world fighting for access and resources to care for themselves and loved onesWelfare systems across the globe have long been set up to punish those who need them to access support. But we’re entering a new era where automation and punitive policy make social provision even worse—systems are increasingly computerized, impersonal, and difficult to navigate.Offering an intimate look at what it means to rely on public services in an ever more alienating world, Not a Number shares sixteen first-person narratives from around the world, as people struggle for access to basic needs with dignity. Read about Sara Peavey, a young woman in Albuquerque who spent years battling what she calls the “Department of Decisions” in order to receive mental health care; Lucy, a mother in the UK forced to attend child protective hearings and bond with her toddler over Zoom during the COVID-19 lockdowns; John Otajar, an elder in rural Uganda denied social benefits because administrators assigned him an incorrect birth date; and María Medina in Colombia, who was suddenly removed from the category of “poor” by a change to a classification algorithm, losing access to health care and income support. Together, these stories call us to build systems grounded in dignity, care, and real human connection—so that no one is reduced to a number or data point.

Urgent stories from the intersection of automation and social welfare, told by people around the world fighting for access and resources to care for themselves and loved onesWelfare systems across the globe have long been set up to punish those who need them to access support. But we’re entering a new era where automation and punitive policy make social provision even worse—systems are increasingly computerized, impersonal, and difficult to navigate.Offering an intimate look at what it means to rely on public services in an ever more alienating world, Not a Number shares sixteen first-person narratives from around the world, as people struggle for access to basic needs with dignity. Read about Sara Peavey, a young woman in Albuquerque who spent years battling what she calls the “Department of Decisions” in order to receive mental health care; Lucy, a mother in the UK forced to attend child protective hearings and bond with her toddler over Zoom during the COVID-19 lockdowns; John Otajar, an elder in rural Uganda denied social benefits because administrators assigned him an incorrect birth date; and María Medina in Colombia, who was suddenly removed from the category of “poor” by a change to a classification algorithm, losing access to health care and income support. Together, these stories call us to build systems grounded in dignity, care, and real human connection—so that no one is reduced to a number or data point.