Post #2876760
2023-01-04 18:50 UTC
@gleemie@mastodon.sdf.org @Mer__edith@mastodon.world Agreed. The lack of funding is a huge problem -- it makes sustained organizing very challenging and leads to burnout. Here in WA, ACLU of WA has one funded organizer who splits time between tech issues and others, and a policy manager who has an incredible amount on their plate ... and that's it for funded positions in the entire state, as far as I can tell. Meanwhile the WA Tech Industry Association just added more new lobbyist positions, as well as MS, Amazon, etc etc etc
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@jdp23@indieweb.social 2023-01-04 18:56
@gleemie@mastodon.sdf.org @Mer__edith@mastodon.world A related challenge is that there's so much going on (and everybody has so many other important priorities) that it's hard to get coalitions focused on an issue involved in related issues. In Seattle, SolidarityBudget led a coalition that stopped ShotSpotter. How many of these groups and people can we get involved advocating for automated decision systems legislatino at the state level? Federally? What about other members of the national StopShotSpotter coalition? etc etc