Category: Violence Against Women

[Event Announcement] Embrace at The Flying Goat

December 8, 2024

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On the 15th of December we will be at flying goat hosting our tech-pop up embrace. Online Harassment and Abuse has become very common in social platforms. But unfortunately there are very few spaces for solidarity and support. TBP intends to hold this space for women and non-binary persons who have face harassment or fraud. We hope with this space people can find solidarity with each other. We also intend to share skills and tips on reporting or not reporting when someone is faced with harassment / abuse in this space. This  first event will be held in the spirit of #16daysofactivismagainstgenderbasedviolence.

This pop will have an public exhibition where we will be sharing the experiences of woman, trans and non binary people in online spaces. The issues they face and how they overcome them. The exhibition will be open from 2 pm onwards on 15th Dec.

At the space we are also hosting a open hour from 2:30pm to 5 pm  for anyone to come one learn on how they can take control of their profiles on dating apps and social media platforms or share any issues they have encountered.

We will also be hosting a few invite only workshops on dealing with online harassment, anyone wanting more information on this can fill up this form. We will inform selected participants by email.

 

“Public Safety Tech, Women’s Agency, and Privacy”: Session at GDDF 20

June 25, 2020

A breakout session entitled “No Woman, No Panic: Public Safety Tech, Women’s Agency, and Privacy” was held at the Global Digital Development Forum (GDDF), a virtual conference held on May 6, 2020. The speakers were Rohini Lakshané (The Bachchao Project), Chinmayi S K (The Bachchao Project) and Kate Sim (PhD Researcher, Oxford Internet Institute). The session was moderated by Dr Becky Faith, Research Fellow & Digital Cluster Lead, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK.

The session elucidated on the efficacy, evaluation, and audit of technological interventions such as mobile apps and panic buttons for public safety and their impact on women’s agency and privacy.

GDDF Agenda: https://digitaldevforum.com/agenda

Video of the session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgJGLJMCwfo

The Bachchao Project and the Centre for Internet and Society had jointly conducted a preliminary study in late 2016 on “Evaluating Safety Buttons on Mobile Devices“.

“Holistic security strategies to address non-consensual intimate images”: Session at GDDF 20

May 30, 2020

Rohini Lakshané moderated a breakout session entitled “Holistic security strategies to address non-consensual intimate images” at the Global Digital Development Forum (GDDF), a virtual conference held on May 6, 2020. The speakers at this session were Peace Oliver Amuge, Sandra Aceng and Patricia Nyasuna of the Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET).

This session elucidated on some of the recommended strategies and measures for holistic security (digital, physical, and psychosocial) that women and no-binary persons may adopt in order to recognise and prevent incidents of non-consensual intimate images (NCII), commonly known by the misnomer “revenge porn”.

GDDF Agenda: https://digitaldevforum.com/agenda

An article based on the talks made in the session was authored by the speakers and moderator: Holistic security strategies and measures to address non-consensual intimate images (NCII)

Slide deck:
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