Presenters: Fallon Wilson, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Moya Bailey, Adele Nieves, Zachari Curtis

The Cyberquilting Experiment examines how social medias can be used as a resource for movement building activities, to create spaces where activism, cognitive engagement, and skill development intersect and equip women of color activists and organizations with the cyber tools needed to bring about radical social change. The Cyberquilting concept draws on the tradition of quilting as a radical media practice of oppressed communities in the United States. Enslaved women in the US used quilts not only as artistic interventions and resources to provide warmth to their families, but also as tactile histories, teaching tools, and vessels for hidden messages about the possibility of freedom. This workshop features interactive discussions and demonstrations on how various internet technologies as well as traditional forms of mobilization/protest can strengthen current and future social justice work. The questions we will explore are: how do you build community on the web; how safe is the internet for women of color and women of color organizers; and is the internet only for younger generations of activist?