Petty Propolis

✊🏾🐝 "Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data center in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter. Zuckerberg had planned to strike a deal with an existing nuclear power plant operator to provide emissions-free electricity for a new data center supporting his artificial intelligence ambitions." https://lnkd.in/grU92aER

Congrats to our ED, Tawana Petty, for being named on Business Insider's "The AI Power List 2024" in Ethics, for her many years of work in data, racial, and algorithmic justice. '"We still have time to minimize the environmental impacts, to rid ourselves of pervasive and coercive surveillance technologies that harm us, to protect our critical thinking from tech companies who are pursuing systems that erase human cognition in detrimental ways," Petty told Business Insider." https://lnkd.in/gwgsyBiP?

We are honored to be part of the Water Equals Life Coalition. So, on this 10th Anniversary of Imagine A Day Without Water, October 17, 2024, we share this poem from our ED, Tawana Petty. It chronicles a day with Tawana and Monica Lewis-Patrick, CEO of We the People of Detroit delivering water to families in need. #WaterEqualsLife #WaterIsLife

We are deeply honored and humbled to be part of this incredible group of organizations working together to create the world we all deserve. Thank you Midwest Environmental Justice Network for believing in, and seeding our efforts.

Petty Propolis is extremely grateful to Democracy Fund for their support of our work. We have been able to do some incredible programming because of it. Democracy Fund's approach to reporting requirements also provided our organization the time and space to focus on the mission and vision that drives our work. https://lnkd.in/gf9HEsnk

"In Detroit, we have experienced widely known racial disparities from police use of facial recognition technology and other surveillance technologies. We hold nearly half of the United States’ known misidentification cases by police using the technology. We also have a recent case where a resident was misidentified and had their car impounded for three weeks because of license plate reader data. It’s common sense to want to live in a safe and well-resourced city. However, conflating safety with surveillance means that our human dignity is always at risk. You’re living under a perpetual line-up, hoping that you aren’t the next Black person to be picked up for a crime you didn’t commit. Our city’s Project Green Light program is being held up as a model for other cities across the United States and in Canada. This should be cause for concern for residents living in those places."

"Petty interrogated the impact of dominant negative narratives on shaping policy for Detroit, Michigan, which has been used as a testing ground for surveillance capitalism projects. She emphasized the problems when an environmentally challenged city becomes a testing ground for intensive data extraction and surveillance technologies." https://lnkd.in/gUWd5Jgq

A 60 second recap of the Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP)'s 2024 Data + Equity Summit https://lnkd.in/gzgpNTmH

Attention Enrolled Lifeline Plan Households - your Lifeline benefits will expire on October 1, 2024. To avoid disruption ACT NOW. Contact Wayne Metro TODAY to avoid removal from the Lifeline Plan. You do not have to wait until October 1st to call regarding recertification. CALL CENTER: (313) 388-9799 Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturdays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM WALK-IN & OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 7310 Woodward, Suite 113 Detroit, MI 48202 Have questions? Email: wmuniversalapplication@waynemetro.org. Wayne Metro’s dedicated customer service team can help guide you through the process and answer any questions or concerns. Through this recertifying process, Wayne Metro can help identify any new needs or changes in your household and assist with providing additional help due to unplanned circumstances. Here are the items you will need to have ready: Proof of household income AND Any changes in your household member size. Also a reminder: Lifeline households must make the monthly tiered payment of $18, $43, or $56 in full each month plus any overage charges for water and sewer consumption above the allocated amount. The Lifeline Plan policy states: “If the customer receives two (2) consecutive bills with a balance forward due to non-payment or partial payment, the customer is automatically unenrolled from the Lifeline Plan.”

"The event began with a keynote from Tawana Petty, a mother, social justice organizer, poet, author, and facilitator. Her talk explored the narratives we learn about race and place from powerful voices in media and politics, reinforced by racist data practices and algorithms, and called for an unlearning through seeking out new narratives driven by marginalized populations and their storytellers. Petty brought her love of Detroit, community spacemaking, and spoken word into the room." https://lnkd.in/gnHb6Xki