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Digital Uprising: Reclaiming our Tech Sovereignty

Learners will gain the knowledge, critical frameworks, practical tools, and collective imagination needed to understand how technology perpetuates oppression, how to resist digital surveillance capitalism, and how to build liberatory alternatives rooted in liberation movements

Taught by Hala Saleh

Live Online6 sessions x 90 min

Course Overview

Digital Intifada: Reclaiming our Tech Sovereignty is a six-week lecture series exploring how technology functions as colonial infrastructure that perpetuates systems of oppression, while providing concrete strategies for resistance and building liberatory alternatives.

This course includes:

How Big Tech platforms mirror occupation systems through surveillance, control, and displacement of marginalized communities.
We'll analyze algorithmic bias, predictive policing, and how surveillance technologies function as tools of control.
Participants will learn practical resistance tactics including privacy tools, encryption, and community defense networks, while exploring Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) as cooperative infrastructure that distributes power equitably.

The series centers liberation movements such as Palestinian liberation as a framework for understanding digital resistance while incorporating Afro-futurist visions, Indigenous digital sovereignty, and other liberatory movements.

Through interactive workshops and collaborative hands-on activities, participants will develop critical frameworks, technical skills, and collective imagination needed to reclaim technology for liberation.

This course is urgently needed as Big Tech continues to expand its control over our digital lives, exacerbating existing inequalities while enabling new forms of oppression. In an era where surveillance capitalism threatens our autonomy and collective action, understanding how to resist and build alternatives has become essential for anyone committed to social justice and liberation movements.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for:

Ethical tech workers looking to deepen their knowledge and divest from oppressive tech
Movement organizers looking to learn about the impact of Big Tech on their communities, and practical steps for divesting from oppressive platforms
Entrepreneurs/ Builders looking to build alternatives to Big Tech and help their communities reclaim their digital sovereignty
Collective liberation practitioners looking to deepen their knowledge of the impact of Big Tech on them and on their communities, and looking for ethical alternatives

What You'll Learn

Develop a critical analysis framework to identify how specific technologies perpetuate systems of oppression, including the ability to map surveillance infrastructure, analyze algorithmic bias, and recognize patterns of digital control across different liberation contexts.
Implement practical digital defense strategies including setting up encrypted communication channels, using privacy-enhancing tools like Signal and Tails OS, and developing community-based surveillance resistance plans tailored to different organizational contexts.
Design and prototype cooperative technology alternatives using Free/Libre Open Source Software principles, including the ability to evaluate existing FLOSS solutions, modify them for community needs, and create governance frameworks that distribute power equitably.
Create a tech justice action plan that connects liberation theory with concrete next steps, including identifying specific platforms to divest from, building solidarity across movements, and developing strategies to implement liberatory tech practices in your community or organization.

What's Included

Live Sessions

Interactive classes with your instructor

Session Recordings

Lifetime access to all recordings

Community Access

Connect with fellow learners

Certificate

Proof of course completion

Real-World Project

Learners will complete a community tech divestment & alternatives project, which will consist of: * Conducting a comprehensive tech audit of their community, organization, or personal digital ecosystem * Developing a concrete plan for divesting from oppressive platforms while implementing liberatory alternatives. The project includes: * Tech Audit Analysis - Mapping current technology use, identifying surveillance/control points, and analyzing how specific platforms perpetuate oppression using the frameworks learned in the class * Resistance & Protection Strategies - Implementing privacy tools and counter-surveillance measures learned in class, tailored to their specific context * Alternatives Implementation Plan - Creating a roadmap for transitioning to FLOSS (Free Libre Open Source Software) and cooperative tech solutions with specific recommendations for their community/organization * Vision Integration - Incorporating speculative elements to imagine how their community's tech ecosystem could look in a liberatory future * Action Plan - Developing concrete steps, timeline, and metrics for implementation

About the Instructor

Hala Saleh

Technologist, Community Builder, and Culture Bearer working towards Collective Liberation

Hala Saleh, Founder of Future Collective Coaching, is a leadership, startup, and product management career coach. Hala is a technologist with 20+ years of experience in the Tech industry. In addition to coaching, Hala offers fractional and interim Product Leadership and Product Strategy consulting for all sizes and stages of companies and digital product development. She is a partner and advisor to multiple non-profits. Hala is a community builder who founded a community space and café called Ya Hala Seattle. Hala is also a writer, a Tatreez (traditional Palestinian embroidery) artist, a culture bearer, and most importantly, a mother.

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Format

Live Online

Class Size

20 students max

Sessions

6 sessions

Duration

90 min each

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