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goblins a k a whistle avengers last month i had flashbacks to the early days of digital humanitarians some 15 years ago the latter were also the most ragtag group of people i d ever met they too used crowdsourcing and digital technology to support humanitarian efforts starting with their response to the 2010 haiti earthquake they too formed strong bonds that spurred many to engage in adjacent social causes such as human rights projects e g in syria and digital activism e g in russia digital humanitarians also got pushback and learned some hard lessons along the way might some of those setbacks and the evolution of digital humanitarians potentially be of value to members of the whistle resistance i don t know but maybe it s worth exploring disclaimer i was one of the many early digital humanitarians and authored the book digital humanitarians taylor francis press 2015 the sound of resistance but first the whistle resistance here s what they re up to in one longish sentence these goblins avengers there are nearly 200 of them are 3d printing free whistles at scale 500 000 in less than 2 months and radically accelerating and shipping them for free across 49 us states and puerto rico 80 of orders go out within 4 days in response to requests from a wide range of individuals and local communities who use these whistles to alert their neighbors when ice and border patrol are nearby these communities range from a local pet shop in denver to libraries community centers coffee shops bookstores and others on the front lines of keeping their neighborhoods safe one of the goblins dan explains that the whistles serve as an alert system built entirely at street level and massively deployed to serve two purposes bring your neighbors out to witness the abuses of ice and to let those that are more at risk to know to stay in or to find shelter immediately more from dan there s a simple code system that goes along with the whistles short staccato bursts if ice is seen in the area and long blows if they re actively snatching someone though honestly in my experience you just blow like hell another goblin heidi who goes by courtney milan on bluesky notes that 3d printed whistles allow people to exercise their first amendment right to assemble and to redress the government for grievances the whistles thus serve to crowdsource the application of the first amendment communicate early warnings to those at risk and bear witness from multiple angles to dispute false narratives as an aside one of the primary technologies used by digital humanitarians of old was ushahidi swahili for witness photo credit dan sinker more from heidi while whistles may not stop bullets they can stop bullies by making it clear that we ll stand up and we will watch and we will judge you bullies and will remember and you will ultimately not get away with it from sean a fellow goblin on bluesky renee good and alex pretti were surrounded by the blasts of whistles and they re no longer here i print whistles because they make neighbors because they make neighbors come running ensure enough people are recording so we can believe our eyes but whistles mean more than that many of these whistles will never get blown but wearing one handing one out shows that you re here for your neighbors sean quoting em another goblin on bluesky even if all i can do in the moment is get someone s name that means their family knows what happened to them never underestimate the collective power of hearing dozens of whistles not only as deterrence to bullies think sousveillance there are more of us than you and we re watching your every move but also as empowering to witnesses i am not alone i have friends everywhere these activities synchronize action and coordination which can be a powerful display of resistance while there are multiple examples of whistles making a difference perhaps further proof of their impact can be seen in responses from anti avenger types e g they re literally calling for the banning of whistles and referring to them as weapons hearing loss causing machines that terrorists are using against ice their superpower but what is most striking to me and equally important as the whistles themselves is the very diverse cross section of people who make up the goblin avenger network to quote dan again these people include romance authors and nerdy engineers and crusty old punks and internet weirdos and every other type of person imaginable heidi mentioned above is a former us supreme court law clerk more from dan across the country there are whistle packing parties happening in church basements and bars and nonprofit offices and pretty much anywhere else that can hold some people some tables and boxes of whistles zines and bags to put them all in this is ultimately their superpower i e not the technology not the whistles but the highly diverse and caring community they re co creating with strong social ties and grounded in a set of shared values this was also the superpower behind digital humanitarians and if past is prologue this power will outlive the whistles by a long shot the technology the 3d printers didn t all of a sudden decide to spontaneously print whistles people cared which is why some turned to 3d printers it is the human emotion that makes all this possible from the whistle makers to those brave souls on the frontlines in the streets from heidi it is the communities that fight fascism the whistles are just a way to aid communities in becoming communities and the thing we do is just a tiny part of that like digital humanitarians of old who saw a massive earthquake in haiti in january 2012 and wanted more than anything to find a way to help to do something in the case of the whistle resistance so many people were so upset and they didn t know what to do and we could say here is something you can do says kit yet another goblin one of the romance writers who goes by mostly bree on bluesky the takeaway here is that the human act of caring is evenly distributed across age gender birthplace etc hence the diversity we see among goblins and avengers it is a feature and a vital one 3d printing technology creates the opportunity to act on our innate human emotions technology in this sense can extend our humanity creating the opportunity to display that humanity in 3d it can also do the exact opposite of course more on that later back to dan what he writes below is also an accurate description of the early days of digital humanitarians it s all so chaotic and loosely organized as to feel like it might fly off the rails at any moment but impossibly it hasn t thanks in large part to the efforts of a small group of core members it all runs on a handful of chats that fill with messages so quickly that i think most people put them on mute immediately it s all jokes and troubleshooting and moments of real human earnestness shared between folks who don t even know each others actual names for the most part these very interactions build the social ties and cohesion that can lead to the launch and support of other mutual aid networks because the social capital has been built through this shared experience around whistles that s what i mean by the caring outliving the whistles about the caring spilling out into other forms of direct nonviolent action we saw this time and time again with digital humantiarians once they had built the social capital within their networks and honed their skills in response to earthquakes and other humanitarian crises they applied them to nonviolent civil resistance election monitoring and even to wildlife conservation the multiplier effect like digital humanitarians the whistle resistance is also regenerative in that it s inspiring other goblins to the cause serving as a springboard for expanded agency what s more they re supporting a wide range of other causes i didn t get into the costs of 3d printing etc but it should come as no surprise that the whistle resistance is using crowdfunding to keep the whistles and shipping free if you re new to 3d printing one key ingredient is filament pictured below think of filament as the equivalent of ink for regular printers no ink no 2d printing no filament no 3d printing so they re sourcing massive amounts of filament through crowdfunding and partnerships side note remember ethan zuckerman s cute cat theory of digital activism think cute 3d printed cat theory also 3d printing has become a critical high growth component of specialized us manufacturing a market valued at some 6 billion and growing rapidly cue a light version of ethan s dictator s dilemma in any case when the globlins have funding left over they put this money to good use showing additional positive spill over effects of their 3d printing bonanza as another bluesky user added let s not assume that all the people passing out whistles are doing nothing else people wine moms knitters who else do you think has ready access to breast milk are working behind the scenes for good they re just not all crowing about it on social media spot on and let s not assume that whistle makers are doing nothing else either like digital humanitarians as whistle goblins avengers will be the first to say they re just a ragtag group of people just like you and me they re not special they simply care and together have demonstrated that yes we can act we can help all of us everything else follows from this this here is from kit these points also reflect the early ethos among digital humanitarians digital humanitarians weren t trained humanitarians the vast majority had never been engaged in disaster response they didn t ask the un or red cross for permission to launch their efforts in the wake of the 2010 earthquake they just got it done and at a speed and with such agility that established humanitarian organizations were simply not designed to match this sparked quite a pushback against digital humanitarians including accusations of being crowd sorcerers some criticisms were based on misunderstandings others were driven by ulterior motives but some criticisms were absolutely valid as this post is already long enough i ll write a sequel post to share the strong pushback some pro whistle activists are facing and more importantly to humbly consider potential ways forward based on lessons from digital humanitarians share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading leave a comment posted in digital activism early warning tagged civil resistance digital activism resistance first of a kind project on robotics for global development posted on december 12 2024 leave a comment launching first of a kind project on robotics for global development how can robotics be used to advance the sustainable development goals sdgs in low and middle income countries what role might robotics play in tackling significant development challenges in sectors such as agriculture climate health and industrial development these questions are central to the first ever robotics for development project launched by the uk s foreign commonwealth and development office fcdo and frontier tech hub while other emerging technologies like artificial intelligence receive considerable attention the application of robotics in international development is systematically overlooked this is especially true when looking beyond drones aerial robotics think ground and ocean robotics robotic arms and even humanoid robotics we need a deeper understanding of this technology s potential and drawbacks in the context of global development what will this technology look like by 2030 and what will this mean for development applications if we identify meaningful opportunities for robotics what factors will be essential to enable the responsible inclusive and sustainable use of robotics to tackle global development challenges i m excited to co lead the project and am keen to connect with a wide range of experts so please consider this an open invitation to connect on linkedin we re already preparing to launch a strategic foresight exercise with select experts which will inform the development of our open knowledge products and the fcdo s strategy on robotics for development please forward tag repost this first of a kind project on robotics for global development is only possible thanks to the thought leadership of the uk foreign commonwealth and development office fcdo and the frontier tech hub specifically antony herrmann and phil outram from fcdo have defined and set the stage for the project they re actively building the fcdo s understanding of robotics and their expertise is essential to the project indeed they re directly engaged and connecting us to key experts such as benjamin rosman on the frontier tech side we get to co lead the project with asad rahman sam stockley patel phd gita luz and alex scoines who are excellent collaborators and provide precisely the kind of leadership expertise insights support and collaborative work environment that will maximize the success of this project and there s more i ll introduce other key team members in the coming weeks share this share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading leave a comment posted in robotics tagged ai artificial intelligence global development robotics robots sdgs technology first ever study on robotics in climate action posted on january 23 2024 leave a comment the climate crisis is the defining issue of our time and we need all hands and appropriate tech on deck to mitigate the effects of the emergency and adapt responsibly the climate robotics network is exploring the potential of robotics to scale existing climate solutions and offer novel solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate risk thus far the evidence suggests that climate action needs some level of automation to scale learn more in our new study our white paper draws on concrete climate robotics case studies to highlight how existing solutions can augment our capacity to tackle the climate emergency more specifically the case studies focus on mangrove restoration forecasting extreme weather events scaling wind energy regenerating corals collecting ocean data removing carbon with seaweed scaling cover crop seeding automating solar panel cleaning and expanding the amount of recycled waste these case studies yield essential insights on using robotics in climate action these include insights on scaling adaptation vs 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