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STREET Lab is focused on understanding and supporting the sociotechnical practices of marginalized communities around the world, with an emphasis in resistance, informality, and social justice.
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Hello Toronto! Join us on March 21 at the Faculty of Information (4th floor) for a talk by Prof. Aakash Gautam (University of Pittsburgh) on community-based design projects. The talk will reflect projects on anti-trafficking efforts in Nepal & support for incarcerated individuals in the US.

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We partnered with JSA Delhi & Delhi Science Forum to organize a health camp for gig workers & other outdoor workers affected by New Delhi’s severely polluted air (marked by alarming AQI levels). Dr. Sayan Maharatna (AIIMS) led health checkups, providing medical guidance.

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In the 2024 CSCW, we hosted a Special Interest Group (SIG) session: ''Organizing for More Just and Inclusive Futures: A Community Discussion'' to discuss critical questions and emerging possibilities of disability justice in CSCW & HCI. Here is our extended abstract: doi.org/10.1145/3678...

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Here is the link to our 2024 CSCW paper : "Union Makes Us Strong: Space, Technology, and On-Demand Ridesourcing Digital Labour Platforms" dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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In CSCSW 2024, our paper "El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets," which explores how ethnicity, gender, and immigration shape labour experiences won the DEI Recognition award. Here is the link to our paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

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