Forum on ICE Facility, Data Center, and Mass Surveillance July 19
Sun, July 19 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Silicon Valley DSA has endorsed and is participating in a forum hosted by our allies in Bay Resistance (Mountain View Pod) on Sunday July 19 at 3 pm. The event will be held in the Maple Room of the Mountain View Community Center at 201 S Rengstorff Ave.
The event will consist of a panel discussion bringing together three experienced local organizers. One member is active in the fight against the ICE processing facility being illegally constructed in Gilroy. One member is active fighting against the data center planned for South County. One member is active in the fight against mass surveillance and automated license plate readers. The discussion will highlight the ties between these seemingly disparate topics and how residents of the Lower Peninsula can get involved in opposing the developments in South County.
Register to attend here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvC0ooztxuRjGnuzVbtZw3h6tme066um5SvSaRUpkLvw4OoQ/viewform
Description from Bay Resistance located at the registration link above:
The construction of detention centers and data centers across the US represent some of the largest construction efforts in recent times. Both have been heavily protested, and while on the surface seem like distinct efforts, the artificial intelligence boom and the growth of surveillance and the deportation pipeline are deeply interrelated. In Gilroy, we have an example of both being constructed at this very moment. Hear from local activists in Gilroy about the build out of the new data center and detention center in their community, the local organizing to protest them, and how these projects affect immigrants and all working people in the area.
La construcción de centros de detención y centros de datos en todo Estados Unidos representa algunos de los proyectos de construcción más grandes de los últimos tiempos. Ambos han sido objeto de fuertes protestas y, aunque a primera vista parecen iniciativas distintas, el auge de la inteligencia artificial, el crecimiento de la vigilancia y el sistema de deportaciones están profundamente interrelacionados. En Gilroy, tenemos un ejemplo de la construcción simultánea de ambos tipos de instalaciones. Escuche a activistas locales de Gilroy hablar sobre la construcción del nuevo centro de datos y del centro de detención en su comunidad, la organización local para protestar contra ellos y cómo estos proyectos afectan a los inmigrantes y a todos los trabajadores de la zona.
