This week, you’ll hear a discussion with Ed from Southerners Against Surveillance Systems and Infrastructure / DeFlock, Ben of Communities Against Mass Surveillance in Asheville and Kelly from Nashville Community Safety Network others who share more about their local organizing to counter the nationwide push for interconnected surveillance networks. The push for increasingly more data on the public and the funneling of that information into police fusion centers has been most visible recently in struggles against Flock. We speak about spy cameras, the connections between private companies and the state surveillance apparatus, local organizing tactics and more.
Interesting links
- https://nashvillecommunitysafety.net/
- https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-against-surveillance-cameras-is-a-struggle-for-democracy/
- https://sassisouth.org/projects/dhs-flock-fusus
- NC News Articles on Surveillance Tech: https://www.wral.com/news/nccapitol/surveillance-drivers-camera-alpr-license-plate-reader-nc-budget-public-safety-privacy-july-2026/
- Asheville article on Axon and RTIC: https://mountainx.com/news/local-government/asheville-city-councils-public-comment-process-vexes-some-constituents/
- On Greece’s OroraTech: https://apnews.com/article/greece-wildfires-satellites-europe-artificial-intelligence-8fe0df5f61f336ef59403f189a5a29de
- Article featuring information about Microsoft’s support of Israel: https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/06/26/microsoft-worker-emails/
Announcements
Gianis Michailidis
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