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Technology and organizing combine into a concrete campaign: a Drupal site on govCMS, a locked hashtag #notmydebt, Slack coordination and volunteer training produce real evidence and action. The project collects 586 stories and helps get $8 million in revoked debts in New South Wales, contributes to 20,000 debts written down nationally by March 31, drives a Senate inquiry, and shows that a website, hashtag and community management can unmask an algorithmic policy failure and win fixes.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Sustainable development to advocacy
- 3:15Representation in tech storytelling
- 7:52Centrelink debt crisis begins
- 12:59Training non-tech via open projects
- 17:15Community mobilization impact
- 21:58Social media for advocacy
- 22:44Q&A
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