Guiding Principles

Do not accept capitalism as a premise, push against it constantly.

Organize with people who are already organized.

Push back on government metrics, like crime, and prioritize abolitionist data metrics.

Legitimize embodiment and center desire.

Allow for complicated, contradictory experiences to coexist.

Make labor visible.

Build mutual trust before entering a formal collaboration.

Greatly inspired by the work of Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Shana Agid, Eve Tuck, and Cedric Robinson.

Prioritize the goals of communities of color if they are involved.

Make use of folks in positions of power.

Collect community-based data: experiences, sentiments, memories, and dreams.

Use my whiteness and data experience to push for the expressed agenda of residents of color.

Be adaptable and reflexive about my place in my work.

Invest time and energy into what we do want in our community.