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Geeks for Social Change

@gfsc@social.gfsc.studio

Trans and disabled-led collective creating technology for community liberation.

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A friend invited me to a yoga morning via a screenshot of Instagram, which showed the name of a venue, but no address.

The group’s Linktree sent me to a website that didn’t have the address on it either.

Google Maps found the venue, and the website listed the class. I had to create an account and hand over my card details to a poorly laid-out Squarespace.

When did finding a local exercise class require five different websites and linking my details to a stranger’s booking system?

“But there’s nothing to do!”

We found dozens of events in each neighbourhood that relied entirely on
word of mouth, or a vague reference in a photocopied flyer.

Everywhere we’ve done research, we’ve found the same thing: people say “there’s nothing to do in my area!” – when in reality there’s loads going on: it’s just badly communicated or not published at all.