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TODAY, we're launching The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South, our report dedicated to exposing data center harms in the South and how our people are fighting back.
Read the full report, including case studies from 5 southern states:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Read the full report, including case studies from 5 southern states:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Centros de Datos son los más peligrosos nuevos desarrollos de tech en nuestras vidas.
Únete a MediaJustice y @cjaourpower.bsky.social el 11 de Nov, a las 6PM ET | 3PM PT para aprender cómo consumen nuestra salud, nuestros fondos públicos, y nuestros derechos fundamentales.
bit.ly/centrosdedatos101
Únete a MediaJustice y @cjaourpower.bsky.social el 11 de Nov, a las 6PM ET | 3PM PT para aprender cómo consumen nuestra salud, nuestros fondos públicos, y nuestros derechos fundamentales.
bit.ly/centrosdedatos101
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Centros de Datos son los más peligrosos nuevos desarrollos de tech en nuestras vidas.
Únete a MediaJustice y @cjaourpower.bsky.social el 11 de Nov, a las 6PM ET | 3PM PT para aprender cómo consumen nuestra salud, nuestros fondos públicos, y nuestros derechos fundamentales.
bit.ly/centrosdedatos101
Únete a MediaJustice y @cjaourpower.bsky.social el 11 de Nov, a las 6PM ET | 3PM PT para aprender cómo consumen nuestra salud, nuestros fondos públicos, y nuestros derechos fundamentales.
bit.ly/centrosdedatos101
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Such vital work. Nearly everyday a new data center proposal pops up across the US—using the same shady, secretive tactics & playbook of promises. We are at an urgent moment to build coalitions against the extractive fossil fuel surveillance factories being built in the name of economic development.
TODAY, we're launching The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South, our report dedicated to exposing data center harms in the South and how our people are fighting back.
Read the full report, including case studies from 5 southern states:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Read the full report, including case studies from 5 southern states:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Such vital work. Nearly everyday a new data center proposal pops up across the US—using the same shady, secretive tactics & playbook of promises. We are at an urgent moment to build coalitions against the extractive fossil fuel surveillance factories being built in the name of economic development.
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From Mississippi to Maryland, Black Communities Are Taking On Big Tech
There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members are fighting a new wave of “extraction.”
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members are fighting a new wave of “extraction.”
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
From Mississippi to Maryland, Black Communities Are Taking On Big Tech
There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members said they are fighting a new wave of “extraction.”
capitalbnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From Mississippi to Maryland, Black Communities Are Taking On Big Tech
There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members are fighting a new wave of “extraction.”
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members are fighting a new wave of “extraction.”
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
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Resistance to data centers is strong in the South- check out @mediajustice.bsky.social ‘s new report for a landscape review and key ways Black, brown and working class communities are taking action!
bit.ly/nodatacenters
bit.ly/nodatacenters
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Resistance to data centers is strong in the South- check out @mediajustice.bsky.social ‘s new report for a landscape review and key ways Black, brown and working class communities are taking action!
bit.ly/nodatacenters
bit.ly/nodatacenters
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Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston reflects the hope of realizing a just world where Black people and Black communities are respected and protected.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
Front Porches, Trail Rides and Stories of Black Futures
Media 2070’s Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston is documenting powerful histories and stories that connect the past, present and future.
www.freepress.net
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Media 2070's Black Future Newsstand exhibit in Houston reflects the hope of realizing a just world where Black people and Black communities are respected and protected.
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
More here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/front-porches-trail-rides-and-stories-black-futures
#Memphis, not Musk!
Let’s break down how #DataCenters are polluting communities in #Tennessee.
Read our NEW report to learn how the state sold out its people to build 16 facilities and how organizations like Memphis Community Against Pollution are resisting.
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Let’s break down how #DataCenters are polluting communities in #Tennessee.
Read our NEW report to learn how the state sold out its people to build 16 facilities and how organizations like Memphis Community Against Pollution are resisting.
bit.ly/nodatacenters
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#Memphis, not Musk!
Let’s break down how #DataCenters are polluting communities in #Tennessee.
Read our NEW report to learn how the state sold out its people to build 16 facilities and how organizations like Memphis Community Against Pollution are resisting.
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Let’s break down how #DataCenters are polluting communities in #Tennessee.
Read our NEW report to learn how the state sold out its people to build 16 facilities and how organizations like Memphis Community Against Pollution are resisting.
bit.ly/nodatacenters
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Here’s your tech speed-run for this week ✨
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Here’s your tech speed-run for this week ✨
As federal helicopters circled overhead, MediaJustice joined 100+ organizers to march through Memphis earlier this month. Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, we resisted the federal occupation of Memphis and Musk’s xAI data center.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As federal helicopters circled overhead, MediaJustice joined 100+ organizers to march through Memphis earlier this month. Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, we resisted the federal occupation of Memphis and Musk’s xAI data center.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
Actions like this prove that when we organize, we can win.
Corporations are ready to sacrifice our planet & people in the long term to make a quick buck.
For @theenergymix.com, Jody MacPherson highlights our NEW report, which outlines how #DataCenters are accelerating the climate crisis and extracting from the South.
www.theenergymix.com/big-techs-ai...
For @theenergymix.com, Jody MacPherson highlights our NEW report, which outlines how #DataCenters are accelerating the climate crisis and extracting from the South.
www.theenergymix.com/big-techs-ai...
Big Tech’s AI Expansion Revives Legacy of Environmental Racism, Report Warns
Big tech companies are flocking to communities in the southern United States with plans for massive data centres and promises of local benefits, but activists warn the new boom is repeating old harms.
www.theenergymix.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Corporations are ready to sacrifice our planet & people in the long term to make a quick buck.
For @theenergymix.com, Jody MacPherson highlights our NEW report, which outlines how #DataCenters are accelerating the climate crisis and extracting from the South.
www.theenergymix.com/big-techs-ai...
For @theenergymix.com, Jody MacPherson highlights our NEW report, which outlines how #DataCenters are accelerating the climate crisis and extracting from the South.
www.theenergymix.com/big-techs-ai...
From the Wear Red Coalition in Alabama to a grassroots education effort in Georgia, we will NOT let #DataCenters into our cities without a fight.
For @capitalb.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social breaks down how Black communities are resisting ✊🏾
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
For @capitalb.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social breaks down how Black communities are resisting ✊🏾
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
From Mississippi to Maryland, Black Communities Are Taking On Big Tech
There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members said they are fighting a new wave of “extraction.”
capitalbnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
From the Wear Red Coalition in Alabama to a grassroots education effort in Georgia, we will NOT let #DataCenters into our cities without a fight.
For @capitalb.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social breaks down how Black communities are resisting ✊🏾
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
For @capitalb.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social breaks down how Black communities are resisting ✊🏾
capitalbnews.org/data-centers...
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The media justice movement lost a true champion this year. Brandi Collins-Dexter made such an impact. We’re grateful to @stevenrenderos.bsky.socialis of @mediajustice.bsky.social who is here to help us honor her work through our 2025 Parker Award.
www.youtube.com/live/zKqoWmR... #ParkerLecture2025
www.youtube.com/live/zKqoWmR... #ParkerLecture2025
43rd Annual Everett C. Parker Lecture & Awards Ceremony
YouTube video by UCC Media Justice
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The media justice movement lost a true champion this year. Brandi Collins-Dexter made such an impact. We’re grateful to @stevenrenderos.bsky.socialis of @mediajustice.bsky.social who is here to help us honor her work through our 2025 Parker Award.
www.youtube.com/live/zKqoWmR... #ParkerLecture2025
www.youtube.com/live/zKqoWmR... #ParkerLecture2025
MediaJustice joined 100+ organizers to march and resist the federal occupation and Musk’s xAI data center in Memphis.
Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, actions like this give power back to our people and build the power we’ll need to block billions of $ worth of data center projects.
Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, actions like this give power back to our people and build the power we’ll need to block billions of $ worth of data center projects.
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
MediaJustice joined 100+ organizers to march and resist the federal occupation and Musk’s xAI data center in Memphis.
Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, actions like this give power back to our people and build the power we’ll need to block billions of $ worth of data center projects.
Organized by Tigers Against Pollution, actions like this give power back to our people and build the power we’ll need to block billions of $ worth of data center projects.
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Oakland PD wants to join Flock’s sprawling surveillance network, which means connecting public & private systems including Ring doorbells, businesses and drones that will fuel 🧊dirty work.
Go to bit.ly/noflock-oakland to support the fight ✊🏽
Go to bit.ly/noflock-oakland to support the fight ✊🏽
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Oakland PD wants to join Flock’s sprawling surveillance network, which means connecting public & private systems including Ring doorbells, businesses and drones that will fuel 🧊dirty work.
Go to bit.ly/noflock-oakland to support the fight ✊🏽
Go to bit.ly/noflock-oakland to support the fight ✊🏽
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Our friends at @athenaforall.bsky.social @mediajustice.bsky.social and @kairosfellows.bsky.social have been putting together valuable research and resources for organizers and everyday people to fight back.
Like this organizer guide 👉 👉 👉 www.kairosfellows.org/fightdatacen...
Like this organizer guide 👉 👉 👉 www.kairosfellows.org/fightdatacen...
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Our friends at @athenaforall.bsky.social @mediajustice.bsky.social and @kairosfellows.bsky.social have been putting together valuable research and resources for organizers and everyday people to fight back.
Like this organizer guide 👉 👉 👉 www.kairosfellows.org/fightdatacen...
Like this organizer guide 👉 👉 👉 www.kairosfellows.org/fightdatacen...
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Seriously though, here's what to know about data centers and their impact on communities across the country 👇 youtu.be/Z_aBolRFZCo?...
WTF: The Rise of the Tech Broligarchy PoliEd Series - Episode 6: WTF are Data Centers?
YouTube video by MediaJustice
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Seriously though, here's what to know about data centers and their impact on communities across the country 👇 youtu.be/Z_aBolRFZCo?...
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Q: Do I need to worry about one coming to my town?
A: Only if your town is built on land.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
A: Only if your town is built on land.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
What To Know About Data Centers
As the use of AI increases, data centers are popping up across the country. The Onion shares everything you need to know about the controversial facilities. Q: What do data centers need to run? A: Wa...
theonion.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Q: Do I need to worry about one coming to my town?
A: Only if your town is built on land.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
A: Only if your town is built on land.
theonion.com/what-to-know...
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“This is really just a nonpartisan issue...Everybody wants access to drinking water, everybody wants affordable utility bills. Everybody wants to feel like their voice matters in their community.”
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
Tech giants are rushing to build data centers in Indiana. Communities are pushing back — and winning
Tech giants are rushing to build data centers in the Midwest. Some Indiana communities are disrupting their plans.
www.wfyi.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“This is really just a nonpartisan issue...Everybody wants access to drinking water, everybody wants affordable utility bills. Everybody wants to feel like their voice matters in their community.”
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
Join us, @fightforthefuture.org, @sassisouth.bsky.social, @eos-nola.bsky.social, and more in an amazing line-up of community organizers TOMORROW to fight against facial recognition and other racist #surveillance #tech.
It's not too late to register: fftf.link/nola
It's not too late to register: fftf.link/nola
TEACH-IN alert 🛠️!! Tomorrow at 7ET we’re joining @stepuplouisiana.bsky.social @sassisouth.bsky.social
& other NOLA community voices united in the fight against racist tech to discuss what it means to build safe communities that reject the lie of surveillance = safety.
RSVP👉http://fftf.link/nola
& other NOLA community voices united in the fight against racist tech to discuss what it means to build safe communities that reject the lie of surveillance = safety.
RSVP👉http://fftf.link/nola
October 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Join us, @fightforthefuture.org, @sassisouth.bsky.social, @eos-nola.bsky.social, and more in an amazing line-up of community organizers TOMORROW to fight against facial recognition and other racist #surveillance #tech.
It's not too late to register: fftf.link/nola
It's not too late to register: fftf.link/nola
HAPPENING TODAY AT 3PM CT!
If you're in the Amarillo area, join us to ward off data center vampires and protect the panhandle from the #FermiTrumpAI proposal.
If you're in the Amarillo area, join us to ward off data center vampires and protect the panhandle from the #FermiTrumpAI proposal.
Data vampires are lurking through the night, looking to steal our water & energy with no one in sight.
With estimates saying the #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... it'd suck our water dry.
Join us & Panhandle Action Coalition TOMORROW to demand our city oppose it.
With estimates saying the #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... it'd suck our water dry.
Join us & Panhandle Action Coalition TOMORROW to demand our city oppose it.
October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
HAPPENING TODAY AT 3PM CT!
If you're in the Amarillo area, join us to ward off data center vampires and protect the panhandle from the #FermiTrumpAI proposal.
If you're in the Amarillo area, join us to ward off data center vampires and protect the panhandle from the #FermiTrumpAI proposal.
Data vampires are lurking through the night, looking to steal our water & energy with no one in sight.
With estimates saying the #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... it'd suck our water dry.
Join us & Panhandle Action Coalition TOMORROW to demand our city oppose it.
With estimates saying the #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... it'd suck our water dry.
Join us & Panhandle Action Coalition TOMORROW to demand our city oppose it.
October 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Data vampires are lurking through the night, looking to steal our water & energy with no one in sight.
With estimates saying the #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... it'd suck our water dry.
Join us & Panhandle Action Coalition TOMORROW to demand our city oppose it.
With estimates saying the #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... it'd suck our water dry.
Join us & Panhandle Action Coalition TOMORROW to demand our city oppose it.
Estimates say the proposed #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... wasting our water while we’re already in a drought. Join us to demand Amarillo City council oppose the sale of OUR water for data centers.
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Estimates say the proposed #FermiTrumpAI data center would use as much water as 4 Amarillos... wasting our water while we’re already in a drought. Join us to demand Amarillo City council oppose the sale of OUR water for data centers.
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
bit.ly/stopprojectmatador
Today proves how dangerous it is to be so dependent on #Amazon Web Services.
We must weaken Amazon’s web hosting monopoly, prevent mass outages by a single source, and invest in viable local alternatives against #BigTech corporations. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
We must weaken Amazon’s web hosting monopoly, prevent mass outages by a single source, and invest in viable local alternatives against #BigTech corporations. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Many websites, apps go dark as Amazon's cloud unit reports global outage
Amazon's cloud services unit AWS was hit by an outage on Monday, causing connectivity issues for many companies around the world and disrupting services for several popular websites and apps including Fortnite and Snapchat.
www.reuters.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today proves how dangerous it is to be so dependent on #Amazon Web Services.
We must weaken Amazon’s web hosting monopoly, prevent mass outages by a single source, and invest in viable local alternatives against #BigTech corporations. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
We must weaken Amazon’s web hosting monopoly, prevent mass outages by a single source, and invest in viable local alternatives against #BigTech corporations. www.reuters.com/business/ret...
The South is fighting back 🗣️
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South is fighting back 🗣️
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
Peek into our October Memphis regional training, where we convened 90+ local organizers to strategize around data centers, w/ Memphis Community Against Pollution.
And bring the fight to your community with our NEW report and organizer toolkit:
bit.ly/datacentertoolkit
Say NO to data centers! 🙅🏾
Even if there is not an active data center project in your community, NOW is the time to organize to prevent them. So bring the fight to your community with our NEW report, The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South ✊🏾:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Even if there is not an active data center project in your community, NOW is the time to organize to prevent them. So bring the fight to your community with our NEW report, The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South ✊🏾:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Say NO to data centers! 🙅🏾
Even if there is not an active data center project in your community, NOW is the time to organize to prevent them. So bring the fight to your community with our NEW report, The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South ✊🏾:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Even if there is not an active data center project in your community, NOW is the time to organize to prevent them. So bring the fight to your community with our NEW report, The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South ✊🏾:
bit.ly/nodatacenters