STREET Lab
@streetlab-uoft.bsky.social
STREET Lab is focused on understanding and supporting the sociotechnical practices of marginalized communities around the world, with an emphasis in resistance, informality, and social justice.
Hello Toronto!
Join us on March 21 at the Faculty of Information (4th floor) for a talk by Prof. Aakash Gautam (University of Pittsburgh) on community-based design projects.
The talk will reflect projects on anti-trafficking efforts in Nepal & support for incarcerated individuals in the US.
Join us on March 21 at the Faculty of Information (4th floor) for a talk by Prof. Aakash Gautam (University of Pittsburgh) on community-based design projects.
The talk will reflect projects on anti-trafficking efforts in Nepal & support for incarcerated individuals in the US.
March 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hello Toronto!
Join us on March 21 at the Faculty of Information (4th floor) for a talk by Prof. Aakash Gautam (University of Pittsburgh) on community-based design projects.
The talk will reflect projects on anti-trafficking efforts in Nepal & support for incarcerated individuals in the US.
Join us on March 21 at the Faculty of Information (4th floor) for a talk by Prof. Aakash Gautam (University of Pittsburgh) on community-based design projects.
The talk will reflect projects on anti-trafficking efforts in Nepal & support for incarcerated individuals in the US.
We partnered with JSA Delhi & Delhi Science Forum to organize a health camp for gig workers & other outdoor workers affected by New Delhi’s severely polluted air (marked by alarming AQI levels). Dr. Sayan Maharatna (AIIMS) led health checkups, providing medical guidance.
November 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM
We partnered with JSA Delhi & Delhi Science Forum to organize a health camp for gig workers & other outdoor workers affected by New Delhi’s severely polluted air (marked by alarming AQI levels). Dr. Sayan Maharatna (AIIMS) led health checkups, providing medical guidance.
In the 2024 CSCW, we hosted a Special Interest Group (SIG) session: ''Organizing for More Just and Inclusive Futures: A Community Discussion'' to discuss critical questions and emerging possibilities of disability justice in CSCW & HCI.
Here is our extended abstract:
doi.org/10.1145/3678...
Here is our extended abstract:
doi.org/10.1145/3678...
November 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
In the 2024 CSCW, we hosted a Special Interest Group (SIG) session: ''Organizing for More Just and Inclusive Futures: A Community Discussion'' to discuss critical questions and emerging possibilities of disability justice in CSCW & HCI.
Here is our extended abstract:
doi.org/10.1145/3678...
Here is our extended abstract:
doi.org/10.1145/3678...
Here is the link to our 2024 CSCW paper : "Union Makes Us Strong: Space, Technology, and On-Demand Ridesourcing Digital Labour Platforms"
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Union Makes Us Strong: Space, Technology, and On-Demand Ridesourcing Digital Labour Platforms | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
The entry of on-demand ridesourcing digital labour platforms (OR-DLPs) in Kolkata,
India, restructured the local taxi-cab service industry's economic geography and spatial
practices. Notably, they ero...
dl.acm.org
November 29, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Here is the link to our 2024 CSCW paper : "Union Makes Us Strong: Space, Technology, and On-Demand Ridesourcing Digital Labour Platforms"
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
In CSCSW 2024, our paper "El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets," which explores how ethnicity, gender, and immigration shape labour experiences won the DEI Recognition award.
Here is the link to our paper:
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Here is the link to our paper:
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets | Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
This paper explores the interplay between identity, collective action, and digital
marketplaces among Latino house-cleaners in Toronto. Domestic work, such as house-cleaning,
has traditionally been de...
dl.acm.org
November 29, 2024 at 5:31 PM
In CSCSW 2024, our paper "El costo de la independencia: Latino house-cleaners in Technology-Mediated Labour Markets," which explores how ethnicity, gender, and immigration shape labour experiences won the DEI Recognition award.
Here is the link to our paper:
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
Here is the link to our paper:
dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...