An Archive of One’s Own ft. Alexis Durante-Tierney & Helen Vogelsong-Donahue

Ten Thousand Posts

This week, we talk about what the decaying internet means for regular people – especially those who rely on janky, corporate owned hosting platforms to maintain archives of their work, or cherished old memories. Alexis and Helen outline the scale of the problem, and explain why, despite its urgency, few tech companies are interested in the work of preserving and conserving our data.

We then talk about the work of volunteer and non-profit organisations, including the Accessible Archivists Coalition, working to preserve older versions of the internet, and discuss some of the strategies you can employ at home to extract your online history, and the tools you can use to preserve it for the future.

Read Helen and Alexis’ articles here:

https://substack.com/@helenvogelsong/p-175209993

https://substack.com/@helenvogelsong/p-170750885

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PALESTINE AID LINKS

-You can donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians and other charities using the links below.
https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict

-Palestinian Communist Youth Union, which is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine
https://www.gofundme.com/f/to-preserve-whats-left-of-humanity-global-solidarity

-Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla
https://www.waterislifegaza.org/

-Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also
https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id=1102739514947848

-Thamra, which distributes herb and veg seedlings, repairs and maintains water infrastructure, and distributes food made with replanted veg patches
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-thamra-cultivating-resilience-in-gaza

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PHOEBE ALERT

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Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).