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<p>The following page responds to a request asking for advice on switching organizing platforms. This question has also been raised by others around the world to meet various activist needs. The original request to the HUB was regarding intergenerational challenges when choosing a platform, thus, lived experience is welcomed to improve this page. This page compiles content | <p>The following page responds to a request asking for advice on switching organizing platforms. This question has also been raised by others around the world to meet various activist needs. The original request to the HUB was regarding intergenerational challenges when choosing a platform, thus, lived experience is welcomed to improve this page. This page compiles content on general organizing platforms, platforms for online documentation and platforms for meeting online. | ||
Whats app | =Organizing platforms= | ||
==Whats app== | |||
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Signal | ==Signal== | ||
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Email/protonmail | ==Email/protonmail== | ||
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Facebook messanger | ==Facebook messanger== | ||
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Discord | ==Discord== | ||
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Slack | ==Slack== | ||
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*Fees involved for use if you'd like messages stored for more than 90 days. | *Fees involved for use if you'd like messages stored for more than 90 days. | ||
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Keybase | ==Keybase== | ||
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Tools for online documentation | =Tools for online documentation= | ||
Google drive | ==Google drive== | ||
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Cryptpad | ==Cryptpad== | ||
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=Tools for meeting online= | |||
Zoom | ==Zoom== | ||
Wire | ==Wire== | ||
Jitsi | ==Jitsi== | ||
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If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca. | If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca. | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 12 September 2023
The following page responds to a request asking for advice on switching organizing platforms. This question has also been raised by others around the world to meet various activist needs. The original request to the HUB was regarding intergenerational challenges when choosing a platform, thus, lived experience is welcomed to improve this page. This page compiles content on general organizing platforms, platforms for online documentation and platforms for meeting online.
Organizing platforms
Whats app
Suggested uses:
| Pros | Cons |
Signal
Suggested uses:
- Organizing arrestable actions, or actions that involve sensitive information, or are higher risk for those involved (see our page on legal information or activists for more on risk assessment)
- Quick, secure messaging while an action is happening
| Pros | Cons |
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Email/protonmail
Suggested uses:
- Outreach to those outside your regular membership (i.e. those not involved in organizing directly, but that show up to your actions and/or support your group to a less frequent/engaged extent).
- Suggest switching to protonmail if your group is organizing arrestable actions, or actions that involve sensitive information, or are higher risk for those involved (see our page on legal information or activists for more on risk assessment)
| Pros | Cons |
Facebook messanger
Suggested uses:
| Pros | Cons |
Discord
Suggested uses:
| Pros | Cons |
Slack
Suggested uses:
- When working in multiple working groups, or if you have many different parts involved in your structure (i.e. social media, wellness, outreach etc).
| Pros | Cons |
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Keybase
Suggested uses:
- Organizing arrestable actions, or actions that involve sensitive information, or are higher risk for those involved (see our page on legal information or activists for more on risk assessment)
- When working in multiple working groups, or if you have many different parts involved in your structure (i.e. social media, wellness, outreach etc).
| Pros | Cons |
Tools for online documentation
Google drive
Suggested uses:
- For hosting information that does not need to be kept secure
| Pros | Cons |
Cryptpad
Suggested uses:
- For hosting information that should be kept secure
| Pros | Cons |
Tools for meeting online
Zoom
Wire
Jitsi
If you have any suggested revisions or additional resources to share related to the above content, please email them to kenzie@lehub.ca.
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