Episode 28 – "I don't know if a city… can be liveable": An Interview with Nasma Ahmed

This episode was originally recorded in February 2019. However, it is especially relevant during the COVID-19 virus, given the increasing use of online platforms, and amidst conversations about life following the pandemic. In this episode, Sefanit interviews Nasma Ahmed, the founder of Digital Justice Lab (DJL). Nasma is a Black woman whose work considers surveillance, digitization, and tech justice amidst an everchanging Toronto. She discusses her work with DJL and its necessarily broad scope, as well as the Sidewalk Project and critical questions important to future city building. Who do these proposed "smart cities" account for, and at whose expense? To learn more about the Digital Justice Lab: http://digitaljusticelab.ca.