Episode 71: Photographing the Movement

We're baaaaack after a bit of a hiatus!First, Rudy fills us in on his speaking tour campuses and tech conferences across the country as Blacksky continues to explode and thrive. Then we welcome comrade, photographer and videographer Dan Mayers to the program! He explains what drew him to activism, documenting protest movements, his philosophy on what to capture, and more! This leads to a larger discussion on community building and organizing.Join Relly’s annual march for George Floyd Sunday May 25th at 3pm at Union SquareRegister for the Distributed AI Research Institute virtual event on May 30th featuring Rudy:https://www.dair-institute.org/events/Check out the Elon portrait painting livestream featuring Rudy:https://www.youtube.com/live/uogmc-cKPIw Follow & listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://rss.com/podcasts/unapologetictawk/?listen-on=true Watch, Like & Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/@UnapologeticTawkPodcastDon’t forget to leave us a nice rating :)Follow the podcast on socials:Instagram: @unapologetictawk Tik Tok: @unapologetictawkFollow Relly: @rellyrebel Follow Dimez: @dimez_cartierFollow Rudy: @shacqealRudy is the creator of Blacksky, an algorithm to connect Black users on Bluesky and the basis for other community algorithms on Bluesky. Check it out at blacksky.xyz Follow Rudy on Bluesky: @rudyfraser.comSupport Blacksky on Open Collective at: https://opencollective.com/blackskyWe The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy & every Saturday @ 1PM on 125th Street & Lexington Ave in Harlem.Check out more info at wethepeople.nyc or @wethepeople_nyc on InstagramJoin the Stonewall Was A Riot! Movement to join a community of Black youth fighting specifically for Black LGBTQIA+ liberation. Tap in on Instagram: @stonewall.wasariot !!!