diff --git a/profile/README.md b/profile/README.md index 4683196..4b067ad 100644 --- a/profile/README.md +++ b/profile/README.md @@ -1,115 +1,46 @@ -Tech for Palestine is an umbrella group for the disparate groups in tech working -towards Palestinian freedom. This is brand new and things are super fluid. +# Tech for Palestine Open Source -# Goals +**Tech for Palestine (T4P)** is a nonprofit advancing Palestinian liberation through technology. We unite thousands of engineers, founders, product marketers, and technologists around the world to build open-source tools and advocacy platforms that support organizing, education, and awareness. -This is a place for the tech community to work together to help end the war on -the people of Gaza, by contributing in any way we can to have a permanent -ceasefire. +Since launching, we’ve incubated 60+ projects spanning web, mobile, AI, and data, everything from media-bias trackers to boycott infrastructure. With active contributors and donors, T4P helps launch and scale tools that challenge censorship, amplify advocacy, and build alternatives. -Our short-term goal is to normalize and enable tech folks to speak up for the -people of Palestine. Our main goal is to shift the Overton Window, and make it -easier to speak up for Palestinian humanity and freedom, while making it harder -to say the sort of genocidal statements about Palestine that are common among -tech investors and leaders. +## What We Build -# Organization +T4P incubates and supports projects that meet real needs in Palestinian advocacy. Focus areas include: -This is a very early stage project, and is for the moment being run by Paul -Biggar, to bring together all the different projects and people who reached out -after his [I can't sleep](https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep) blog post. +- Media accountability and bias-tracking tools +- Boycott-enabling infrastructure and ethical tech alternatives +- Education, training, and hiring pipelines for Palestinian technologists +- Platforms for secure communication, protest coordination, and overcoming censorship barriers +- Other projects that are aligned with the mission and are in the technology field -The founding team is made up of dozens of founders, engineers, investors, -product, marketing, community organizers, and activists from the tech ecosystem. +Whether you're a developer, designer, researcher, or just open-source curious, we welcome contributors of all skill levels. Your PRs, issue reports, and feedback help move these projects forward. -The community is governed by a [Code of -conduct](https://github.com/techforpalestine/code-of-conduct). +Some of these projects are backed by the T4P incubator that provides mentorship, technical guidance, and visibility to support and grow their impact. -We hang out [in our discord](https://techforpalestine.org/discord-invite). +## How We Work -# Privacy/security +- **Volunteer Community:** Maintainers, contributors, and collaborators from around the world +- **Incubator Support:** Mentorship, infrastructure, recruiting help, and some grant support +- **Open and Inclusive:** Good first issues, active maintainers, and clear contribution guidelines -When contributing, consider whether you want to use your real account. We are -happy to work with semi- or fully-anonymous individuals (that is, using clean -emails and accounts only when speaking with us) on GitHub or in our Discord. +We operate as an engineering collective focused on building impactful, open-source tools. If you're interested in contributing, explore our [GitHub repositories](https://github.com/orgs/TechForPalestine/repositories), pick up an issue, or open a pull request. We expect contributors to follow our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/techforpalestine/code-of-conduct). -# Projects +You can also join our community on [Discord](https://techforpalestine.org/discord-invite) to connect with project leads, get support, or find a team to collaborate with. -We do projects with the goal of normalizing Palestinian humanity within the -tech community: +## Privacy & Security -- help tech people speak up for Palestine, especially about the genocide in Gaza -- fight for a permanent ceasefire -- raise awareness of investors/companies who are part of the anti-Palestinian movement -- bring support and work with investors and companies who are part of the pro-Palestinian movement -- support Palestinians within tech (both the diaspora, and within Palestine) -- bring awareness to the humanity of the Palestinian people -- activism to bring awareness to Israeli genocide and how tech is complicit +When contributing, consider whether you want to use your real account. We are happy to work with semi- or fully-anonymous individuals (that is, using clean emails and accounts only when speaking with us) on GitHub or in our Discord. -We also try to help out other projects working on similar goals, including those -parts of the movement whose focus is outside of tech. +## Get Involved -# How to help +- **🛠️ Contribute Code:** Browse [repos](https://github.com/TechForPalestine), pick up an issue, or [fill out our volunteer form](https://techforpalestine.org/volunteer-form) to get matched with a project. +- **🚀 Launch a Project:** Have an idea aligned with our mission? [Apply to the Incubator](https://techforpalestine.org/project-application-form), or explore the [ideas board](https://techforpalestine.org/ideas/) to get started. +- **🤝 Partner with Us:** [Collaborate with us](mailto:community@techforpalestine.org) as an organization, nonprofit, or ethical tech company. +- **📢 Spread the Word:** [Follow and share our work](https://techforpalestine.org/) to grow the movement. +- **💰 Donate:** [Support impactful digital tools](https://techforpalestine.org/donate) that strengthen Palestinian advocacy. +- **💬 Join the Community:** Connect with contributors and project leads on [Discord](https://techforpalestine.org/discord-invite). -We welcome volunteers and try to connect them with our projects and other -projects in the ecosystem. +## Legal -As we are brand new, our process of connecting people is a little haphazard and -broken - we're working on it. - -## Volunteering your talents - -There are a few places in our discord where you can volunteer your talents. Each -of these are categories (groups of channels) of our Discord, currently named: - -### Official TFP projects - -These are official projects that have joined the collective, and usually have -[GitHub repos](https://github.com/orgs/TechForPalestine/repositories). - -### Community Experiments - -When one or more members of the community starts something, we will give them a -channel to conduct the experiment, and maybe a GitHub repo. These may later become -official projects, die from lack of interest, learn that it will not be successful, -or may choose not to become an official project and move elsewhere. - -### External Projects - -Many people work in the broader ecosystem, and we suggest that those projects have -a channel in our discord where they can recruit technical help, liase with the community, -etc. They will occasionally post their needs, or you can contact them there and see how -you can help. - -## Joining Tech For Palestine with a project - -If you have an existing project and would like to become one of the collective, we're -recruiting. In particular, this is suitable for projects which help with our goal of -changing how the tech industry perceives Palestinian people. This is pretty broad, -however, and if you can articulate a good thesis for how it fits, that's fine. - -Official projects are run as official projects in the Discord, and get direct resources -(such as PM support), cloud hosting, as well as official URLs, branding, and marketing -support. It is also good for people worried about their reputation or job - running it -as a TFP project can help distance you and helps reduce the risk. - -Note that we don't require you become part of TFP to benefit from the community. You can -ask for a liason channel in our Discord to help you stay in touch with our community, and -should feel free to recruit technical talent from our discord. We can help connect you to -people you need. We're also happy to market with you if it matches our goals (for example, -we're happy to tweet or retweet projects which match, do collaborations, etc). - -To propose adding a project, post in our -[project channel](https://discord.com/channels/1186702814341234740/1192871299509391512). - -### Suggest/work on a new project - -You do not need our permission to start a new project that fits in our goals -- -we are a broad community and anything that fits under our goals is welcome as -long as it abides by our [Code of -Conduct](https://github.com/TechForPalestine/code-of-conduct). - -Project proposals and ideas can be posted in our [project forum](https://discord.com/channels/1186702814341234740/1192871299509391512) in the discord. These can become Community Experiments if people wish, and can become Official TFP projects as well. - -If you start one, we can add a channel in our discord and work with you to get -the resources you need (usually volunteers). +Tech for Palestine is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.