Jasmine Weiss, MSW graduate student at SAFElab at UPENN, presenting at #SAVIR2024 on the relationship between social media and violence as perceived by violence prevention professionals in Philadelphia

Shoutout to lab member & star, Jasmine, for presenting the 'Mobilizing Social Media for Violence Prevention' poster at the SAVIR conference! And a big thank you to our wonderful collaborators at Penn Medicine, Elinore J. Kaufman & others, who have helped bring this project to life!

Our short film, titled 'Life of Abundance' will be screening here. Register below!!!!

#PennSP2 @ #SEJ2024 : We're highlighting the climate inequality research of SP2 faculty members Femida Handy, R. Jisung Park, Alice Xu, Chenyi Ma, and Siva Mathiyazhagan.

Last week, Dr.Desmond Upton Patton & Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn spoke at Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative about joy, imagination, and envisioning equitable tech--Read more below!!!

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Feeling inspired by the Albert M Greenfield Memorial Lecture, moderated by Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative' Dr. Jose Bauermeister. Huge round of applause to panelists Dr.Desmond Upton Patton (@PennSP2) and Dr. Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn (@ColumbiaSSW) for shedding light on how technology sparks joy and liberation!

We are recruiting for our Penn4C project, which involves co-creating a youth digital creative arts space for community well-being in partnership with Creative Resilient Youth (CRY) in Philadelphia.

See the flyer from the amazing Andrea Ngan and team for more details! 👇

‼️ Philadelphia folks please share with your networks and communities! We are recruiting participants for a Photovoice project on Trans & Queer Joy based in Philly🙂🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 bitly.ws/3fSAM

Join us for the 2024 Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Lecture exploring tech's role in health, liberation, & joy! Moderated by Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative Founder José Bauermeister, featuring experts Dr.Desmond Upton Patton & Dr. Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn.

🗓️ March 20, 3:30pm

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NEW EVENT — Join us on March 19 at 6-7 ET for a panel with Institute of Politics exploring sports and racial equity.

On stage at the JFK Jr. Forum:
🏀 Nneka Ogwumike, WNBA Champion
📺 Rob Parker, sports journalist
💡 Ken Miles, ED Penn Center for Inclusive Innovation & Technology

Learn more: iara.hks.harvard.edu/event/leveling…

🚀 Excited to introduce #InterpretMe - a groundbreaking learning simulation for reporting professionals! Dive into a world where understanding the impact of racial stereotyping and personal bias on interpreting social media posts is at the forefront. 🌍✨interpretme.org/learn#interpre…

Thank you for the feature of our new paper on digital mourning practices, Penn Today! 🎉

Excited to share a new publication! 👀👀

Thank you Gabriel Robles, PhD, LCSW so amazing working with you 😁

“My hope for PCIIT is that it becomes a conscious heartbeat for Penn,” says #PennSP2 ’s Dr.Desmond Upton Patton of the Penn Center for Inclusive Innovation & Technology, which will use community perspectives to reimagine innovation across sectors. #penninspires
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My research lab submitted a written scientific testimony urging for internet safety standards that may reduce the likelihood that Black and Latinx youth are exposed to online racism.

(SN: Working with my RAs and lab manager this semester has been the highlight of my career!)

New pub alert: 'Digital mourning in tweets: Multimodal analysis of image-based grieving practices among gang-affiliated Black youth' by SAFElab at UPENN members Desmond Patton, Aviv Landau, and Shana Kleiner in New Media and Society: bit.ly/49tHYgV

“We think imagination and dreaming can play an important role in our work with local communities'

Check out the write-up of PCIIT in Penn's Knowledge for Good article below!

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Congrats to Data & Society for their tenth anniversary, and check out the full list of advisors, with expertise ranging from AI governance to the arts (peep Dr.Desmond Upton Patton)

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A new paper co-written by #PennSP2 ’s Dr.Desmond Upton Patton, a participant in last week's online health and safety session at the White House, explores how gang-affiliated Black youth use Twitter content to navigate grief. Annenberg School SAFElab at UPENN Penn Medicine
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Thank you for adding LEGACY 👩🏾‍⚕️🩺to your library, SAFElab at UPENN!!