Whose Knowledge

Adele Vrana

Adele Vrana is Co-Director of Whose Knowledge?. Adele has led business development and partnerships initiatives to help build a more plural and diverse communities in her native country of Brazil and globally.

Adele Vrana's Blog Posts

“Ask for what you want”: Sydette Harry’s strategies on how to decolonize the internet

Posted febrero 28, 2019 by Adele Vrana

Sydette Harry beautifully reminds us that decolonizing ourselves and the internet requires a fundamental change in our relationships. It requires creating a vision, a big dream that we have never dreamed before.

¡Únete a nosotras! Muy pronto lanzaremos #VisibleWikiWomen 2019

Posted febrero 19, 2019 by Adele Vrana

Estamos muy entusiasmadas con el próximo lanzamiento de la campaña #VisibleWikiWomen 2019, este 8 de marzo, ¡el Día Internacional de la Mujer! Mientras tanto, queremos dar la bienvenida nuevamente a Mariana Fossatti como coordinadora de la campaña, ¡y queremos invitar a todas las personas, dondequiera que estén, a unirse a nosotras! ¡Sigue leyendo y descubre más!

For an Internet Where We Can Tell Our Own Stories

Posted febrero 11, 2019 by Adele Vrana

Is the first episode of a series of podcasts featuring interviews with some Decolonizing the Internet Conference attendees. Our guest today is Maame Akua Kyerewaa Marfo, who shares with us what a decolonized internet looks like to her. Find out much more by listening to this 9-min interview.

The Whose Knowledge? Journey: looking back at 2018

Posted diciembre 21, 2018 by Adele Vrana

2018 was a year of so many firsts for Whose Knowledge?. As we look back on the year, we are proud to share some joyful highlights that embody our feminist and anti-colonial values and honor the people and relationships that make this radical re-imagining of the internet possible.

New Resource! How to Ally and Be a Good Guest

Posted noviembre 26, 2018 by Siko Bouterse

How can you be a good guest in indigenous communities, and a strong ally for marginalized communities centering their knowledge online? This guide shares recommendations for how to be a respectful guest and supportive co-conspirator with marginalized communities.

New Resource! Adding Our Knowledge to Wikipedia

Posted noviembre 22, 2018 by Siko Bouterse

Why do we work on Wikipedia, and what are some of the decolonizing practices we bring to the online encyclopedia? This resource shares why we have decided to create and share our knowledge on Wikipedia, and how we’re doing this work.

Transformative Practices for Sharing Marginalized Knowledge

Posted noviembre 19, 2018 by Siko Bouterse

This guide shares a set of practices and tools that marginalized communities working in different contexts have found useful for creating, growing, and sharing their community’s knowledge online.

New Resource! Our Stories, Our Knowledges

Posted noviembre 15, 2018 by Siko Bouterse

Today we’re pleased to present the first part in a series of resources about creating and sharing knowledge by and from marginalized communities online. Whether you’re a member of a marginalized community, or an ally, these resources are here to assist you in centering knowledge from the margins. Find out more!

Marielle Franco speaking in 2016. Image by Mídia Ninja, CC-BY SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

La vida y la muerte de Marielle Franco en Wikipedia

Posted marzo 26, 2018 by Adele Vrana

Marielle Franco fue una destacada mujer negra queer, madre, joven política y defensora de los derechos humanos brasileña. Desgraciadadmente, fue su asesinato lo que al final hizo a Marielle lo suficientemente notoria como para ser incluida en Wikipedia. Mujeres inspiradoras como Marielle, merecen ser visibles en vida, tanto como después de su muerte.

Image by Chris Snelling, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Decolonizing the Internet conference

Posted febrero 27, 2018 by Anasuya Sengupta

We are hosting the first ever convening on centering marginalized knowledges online - in July 2018, Cape Town, South Africa! 75% of those online are from the global South, but hardly represented on the internet. We are bringing together community organizers, technologists, scholars, artists, Wikimedians and others, to build more awareness, allies, and joint action plans.