[Bigdatasur] New blog post on domestic violence

[Stefania Milan]

Dear BigDataSur friends

For those who have not noticed it yet, the COVID-19 special blog of Big Data from the South features a powerful testimony of a survivor of domestic violence. It reflects on the power and twister nature of statistics, but also denounces the active “silent silencing” of survivors. The author, a member of this community, has asked to remain anonymous, which is why I am writing this message on their behalf. 

You can find the blog post here:
https://data-activism.net/2020/09/bigdatasur-covid-silent-silencing-a-survivors-reflection-on-domestic-violence-during-covid-19/ 

Help us spread the word! In Covid-19 times domestic violence and abuse have dramatically increase, but reports are based on statistics that only partially tell the truth. 
I wish to thank the author for sharing these important reflections with this community. 

Best, Stefania 

Stefania Milan
Associate Professor of New Media and Digital Culture, University of Amsterdam | https://stefaniamilan.net 
Faculty Associate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
Principal Investigator, DATACTIVE (ERC Starting Grant 639379) | https://data-activism.net
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