Digital Resilience Through Collective Care
Build digital resilience together, not alone. This session reframes security as collective care and mutual aid, then walks through practical habits for safer communication, devices, and actions. Leave with simple protocols, checklists, and a shared language your team can use immediately.
Amira Dhalla
Amira Dhalla (they/them) is a privacy and security practitioner with 15+ years across research, advocacy, action planning, and community/organizational cyber-resilience. They lead cybersecurity programming at the Aspen Institute, manage Craig Newmark philanthropy initiatives, and founded People’s Digital Defense—centering safety through community care.
This workshop turns rising digital threats into doable, community-first practices. We name the confidence-to-action gap and flip the “security is your burden” script toward collective care. Then we practice safer comms, physical risk reduction, and everyday hygiene that actually sticks—so your group leaves with clear guidelines and a resource pack.
Key takeaways
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Use encrypted channels (e.g., Signal) with disappearing messages; adjust settings before sharing.
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Turn off location; post after you leave; avoid face/biometric unlock at actions.
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Minimize identifiable protest photos; edit off-platform; consider not bringing devices.
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Update devices, use a password manager, and enable MFA via an authenticator app.
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Decline cookies, delete unused accounts, and slow down to avoid phishing.
