Calling up Justice is a fan of advice channels but so often they can be toxic. We love Frinny’s channels and enjoy her reading of AITA type material from her audience and reddit. We discovered them on tiktok but you can enjoy their work in both video and audio on the channels below. Check out their project Vibes n Delights below.
“Speculative Stories for the Strike” is a captivating collection of original narratives crafted by the imaginative mind of Claudia Alick. These tales serve as a rallying cry, echoing the urgent calls of the 2023 Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA) Strikes. Alick’s vivid storytelling brings to life a series of gripping scenarios that ponder the consequences of unchecked power, as studios continue to wield AI as a tool of manipulation and dominance. “Speculative Stories for the Strike” captivates, inspires, and sheds light on the crucial struggles faced by those who bring stories to life, reminding us of the power of storytelling to drive change and shape a more equitable world.
The Montgomery Boat Brawl was a dramatic clash on Montgomery, Alabama’s riverfront. It erupted when a Black riverboat worker confronted a white group for illegally parking their pontoon, leading to a physical altercation. The group of white boaters attacked and jumped the Black security guard and dock worker. The conflict escalated as more Black riverboat occupants and observers joined in. Calling Up Justice has gathered videos to help you understand this cultural moment
Summary of the AlgoSpeak Discourse: Hank Green, also known as William Henry Green II, is a prominent white male cis-gender American figure with multiple roles, including vlogger, science communicator, entrepreneur, author, internet producer, and musician. In a video, Green expressed the opinion that algo-speak, a set of coded language choices, is unnecessary for creators on TikTok. Algo-speak involves using specific phrases to avoid content removal or down-ranking by moderation systems. For example, users might say “unalive” instead of “dead,” use “SA” instead of “sexual assault,” or employ gestures to replace explicit terms.
Maiamama regularly livestreams discussing Star Trek episodes and reading Star Trek books. Producer Claudia Alick and others join as guests. Current livestreams are Thursdays at 4:00PST on Calling Up Justice Twitch Channel.
Trek Flights was inspired by a wine flight. A Wine Flight is a selection of wine presented in a row for tasting. Often, this involves placing a few wine glasses with different types of white wine or red wine types on a special board for serving. 4-6 wines are typically in a flight. We started developing the concept under the banner of Trek Table and Calling Up Justice published these videos on tiktok.
Calling Up Justice producers Claudia Alick and Maiamama produced Flash Fridat to CW’s the Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Batwoman, and the entire Arrowverse. We covered Barry, Iris, Joe West, Wally and all the other characters we loved. This was a super fun spicy conversation about race, gender, disability and Copaganda.
Calling Up Justice has been having some energetic conversations about “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”.
We at Calling Up justice enjoy watching the livestream recordings of this podcast on the Dair Institute Channel on twitch. The commenting audience often contributes additional useful information. We find this podcast fun and informative about artificial intelligence and ethics. https://www.twitch.tv/dair_institute
Artistic and Process Statement: Claudia Alick’s “Black Men Dancing” began as an exercise working with the male figure. She had been primarily celebrating the black femme form and pivoted to male bodies for this project. This was a time where Claudia was obsessed with making the AI generators produce Black people which required a surprising amount of effort. Somehow even black outlines were suggesting white identities an it took specific prompts and specialized fine tuning data to get this result. She fed in images references from sports, history, and dance. Music paired with video is On Time – Metro Boomin & John Legend
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