Computer People for Peace
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| Abbreviation | CPP |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1968 |
| Dissolved | 1974 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
Membership | 200 at the most |
The Computer People for Peace (CPP) was an activist organization active in the technology industry from 1968 to 1974.[1]
The CPP had its roots in the anti-war movement of the 60s. Its founders included Joan Greenbaum.[2] Outside the anti-war movement, CPP was against “the use of computer information systems as a means of social control”, “corporate racism” and “the role of automation on rising unemployment.”, among other issues.[1] They intermittently published a newsletter called "Interrupt" until at least March 1973.[3]
In 1969 they posted bail for one of the Panther 21, Sundiata Acoli, in NYC.[2][4]
In 1972 Computer People for Peace addressed Congress about the need to protect citizens from the potential misuse of computer technology.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gaillot, Ann-Derrick. "Remembering the '70s activist group that tried to save us from the tech industry". The Outline.
- ^ a b "Mainframe, Interrupted: Joan Greenbaum on the Early Days of Tech Worker Organizing". Logic Magazine.
- ^ "Computer People for Peace". eli.naeher.name.
- ^ Wahad, Dhoruba Bin; Joseph, Jamal; Odinga, Sekou; Abu-Jamal, Mumia (June 5, 2017). Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions. PM Press. ISBN 9781629634074.
- ^ "Federal data banks, computers, and the Bill of Rights :hearings ... Ninety-second Congress, first session". HathiTrust. Washington.