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This episode was a recap of an event called How to Stop a Data Center that took place at Swathmore College in April 2026. I was able to listen via Zoom and then later asked available panelists to come on the podcast to discuss community-based activism against AI data centers. Recorded June 17, 2026. Released July 13, 2026.


Fight Data Centers

https://www.kairosfellows.org/fightdatacenters


For more info on Stop the Data Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan:

Stop the Data Center Campaign link tree

https://linktr.ee/stopthedata 


Stop the Data Center substack for major updates and calls to action

https://stopthedatacenter.substack.com/ 


How to Stop a Data Center

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/10/how-to-stop-a-data-center/ 


For more info on Steph Jordan

https://stephaniebethjordan.com/ 


'PENNSYLVANIA IS PERFECT'

https://newint.org/science-and-technology/2026/pennsylvania-perfect


PENNSYLVANIA’S POWER

Why Local Authority Is the Key to AI Infrastructure Decisions

 https://datasociety.net/library/pennsylvanias-power/


DATA AS DESTINY IN THE STEEL CITY

How Pittsburgh’s Industrial Past Is Being Leveraged for an AI Future

https://datasociety.net/points/data-as-destiny-in-the-steel-city/


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