
Our Studio is changing, and we are deepening our focus on experimentation, movement infrastructure building, and actioning liberatory practice.
Founded in 2021, Multitudes co-op has been a collaborator and partner to a number of grassroots organisations and groups within the movement-building ecosystem in the UK and internationally. Over the last five years, just as the socio-geo-political and economic climate has changed (and worsened), internally at the co-op we have been undergoing our own period of change and evolution. Having done this work powered mostly by grit, determination, and passion - as is the story of so many Black-led organisations in the UK and internationally - we’re now entering a new phase at the co-op and a new chapter in our organisational story. As we shift towards being a programme-led organisation, focusing on four interconnected programmes (Open Movements; Sites of Resistance; Archiving; and building a Black Feminist Community School of Technology), you’ll notice some changes from us. Namely, we have taken the decision to close our Studio arm of work in its current form, at least for now, and pivot towards focusing more on experimentation, movement infrastructure building, and actioning liberatory practice. In many ways, this feels like a natural progression as we continue to seek to understand what our communities need and how we might help to build it.



As community tech stewards we're doing to work to:
- Support participation and engagement with excluded communities around existing and emerging technologies.
- Foster open, inclusive spaces to explore and share the joys of technology
- Support community ownership, funding and maintenance of new tech infrastructure
- Create spaces for community care and tech repair
- Explore alternative technologies and alternative uses of technology to solve problems in the local communities
- Improve access and increase digital participation







We plan on doing this by developing and delivering training programmes to help grassroots and local community groups build out digital infrastructure that is accessible, maintainable and sustainable.
collaborate with us
Are you a community technologist from an excluded community and interested in developing resources to support local community groups? We’re building a network of community tech stewards and would love to hear from you. Reach out and say hi: debs@multitudes.coop
