Hannah Downey

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Climatebase Fellow

Customer Experience #DesignForSustainability

I love #InformationDesign, #ContentDesign, chunky #guacamole, sweet potato fries, & amazing people.

Literally every good person I know who is working in tech actually wants to be doing something else like gardening or carpentry, says a lot about how much we've all fucked up this industry
Overheard: "#AI is a #fossilfuel subsidy in disguise."

"Current #GenAI technologies represent unacceptable legal, ethical and environmental harms, including exploitative labour, piracy of countless creators' and artists' work, harmful biases, mass production of misinformation, and reversal of the global emissions reduction trajectory."

Sometimes "responsible" tech is tech refusal.

https://openletter.earth/an-open-letter-from-educators-who-refuse-the-call-to-adopt-genai-in-education-cb4aee75

An open letter from educators who refuse the call to adopt GenAI in education

Honestly it is a full time job just to keep up with LIFE. Nevertheless, it feels good to check things off the list, even as I am continually reminded of things to add to the list. #staycation

“A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests.

Making people aware that their pro-climate view is, in fact, by far the majority could unlock a social tipping point”

#climate #climatechange #ClimateAction

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/22/activate-climate-silent-majority-support-supercharge-action

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

The Guardian

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

https://www.un.org/en/udhrbook [1/30]

#HandsOff #HumanRights #UDHR

Help. How do I jump to the parallel timeline where we didn't make everyone be all in on #AI?
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. ~ Audre Lorde

Sacrificing what we love gives them a free win. We all deserve joy.

https://youtu.be/fq0o_QetQXU?si=IarKToK9L7eJ5lbO

Why is AOC Knitting? Knitting as Resistance

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