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'''[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah Badalich]''' is a ~~public~~ policy ~~specialist~~ and human-centered design ~~practitioner~~ with a focus on safety, trust, and inclusion on user-generated platforms. She is the Director of Education at [~~http~~://civichall.org Civic Hall] ~~where she leads the development of digital skills trainings, consulting,~~ and ~~other programs for nonprofits and government agencies to understand how to building, influence, and leverage technology for their communities~~.<ref name=":0">https://www.plusacumen.org/journal/advice-ethical-use-data-and-technology-nonprofit-sector</ref>

'''[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah Badalich]''' is a policy and human-centered design specialist with a focus on safety, trust, and inclusion on user-generated platforms. She currently works at Twitter as a Product Trust Partner. She also consults for various human rights and advocacy organizations on gender-based violence prevention<ref>[https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/rhize-emerging-catalysts-lgbtqi-gender-equality/ Global Citizen: 4 Young LGBTQI Activists Changing the World]</ref> and organized white supremacy online.<ref name=":1" /> She previously worked as the Director of Education at [https://www.civichall.org Civic Hall] and faculty instructor with CUNY TechWorks.<ref name=":0">[https://www.plusacumen.org/journal/advice-ethical-use-data-and-technology-nonprofit-sector +Acumen: Advice for Ethical Use of Data and Technology in the Nonprofit Sector]</ref>

She is also a faculty instructor teaching human-centered design for CUNY TechWorks and consults for various human rights organizations on gender-based violence prevention and organized white supremacy.<ref>[https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/rhize-emerging-catalysts-lgbtqi-gender-equality/ Global Citizen: 4 Young LGBTQI Activists Changing the World]</ref>

Savannah graduated from Columbia University’s graduate program in human rights focusing on how online platforms' features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate radicalization to white supremacy online. Savannah was a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN61]] member.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-01-05-en ICANN: Successful Candidates Selected for NextGen@ICANN61]</ref>

Savannah graduated from Columbia University’s graduate program in human rights focusing on how online platforms' features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate radicalization to white supremacy online. Savannah is a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN61]] member.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-01-05-en ICANN: Successful Candidates Selected for NextGen@ICANN61]</ref>

== Education & Research ==

Savannah attended Columbia University’s Institute on the Study of Human Rights MA program with a concentration on extremism, human rights, and the Internet. Her thesis "[https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09 Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy]" explored how online platforms' content features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate the radicalization of white women to organized white supremacy. Her study focused on Youtube, reddit, and Twitter.<ref>https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09</ref> Savannah was was one of fifteen participants selected as a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN]] member to attend and presented her research at ICANN61 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 10th-15th, 2018.

Savannah attended Columbia University’s Institute on the Study of Human Rights MA program with a concentration on extremism, human rights, and the Internet. Her thesis "[https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09 Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy]" explored how online platforms' content features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate the radicalization of white women to organized white supremacy. Her study focused on Youtube, reddit, and Twitter.<ref name=":1">[https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09 Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy]</ref> Savannah was was one of fifteen participants selected as a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN]] member to attend and presented her research at ICANN61 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 10th-15th, 2018.

== Career History ==

[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah] currently works as a ~~program manager at [http://civichall~~.~~org Civic Hall] – a collaborative community center and nonprofit dedicated~~ to ~~building technology for the public good and helping others do the same~~. She ~~is the Director of Education at Civic Hall where she leads~~ the development ~~of digital skills trainings~~, ~~consulting, and other programs for nonprofits and government agencies~~ to ~~understand how to building, influence~~, and ~~leverage technology~~ for their communities.<ref name=":0" /> Savannah previously led the civic startup accelerator, [https://www.civichalllabs.org/civicxcel-cohort/ CivicXcel], which provides civically minded professionals, activists, and entrepreneurs with hands-on training on using technology ~~and design thinking to create a solution to a social issue~~.

[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah] currently works at Twitter as a Product Trust Partner. The Product Trust team works with Product Managers to ensure that new features are built more mindfully, incorporating trust & safety principles. She partners with PMs early in the development life cycle to design product features, determine whether any new policy or processes are needed to support the feature, and define technical requirements for any associated technology changes.

She is also ~~a faculty instructor on~~ human-centered design ~~for~~ [https://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/workforce/cuny-techworks/ CUNY TechWorks].

Savannah previously worked as the Director of Education at [http://civichall.org Civic Hall] - a collaborative innovation center and nonprofit that advances the use of technology for the public good. In the role, she led the development and implementation of digital skills training programs for non-profits and government agencies. Savannah previously led the civic startup accelerator, [https://www.civichalllabs.org/civicxcel-cohort/ CivicXcel], which provides civically minded professionals, activists, and entrepreneurs with hands-on training on using technology and design thinking to create a solution to a social issue. She also taught human-centered design as a faculty instructor with [https://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/workforce/cuny-techworks/ CUNY TechWorks].

Savannah develops programs~~, leads campaigns,~~ and delivers educational workshops focused on gender-based violence prevention. She previously worked as a program manager at [http://us.breakthrough.tv Breakthrough], a human rights organization working to make gender-based violence culturally unacceptable through culture change. At Breakthrough, she managed the fellowship program, action incubator project, and digital organizing strategy. She continues to work with Breakthrough as a program consultant and curriculum developer on their activist incubator program.

Savannah also consults human rights, advocacy, and news organizations on online radicalization to white supremacy. She also develops programs and delivers educational workshops focused on gender-based violence prevention. She previously worked as a program manager at [http://us.breakthrough.tv Breakthrough], a human rights organization working to make gender-based violence culturally unacceptable through culture change. At Breakthrough, she managed the fellowship program, action incubator project, and digital organizing strategy. She continues to work with Breakthrough as a program consultant and curriculum developer on their activist incubator program.

While at UCLA, she was at the forefront of the campus sexual assault movement and created a national sexual violence prevention organization – 7000 in Solidarity.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/changing-the-discussion-on-sexual-assault-ucla-grad-went-from-survivor-to-activist/2015/06/15/a9203b74-0964-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html?utm_term=.ed848cb03138 Washington Post: Changing the discussion on sexual assault: UCLA grad went from survivor to activist]</ref> Her activism was featured on CNN, Aljazeera America, MSNBC, Associated Press, Washington Post, and VICE. She previously consulted universities, legislators, activist groups, California State Legislature, and the Obama White House.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/yes-means-yes-california-sexual-consent The Guardian: California adopts historic 'yes means yes' rule on sexual consent]</ref>

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Savannah utilizes pop culture and media in her advocacy and personal projects. She has activated communities to create change toward gender equity, gender-based violence prevention, online privacy rights, and queer rights issues through photo and video campaigns. Some of her photo campaigns include the Refinery29-featured campaign #LetsPictureConsent<ref>[https://www.refinery29.com/2017/02/141056/campaign-sexting-consent-ucla Refinery29: These Photos Brilliantly Fight Back Against Revenge Porn]</ref> on non-consensual photo sharing – otherwise known as revenge porn – and #AlcoholisNotConsent. Featured on BuzzFeed and CNN, the #AlcoholIsNotConsent photography campaign aimed to “change the ‘blame it on the alcohol’ mentality” as it regards to sexual assault.<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/powerful-messages-from-the-alcoholisnotconsent-campaign?utm_term=.irNKBrnKbl#.sfNkdwrkvq BuzzFeed: 11 Powerful Messages From The #AlcoholIsNotConsent Campaign]</ref> Some other projects include [https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/these-photos-expose-the-ways-people-with-mental-illness-are?utm_term=.xyMODr7OGN&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BdH%2BnxdIXQ8C7z0P7dXBoSA%3D%3D#.lbB36Rn3jJ #EndTheStigma Mental Health Campaign], [https://www.facebook.com/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=516057438554658&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BdH%2BnxdIXQ8C7z0P7dXBoSA%3D%3D Kids Should Be Kids], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=416869071806829 Consent Grams], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=414631278697275 Consent Is* Graphic Series], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=407567269403676 Man Up? Photography Series], and [https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/reasons-sexual-assault-is-on-us-according-to-college-stud?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BdH%2BnxdIXQ8C7z0P7dXBoSA%3D%3D&utm_term=.dk3mV6kmzo#.wupvPdZvqr #ItsOnUsUCLA Photography Campaign]

Savannah ~~hosts~~ an Internet-only radio show called [http://mixcloud.com/gayagendashow The Gay Agenda], which ~~showcases~~ queer artists, politics, and humor.

Savannah also hosted an Internet-only radio show called [http://mixcloud.com/gayagendashow The Gay Agenda], which showcased queer artists, politics, and humor.

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-'''[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah Badalich]''' is a public policy specialist and human-centered design practitioner with a focus on safety, trust, and inclusion on user-generated platforms. She is the Director of Education at [http://civichall.org Civic Hall] where she leads the development of digital skills trainings, consulting, and other programs for nonprofits and government agencies to understand how to building, influence, and leverage technology for their communities.<ref name=":0">https://www.plusacumen.org/journal/advice-ethical-use-data-and-technology-nonprofit-sector</ref>
+'''[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah Badalich]''' is a policy and human-centered design specialist with a focus on safety, trust, and inclusion on user-generated platforms. She currently works at Twitter as a Product Trust Partner. She also consults for various human rights and advocacy organizations on gender-based violence prevention<ref>[https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/rhize-emerging-catalysts-lgbtqi-gender-equality/ Global Citizen: 4 Young LGBTQI Activists Changing the World]</ref> and organized white supremacy online.<ref name=":1" /> She previously worked as the Director of Education at [https://www.civichall.org Civic Hall] and faculty instructor with CUNY TechWorks.<ref name=":0">[https://www.plusacumen.org/journal/advice-ethical-use-data-and-technology-nonprofit-sector +Acumen: Advice for Ethical Use of Data and Technology in the Nonprofit Sector]</ref>
-She is also a faculty instructor teaching human-centered design for CUNY TechWorks and consults for various human rights organizations on gender-based violence prevention and organized white supremacy.<ref>[https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/rhize-emerging-catalysts-lgbtqi-gender-equality/ Global Citizen: 4 Young LGBTQI Activists Changing the World]</ref>
+Savannah graduated from Columbia University’s graduate program in human rights focusing on how online platforms' features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate radicalization to white supremacy online. Savannah was a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN61]] member.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-01-05-en ICANN: Successful Candidates Selected for NextGen@ICANN61]</ref>
-Savannah graduated from Columbia University’s graduate program in human rights focusing on how online platforms' features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate radicalization to white supremacy online. Savannah is a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN61]] member.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2018-01-05-en ICANN: Successful Candidates Selected for NextGen@ICANN61]</ref>
 == Education & Research ==
-Savannah attended Columbia University’s Institute on the Study of Human Rights MA program with a concentration on extremism, human rights, and the Internet. Her thesis "[https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09 Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy]" explored how online platforms' content features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate the radicalization of white women to organized white supremacy. Her study focused on Youtube, reddit, and Twitter.<ref>https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09</ref> Savannah was was one of fifteen participants selected as a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN]] member to attend and presented her research at ICANN61 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 10th-15th, 2018.
+Savannah attended Columbia University’s Institute on the Study of Human Rights MA program with a concentration on extremism, human rights, and the Internet. Her thesis "[https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09 Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy]" explored how online platforms' content features, content policies, and recommendation algorithms facilitate the radicalization of white women to organized white supremacy. Her study focused on Youtube, reddit, and Twitter.<ref name=":1">[https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/d8-j5pa-yz09 Online Radicalization of White Women to Organized White Supremacy]</ref> Savannah was was one of fifteen participants selected as a [[NextGen@ICANN|NextGen@ICANN]] member to attend and presented her research at ICANN61 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 10th-15th, 2018.
 == Career History ==
-[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah] currently works as a program manager at [http://civichall.org Civic Hall] – a collaborative community center and nonprofit dedicated to building technology for the public good and helping others do the same. She is the Director of Education at Civic Hall where she leads the development of digital skills trainings, consulting, and other programs for nonprofits and government agencies to understand how to building, influence, and leverage technology for their communities.<ref name=":0" /> Savannah previously led the civic startup accelerator, [https://www.civichalllabs.org/civicxcel-cohort/ CivicXcel], which provides civically minded professionals, activists, and entrepreneurs with hands-on training on using technology and design thinking to create a solution to a social issue.
+[https://www.savannahbadalich.com/ Savannah] currently works at Twitter as a Product Trust Partner. The Product Trust team works with Product Managers to ensure that new features are built more mindfully, incorporating trust & safety principles. She partners with PMs early in the development life cycle to design product features, determine whether any new policy or processes are needed to support the feature, and define technical requirements for any associated technology changes.
-She is also a faculty instructor on human-centered design for [https://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/workforce/cuny-techworks/ CUNY TechWorks].
+Savannah previously worked as the Director of Education at [http://civichall.org Civic Hall] - a collaborative innovation center and nonprofit that advances the use of technology for the public good. In the role, she led the development and implementation of digital skills training programs for non-profits and government agencies. Savannah previously led the civic startup accelerator, [https://www.civichalllabs.org/civicxcel-cohort/ CivicXcel], which provides civically minded professionals, activists, and entrepreneurs with hands-on training on using technology and design thinking to create a solution to a social issue. She also taught human-centered design as a faculty instructor with [https://www2.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/workforce/cuny-techworks/ CUNY TechWorks].
-Savannah develops programs, leads campaigns, and delivers educational workshops focused on gender-based violence prevention. She previously worked as a program manager at [http://us.breakthrough.tv Breakthrough], a human rights organization working to make gender-based violence culturally unacceptable through culture change. At Breakthrough, she managed the fellowship program, action incubator project, and digital organizing strategy. She continues to work with Breakthrough as a program consultant and curriculum developer on their activist incubator program.
+Savannah also consults human rights, advocacy, and news organizations on online radicalization to white supremacy. She also develops programs and delivers educational workshops focused on gender-based violence prevention. She previously worked as a program manager at [http://us.breakthrough.tv Breakthrough], a human rights organization working to make gender-based violence culturally unacceptable through culture change. At Breakthrough, she managed the fellowship program, action incubator project, and digital organizing strategy. She continues to work with Breakthrough as a program consultant and curriculum developer on their activist incubator program.
 While at UCLA, she was at the forefront of the campus sexual assault movement and created a national sexual violence prevention organization – 7000 in Solidarity.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/changing-the-discussion-on-sexual-assault-ucla-grad-went-from-survivor-to-activist/2015/06/15/a9203b74-0964-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html?utm_term=.ed848cb03138 Washington Post: Changing the discussion on sexual assault: UCLA grad went from survivor to activist]</ref> Her activism was featured on CNN, Aljazeera America, MSNBC, Associated Press, Washington Post, and VICE. She previously consulted universities, legislators, activist groups, California State Legislature, and the Obama White House.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/yes-means-yes-california-sexual-consent The Guardian: California adopts historic 'yes means yes' rule on sexual consent]</ref>
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 Savannah utilizes pop culture and media in her advocacy and personal projects. She has activated communities to create change toward gender equity, gender-based violence prevention, online privacy rights, and queer rights issues through photo and video campaigns. Some of her photo campaigns include the Refinery29-featured campaign #LetsPictureConsent<ref>[https://www.refinery29.com/2017/02/141056/campaign-sexting-consent-ucla Refinery29: These Photos Brilliantly Fight Back Against Revenge Porn]</ref> on non-consensual photo sharing – otherwise known as revenge porn – and #AlcoholisNotConsent. Featured on BuzzFeed and CNN, the #AlcoholIsNotConsent photography campaign aimed to “change the ‘blame it on the alcohol’ mentality” as it regards to sexual assault.<ref>[https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/powerful-messages-from-the-alcoholisnotconsent-campaign?utm_term=.irNKBrnKbl#.sfNkdwrkvq BuzzFeed: 11 Powerful Messages From The #AlcoholIsNotConsent Campaign]</ref> Some other projects include [https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/these-photos-expose-the-ways-people-with-mental-illness-are?utm_term=.xyMODr7OGN&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BdH%2BnxdIXQ8C7z0P7dXBoSA%3D%3D#.lbB36Rn3jJ #EndTheStigma Mental Health Campaign], [https://www.facebook.com/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=516057438554658&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BdH%2BnxdIXQ8C7z0P7dXBoSA%3D%3D Kids Should Be Kids], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=416869071806829 Consent Grams], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=414631278697275 Consent Is* Graphic Series], [https://www.facebook.com/pg/BruinConsentCoalition/photos/?tab=album&album_id=407567269403676 Man Up? Photography Series], and [https://www.buzzfeed.com/krystieyandoli/reasons-sexual-assault-is-on-us-according-to-college-stud?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BdH%2BnxdIXQ8C7z0P7dXBoSA%3D%3D&utm_term=.dk3mV6kmzo#.wupvPdZvqr #ItsOnUsUCLA Photography Campaign]
-Savannah hosts an Internet-only radio show called [http://mixcloud.com/gayagendashow The Gay Agenda], which showcases queer artists, politics, and humor.
+Savannah also hosted an Internet-only radio show called [http://mixcloud.com/gayagendashow The Gay Agenda], which showcased queer artists, politics, and humor.
 [[Category:People]]
 [[Category:USA]]