Violet Summer Zine Issue 7 - Dignity & Style

How She Hacked Into The Tech Industry By: Avalon Lustick A few hours before Idalin Bebo was scheduled to takeoff to China, she graciously took a call with Violet Summer. Get to know the tech activist from Philly and keep it locked on the site for a possible followup interview.

For a portion of the US population who live in low-income communities, access to information isn’t as direct anymore since the birth of the internet. Presently, the most direct access someone can have to all the information and education they could desire comes with a hefty price tag. Information Technology requires attending college or some expensive incubator program. But, what if you can’t afford college? A laptop? What if you can’t even afford a bus ticket to your library?

Idalin Bobe’ is the founder and codirector of TechActivist.org, a nonprofit tech company that provides technical training and political education to working class youth and activists. She not only cares about 25