Throneless Tech

a social justice focused technology cooperative.

about us

Throneless Tech is a technology worker-cooperative based in Washington, DC. Throneless specializes in building technology for social justice oriented community organizations, activist groups, and non-profits.Throneless cooperators are activists and organizers who’ve done work on a variety of issues, including reproductive justice, food justice, gender parity, racial equity and internet freedom. We care as deeply about building responsible, accessible software and websites as we do about the issues and causes we’re building for.As activists and organizers, Throneless cooperators have experience in all project phases, including collaboration, discovery, revising, and building. We pride ourselves on complete, accessible, responsive work that is long lasting and durable for causes we believe in. We’ll work with you to create the right look and feel for your site or app, valuing your knowledge of your cause and brand with our knowledge of design and code.


mission

This is a living documents that may evolve over time.Throneless Tech is a queer, values-driven worker cooperative. We are humans first, worker-owners second. We strive to build technology with, not just for, our communities. We are here for abolition and liberation, and struggle against racist colonial, imperial, and capitalist systems in our work. We are accountable to each other; we are not cops to each other. We are laboring for a future where that’s true for all, so we work on projects designed with this mission in mind.

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who we are

Harum (pronounced: ha-room, pronouns: they/them) is a full-stack software developer who’s excited to work on technology that envisions a more just world. They fell in love with software engineering as a user of an open-source Rails app, which streamlined the work of a reproductive health nonprofit where they serve on the board of directors. They’re usually working on writing better JavaScript and Rust. Previously, Harum has worked in bike shops, on bike trails, at a news startup, and as a public radio reporter. They’re also an abortion doula.

Josh (pronouns: they/them) has two decades of experience in software development, software architecture, network engineering, and systems administration for social justice. They develop community-oriented technology and secure communication platforms to enable the work of organizers, activists, and journalists globally.

Morgan (pronouns: she/her) is a project doula with two decades of project management experience in a variety of industries, from residential construction & historic preservation to fine art production & woodworking education. The throughline in her career has been solving the puzzle of space & time for each project: plotting the course of work from beginning to end, identifying & meeting milestones, & resolving challenges as they come up. She is here to support both the client & the developer to come to an elegant and timely solution to their projects.

Rae (no pronouns) is a full-stack web developer and activist. With a background in video production and audio engineering, Rae brings a multimedia perspective into Rae’s software engineering. Rae specializes in front-end engineering and bringing designs to life, especially including full-stack JavaScript projects. Rae codes and organizes with, and facilitates for, local organizers in Washington, DC in the spheres of reproductive rights, queer rights, gender parity, racial justice, and migrant justice.

portfolio

techpolicy.press
A complete build of a website to explore the problems with Big Tech, and how governments can re-code it to protect the public interest and democracy. Built on Next.js using Material UI with a Content Management System built in Sanity.io. Design by Superbloom (fka Simply Secure).

PPEF NY
A complete rebuild of the website for the Public Policy and Education Fund of New York. Built on Next.js using Material UI with a Content Management System built in Sanity.io. Design by Design Choice.

Prereview
A community peer-reviewing platform of scientific preprints. Throneless merged a rapid review platform with Prereview's main platform, and rebuilt the entire site including a custom content management system.

ReproJobs Jobs BoardA jobs board built to integrate with the main site for ReproJobs, built custom as a semi-static site. Design by Design Choice.

MurakamiMeasurement Lab is an open research platform for studying internet infrastructure. Throneless created a tool called Murakami for automatically running M-Lab tests within schools and libraries, and for visualizing those test results.

Dear ChinatownA semi-static site featuring a custom dynamic map and information highlighting stories and social histories of DC's Chinatown neighborhood.

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