Tech for Palestine

For decades, the narrative about Palestine has been shaped by selective historical accounts and an occupying force that restricts access to the reality of on the ground. The community at Tech for Palestine (T4P) is shifting the conversation towards equality and justice, by cultivating a garden of projects and services that shut down genocidal speech, enable people to speak up for Palestinian freedom, scale Palestinian activism with technology, and cultivate fierce advocates for Palestine within the Tech community. At Tech for Palestine, we make tech a driving force for Palestinian freedom and liberation - technology should disrupt the status quo — not serve it.

Who we are

Tech for Palestine is a project incubator focused squarely on having impact, joined by thousands of founders, engineers, product marketers, community builders, investors, and other tech folks working towards Palestinian freedom.

What started as a collection of community projects has grown into a unified collective of volunteers that mentors, supports, and builds community via tech in support of a free Palestine. We use our skills, networks, and professional experiences to end the dehumanization of Palestinians, support projects that empower Palestinians globally, and give a voice to those who courageously choose to speak up.

We believe that:

• We can build a better society, including a sovereign Palestine and a tech industry that enables equal human rights and acts as a vehicle for positive systemic change.
• We can leverage technology, processes, and experiences to maximize our impact and effect change through our resources, networks, and expertise.

What we do - We empower a global community of skilled tech professionals to unite in their unwavering support of Palestine so that we can:

• Disrupt conventional narratives
• Capture systems of power
• Accelerate pro-Palestinian organizing and public awareness efforts, both online and off

What we want

• A more ethical tech industry that works to abolish the conditions for authoritarianism, surveillance, occupation, and apartheid in favor of those that promote justice, equality, and human rights.
• To draw on decades of pro-Palestinian advocacy while building the T4P community. We humbly learn from the wider community and contribute to it in aim of the main goal of liberation for Palestine.
• To be a catalyst for the reformed tech industry, aimed at abolishing apartheid and promoting human empowerment and development.

How we work

• We connect project leaders to communities of volunteers
• We mentor, provide office hours, and support start-up projects aimed at ending apartheid, minimizing media bias, encouraging boycotts, and more
• We create a community of pro-Palestinian techies to get involved in causes they believe in and help Palestinians get hired

Our founder, Paul Biggar, is a tech founder and software engineer. He founded Tech For Palestine, CircleCI and Darklang.

• Read why Paul couldn't sleep - the post that started Tech for Palestine.