Evan Greer
Evan Greer is a musician, writer and activist from Boston, Massachusetts.[1] She is the deputy director of the nonprofit advocacy group Fight for the Future.[2][3][4][5] Greer identifies as transgender and nonbinary.[6]
Writing and activism
Greer is the deputy director of Fight for the Future,[7] having previously served as the organization's campaign director.[8][9] She has has written on a range of topics including Internet freedom, LGBT issues, surveillance, Big Tech, and human rights, for outlets including the Washington Post, Wired, NBC News, Time Magazine, and The Guardian.[10][11]
Greer got her start in activism in high school, helping organize a protest against the Iraq War in 2003. [12][13] She attended Swarthmore College, but dropped out to pursue music full time.[14] In 2014 Greer helped organize the Internet Slowdown Day, a large online protest for net neutrality.[15][16] In 2017, FastCompany called Greer “the woman leading the fight for net neutrality.”[17]
Through her work with Fight for the Future, Greer befriended Chelsea Manning and helped organize campaigns demanding her release.[18][19] Upon Manning's release from prison in 2017, Greer organized a benefit album to raise funds for her living expenses, featuring artists including Against Me!, Thurston Moore, Graham Nash, and Amanda Palmer.[20][21]
In 2019, Greer penned an op-ed in BuzzFeed News with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello about a campaign that prompted major music festivals like SXSW, Coachella, and Bonnaroo to say they won’t use facial recognition surveillance at their events.[22][23]
Discography
In 2009, Greer released the album Never Surrender.[24][25]
In 2016 Greer recorded a cover of Anne Feeney's song "You Will Answer" with the band Anti-Flag for a benefit album after Feeney was diagnosed with cancer.[26] Greer and Feeney were longtime friends and touring partners.[27] [28]
In 2019, Greer released the Album She/Her/They/Them, which Billboard described as an "at-times folky, sometimes punk rock album".[29] Vice characterized the album as "an eclectic mix of folk punk".[30]
In 2021, they released the album Spotify is Surveillance. The album was according to the artist “very much a product of the coronavirus quarantines.”[31] Greer called it “an open letter to transphobes."[32] Greer noted in an interview with Fast Company that it was also intended to raise aware of the control of corporations such as Spotify over popular culture.[33] Greer regards surveillance capitalism as "fundamentally incompatible with basic human rights and democracy."[34][35][36] The album features audio contributions from Chelsea Manning and Ursula K. Le Guin.[37] A review of the singles “Back Row” and “The Tyranny Of Either/Or,” noted they 'further show off her capacity for anthemic energy'.[38] Rolling Stone magazine described the latter as "a pop-punk anthem that could fit in with Green Day’s Nineties hits."[39] A Pitchfork review of the album gave it a score of 6.7.[40]
References
- ↑ Hughes-Zimmerman, Chris (2019-05-13). "Bands You Should Know — Evan Greer". WGBH. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ "Musicians protest outside Spotify offices worldwide for 'Justice At Spotify' campaign". NME. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Tracy, Ryan (2021-03-24). "Facebook's Zuckerberg Proposes Raising Bar for Section 230". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Harwell, Drew; Timberg, Craig. "How America's surveillance networks helped the FBI catch the Capitol mob". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ "Evan Greer spurs on folk-punk activism with 'She/her/they/them'". Vanyaland. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Oliver, David. "Many are more comfortable in their bodies during the pandemic. For some LGBTQ people, it's the opposite". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Amazon has known since last year US drivers were urinating in bottles". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Boran, Marie. "Evan Greer: defending net neutrality as a 'basic principle'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Conger, Kate (2017-09-27). "Net Neutrality Activists Targeted in Phishing Campaign". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ Examples:
- Greer, Evan (2019-05-08). "Mark Zuckerberg has to go. Here are 25 reasons why". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- Greer, Evan (2017-05-18). "Chelsea Manning's release is the inspiring proof: nothing is impossible". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- Greer, Evan (2017-02-23). "Trump is bullying transgender kids because he thinks he can get away with it". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- "Speaking Freely: Evan Greer". Electronic Frontier Foundation. 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- "Opinion | Why Biden's education secretary nominee must keep facial recognition out of schools". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- Greer, Evan (2020-10-09). "A Political Ad Ban Won't Fix Facebook's Election Problem". Wired. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Ovide, Shira (2021-02-26). "Can Tech Break Us Out of Our Bubbles?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ "Boston.com / News / Rebuilding Iraq". archive.boston.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Art as a Weapon". www.swarthmore.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Singer & Activist Evan Greer Talks Trans Visibility, Blending Genres & New Album 'She/Her/They/Them'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Your Favorite Sites Will 'Slow Down' Today, For A Cause". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Battle For the Net: Mass Day of Action Aims to Stop Trump's FCC from Destroying Free & Open Internet". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ Captain, Sean (2017-07-11). "Meet The Woman Leading The Fight To Save Net Neutrality". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Chelsea Manning's release is the inspiring proof: nothing is impossible | Evan Greer". the Guardian. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Chelsea Manning fundraiser garners more than $83,000 in one week". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ Blistein, Jon; Blistein, Jon (2017-05-16). "Tom Morello, Thurston Moore Contribute to Chelsea Manning Benefit Comp". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ News, A. B. C. "Chelsea Manning posts 1st photo revealing new look as a woman". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Opinion: We Stopped Facial Recognition From Invading Music Festivals. Now Let's Stop It Everywhere Else". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Musicians and Fans Unite to Keep Facial Recognition Tech Out of Concerts". Fortune. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ Hussey, Allison. "Evan Greer Announces New Album Spotify Is Surveillance, Shares New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ Riedel, Samantha. "This Musician's Queer Liberation Ballads Are Medicine for LGBTQ+ Activists". them. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "In 2016, musicians assembled tribute album to Anne Feeney". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ Risen, Clay (2021-02-08). "Anne Feeney, Fierce and Tireless Protest Singer, Dies at 69". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ Estrada, Louie. "Anne Feeney, songwriter and political activist, dies at 69". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ↑ "Singer & Activist Evan Greer Talks Trans Visibility, Blending Genres & New Album 'She/Her/They/Them'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Koebler, Jason (2019-04-05). "One of America's Most Prominent Net Neutrality Activists Just Released a Folk Punk Album". Vice. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ↑ "Digital rights groups want Spotify to rule out voice recognition system". SC Media. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ "Listen: Evan Greer's Pop-Punk Anthem Is 'An Open Letter To Transphobes'". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Ifeanyi, K. C. (2021-04-09). "This musician is calling on Spotify to ditch any plans to track listeners' emotions". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Hussey, Allison. "Evan Greer Announces New Album Spotify Is Surveillance, Shares New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Wille, Matt. "This musician and activist wants to stop Spotify spying on its users". Input. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Ifeanyi, K. C. (2021-04-09). "This musician is calling on Spotify to ditch any plans to track listeners' emotions". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ↑ Dunn, Thom (2021-04-08). "Evan Greer's "Surveillance Capitalism" is the internet's new official protest song". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Wills, Elena (2021-03-29). "10 women in pop-punk who have left an unforgettable impact on the genre". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ Vozick-Levinson, Simon (2021-03-31). "Evan Greer Celebrates Trans History With 'The Tyranny of Either/Or'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ↑ "Evan Greer: Spotify Is Surveillance". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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