This interactive talk presents a model for a non-profit, educational community-owned and operated Internet access network (“community learning network”) that builds power among participants and produces a “learning commons” for in-context hands-on technical learning. Based on participant observer research conducted through the mobilization of the Seattle Community Network (SCN) and work with NYC Mesh and other CN builders from 2019 to the present, I frame DIY infrastructure building as a way of claiming power over technology within diverse settings of technological marginality. I introduce opportunities that CNs present for solidarity with Tiny House Village residents, other housing unstable or mutual aid groups, as well as Tribal and First Nations groups. I emphasize the importance of in-context “actual” problems for DIY learning and empowerment as well as access to community-of-practice resources such as tools and expert knowledge.

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