Hi, I’m maymay. I’m the information age’s equivalent of a wandering minstrel; I travel wherever I’m needed and wanted, offering my skills as an activist, a scholar, and a public speaker to the world for free. Instead of owning a home, I live on the road. I’m grateful to everyone who shares food, shelter, or money with me so that I can continue to do Good Work with Good People for the benefit of our future.
You can support me, my Work, and join the adventure! Please contribute as much as you are able, and no more than that. Respect your own limits!
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Shelter
Where I am right now
Chances are I’ll need a couch to crash on soon. May I stay with you? If so, please get in touch with me via email, Facebook, CouchSurfing.org, Twitter, FetLife, or calling (323) 963-4827. The best way to reach me while I’m on the road is by sending me an SMS/text message.
- June 5, 2012 - San Francisco, CA, United States:
San Francisco, CA, United States from June 6th to 18th
I'm hoping to participate in the inaugural Open-SF polyamory and non-monogamy conference.
- June 18, 2012 - Portland, OR, United States:
Portland, OR, United States from June 19th to July 2nd
Last year, I participated in the Open Source Bridge conference and talked about the way our society's technical infrastructure impairs our ability to describe diverse gender identities. This year, I've sent a proposal to talk about generally applicable anti-censorship best-practices, as well as a proposal discussing the relationship between the free software movement and polyamory. Either way, I'd love to participate in this fantastic technology community conference and, if you're going to be in the area, let me know so we can meet up. :)
- July 10, 2012 - New York, NY, United States:
New York, NY, United States from July 11th to 17th
I'm super excited to be a speaker at this year's Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) Conference, running my seminar on anti-censorship best practices. The HOPE Conference is an incredibly popular and relatively high-profile conference for the hacker community, and in addition to my more well-known anti-censorship seminar, I've submitted a proposal for a brand-new session called The Technology of Consent: What the Internet can teach us about negotiation. Since HOPE receives more proposals than they know what to do with, I'd love your help convincing the HOPE Number 9 Speaker Committee to accept this brand-new talk. You can help by sending @HopeNumber9 a tweet to that effect! Thanks so much!
- October 25, 2012 - Springfield, MA, United States:
Springfield, MA, United States from October 26th to 28th
I hope to participate in Transcending Boundaries Conference 2012. (This plan is extremely tentative, but I figured it'd be useful to put the intention out there.)
Food (and other necessities)
Cash is nice, but what I really need it for is food, drink, and other necessities. As a writer, coffee is particularly useful! ;)
Ways to keep me fed from the comfort of your home, in your underwear!
Having access to the items below also makes it easy for me to be generous to others; should I encounter a hungry, injured, or dehydrated person, having gift cards to chain stores makes the stores’ supplies available to me to support the other person with.
- Add money to my Peet’s Coffee & Tea Card (card number 11001003064490, pin number 7088).
- If you have a Starbuck’s Card, you can transfer money to my Starbuck’s Coffee Card (card number 6066595457437033, security code 31847000).
- If you have a (cash) Subway Card you’re not using, you can transfer funds from your card to mine. (Use my existing Subway Card number: 6277 2032 7815 8442.) You can also buy me a Subway Card, but get in touch with me so I can tell you where to ship it next.
Other gifts
- Got airline miles you’re not using? Transfer ‘em to me (or straight up buy me some) so I can get from point here to point there:
- Transfer your JetBlue TrueBlue Points to me. (Use my TrueBlue Number, 2025783234, and my legal name.)
- Transfer your Delta SkyMiles to me. (Use my SkyMiles Number: 9201818086.)
- You can also gift me Marriott Hotel Rewards Points. (Use my Marriott Rewards Number, 862452174, and my legal name.)
- Free hugs are great, too. :)
Thank you so much!