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Ben Swithen

Ben Swithen

Sheffield
Ben Swithen (they/them, or what you will) is a person.
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Geeks for Social What? Our year of explorations and beginnings

All years in recent memory have been grievous and alarming, but here's what we did to make 2025 better and build for 2026. A run-down of GFSC's projects, articles, and methods for making technology which can strengthen communities.
Ben Swithen, Dr Kim Foale 04 Dec 2025
Autumn leaves! Staying aloft during the fall

Autumn leaves! Staying aloft during the fall

Ever wanted to start a zine, a website, a computer game, or a food redistribution project? Catch up with others who have (and the ways to do so) in this round up of our autumn and the people, activities and opportunities which emerged during this year's conker season.
Ben Swithen 30 Oct 2025
A pixel art image of a sheep whose head is part of their body.

Hope, then Excommunication, and then Hope Again

Meet Ben, a person with a tale of transphobia, excommunication, lost hope, and the secret joy of failure. How does all this lead to gender gladness, to hyacinths, and to a game called Trans Theft Horso?
Ben Swithen 04 Sep 2025

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