It began as a collaboration between writer and activist Meltem Arikan, systems tinkerer TyMyrddin, and a group of privacy and security facilitators working with survivors of intimate partner violence. The project is supported by /ut7, a Paris-based cooperative (SCOP) founded in 2007, specializing in agile software development, philosophical research, and digital/philosophical learning spaces.
PowerOn is a growing toolkit for taking back tech.
We create hands-on workshops, simple guides, and DIY tools anyone can use to clean or set up a safer device, build a tech lab in a shelter, or run peer-led trainings in their own language and context. Whether it’s spotting digital traps, blocking stalkerware, or helping someone secure their phone without making things worse. PowerOn is built to support that work.
We don’t assume trust in platforms. We don’t expect money, tech skills, or access to experts. And we don’t treat safety like a checklist.
Because survivors deserve tools that work for them, not against them.
Start where it makes sense. Translate it. Break it. Make it yours.
Power On is built with stubborn optimism, dry humour, and a refusal to give up the digital space.