CHI Stitch 'n Bitch: A Feminist HCI Meetup
People: Nadia Campo Woytuk, Nimra Ahmed, Mafalda Gamboa, Fiona Bell, Benedetta Lusi, Daisy O’Neill, Michael Muller, Anupriya Tuli, Xinglin Sun, Amelia Lee Doğan, Adrian Petterson, Ana Henriques, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, and Angelika Strohmayer
Year: 2026
Summary: This meetup invites feminist researchers and allies to gather for a relaxed textile crafting session (for all levels of expertise, including complete beginners) alongside informal discussion of our research, experiences, and visions for community-building in HCI. Building on a tradition of grassroots feminist CHI gatherings named #CHIversity since 2017—including zine-making, lunch meetups, curating lists of feminist and social justice-oriented papers published at CHI each year, and online programs during the pandemic, this session provides a safe and creative space to connect in times of increasing academic precarity and censorship.
Outcomes: ACM CHI’26 Meetup, Meetup Website