Before joining Open Rights Group in January 2009, Jim worked as External Communications Co-ordinator of the Green Party. At the Green Party, he promoted campaigns on open source, intellectual property, digital rights and campaigned against the arms and espionage technologist Lockheed Martin's bid for the UK Census. Lockheed Martin have since been prevented from handling UK Census data as part of their contract. He was also a leading figure in the campaign to elect their first party leader, Caroline Lucas MP. He has a blog at http://jim.killock.org.uk/ (For press photos, see here)
Peter joined ORG in January 2011 to campaign for copyright reform. Before this he worked at the think tank Demos for four years, where he focused primarily on technology policy and the relationship between technology and society. He is the author of a number of Demos publications including Private Lives: A People's Inquiry into Personal Information, Edgeless University, and Video Republic. He co-founded the music project Hometaping in 2009, and has an MA with Distinction in Critical Theory and Politics from the University of Nottingham. You can follow Peter on Twitter @peterbradwell
Javier joined ORG after working for Unite, organising migrant workers for the living wage campaign. Involved at the inception of open access reporting website Indymedia UK in 1999, he has since been active as a journalist, campaigner and radio documentary producer, tirelessly promoting communication tools for social movements. At the World Social Forum in Brazil he co-ordinated open hardware and software projects to provide instantaneous interpretation of the event to over a 100,000 participants. His other interests include applying open source innovation models to the development of renewable energy technologies and open hardware in general.
Simon runs ORG's office, including finance and supporter management. With a background in financial services and financial PR, Simon has previously worked for Consumers' Association as a campaigning journalist writing in Which? magazine, and as a website editor for a new online investment service. In the past he has campaigned for gay equality, and recently volunteered with the Campaign for Better Transport.
Nishma joins us from a background of grassroots activism, specifically digital advocacy. An ardent 'internationalist', having grown up in numerous countries, Nishma is curious about the diversity of people who take part in technology and loves building strong networks. As a feminist, she is trying to dissuade the myth that technology is male-driven and work towards a much more female-friendly organisation. With a long term interest in civil rights, community organising and geekery, Nishma takes on her role at Open Rights Group as the perfect mixture. You can follow Nishma at @NishmaORG.
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