Online campaigning is an important part of your candidacy, but we know that women face more online abuse when campaigning than men. Join our session to learn the skills and tools you need to be equipped to campaign and feel confident to use your voice online. This workshop is led by Seyi Akiwowo. Drawing on over a decade of experience shaping online safety policy and supporting women in public life, Seyi introduces a leadership approach to digital self-care, treating safety as infrastructure for sustained participation.In this practical session, participants will learn how to:
Protect their digital presence and secure key accounts
Recognise and respond to gendered misinformation and coordinated attacks
Build a simple support system so they are not managing risk alone
Develop personal principles that guide when and how to engage online
Participants will leave with a clear, personalised approach to navigating visibility — with confidence, boundaries, and support.
About Seyi
Seyi Akiwowo is a digital governance leader and infrastructure architect designing systems that embed duty of care into technology, institutions, and democratic life. After serving as East London’s youngest Black woman Councillor at 23, Seyi experienced severe coordinated online abuse following a speech at the European Parliament. That moment exposed a critical gap: existing governance systems were not designed to protect people, particularly Black women, from digital harm. In response, she founded Glitch, a UK-based nonprofit that produced pioneering research on misogynoir and influenced policy development, including contributions to the UK’s Online Safety Act. She is the author of How to Stay Safe Online and the creator of the Ctrl + Systems + Heal™ Programme, which equips leaders to navigate digital pressure while building sustainable, resilient systems of care.
The event is available for all women standing for selection and elections - if you are not signed up as a candidate in our community, please do so below.
Elect Her is committed to hosting inclusive, accessible support that enable all women to engage fully in our conversations. We will make reasonable adjustments throughout the sessions, so there is universal access. Throughout our programme of support, we anticipate what is needed in advance and respond to needs as they emerge.