[resource-net] CODE NL-D Symposium I: Reclaiming Digital Agency

[Rachel Uwa]

Haha, the magical link is here: http://bit.ly/reclaimingdigitalagency

On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 5:33 PM Rachel Uwa <rachel.uwa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Resource Community,
>
> School of Machines have organised our first Symposium next Saturday, June
> 26. (14:00-17:30) in collaboration with IMPAKT Center for Media Culture in
> Utrecht and we would love for you to attend! Brilliant humans will be
> joining together to discuss how we can reclaim our digital agency. More
> information below.
>
> Come join us!
>
> Warmly,
>
> Rachel Uwa
> *Creative Director | School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe
> <http://schoolofma.org/>*
>
>
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>
> *How can we reclaim digital agency?*
>
> *Description*
>
> Connected Digital Europe (CODE) NL-D is a collaboration between IMPAKT
> Center for Media Culture in Utrecht, the Netherlands and School of
> Machines, Making & Make-Believe in Berlin, Germany. CODE NL-D seeks to
> bring together artists, concerned citizens, politicians, and policy makers
> to engage in dialogue and critical discussion in the realm of digital
> agency. Our desired goal is to influence public policy and define ways in
> which we can improve laws and legislation that will protect us as digital
> citizens and consumers.
>
> The first symposium centers around the questions ‘What kind of change do
> we want?’ and ‘How can artists inspire these changes?’ We will tackle each
> topic separately through two panel discussions as we confront issues
> relating to current and new technologies and their societal impact. With a
> focus on the legislative landscape in Germany and the Netherlands, we want
> to understand the potential of cross-disciplinary collaborations and
> artistic intervention to catalyze system change.
>
> Would you like to think with us about how to reclaim digital agency?
>
> CODE NL-D is realised thanks to the kind support of Fonds Soziokultur,
> Fonds Cultuurparticipatie, Botschaft des Königreichs der Niederlande,
> Goethe Institute NL.
>
> *Program*
>
> 14.00 – 14.05h Opening and introduction
>
> 14.05 – 15.00h PANEL 1: “What changes do we want?”
>
> In this panel we will put forth several questions in order to dissect and
> discuss the current state of our digital agency. How do our invited
> speakers see the power imbalance between technology companies and us as
> users and consumers? Which technological developments should we be most
> concerned about? And what kinds of solutions are possible? What changes in
> legislation need to be made? How can politicians, NGO’s, activists and
> artists collaborate?
>
> Participants: Evelyn Austin (Bits of Freedom
> <https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/english/>), Leonieke Verhoog (Public Spaces
> <https://publicspaces.net/>), Queeny Rajkowski
> <https://queenyrajkowski.nl/> (Digital Affairs Committee Dutch Parliament
> <https://www.vsnu.nl/en_GB/news-items/nieuwsbericht/645-dutch-house-of-representatives-to-have-committee-for-digital-affairs.html>and
> member of parliament for the liberal VVD party).
>
> 15.00 – 15.15h BREAK
>
> 15.15 – 16.00h SHORT KEYNOTE
>
> Jillian C. York <https://jilliancyork.com/> is an author and the director
> of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier
> Foundation.
>
> 16.00 – 16.15h BREAK
>
> 16.15 – 17.15h PANEL 2: “How can artists inspire these changes?”
>
> In order to create the changes that are needed to improve our digital
> agency we need to raise awareness on the issues we are most concerned
> about. How can we inform the general public and inspire them to learn about
> and seek alternative platforms and technologies? How can we contribute to
> the surrounding discussion of these issues in the media? How can artistic
> intervention lead to dialog with politicians and policy makers in support
> of legislation that brings the interests of citizens and users to the fore?
>
> Participants: Marek Tuszynski <https://tacticaltech.org/marek/> (Creative
> Director and co-founder of Tactical Tech <https://tacticaltech.org/>), Sarah
> Grant <https://www.chootka.com/about/> (Founder of the interactive media
> studio Cosmic.Berlin <https://cosmic.berlin/>) and others.
>
>
>

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*Creative Director | School of Machines, Making & Make-Believe
<http://schoolofma.org/>*
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