Read two texts commissioned to inform debates and influence civic society on the topics of tracking and surveillance in the framework of prisons and detention centers.
We are planning a full programme of conferences, meetups, discussions & workshops. Check the upcoming dates.
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Here are some highlights from our previous conferences, going back to 2015. You can find all conferences documented on the Disruption Network Lab YouTube channel.
Within the 2020 collaborative project “HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarization and Pluralism in Georgian Media”, Disruption Network Lab and the Georgian non-profit organization Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus collaborate on programme exchange between Germany and Georgia.
#DNL19: EVICTED BY GREED: Global Finance, Housing & Resistance · May 2020
With Leilani Farha (Global Director, The Shift & Former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, PS/CA) in conversation with Justus von Daniels (CORRECTIV / Wem gehört Berlin, DE).
#DNL18: ACTIVATION: Collective Strategies to Expose Injustice · November 2019
Joana Moll (Artist and Researcher, ES) in conversation with Tatiana Bazzichelli (Founding Director, Disruption Network Lab, IT/DE).
#DNL17: CITIZENS OF EVIDENCE: Independent Investigations for Change · September 2019
Matthew Caruana Galizia (Investigative Journalist & Software Engineer, MLT).
Moderated by Crina Boros (Investigative Reporter, UK).
Charlotte Webb (Co-founder, Feminist Internet & Even Consultancy, UK). Moderated by Lieke Ploeger (Community Director, Disruption Network Lab, NL/DE).
Adam Harvey (Artist and Researcher, US/DE), Sophie Searcy (Senior Data Scientist at Metis, US). Moderated by Adriana Groh (Head of Program Management, Prototype Fund, DE).
#DNL15 DARK HAVENS: Confronting Hidden Money & Power · April 2019
Nicholas Shaxson (Journalist, author of Treasure Islands, and Finance Curse, UK/DE), Maíra Martini (Senior Policy Advisor, Transparency International, BR/DE). Moderated by Simon Shuster (Reporter for TIME, RU/DE).
Julia Ebner (Terrorism and Extremism Researcher and Author, AT/UK) Patrik Hermansson (Anti-racist Activist, “Hope Not Hate" Researcher, SE/UK) Christopher Schiano (Journalist at Unicorn Riot, Decentralized, Non-profit Media Organization of Artists and Journalists, USA) & Heartsucker (SecureDrop Maintainer, DiscordLeaks Developer, USA/DE). #DNL14 NFILTRATION: Challenging Supremacism · Sept 2018
Daryl Davis (R&B and Blues Musician, Author, Actor, USA) Moderated by Anna Müller (Mobile Counselling Team against Right-wing Extremism /MBR – Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus in Berlin, DE). #DNL14 NFILTRATION: Challenging Supremacism · Sept 2018
Keynote with Nanjala Nyabola (Kenyan Political Analyst, Writer, and Humanitarian Advocate, KE). #DNL13 HATE NEWS: Manipulators, Trolls & Influencers · May 2018
Keynote with Andrea Noel (Mexico-based Journalist, Covering the Drug war, Politics & Gender-Based Violence, USA/MX). #DNL13 HATE NEWS: Manipulators, Trolls & Influencers · May 2018
Keynote with Abdalaziz Alhamza, Aaron Y. Zelin, Heba Y. Amin. #DNL12 TERROR FEEDS: Inside the Fear Machine · Nov 2017 · Berlin
Keynote with John Kiriakou (CIA anti-torture whistleblower, USA). #DNL11 PRISONERS OF DISSENT · May 2017
Keynote: Mustafa Al Bassam, Gabriella Coleman, #DNL10 TRUTH-TELLERS · November 2016
Keynote: Brandon Bryant (former drone operator and US Air Force veteran, founder of Project Red Hand / projectredhand.org). #DNL1 DRONES · April 2015
Disruption Network Lab is an ongoing platform of events and research focused on art, digital rights and disruption. The programme takes shape through a series of conference events at Studio 1, Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin and internationally. The goal is to present and generate new possible routes of social and political action within the framework of human rights, digital culture, art and hacktivism, focusing on the disruptive effects of technology in society and everyday life. The Disruption Network Lab presents projects that disrupt the field of information technology in unexpected ways, shedding light on interventions that provoke political and social change. The Disruption Network Lab is a conceptual and practical zone where digital rights advocates, investigative journalists, whistleblowers, artists, hacktivists, and critical thinkers enter into dialogue. The programme is developed through keynote presentations and panel discussions. Directed by Tatiana Bazzichelli.
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