Since 2014 Disruption Network Lab has worked to expose systems of power and injustice. Like many nonprofit organizations that have been working on culture and social justice for many years, we cannot ignore the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, in Ukraine, and in other warzones in the world. We demand a collective effort to bring an end to the hostilities and we call for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the cessation of attacks on health care and other vital infrastructure. The extreme suffering of innocent people, who pay the highest price of any war, demands that we respond immediately and concretely with humanity and compassion and contribute to uncover the wrongdoing of the powerful.
Disruption Network Lab, November 2023
April 20-21, 2024
BEYOND CONTROL:
Resisting Digital Oppression & Authoritarianism
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Organised Crime: A Global Business · November 2023
Corruption Unveiled: Austria's Troublesome Path from Strache to Kurz · Julian Hessenthaler · Frederik Obermaier. Watch all videos from Organised Crime.
Launched September 11 2023
Disruption Network Institute: Investigating the Kill Cloud
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Whistleblowing for Change – The Book
The courageous acts of whistleblowing that inspired the world over the past few years have changed our perception of surveillance and control in today's information society. But what are the wider effects of whistleblowing as an act of dissent on politics, society, and the arts? How does it contribute to new courses of action, digital tools, and contents?
Smart Prisons Insight Reports
by Barrett Brown & Jacopo Anderlini · Read now!
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.
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Upcoming Events & Conferences
We are planning a full programme of conferences, meetups, discussions & workshops. Check our events & upcoming conferences.
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Examining the intersection of politics, technology, and society, the Disruption Network Lab exposes the misconduct and wrongdoing of the powerful.
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Our Conferences
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.
ORGANISED CRIME · Corruption Unveiled: Austria's Troublesome Path from Strache to Kurz · Julian Hessenthaler · Frederik Obermaier
ORGANISED CRIME · Undercover: Combating Organised Crime in Africa · Stephanie Busari · Anas Aremeyaw Anas
ARTIVISM · Unmasking Power as Art: Sharing Tactics & Practice · Mike Bonanno & Jeff Walburn / The Yes Men (Artists & Activists, US), Cornelia Sollfrank (Artist, DE). Moderated by Klara Hobza (Visual Artist, CZ/DE).
Smart Prisons · Targeted by Surveillance · Stella Assange (Julian Assange's wife, Lawyer, UK), Kevin Gosztola (Journalist, Dissenter Newsletter Editor, US). Introduced and moderated by Stefania Maurizi (Investigative Journalist, IT).
Madness · Art and Survivor Empowerment · Marcello Lussana (Sound Designer, Researcher, IT/DE), Anika Krbetschek (Artist, DE), Dolly Sen (Artist and Activist, UK). Moderated by Lily Martin (Researcher, Pop-up Institut, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, DE).
Transitioning · Insurgent Hearts · Dahlia Damoiselle (U.S. Military Veteran, Educator, Sex Worker, US). Moderated by Jay Bernard (Writer & Activist, UK/DE). · More from Transitioning
The Kill Cloud · The Future of War: Drone Surveillance, Killer Robots & Lethal AI Weapons · Laura Nolan, Jack Poulson, Taniel Yusef, Theresa Züger · More from The Kill Cloud
Whistleblowing for Change · United States VS. Reality Winner · Reality Winner, Billie Winner-Davis, Sonia Kennebeck, John Kiriakou & Anna Myers
Whistleblowing for Change · Crowd-Sourced Civic Action · Barrett Brown, Naomi Colvin, Lauri Love, Mustafa Al-Bassam & Tatiana Bazzichelli
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH
Polarization and Pluralism in Georgian Media
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.
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Disruption Network Lab:
Exposing Systems of Power & Injustice
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.
PARTNERS 2024
Disruption Network Lab is part of New Perspectives for Action (2023-2027). A project by Re-Imagine Europe, a collaboration between Paradiso and Sonic Acts (NL), Elevate Festival (Austria), A4 (SK), INA GRM (FR), Borealis (NO), KONTEJNER (HR), RUPERT (LT), Semibreve (PT), Parco d’Arte Vivente (IT), Disruption Network Lab (DE), BEK (NO), Kontrapunkt (MK) and Radio Web MACBA (ES).
Co-funded by the European Union.
Thank you to all our previous partners and supporters.