TECHNOVIOLENCE: Confronting Systematic Injustice
An exploration of how evidence of systemic violence - across war, borders, extractive industries, surveillance, and urban oppression is produced, challenged, and exposed. Through art, activism, and investigation, the conference empowers communities to resist and confront invisible crimes demanding public attention.
Full infos & programme:
https://www.disruptionlab.org/technoviolence
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Programme
Friday, September 19 2025
16:00 CEST · Doors open
16:30–16:40 · Opening: Tatiana Bazzichelli
Tatiana Bazzichelli (Artistic Director, Disruption Network Lab, Director, Disruption Network Institute, IT/DE).
16:40–18:00 · Keynote: Ifeoma Ozoma
Ifeoma Ozoma (Founder of Earthseed, US).
18:30–18:45 · Book Launch: Introducing Platform Brutality, Geert Lovink
Geert Lovink (Founding Director, Institute of Network Cultures, NL).
18:45–20:45 · Panel: Heba Y. Amin, Anni Garza Lau, Gro Sarauw, Jennifer Kamau
Heba Y. Amin (Artist, Professor of Digital and Time-Based Art, ABK-Stuttgart, EG/DE)
Anni Garza Lau (Artist, Technologist. Co-founder Ghost Agency, DK/MX), Gro Sarauw (Artist, Co-founder Ghost Agency, DK),
Jennifer Kamau (Co-founder International Women space, Co-lead at the Migrant Justice Community of Practise, KE/DE)
Moderated by Geert Lovink
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Saturday, September 20, 2025
15:30 · Doors open
16:00–18:15 · Panel: Rima Sghaier, Lya Cuéllar, Sarah Ciston, Safa Ghnaim
Rima Sghaier (Digital Rights Advocate, Researcher, TN/IT)
Lya Cuéllar (Journalist and political scientist, SV/DE)
Sarah Ciston (Critical AI Researcher, Critical–Creative Coder, US/DE)
Safa Ghnaim (Researcher, Associate Program Director, Digital Arabia Network, PS/DE).
18:45–20:30 · Keynote: Terry Albury, Linzy Billing
Terry Albury (Former FBI Agent, Whistleblower, US)
Lynzy Billing (Investigative Journalist and Photographer, UK/AF/PK)
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Sunday, September 21, 2025
14:00–17:00 · Workshop: Weaving Resistance in the Age of Digital Fascism and Tech Oligarchy
With Rima Sghaier (Digital Rights Advocate, Researcher, TN/IT)
At Stadtwerkstatt
Read more on our website and get your ticket now!
https://www.disruptionlab.org/technoviolence
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Funded by: Hauptstadtkulturfonds (The Capital Cultural Fund), The Reva and David Logan Foundation. Part of #NewPerspectivesForAction. A project by @reimagineeurope co-funded by the #EuropeanUnion .
Partner Venues: @kunstraum.kreuzberg, @nGbKBerlin Stadtwerkstatt, Tatwerk
Collaboration Partner: @opencultureagency
Streaming partner: @BoilingHead
Technology Partner: Geier-Tronic.
Media Partners: @taz.kommune, UntoldMag
Outreach Partners: @hostwriter.org, @Unbias.the.News
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