diff --git a/content/images/autonomous-fabric-2019.png b/content/images/autonomous-fabric-2019.png new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1c98890 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/images/autonomous-fabric-2019.png differ diff --git a/content/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.en.md b/content/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.en.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..90497923 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.en.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Title: Dear Cultural Intitiative, there is an Elephant in the Room +Date: 2019-04-12 +Category: workshop +Slug: there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room +lang: en +event_start: 2019-04-12 13:00 +event_duration: 4h +featured_image: /images/autonomous-fabric-2019.png +summary: Addressing our digital dependencies as self-organised spaces. + +One of the big contradictions of the scene of self-organised cultural initiatives is that we are extremely reliant on corporate social media when it comes to our digital presence. For example, it seems both unthinkable and inescapable to organise an evening without a corresponding Facebook event, or to plan that evening without Google Docs or coordinating via a Whatsapp group. + +This workshop is a moment for some out-of-the-cloud thinking. Departing from a discussion on this situation and its causes, we will try to imagine and formulate the digital infrastructures that shape our everyday cultural practices and online socialities. The workshop will touch upon alternative tools and approaches, from federated and community-owned social media platforms, to hosting cooperatives, free software philosophy and feminist understandings of the internet. + +**Date**: Friday 12 April, 13:00h - 17:00h + +This workshop is part of the Autonomous Fabric symposium. diff --git a/content/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.nl.md b/content/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.nl.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..81a3c6af --- /dev/null +++ b/content/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.nl.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Title: Dear Cultural Intitiative, there is an Elephant in the Room. +Date: 2019-04-12 +Category: workshop +Slug: there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room +lang: nl +event_start: 2019-04-12 13:00 +event_duration: 4h +featured_image: /images/autonomous-fabric-2019.png +summary: Welke digitale tools gebruiken we als zelfgeorganiseerde ruimtes? + +*Dear Cultural Intitiative, there is an Elephant in the Room* is een workshop waarin de afhankelijk van globale commerciële digitale tools en sociale networken een uitgangspunt is voor een gesprek rondom digitale infrastructuren van zelf-georganiseerde culturele initiatieven in Rotterdam. + +De aankondiging van onze workshop is niet vertaald naar het Nederlands. Klik [hier](https://varia.zone/en/there-is-an-elephant-in-the-room.html) om de Engelse versie te lezen. + +De workshop is onderdeel van het Autonomous Fabric symposium. + + +