About the seminar
We are announcing a call for participants for the seminar “Digitised security: How to read the surveillance discourse and fight it!”, which will take place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 24 to 30 April 2017.
We are looking for 35 young people with a background in digital and/or human rights activism as well as young green activists and members of green organisations coming from any Council of Europe member states, as well as Kosovo*, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Both activists with experience in digital rights as well those who are new to the field and want to get to know this important topic are warmly invited to apply. We encourage applications reflecting diversity in all forms, especially gender and sexual orientation.
All sessions will be conducted in English.
The full cost of lodging (accommodation, food, and refreshments) during the seminar will be covered by the organisers. In exchange, we ask for a participation fee of 30 EUR for participants coming from non-EU countries and 50 EUR for participants coming from EU countries (and Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland). According to the project’s financial agreement, travel costs will be reimbursed up to a limit of 70%.
The deadline for submitting the completed application is Sunday, 5 March 2017 at Midnight (CET).
Together we will:
- explore how recent events have led to fear being instrumentalised to restrict our online freedoms;
- analyse how online censorship and mass surveillance are justified by governing bodies, why these policies are ineffective at increasing security;
- see how they harm personal freedoms and democracy;
- look at why anonymity and privacy is important for oppressed and minority groups to avoid persecution and harassment.
- develop skills to use software that protects us from surveillance and overcomes censorship.
During this week-long event we will bring together 40 young people from all over Europe. This event will burst the Green bubble by closely collaborating with digital rights and hacker organisations from across the region and the rest of Europe. This seminar is not for nerds only, it will unite people who are new to the topic with seasoned digital rights activists. We aim at creating a vibrant environment to produce sustainable and long lasting collaboration to fight for our common digital rights!
If you are curious about what’s at stake in the online world and how it connects to the wider political struggles of our time, join us! Everyone is warmly welcome!
Details
Date: 24 – 30 April 2017
Duration: 6 working days
Location: (close to) Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Working language: English
Number of participants: 40
Methodology
The programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for active, inclusive and direct communication and transfer of knowledge. Sessions will be balanced between theoretical inputs, workshops, role-plays, debates, discussions, reflection and other interactive methods of learning.
For more information click "Further official information" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
https://www.cdnee.org/call-for-participants-digitised-security-how-to-read-the-surveillance-discourse-and-fight-it-seminar/