Tea & Networking/2022-02-17

Events, books, actions, jobs, needs & offers: 17th February 2022, Tea & Connections

Dear all,

here are the notes from the meetup of (Amsterdam-based) connectors, hacktivists, artivists, artists, digital/humanities academics & (self-diagnosed) tech-pessimists… [0].

We had our 3rd monthly “borrel”, the most busy of all: 11 people in total showed up: Donna, Tessel, Douwe, Karla, Lotte, Risa, Emile, Maxigas, Juli, Zsolt, and myself (Vesna).

We enjoyed the low-tech, old-fashioned, informal friendly chit-chat... and it was interesting & informational, lots of inspiration & ideas, plans to follow up on...

CALL TO ACTIONS:

• subscribe to the mailing list, if you want to be emailed with updates! https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/17-meetings
• join us next times: 17th March & 12th April (because 17th falls on Easter Sunday..).
• volunteer needed to help organising: choose the location & help spread the word, take notes, make tea…

To start with, we’ve learned history of our meetup location [1] : Volkskamer, ex Oostade theatre (now moved to CC Amstel), and a woongroup - one of the rare remains of the squatters movement in Amsterdam [2].

We’ve shared with each other job openings & volunteer positions & other opportunities; events of interest; books we’ve published & read; workshops we’ve attended. We’ve brainstormed about the locations for the next 2 events — preferably somewhere new each time (the list is on the wiki & “radar” too!).

I’ll just type in some of the things we’ve shared — if I’ve missed YOUR contribution, please send it to the list (especially Karla, Zsolt & Tessel).

Hope to see you soon!

(stay safe & stay in solidarity, in these literal & symbolically stormy times!)

Ciao, Vesna

Featured Upcoming Events:

• students of “cyber psychology” from Denmark visiting A’dam: February 27th-March 4th: contact Veronika if you want to cooperate! [3]
• call for presentations for the “regional RIPE / NCC meeting” in Ljubljana: 11+12 April https://ripe.net/see10/cfp
• Call for parents, to make family village at SHA(2) -> May Contain Hackers, in July : : https://mch2022.org/

& more: https://wiki.techinc.nl/Tea_%26_Networking#Upcoming_Events

Featured Job Openings:

• Digital Activist @ GreenPeace (see wiki)
• Volunteer / Intern / Stage @ NetwerkDemocratie https://netdem.nl/nl/over-ons/
• Archiving! https://iisg.amsterdam/en/blog/staff-members-collection-development-04-fte-08-fte

& more: https://wiki.techinc.nl/Tea_%26_Networking#Jobs

Featured workshops & books & podcasts & movies

• Vesna attended Training for Trainers (T4T) [4] at “Disobedient Art School” [5], organised by Fossil Free Culture; we’ve covered topics of “art, activism & everyday life” , and had seen a presentation about the book given by JJ & Isa about ZAD! [6]
• Juli published a book/monography on “The Art of Hacking – A hacking művészete” ! [7]
• Recommended podcasts: https://lists.ghserv.net/pipermail/17-meetings/2022-February/000012.html
• Documentary: “From .yu to .me” https://vimeo.com/195133448
• free training course to explain the usage Climate Interactive simulator https://learn.climateinteractive.org

Featured offers & needs:

• Karla is offering to add/create music to your art/multimedia projects
• Emile is offering to take us all on the bike-excursion to the Green Cathedral [8]
• Vesna is offering/needing candidates for an award “to celebrate those who have made a contribution to the development of the Internet”! [9]
• Join the discussion about NFTs on UnCiv: https://lists.puscii.nl/wws/arc/uncivilization/2022-02/msg00021.html

References:

[0] Wiki: https://wiki.techinc.nl/Tea_%26_Networking

[1] Venue: https://radar.squat.net/en/amsterdam/de-volkskamer

[2] Squatting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatting_in_the_Netherlands

[3] DIS: : https://disabroad.org/copenhagen/courses/cyberpsychology/ & <violetthings@gmail.com>

[4] T4T https://veem.house/program/disobedient-art-school-training-for-trainers/

[5] DAS https://fossilfreeculture.nl/das/

[6] Book “We are Nature Defending Itself” (Entangling Art, Activism and Autonomous Zones) by Isabelle Fremeaux and Jay Jordan https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745345871/we-are-nature-defending-itself/

[7] Book “The Art of Hacking” https://laczkojuli.net/the-art-of-hacking/

[8] The Green Cathedral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Cathedral

[9] Award https://rob-blokzijl-foundation.org/2021/11/25/call-for-nominations-2022/