[NetBehaviour] Fwd: antiuniversity: cryptobizarre | cryptobazaar @ the common house Sat 21st Nov

[marc garrett]

Thanks for sharing Clifford,

This looks great ;-)

marc

On 13 November 2015 at 11:06, Clifford Hammett <clifford.hammett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> * Cryptobazaar | Cryptobizarre*
> Date:
> *Saturday 21st November, 6 - 10pm *Venue: *The Common House
> <http://www.commonhouse.org.uk/>, 5E Punderson's Garden, London.* *E2 9QR*
> Nearest tube: *Bethnal Green*
>
> Come to an evening of art and encryption at the Common House. *Autonomous
> Tech Fetish* is proud to present a bizarre crypto bazaar, with stalls for
> practical encryption skills, Charles Hutchins' new interactive installation *Please
> Touch* and chance to meet the developers of *Freepto*, a secure Linux
> operating system.
>
> During this bizarre bazaar you can discuss, share and learn about ways to
> protect our data, communications, and experiences from government
> surveillance and corporate capture. Different stalls will highlight
> specific technologies and encryption practices, allowing us to experiment
> with strategies for a digital commons. No prior knowledge or expertise
> required! The night will conclude with drinks and merriment.
>
> Common House is wheelchair accessible, but the toilet sadly isn't yet.
>
> You can let us know you're coming via Eventbrite
> <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/antiuniversity-cryptobizarre-cryptobazaar-tickets-19420128126?ref=enivtefor001&invite=ODcxNzI0MS9jb21tb25ob3VzZUBmb3NzYm94Lm9yZy51ay8w&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformalv2&ref=enivtefor001&utm_term=attend>.
> This event is part of the *AntiUniversity Now *festival weekend. For more
> details please visit: http://cargocollective.com/antiuniversity
>
> Further details on participants:
>
> *Freepto: *Freepto is a Linux-based operating system on USB stick that
> enables you to use any computer as though it was your own. All your data is
> always securely encrypted and saved onto the USB stick. Although focussed
> on the needs of activists, Freepto can be used by anyone to tackle mass
> digital surveillance without giving up the convenience of a traditional
> operating system. Freepto was developed and launched by AvANa, a
> hackspace in the Forte Prenestino squatted social centre in Rome. It is
> backed by groups fighting for social change in different locations across
> Europe.
>
> *Please Touch**: *In 2013, NGOs gathered in London to launch the Campaign
> to Stop Killer Robots.  Two years later, Dr Kathleen Richardson and Erik
> Brilling launched the Campaign Against Sex Robots. This interactive
> installation will explore the relationship between the two as well as
> examining our own reactions to sex robots against a background of
> technologies that are already gendered and sexualised. Please Touch is
> instigated by Charles Hutchins, a London-based sound artist, in
> collaboration with Jet Moon.
>
> *Autonomous Tech Fetish* probes how digital technology is fetishised and
> how it can be re-configured to different needs and desires. We work with
> activist groups to affirm their technological autonomy and are committed to
> co-education exploring the pitfalls and potentials of technologies without
> assumptions.
>
>
>
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