#DNL22 · live dec 12 + workshop dec 13 · 2020:
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH
POLARIZATION & PLURALISM IN GEORGIAN MEDIA
The 22nd conference of the Disruption Network Lab
Live from Studio 1, Kunstquartier Bethanien – Berlin
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HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarization & Pluralism in Georgian Media
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH brings together journalists, activists and media experts from Georgia and Germany to discuss strategies to fight misinformation, hate speech and social network manipulation and to strengthen freedom of speech.
Within the 2020 collaborative project “HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarization and Pluralism in Georgian Media”, Disruption Network Lab and the Georgian non-profit organization Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus collaborate on programme exchange between Germany and Georgia.
Following the Civil Society 4.0 conference held in Berlin in June 2019, the Regional Democratic Hub - Caucasus (Tbilisi) & the Disruption Network Lab e. V. (Berlin) decided to partner up. As we serve the same values and interest to strengthen freedom of expression and media pluralism, after consultations in Berlin we decided to establish our cooperation in 2020. The project focuses on the topic of media misinformation and polarisation, with the aim of strengthening media pluralism in the context of the Georgian media landscape. It builds capacity of journalists (TV-radio, press, and social media) and bloggers, and provides literacy to students of media schools in Georgia, covering both theoretical and practical education.
To raise the level of information and awareness on political, economic and cultural affairs, the project consists of two trainings in the Kakheti and Samtskhe Javakheti regions of Georgia in September and October, and an international conference and workshop in Berlin on December 12-13, 2020. We aim to address hate news, fake news and misinformation in the media landscape, learning and how to confront them to encourage and support media pluralism in Georgia. The project is undertaken with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the Expanding Cooperation with Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership Countries and Russia (Eastern Partnership Programme).
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Trainings
The training events in Georgia focus on the role of media as a promoter of diversity and pluralism of cultural expressions. Participants are working on the challenges to diversity in media, facing the problem of media polarisation, as well as learning how to act to prohibit any interference in the activities of journalism. The activities monitor hate speech and fake news in media, enhancing opportunities in developing social media literacy. Examples of social media manipulation such as algorithms, bots and computational propaganda, as well as fake news, mis- and disinformation and hate news are discussed during the training and the following conference. Online freedom of expression, digital literacy, digital safety of journalists, and techniques to combat hate news, digital violence and terrorist speech in social networks are shared and discussed, bringing together experiences to envision a media landscape based on freedom of information and the press. The project involves 15 participants from Georgia in each training session. The first training in Georgia is held in the Kakheti Region in September 2020, involving journalists, (social) media representatives and bloggers from the eastern regions of Georgia. The second training, takes place in October in the Samtskhe Javakheti Region, held for the students of journalistic faculties with special focus on the regional universities.
Training for Media Experts · September 12-13 2020 · Kakheti Region, Georgia
Trainers: Mikheil Benidze, Sergi Jorbenadze, Mariam Gogiashvili, Mikheil Kapanadze, Nata Dzvelishvili
The training in the Kakheti region covers theoretical and practical education around hate news, hate speech, Fake News, dis and misinformation, and social network manipulation (computational propaganda, bots, trolls). Selected case studies show how to fight against these phenomena. For the training are selected 15 participants among journalists (TV-radio, press and social media) and bloggers to attend lectures and workshops and engage in dealing with actual cases. After the workshop, participants present two reportages, articles, blogs based on high ethical standards and trustworthy sources to the organizers. Participants are awarded with a certificate. Best candidates are selected to participate in the follow-up workshop in Berlin in December 2020.
The training is conducted with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the Expanding Cooperation with Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership Countries and Russia (Eastern Partnership Programme).
Training for Media Students · October 10-11 · Samtskhe Javakheti Region, Georgia
Trainers: Sergi Jorbenadze, Tamar Kintsurashvili, Mariam Gogiashvili, Mikheil Kapanadze, Nino Gvilia
The second training of HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarisation and Pluralism in Georgian Media is targeted to students of media schools in Georgia. Trainings are conducted during October 10-11 in the Samtskhe Javakheti region, for students of media schools in Georgia. The training covers theoretical and practical education around hate news, hate speech, fake news, dis and misinformation, digital and media literacy and social network manipulation (computational propaganda, bots, trolls). Practical exercises show how to fight against these phenomena.
After the workshop, participants present two reportages, articles, blogs based on high ethical standards and trustworthy sources to the organizers. Best candidates are selected to participate in the follow-up workshop in Berlin in December 2020. Participants are awarded with a certificate.
The training is conducted with the financial support of the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the Expanding Cooperation with Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership Countries and Russia (Eastern Partnership Programme).
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The Project
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarisation & Pluralism in Georgian Media consists of programme exchange between Germany and Georgia on the topic of media misinformation and polarisation, with the aim of strengthening media pluralism in the context of the Georgian media landscape. To raise the level of information and awareness on political, economic and cultural affairs, we organised 2 trainings in the Kakheti and Samtskhe Javakheti regions of Georgia and a conference and workshop in Berlin.
Media pluralism has always been a problem in Georgia, but recently the situation deteriorated even more. Since the majority of the Georgian population receives information via TV, political parties cannot withstand the enticement to have influence on major media outlets that influence the political agenda and contribute to establish pluralistic society and democratic governance. Since the new political party came into power in 2012, the owners of main media outlets changed and the media environment became polarised. In recent years, social media have progressively become the stage for information disorder to influence public discourse and forms of mis- and disinformation, fuelled by anger, hate or simply advertising.
Nowadays the pluralistic media environment is restricted and Georgia is in need of diversity in media and diversity of content in media. Establishing independent and competitive media is interrupted by low level of independence of journalistic activities. Media pluralism stands on the independent and strong individual journalists, who will be the main target of our project.
This exchange project aims to encourage and support media pluralism via capacity building of journalists and media experts between Georgia and Germany. We encouraged media literacy by involving 15 journalists and bloggers in specialised training courses, as well as 15 students of media schools in Georgia, equipping them with the tools to contribute in media diversity.
The results of the trainings are presented at the follow up conference live from Kunstquartier Bethanien in Berlin, where we plan to discuss the general situation of media pluralism and freedom of speech in Georgia, connecting the speakers in Georgia with the ones in Berlin.
The Conference
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH:
Polarization and Pluralism in Georgian Media
December 12-13, 2020 – Berlin & Tbilisi
Live from Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin and Tbilisi, Georgia
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH brings together journalists, activists and media experts from Georgia and Germany to discuss strategies to fight misinformation, hate speech and social network manipulation and to strengthen freedom of speech.
Speakers:
Tamar Kintsurashvili (Executive Director of Media Development Foundation, Associate Professor at Ilia State University, GE), Nini Gvilia (Project Assistant, Social Media Monitoring at The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy ISFED, GE), Nata Dzvelishvili (Executive Director at Indigo Publishing, GE), Mikheil Benidze (Chief of Party, Georgia Information Integrity Program at Zinc Network, GE), Rafael Goldzweig (Research Coordinator, Democracy Reporting International -DRI, DE), Eka Rostomashvili (Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator at Transparency International, GE/DE), Giorgi Tabagari (Civic Activist, Director Tbilisi Pride, GE), Nino Danelia (Head of Journalism and Media Research at Ilia State University, Founder of Coalition for Media Advocacy, Founder of Georgian Women Movement, GE), Josephine Ballon (Legal Head at Hate Aid, DE), Varoon Bashyakarla (Data Scientist, Tactical Tech’s Data & Politics Project, DE), Azadê Peşmen (Journalist, Author and Moderator, DE), Alistair Alexander (Researcher, trainer and consultant, IE/DE), Maya Talakhadze (Co-founder, Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus, GE), Tatiana Bazzichelli (Founding Director, Disruption Network Lab, IT/DE), Lieke Ploeger (Community Director, Disruption Network Lab, NL/DE).
HATE NEWS vs. FREE SPEECH: Polarization and Pluralism in Georgian Media is a programme exchange between Germany and Georgia developed by Disruption Network Lab and the Georgian non-profit organization Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus.
Media is sharply polarized in Georgia. The majority of the population still names traditional media, on which political influences are obvious, as a main source to receive information. In the current era of social media, the information cycle has accelerated and therefore traditional media’s control on the daily agenda has weakened. Despite the emergence of pluralistic media, political polarization divides the Georgian society, and impacts social media that try to determine the political agenda. Social media are often used as a tool for dissemination of fake news and misinformation in order to manipulate and influence society.
High-rated media outlets often neglect media ethics. Hate news and hate speech in different traditional and non-traditional medias are not uncommon. This is more evident in the election period that is conducted almost every year in Georgia. What causes polarized pluralism? Where does the problem come from and what can be done to make media both popular and ethical? What kind of regulating and self-regulating mechanisms exist to prevent misinformation, hate speech and social network manipulation?
Disruption Network Lab connects the experience of the previous training in Georgia organised by the Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus, with the current analysis of media disinformation and hate speech between Georgia and Germany. Media experts from Georgia and Germany will come together at this conference to answer these questions. In the follow-up workshop ‚Anatomy of a conspiracy theory‘, which closes off the training events of the project, participants from Tbilisi and Berlin will research and dissect numerous examples of well-known and lesser known conspiracy theories from around the world to understand what makes them work, why they spread so fast, and which strategies could diminish their power.
The project follows the previous conference stream “Misinformation Ecosystems” Series 2018 by Disruption Network Lab e.V., investigating online opinion manipulation, strategic hate speech and misinformation – and their impact on civil rights, we expect an alive debate in Berlin. Training participants will attend the conference online, together with media experts, journalists and researchers from Georgia and Germany.
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Livestream Schedule · Dec 12—13 · 2020
lIVE CONFERENCE DEC 12 · disruptionlab.org:
11:30 · INTRO
11:45–13:15: POLARISATION AND MEDIA ETHICS IN GEORGIA
14:15–15:45: MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA DURING ELECTIONS
16:30–18:00: HATE SPEECH & HUMAN RIGHTS
Workshop dec 13:
11:00 —14:00 WORKSHOP: ANATOMY OF A CONSPIRACY THEORY
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Full Programme · Dec 12 · 2020
11:30 · INTRO
Tatiana Bazzichelli (Founding Director, Disruption Network Lab, IT/DE), Lieke Ploeger (Community Director, Disruption Network Lab, NL/DE), Maya Talakhadze (Co-founder, Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus, GE).
11:45–13:15: POLARISATION AND MEDIA ETHICS IN GEORGIA
Tamar Kintsurashvili (Executive Director of Media Development Foundation, Associate Professor at Ilia State University, GE), Nini Gvilia (Project Assistant, Social Media Monitoring at The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy ISFED, GE), Nata Dzvelishvili (Executive Director at Indigo Publishing, GE). Moderated by Maya Talakhadze (Co-founder, Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus, GE).
Similar to other post-Soviet Union countries, the political environment in Georgia has been polarized since its independence. Since the media is partly responsible for determining the political agenda, political parties can never withstand the enticement to have influence on major media outlets. This political polarization has resulted in polarized media and this in its turn is reflected in a polarized society. To some extent, the increased access to different media outlets and the popularization of social media have brought about a more pluralistic media environment. However, because of the strong political poles in Georgia the Georgian society now faces the challenge of a polarized pluralism in media. In this antagonist media environment there are frequent media ethics violations by media outlets. Subjects and articles that include hate speech and violation of media ethics are very popular and media outlets that neglect ethics are more top-rated compared to balanced and ethical ones.
The rising role of social media is promising. According to recent research, for 20% of the Georgian population the main source of information is social media. Social media fills a gap and creates pluralism to some degree, but at the same time it creates a stage for information disorder in order to influence public discourse.
On the first panel, experts from Georgia will overview the situation of polarization and media ethics in Georgia. Tamar Kintsurashvili – Executive Director of Media Development Foundation will discuss about the main reasons of media polarization. Nini Gvilia, working on the Social Media Monitoring at The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy ISFED will cover social media perspectives in Georgia. Finally, Nata Dzvelishvili, CEO of Indigo and former Chair of Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethic. will give an overview of the current state of media ethics in the Georgian media environment.
13:15—14:15 · BREAK
14:15–15:45: MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA DURING ELECTIONS
Varoon Bashyakarla (Data Scientist, Tactical Tech’s Data & Politics Project, DE), Mikheil Benidze (Chief of Party, Georgia Information Integrity Program at Zinc Network, GE), Rafael Goldzweig (Research Coordinator, Democracy Reporting International -DRI, DE). Moderated by Eka Rostomashvili (Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator at Transparency International, GE/DE).
By and large, Georgians are prolific social media users. Facebook, in particular, has been a key platform for politically engaged people to come together and organize. But it has also become a battleground for political groups to influence public opinion, especially when they’re campaigning for votes. During the high-stake 2018 presidential election runoff, divisive narratives quickly spread on social media through sponsored posts by anonymous Facebook pages. Ahead of the October 2020 parliamentary election, Georgians were again bombarded with sponsored political content – also on Instagram and TikTok – as people increasingly stayed home to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The debate around the need for reforms to curb misinformation and disinformation on social media has significantly advanced in recent years but regulatory – including self-regulatory – responses are still in their nascence. In part, this is because we need more evidence on the exact impacts of social media on elections and public discourse – evidence that is difficult to produce in a fast-paced technological context.
The second panel will break down what we know about the ways that information is manipulated on social media in Georgia and elsewhere. Panelists will also debate the trends Georgian activists and election monitors should watch out for in the years to come and suggest the most promising avenues for future advocacy.
Varoon Bashyakarla, data scientist at the Tactical Technology Collective, will explain how the abundance of personal data generated through social media profiles is being leveraged by political interest groups around the world to influence voter behavior and what’s at stake. Mikheil Benidze, chief of party for the new Georgia Information Integrity Program at the Zinc Network, will share observations on how social media has been weaponized for electoral purposes and how Georgian civil society has risen up to the challenge. Rafael Goldzweig, research coordinator at Democracy Reporting International, will compare and contrast trends observed in Georgia with those seen elsewhere, and offer an overview of regulatory approaches and initiatives – particularly those debated in the European Union – for making the online environment more resilient against disinformation, hate speech and other challenges.
15:45–16:30 · BREAK
16:30–18:00: HATE SPEECH & HUMAN RIGHTS
Giorgi Tabagari (Civic Activist, Director Tbilisi Pride, GE), Nino Danelia (Head of Journalism and Media Research at Ilia State University, Founder of Coalition for Media Advocacy, Founder of Georgian Women Movement, GE), Josephine Ballon (Legal Head at Hate Aid, DE). Moderated by Azadê Peşmen (Journalist, Author and Moderator, DE).
This panel focuses on the issues of hate speech, violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, connecting speakers between Georgia and Germany. Speakers will discuss the implementation of existing national and international human rights standards to combat online hate speech and give a panoramic view of the human rights situation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse persons, and other minorities, in Georgia and Germany. From one side, speakers will discuss what needs to be done to strengthen the protection of persons against phobia-based hate crimes and violence and from the other side positive steps and remaining challenges will be identified. Giorgi Tabagari, Director Tbilisi Pride, will speak about his activity within the civic movement for the rights and protection of LGTBQI activists in Georgia, that have long been targeted by hateful statements, homo/transphobia, fake news and anti-Western media propaganda. Nino Danelia, Head of the program “Journalism and Media Research” at Ilia State University and founding member of the “Coalition for Media Advocacy and the “Georgian Women Movement”, will focus on the status of the legal process to fight hate speech, fake news and misinformation and on the role of media in political and civic engagement. Finally, Josephine Ballon, Head of Legal at HateAid, a counseling center for those affected by digital violence in Germany, will present HateAid’s legal positions and advocacy work regarding online hate speech and how to take actions against it.
Workshop · Dec 13 · 2020
11:00—14:00: ANATOMY OF A CONSPIRACY THEORY
Online (sign-up required)
With: Alistair Alexander (Researcher, trainer and consultant, IE/DE).
Cost: €10 / reduced €5 · Language: English
REGISTER NOW · Max 10 participants
Conspiracy theories have been part of our discourse for millennia. But on digital media they seem to have found their perfect habitat; like a virus, effortlessly adapting and evolving as they spread around the world, conspiracy theories appear to be more contagious and pervasive than ever before,
In this workshop we’ll take a (carefully guided) trip down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole:
What are the elements of a successful conspiracy theory?
Where do they come from? How do they grow?
Why do so many people get drawn to them?
How have social media and digital networks helped conspiracy theories develop?
And, as active citizens, how do we counter their effects and halt their spread?
In this workshop we’ll draw on work from leading researchers in the field. Two groups – one in Berlin and one in Tbilisi - will research and dissect numerous examples of well known and lesser known conspiracy theories from all around the world to understand what makes them work, and why they spread so fast.
We’ll also consider strategies for diminishing the power of conspiracy theories and encouraging fact-based narratives to challenge them.
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Speakers
Tamar Kintsurashvili (Executive Director of Media Development Foundation, Associate Professor at Ilia State University, GE)
Tamar Kintsurashvili is Executive Director of Media Development Foundation - MDF since 2017. Priory, she served as a chairperson of the MDF’s board. Tamar is an author and co-author of numerous researches and publications on hate speech, disinformation and media literacy. She is an editor-in-chief of www.mythdetector.ge, third-party partner of facebook’s fact-checking program. Tamar is also a member of Deutsche Welle Akademie Media and Information Literacy Experts Network (MILEN) and associate professor at Ilia State University.
Nini Gvilia (Project Assistant, Social Media Monitoring at The International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy ISFED, GE)
Nino Gvilia is engaged in monitoring social media since 2018. During Presidency Election 2018, she was researching on the official electoral campaign on Facebook, political activities of different actors and ultra-right narratives on social media. Nino participated in the creation of ‘disinfoobserver.ge’ that covers suspicious propaganda on Facebook, and is currently working on its development. She obtained a certificate in social media monitoring from the European Platform for Democratic Elections. She had been working at the US embassy on the research about Russian Soft Law in Georgia. She has obtained a bachelor’s degree in international relations at Caucasus University and a master’s degree in European Integration and international Studies at European Institute.
Nata Dzvelishvili (Executive Director at Indigo Publishing, GE)
Nata Dzvelishvili is CEO at Indigo Publishing, and former executive director at Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics, self-regulatory body of media in Georgia. She works and carries out research on media self-regulation systems, media ethics, data verification, media literacy, digital switchover, Russian propaganda and disinformation. Nata Dzvelishvili was a manager of the media critique platform mediachecker.ge. From 2012 she was involved in various media monitoring projects and since 2015 she became the lead researcher of such studies. Nata Dzvelishvili is an editor of Guidelines for Journalists on Ethical Reporting, Manual for Journalists – Reporting on Violent Extremism. Moreover, she is a co-author of a manual on Media literacy. Nata Dzvelishvili is an Invited lecturer of the Journalism program at various Universities.
Maya Talakhadze (Co-founder, Regional Democratic Hub – Caucasus, GE).
Maya Talakhadze is Co-Founder of Regional Democratic Hub - Caucasus. With the legal background, Maya has many years’ experience in working public, private and civil society organizations in different fields in Georgia and outside. She has worked on media environment and development in Georgia. For several years, she also worked as a researcher at Institute for Development of Freedom of Information.
Mikheil Benidze (Chief of Party, Georgia Information Integrity Program at Zinc Network, GE)
Mikheil Benidze is the Chief of Party of the Georgia Information Integrity Program implemented by Zinc Network, supported by USAID. Earlier, Mikheil worked at the International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED), including as Executive Director in 2016-2020. Mikheil headed several election observations missions, led ISFED's monitoring and research, reforms and policy advocacy work. He spearheaded and developed ISFED’s pioneering social media monitoring in the context of elections.
Rafael Goldzweig (Research Coordinator, Democracy Reporting International -DRI, DE)
Rafael Goldzweig is Research Coordinator at Democracy Reporting International, where he is responsible for projects analysing the impact of social media on elections and democratic discourse around the world. His portfolio entails the production of evidence to assess how disinformation, hate speech and political advertising play a role in countries like Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Libya, Myanmar, Ukraine and several EU countries. Before joining DRI, he was a Policy Fellow at Google in Panama City.
Varoon Bashyakarla (Data Scientist, Tactical Tech’s Data & Politics Project, DE)
Varoon Bashyakarla is a data scientist at the Tactical Technology Collective, a Berlin-based NGO that works globally at the intersection of activism and technology. For the past year, he has been studying how personal data is becoming a political asset, influencing elections and referenda. His team has partnered with researchers and journalists in over a dozen countries in the process. Previously, he worked as a data scientist at Wealthfront, where he managed experiments across the company, and at Dropbox, where he helped preempt cyberattacks and supported the launch of a new office. He was also a fellow of the inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Data Sciences for Social Good Fellowship. He received his bachelor’s degree in statistics and economics from Yale University and studied abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Eka Rostomashvili (Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator at Transparency International, GE/DE)
Eka Rostomashvili leads Transparency International's campaigning to disrupt cross-border corruption, particularly on the heels of cases uncovered by investigative journalists. She previously worked at Transparency International's chapter in her native Georgia, where she heavily contributed to the group's campaigning for progressive reforms and government accountability. Eka holds a master's degree in public policy from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.
Giorgi Tabagari (Civic Activist, Co-founder and Director, Tbilisi Pride, GE)
Giorgi Tabagari is Co-founder and Director of Tbilisi Pride. He has worked for a number of local and international organisations across Europe, primarily focusing on the media, queer human rights, and EU affairs. Giorgi obtained his Master Degree from College of Europe (Bruges). His professional interests include: LGBT Human Rights, EU external relations, European Neighbourhood Policy, EU's Human Rights policy.
Nino Danelia (Head of Journalism and Media Research at Ilia State University, Founder of Coalition for Media Advocacy, Founder of Georgian Women Movement, GE)
Nino Danelia is a professor at Ilia State University and invited professor at Caucasus School of Journalism and Media Management. She is an author of several research, policy papers and handbooks on Georgian media. She has more than 15 years of experience of teaching journalism and mass communication. Danelia’s research interests are in democracy, journalism professional and civic values, civic activism and public sphere.
Josephine Ballon (Legal Head at Hate Aid, DE)
After studying law at the University of Potsdam and legal clerkship at the Brandenburg Higher Regional Court, Josephine Ballon has been working as a lawyer since 2017. Since November 2019 she has been supporting HateAid as Head of Legal. As early as 2016, during her legal clerkship, she stood up against hatred and agitation at the “Neuen Deutschen Medienmacher e.V.” as part of the No Hate Speech Movement. For example she explained in workshops as well as part of the video series “Are they allowed to do that?” which criminal offenses are relevant regarding online hate speech and how to take legal actions against them. In 2020, Ballon was twice invited as an expert to the Legal Committee of the German Bundestag and commented on the planned amendments to the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) and the draft law on combating right-wing extremism and hate crime.
Azadê Peşmen (Journalist, Author and Moderator, DE)
Azadê Peşmen is a multilingual spoken-word artist, journalist, presenter and dancer. They studied political science in Potsdam and São Paulo and historical urban studies in Berlin, before completing a traineeship at Deutschlandradio. Azadê works as a freelance journalist for Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Zeit Online and Missy Magazine and as a content coordinator for the podcast platform Podimo.
Alistair Alexander (Researcher, Trainer and Consultant, IE/DE)
Alistair Alexander is a researcher, trainer and consultant on technology, art, society and ecology. He has worked as a tech journalist, organised direct actions for climate or global justice, as well as tech projects and campaigns with NGOs worldwide. At Tactical Tech, he led the award-winning Glass Room project, displaying immersive art in pop-up spaces to explore data, privacy and misinformation.
