Kanchan pamnani Advocate and Solicitor
Begin forwarded message: > From: Point of View <i...@pointofview.org> > Date: 26 September 2018 at 07:59:46 IST > To: <kanchanpamn...@gmail.com> > Subject: Me, We And The Machine > Reply-To: Point of View <i...@pointofview.org> > > > > Me, We And The Machine > The Institute of Technology, Gender, Sexuality and Rights > Amsterdam, The Netherlands > 9-15 December 2018 > > “Till I was 17, I did not have a word for who I was, or could be. I did not > know I was a transgender girl. But as a 16-year-old, I discovered the > internet.” > - Nadika, The Smartphone Freed Me > > Millions of individuals and communities around the world today use technology > to explore, express, navigate and advocate for their gender, sexuality and > rights. Phones, simple or smart. Desktops. Smart watches. Tablets. > > In the digital age, our lives are no longer ‘physical only’. The way we live > now is defined, to some extent or another, by technology. The tapestry of our > lives has shifted from the physical world only to the physical + digital, > spaces that weave in and out of each other like tangled balls of wool. > > As our lives seamlessly yin and yang in and out of the physical and the > digital, so does our gender. Our sexuality. Our rights. > > In many cities and regions, queer communities first form online… then move > offline, when it’s safe enough to do so. Think #queerlivesmatter > > Global protests and activism around gender-based harassment and violence > erupt or are amplified in digital spaces. Think #metoo > > And many aspects of digital technology are giving rise to new rights claims > and demands, including the right to be forgotten. Think #digitalrights > > It’s time for social movements to think more deeply about how technology > intersects with sexuality, gender and rights. How can we shape the future > instead of being shaped by it? That’s what Me, We And The Machine is all > about. > What > Me, We And The Machine is a seven-day residential institute that dives deep > into two big questions: > How does technology shape and influence sexuality, gender and rights? > How do sexuality, gender and rights inform and shape technology? > > Following the style and methodology of CREA’s flagship institute on > Sexuality, Gender and Rights, this institute explores the intersection of > theory and practice in the context of social movements. The institute will > explore the following core concepts, linking them to advocacy, including > rights-based claims and strategies that advance the goals of movements > working on gender and sexuality: > > Technology as site and space (public, private, hybrid) > Sexual expression as a key aspect of free expression > Body becoming data, data becoming body > Consent and privacy in the digital age > Tools of control, from censorship to surveillance > Online and offline harassment > Artificial intelligence, rights and social justice > Movements, activism and technology > > When > Me, We And The Machine is designed as a seven-day Institute of theory and > practice, that will take place from 9-15 December, excluding travel. > > Where > Me, We And The Machine will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during > 9-15 December 2018. The venue is wheelchair accessible. > > How > Think. Relate. Play. Talk. See. Read. Shift. Me, We And The Machine is > designed as a series of seven tracks - all of which explore these > intersections through different pedagogies. > > Who > The Institute Me, We And The Machine is hosted by CREA and Point of View. > > CREA is a global feminist human rights organisation based in New Delhi, > India. CREA works at the grassroots, national, regional and global levels to > build feminist leadership, advance women’s human rights, and expand sexual > and reproductive freedoms for all people. > > Point of View is a feminist non-profit based in Mumbai, India. We build and > amplify the voices of women and other marginalized genders and remove > barriers to voice, speech and expression. Gender and sexuality are at the > heart of our work, as are disability and technology. > > Participants > Only 30 participants will be selected for the institute, based on their > application forms and their ability to demonstrate how they would apply the > lessons of the Institute. Individuals working on issues of sexuality, Gender > Based Violence, LGBTI rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, > disability rights, and on the intersection of gender, technology and rights > are eligible to apply. Participants are required to stay for the entire > duration of the course. > > Travel and Visa > Participants are responsible for incurring their travel costs to and from the > Institute and obtaining their own visa. Please allot enough time to the visa > application, as the process and timeline may take upto 30/40 days in some > cases. Please do check the requirements for your country. > > Registration Costs > Registration and Course fees are due on or before 15 November 2018. > Registration Fee: EUR 250. All selected applicants will have to pay this fee. > Course Fee: EUR 1000. This covers tuition and resource package. Course fee > does not include travel costs to and from the Institute venue for anyone. > > Scholarships > A very small number of full and partial scholarships are available on a need > basis. Please note that the scholarship process is competitive. Only > individuals who meet all the following criteria are eligible to apply for a > scholarship. > • Working for national/local organisation in the global South; > • Working and residing in the global South; and > • Working on sexual rights, LGBT, sex workers' rights, and rights of people > with disabilities, and gender and technology > NOT ELIGIBLE: Students; individuals not affiliated with organisations; and > individuals working with > international organisations. > > Full Scholarship: Tuition, Resource Package, Accommodation and Meals > Partial Scholarship: Tuition, Resource Package > > You can also make a scholarship contribution to the institute by writing to > us at: slut...@creaworld.org > > Accommodation and Meals (Only if applying for full scholarship) > Participants are expected to arrange their own accommodation and meals. For > those, who are interested, we have a few rooms booked at discounted rates > that they can pay for directly. For those availing full scholarships, > considerations have been made to ensure reasonable accommodation and > accessibility. > > Selections > Please submit your application as soon as possible. We will be selecting > participants each week on a rolling basis, in order to begin the process of > visa applications as well as seeking funding opportunities as soon as > possible. Though the deadline to submit your application is 7 October 2018, > early applications will be given priority, and thus we encourage you to apply > much before the deadline. > > Funding opportunities > We encourage participants to approach donors to sponsor their participation. > Possible sources for funding include the organisation you work for, your > organisation's donors (some funders will consider travel grants to current > grantees), and donors who fund the emerging area of gender, technology and > rights. We suggest that you begin researching options immediately upon > submitting your application to us. > > Participating faculty > Institute faculty will consist of scholars, researchers and practitioners who > are recognised for their work at the intersections of technology, sexuality, > gender and rights. > > Application deadline > Applications are due on or before 7 October 2018. To apply online, click > here. If you experience difficulty with the online method, download the > application from CREA's website (www.creaworld.org) and e-mail the completed > form to Sushma Luthra at slut...@creaworld.org. Send any queries to Ms. > Luthra as well. Applications received after this date will not be considered. > Applicants will be informed about the selection decisions by 20 October 2018. > > > > > Want to change how you receive these emails? > You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. 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