hi i'm convening a Hacking the Borders workshop at Goldsmiths on Tuesday 14th Feb 2.30-4.30pm, as part of the NoBorders Convergence 2012 http://london.noborders.org.uk/convergence2012/workshopsandseminars.
"This is a workshop on Hacking the Borders. We'll discuss different ways that digital technology can support freedom of movement and the struggles against detention & deportation. By exploring the untapped potential of tech and sharing inspiring examples, we aim to generate innovative ideas that can be prototyped after the convergence. The workshop is inspired by hacking, which is 'creatively overcoming or circumventing limitations' and 'the reassembling of technology for unintended purposes'. This is not a workshop aimed at programmers but at anyone interested in the issues being tackled at the NoBorders Convergence, and who has a feeling that social media & technology can help break through some barriers. " One of the inspirations for convening the workshop is the Transborder Immigrant Tool - there's a great interview on Furtherfield here: http://www.furtherfield.org/features/interviews/global-positioning-interview-ricardo-dominguez. I'm also planning to use the Social Innovation Camp express methodology for part of the workshop (the rapid ideas development part of sicamp), which could be an interesting experience :) all welcome! cheers dan _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
