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BUILDING ANTI-FASCIST FUTURES: A political imagination workshop by Israeli designer and peace activist Mushon Zer-Aviv Join us for a 4 hour workshop designed to cultivate your political imagination to action. ✨ We recommend that you apply in pairs: come with someone that you collaborate with, organise with, or work with. We hope this workshop will lead to concrete projects and plans of action that you can take forward together.   Friday, February 7th  1pm-5pm at Publix Apply here until January 17th: https://lnkd.in/dHK3kRZi Read more about Mushon Zer-Aviv in our blog post: https://lnkd.in/dRv3rT9d

Security – what's not to love? Quite a lot, it turns out: German and EU politics have seen a shift in narratives and increasingly tap into imagery of protectionism and deterrence. SUPERRR's Ouassima Laabich and Elisa Lindinger shed light on what this means for our digital rights work: 🗯️ Societal issues are framed as security risks to justify authoritarian measures – this is the so-called securitization paradigm. 🤖 Securitization also manifests in digital policy: public surveillance, facial recognition, data retention—all of these measures deeply infringe on our lives and fundamental rights, supposedly to protect public safety. Yet what is truly being performed is a play about control, not care. In 2025, it's time for a new script: what if we rewrote this play, the security narrative, from the ground up? Feminist, anti-racist, and abolitionist movements have long shown that security can and must be reimagined beyond surveillance and repression. 🔮 These alternatives do not ask, “How do we protect ourselves from Others?” Instead, they ask, “How can we be safe together? How can we create spaces where everyone is heard and where security is not a pretext for surveillance but a promise of justice?” Are you ready to join us in rewriting our collective futures? Read our criticism of the security paradigm here: https://lnkd.in/ddXiTR-M #digitalrights #securitization

Design is biased. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰. Calling all creatives, thinkers and anyone who wants to be part of a visual journey to a more just futures. Let's come together for a cosy session exploring the power of design and the responsibility of designers to create meaningful change. Together we'll dive into intersectional design theory, reimagine outdated visuals and co-design new, inclusive visuals. This isn't just for designers - it's for EVERYONE who wants to be part of a collaborative process and explore how creativity can make a difference. 12.12.2024, 18:00 📍SUPERRR Lab Oranienstraße 58A Sign up by emailing me here: larodoesthings@proton.me #CoCreation #InclusiveDesign #IntersectionalDesign #PowerOfDesign #CollaborativeDesign #IconsForEveryone

Wie gestalten wir das Digitale gerecht? Unter diesem Zeichen stand der 5. Feminist Tech Abend bei SUPERRR.   Digitale Fairness ist die Maxime: Als Wunsch, aber auch als konkreter Gesetzentwurf auf EU-Ebene, wo derzeit der Digital Fairness Act geplant wird. Wir haben deshalb den Verbraucher:innenschutz unter die Lupe genommen. Denn wir wollten wissen: Wo gibt es aus intersektionaler Perspektive Handlungsbedarf? Beim Feminist Tech Abend haben wir die Ergebnisse in Form von 6 Thesen vorgestellt und sie mit Sabrina Wagner vom Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) diskutiert:   ➡️Die Digitalisierung verstärkt Machtungleichheiten für Verbraucher:innen – gegenüber Unternehmen, aber auch innerhalb einer diversen Gesellschaft.   ➡️Personalisierungspraktiken müssen transparent, nutzerzentriert und diskriminierungsfrei sein sowie auf bewusster Einwilligung basieren.   ➡️Digitale Fairness als Standard („by design and default“) ist eine Grundvoraussetzung, um digitalen Asymmetrien zu begegnen.   ➡️Durch Berücksichtigung von Intersektionalität wird der Verbraucher:innenschutz den Anforderungen einer diversen Gesellschaft gerecht.   ➡️Ein differenzierendes Verbraucher:innenleitbild macht die intersektionale Analyse im Verbraucher:innenschutz anwendbar.   ➡️Ein zukunftsfähiger und vorausschauender Verbraucher:innenschutz wirkt explizit gesamtgesellschaftlich, nicht nur individuell.   Diese Thesen sind erst der Anfang: Noch bis 2026 gehen wir im Projekt „Forum Digitale Fairness und Verbraucher:innenschutz“ der Frage nach, wie wir ganz konkret durch machtkritische Perspektiven Verbraucher:innenschutz gerecht und zukunftssicher gestalten können.   #DigitalFairness #Feminismus #Intersektionalität #Verbraucherinnenschutz #Verbraucherschutz

SUPERRR Lab ist Gastgeber:in bei Feminist Tech Abend: Digitale Fairness. Seid am 4. Dezember dabei und diskutiert mit Sabrina Wagner vom Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (vzbv) und Lisa Ama Schrade von SUPERRR Lab, wie wir uns eine faire digitale Welt für Verbraucher*innen vorstellen:

Diskutiert mit uns: Wie machen wir das Digitale fair? Braucht der Verbraucher*innenschutz ein Update, um einer pluralistischen und diversen Gesellschaft gerecht zu werden? Und kann eine machtkritische Perspektive auf die digitale Welt Antworten liefern? Das und mehr beim nächsten Feminist Tech Abend, live in Berlin! Meldet euch hier an - oder etwas privatsphärefreundlicher hier: https://lnkd.in/di2j83JU

I wrote this text in the full knowledge that we at SUPERRR Lab are in an unusual position. We can afford to say no, because several of our donors support us through the mythical beast called core funding: grants that are not restricted to a specific program or a predefined outcome. Grants that trust us to know best how to use the money to achieve impact. I can't help but see that the more established an organisation is, the more willing donors are to take the risk of providing core funding. Especially grassroots organisations or movements lead by people from underserved communities have a hard time accessing it. Because of this structural inequality, many civil society organisations or movements cannot afford the abundance mindset we try to foster at SUPERRR (read this article by my colleague Julia Kloiber for more info: https://lnkd.in/dsNyiNYm). I speak about these matters from a position of power because I hope that funders will listen, and change their practice to support civil society organisations and movements in a more flexible, trusting, and long-term way. #funding #philanthropy

Let's talk about money: 💸 We returned grant funding. Outrageous? Quite the opposite. In the non-profit sector, I often hear the phrase, “Now that the money for a project is here, we have to do it, too.” Recently, we decided against that approach. I am convinced that as a feminist organization, we should talk about money matters and funding more openly. Money is power after all. So here is our story: At SUPERRR, we carefully consider whether to apply for or accept funding. But despite our best efforts to act with foresight and intention, sometimes things don't work out as planned: For almost a year, we have been exploring the topic of digital violence. It's an important issue for us because while many talk about it, there rarely is enough dialogue with each other: The voices of those affected and their supporters, groups with (state-)power-critical approaches, and the knowledge of people with technical expertise rarely come together in the same space. We had the great opportunity to bring these voices together in a study and to finally get to the heart of the issue of digital violence. But due to illnesses and changes on the team, we ultimately could not take on the project without constantly overextending ourselves. As activists, we have internalized the mindset of always being ready – and needing to be. Saying no to something feels harder than pushing ourselves beyond our limits. But in this case, saying no was exactly the right decision. ➡️ This too is feminist: Sometimes saying no, even when we would prefer to say yes. The people at Deutsche Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt, our funder, met our decision with open ears, understanding, and a lot of support. For that, we are truly grateful! We will continue our work on digital violence, but at a pace and in a time frame that we can responsibly commit to. So follow us if you care about it, too! Read our full blog post here in German and English: https://lnkd.in/dnZXQwVf Elisa Lindinger #feminist #funding #civilsociety

Wir sind beim Digitalgipfel! Und gleich sind wir sogar auf der Bühne zum Thema: Digitale Fairness: Das Netz, das wir wollen SUPERRRs Lisa Ama Schrade diskutiert mit Staatssekretärin Dr. Christiane Rohleder, Simon Höher Lajla Fetic und Dr. Constanze Kurz über digitalen Verbraucherinnenschutz. 16 Uhr in Frankfurt oder im Stream auf https://lnkd.in/dsab2KUq

Morgen kommt das Sicherheitspaket in den Bundestag - und das solltet ihr darüber wissen: Das Sicherheitspaket ist ein populistischer Entwurf, der auf unser aller Kosten geht. Weil er Grundrechte hier und jetzt schwächt und sie in Zukunft noch angreifbarer macht. Ein fatales Signal – auch und gerade für Frauen, vor allem Schwarze Frauen, Frauen of Color, trans* und nichtbinäre Menschen. Deshalb: Nein zum Sicherheitspaket. Denn echte Sicherheit erreichen wir durch Vorbeugung und kollektive Fürsorge, nicht durch falsche Drohgebärden. #Bundestag #NeinZumSicherheitspaket