[Environment-readinggroup] Next week reading group replaced by three online panels

[Fieke]

Hi all,

Changes to next week's reading group.

Becky's piece is not ready for sharing yet, but we on Nov 5-7 16.-17.30 
CEST we are organising three panels on sustainable en equitable 
infrastructures <https://www.criticalinfralab.net/preview/?id=842>. 
These conversation will focus on Playing with Solarpunk Computing and 
Tiny Infrastructures, Tech-poetics and the Cosmos of Resistance, and 
Regenerative infrastructures. Joana Varon will be speaking about her 
work on her and Lucia Egana work on Compost Engineers, which we have 
scheduled to discuss on December 17th.

More about the panels below

Best Fieke

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We are excited to announce the Sustainable and Equitable Internet 
Infrastructure Dialogs and Debates series. On November 5-7 we will host 
three conversations on Tech-poetics and the Cosmos of Resistance, 
Regenerative infrastructures, and Playing with Solarpunk Computing and 
Tiny Infrastructures. Speakers include Thiane Neves 
<https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/author/thiane-de-nazare-monteiro-neves-barros/>, 
Miguel de Barros 
<https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/miguel-de-barros-o-mar-esta-a-comer-a-terra/>, 
Madeline R. Young-Touré 
<https://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/compelling-new-collaboration-visually-explores-the-impact-of-colonial-era>, 
Jen Liu <https://www.jenliujenliu.com/>, Joana Varon 
<https://www.joanavaron.com/>, Sunjoo Lee <https://sunjoolee.com/>, Luã 
Cruz <https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/fellowships/lua-cruz/>, 
Spencer 張正 Chang <https://spencer.place/>, and Esther Mwema 
<https://esthermwema.persona.co/>. See more info on each panel below.

To discuss the ecological burdens of computation, challenge the notion 
of scale, uplift communal and regenerative computing practices, and 
dream together about alternative socio-technical pathways that center 
people and planet over profit and capital.

Panel 1: Playing with Solarpunk Computing and Tiny Infrastructures

November 5, 12h-1.30pm (UT-3), 10am - 11.30am EST, and 4.00-5.30 PM (UTC +1)

Zoom Link to Register:

https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfu6rrD4tG9TuQENae6V2NSbadwjc3Ckz 
<https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfu6rrD4tG9TuQENae6V2NSbadwjc3Ckz>

Panel 2: Tech-poetics and the Cosmos of Resistance

November 6, 12h-1.30pm (UT-3), 10am - 11.30am EST, and 4.00-5.30 PM (UTC +1)

Zoom Link to Register:

https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMldeyhpzIqHNUbB-TRa-FufW8qMrkwbnJY 
<https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMldeyhpzIqHNUbB-TRa-FufW8qMrkwbnJY>

Panel 3: Regenerative infrastructuresNovember 7, 12h-1.30pm (UT-3), 10am 
- 11.30am EST, and 4.00-5.30 PM (UTC +1)Zoom Link to 
Register:https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcu2hrT4sGNX5CFg7ya2Sz4Qaq2XCM17V 
<https://mozilla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vcu2hrT4sGNX5CFg7ya2Sz4Qaq2XCM17V>

See more info below about each one of the panels and panellists.

We hope to see you there!**
**

Lori, Michelle, and Fieke

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Playing with Solarpunk Computing and Tiny Infrastructures

Speakers: Luã Cruz 
<https://www.thegreenwebfoundation.org/fellowships/lua-cruz/>, Spencer 
張正 Chang <https://spencer.place/>, and Esther Mwema 
<https://esthermwema.persona.co/>

Moderator: Michelle Thorne

Date: November 5th from 12h-1.30 PM (UTC-3), 3.00-4.30 PM (UTC), 
4.00-5.30 PM (UTC +1)

We already know what Big Tech built for profit looks like. But what if 
we reimagine digital infrastructures with community service, joy, and 
just the right amount of technology to meet collective needs? This panel 
explores these possibilities through solarpunk computing, tiny 
infrastructures, and other alternative models that foster sustainable, 
justice-oriented digital futures. We'll learn from communities managing 
their own internet connectivity, gaining insights into resilience and 
meeting local needs through grassroots efforts. We’ll also hear from 
community-led renewable energy projects and how they inform sustainable, 
rights-based governance of technology. The panel invites us to rethink 
digital infrastructures — envisioning ways to reduce resource use while 
designing technologies that truly support collective well-being.

Tech-poetics and the Cosmos of Resistance

Speakers: Thiane Neves 
<https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/author/thiane-de-nazare-monteiro-neves-barros/>, 
Miguel de Barros 
<https://revistapesquisa.fapesp.br/miguel-de-barros-o-mar-esta-a-comer-a-terra/>, 
and Madeline R. Young-Touré 
<https://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/news/compelling-new-collaboration-visually-explores-the-impact-of-colonial-era>

Moderator: Lori Regattieri

Date: November 6th from 12h-1.30 PM (UTC-3), 3.00-4.30 PM (UTC), 
4.00-5.30 PM (UTC +1)

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This panel explores the intersection of technology, infrastructure, and 
socio-environmental impacts within the framework of racial capitalism 
and colonial power structures. Inspired by the critical writings of 
Sylvia Wynter and Denise Ferreira da Silva, it challenges prevailing 
biocentric and anthropocentric ideologies to redefine what it means to 
be human in a world deeply shaped by industrial and digital 
technologies. Through a blend of research, art, film, and documentary, 
the panelists critique extractive practices and their devastating 
effects on both human and ecological systems. By engaging with themes of 
infrastructure, environmental degradation, and colonial legacies, this 
dialogue envisions a future where technology systems are designed with a 
deep recognition of all life forms, fostering resistance, solidarity, 
and policies that honor interconnectedness and belonging in a cosmos of 
shared existence.

Regenerative infrastructures

Speakers: Jen Liu <https://www.jenliujenliu.com/>, Joana Varon 
<https://www.joanavaron.com/>, Sunjoo Lee <https://sunjoolee.com/>

Moderator: Fieke Jansen

Date: November 7th from 12h-1.30 PM (UTC-3), 3.00-4.30 PM (UTC), 
4.00-5.30 PM (UTC +1)

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Internet infrastructures are a central but often invisible part of our 
lives. Recent protest and resistance against data centers have made 
certain challenges surrounding our infrastructures visible but fails to 
address the underlying values of growth, extractive, and abundance. 
Local win end up displaying the challenges to other territories. To flip 
the script and move beyond what is to what could be this round table 
centers on the idea of regenerative infrastructures, a term we use to 
describe restorative ecological and social approaches to 
infrastructures. We asked our speakers to offer different perspectives 
on regenerative infrastructures, focussing on community, environment, 
self-reliance, and autonomy, and alternative ways of thinking about 
infrastructures, from exploring low-tech and post-silicon computing. For 
example, washed-away concrete bridges in the rainy season deposit solid 
waste in rivers and lands and require external expertise to rebuild, 
whereas bamboo bridges decompose and can be rebuilt by the community.


-- 
Fieke Jansen, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher - Media Studies Department - University of Amsterdam
co-pi critical infrastructure lab
Member Green Screen Climate Justice and Digital Rights coalition

W:https://www.criticalinfralab.net/
E:fieke at criticalinfralab.net

Jansen, F.  (2024). The Practice of Predictive Identification: Optimising for Organisational Needs. Surveillance and Society Vol. 22 No. 3https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/surveillance-and-society/article/view/15788/11734

Branch Magazine Special Issue 6: Green Screen Edition
https://branch.climateaction.tech/issues/issue-6/
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