Event
Fri 24 Apr 13:00-14:00 at Pervasive Media Studio
Lunchtime Talk: No To Big Tech
In this Lunchtime Talk, Artemis Bear will cover why we need to take action to move away from big tech, and will offer alternative options for cloud storage, collaborative documents, email, media streaming and social media.
In this week's Lunchtime Talk, we'll hear from researcher Artemis Bear who will cover how Big Tech has demonstrated itself to be a threat to our privacy, human rights, mental health, and democracy. They will also go into the many ethical, privacy-first alternatives that we could be supporting instead. This talk will cover why we need to take action and offer alternative options for cloud storage, collaborative documents, email, media streaming, social media and hardware.
About Artemis
Artemis Bear is a start-up founder, researcher, network weaver, community organiser, facilitator, and culture change strategist. Their with a focuses on deschooling and decolonising for regenerative futures. They're the founder of innovative education project The Garden, as well as a researcher in Alternative Futures for Onion Collective.
Artemis is also governance officer for radical video game co-op Circle-A Studios and an active co-creator within The Bristol Commons. They're also part of a new initiative called No To Big Tech, which is aiming to support people to divest from big tech by promoting alternatives.
Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 24 April at 13:00 for the talk and to take part in the Q and A discussion afterwards.
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The Pervasive Media Studio is a partnership between the Watershed, University of the West of England and University of Bristol. The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region. Watershed is supported by Arts Council England.
Address:
Watershed, 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol BS1 5TX
Directions:
The Lunchtime talks take place in the Pervasive Media Studio Event Space. To access the Studio, please go to the Main Watershed Box Office entrance and go upstairs to the Café Bar. Walk across the cafe bar, turn right and walk towards the double doors. Go through into the corridor and walk all the way down until you reach the Studio. A member of staff will sign you in, and check your ticket, if you have booked.
The Studio is wheelchair accessible, and the events space has a hearing loop. The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.
For more information on accessing the studio take a look here.
*Please note this is a hybrid event and will be live streamed so please be aware you will be in the live broadcast and recording when watching in the Studio.
