Paula Hannemann is Campaigns Director at Change.org Germany. Change.org is one of the largest e-campaigning platforms worldwide and in December 2013, it sent out an appeal from “Writers against Surveillance” with the participation of over 500 writers from 82 countries, among them Nobel Laureates. It advises public bodies and organisations on strategies for success and […]
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Skype talk with the Afghanistan graffiti artist Shamsia Hassani
“In Kabul, graffiti is not illegal”, says Shamsia Hassani, but it not very widespread, yet. For a couple of years now the young artist has been spreading the word about her art, at home and abroad. International audiences connect with her via Facebook and she teaches what she knows to students in Kabul. She will […]
Ebooks, apps and messages on cardboard: how systems get hacked
The internet is not a medium, it is a network machine”, as US online journalist Jeff Jarvis once said. And in the meantime, it has become a productive non-place where artistic work is organised, planned, carried out and distributed. People who cannot work at the same time or in the same place can still work […]
Politaoke – talking politics in karaoke form
Talk like a politician – or even instead of one! Choose from a menu of real-life speeches and imitate them in a dramatic style. Entertain your audience with funny, informative and forgotten speeches from parties across the board on the issues of the internet, surveillance and data protection. It’s like real karaoke but much easier– […]