In its third edition, the Mobile Social Congress will focus on the alternative experiences from the social and solidarity economy promoting technological sovereignty from a feminist perspective. At the same time, participants will get to see examples of organization and resistance by female workers and women from communities affected by the violation of human and environmental rights by the electronics supply chain.
You can see the full PROGRAM here.
(Entrance is free, only the Restart Party requires registration).
Tuesday, February 27 – Technological Sovereignty
PANELS
4:00 pm – Auditorium
Programmed obsolescence and electronic waste: solutions from the social and solidarity economy
Speakers:
Alexandra Farbiarz, Terraqui
David Franquesa, Pangea and eReuse
Joseph Silvere Mfou’ou Mbata, Alencop
Moderator: Laia Fargas, SETEM Catalunya
6:00 pm – Auditorium
Technological sovereignty and feminism
Speakers:
Spideralex, Donestech
Silvia Pérez, HackDones BCN
Núria Alonso, Colectic
Moderator: Laura Mora, Capa8 and Aspertic
INTERVIEW
5:40 pm – Auditorium
WORKSHOPS
4:00 pm – CLASSROOMS 1 and 2
Digital self-defence
Offered by: Benet R. i Camps, Softcatalà
5:30 pm – CLASSROOMS 1 and 2
RESTART PARTY: Lengthen the life span of your mobile or computer, and fight programmed obsolescence!
Participants must register beforehand by filling out this form
Offered by: Restarters Barcelona
Wednesday, February 28 – Human Rights in the electronics supply chain
PANELS
4:00 pm – Auditorium
Women, mining extractivism and the violation of human and environmental rights in Latin America
Speakers:
Gloria Chicaiza, Red Latinoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Sociales y Ambientales (Latin American Network of Women Defending Social and Environmental Rights), Ecuador
Margarita Aquino, Red Latinoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Sociales y Ambientales (Latin American Network of Women Defending Social and Environmental Rights), Bolivia
Karolien Burvenich, CATAPA, Belgium
Moderator: Miquel Carrillo, Enginyeria Sense Fronteres (Engineering Without Borders)
6:00 pm – Auditorium
Poisoning from the use of toxic products in the electronics industry
Speakers:
Heather White, co-director and producer of the documentary “Complicit”, USA/China
Amanda Hawes, International Campaign for Responsible Technology and SCCOSH, USA
Joe DiGangi, IPEN, South Korea (video conference)
Moderator: Olga Martín-Ortega, Electronics Watch and University of Greenwich, United Kingdom
INTERVIEW
5:45 pm – Auditorium
Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges, Scotland
WORKSHOPS
4:00 pm – CLASSROOMS 1 and 2
iSlaveat10 – 10 years of modern slavery to manufacture the iPhone
Offered by: Alba Trepat, SETEM Catalonia – with the collaboration of SACOM
5:00 pm – CLASSROOMS 1 and 2
War, natural resources and the role of civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Offered by:
Josep Maria Royo, School for a Culture of Peace, UAB
Erick Kambalé, Étoile du Sud, D.R. Congo
Sylvie Luzala, Étoile du Sud, D.R. Congo
** This event receives funding from the European Union and the City Council of Barcelona. Its content is the exclusive responsibility of SETEM.