Thanks Irini, For sharing this invitation here on Netbehaviour. It's a really interesting and inviting program of events and can't wait to join the conversation. I think this combination of speakers is likely to make some very interesting connections.
Warmly Ruth On Mon, 23 Nov 2020, 12:10 Irini Papadimitriou, <ir...@futureeverything.org> wrote: > Dear all > > I hope you are well. > > I wanted to share info about our new Future Focus series, an online > programme of critical conversations and exchange, launched during the > pandemic, with the aim to explore ideas for a kinder, more considerate > world, but also a space for inspiration, support and critical discourse at > challenging times. > > Our new series, Money and Environment, will be exploring how finance > impacts on the environment and how it could be potentially reimagined to > contribute to the environmental and social agenda. > > The first session, taking place on Wednesday 2nd December, 5-6pm GMT, is > bringing together a great group of speakers including artist, activist and > feminist economist *Cassie Thornton* > <http://feministeconomicsdepartment.com/>, artist, researcher, > Furtherfield co-Founder and Artistic Director *Ruth Catlow* > <https://www.furtherfield.org/about-us/team/ruth-catlow/>, Assistant > Professor of Literature at University of California Santa Cruz *Zac > Zimmer > <https://humanities.ucsc.edu/academics/faculty/index.php?uid=zaazimme>*, > and Economic Historian and Professor of Early Modern History at University > of Manchester* Philipp Robinson Rössner > <https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/philipp.roessner.html>*. > > The session will explore money production and environmental impact – from > the production of silver coins, human labour, colonial mining and > extraction of natural resources to the implications of energy consumption > in producing crypto currencies – but also the role of art, activism and > alternative narratives. > > > The event is free to attend, but booking is required: > https://futureeverything.org/event/future-focus-money-and-environment-i/ > > I hope you can join us. > > If you are interested to find out more about the Future Focus programme, > please feel free to contact me. > > Best wishes > Irini > > > Irini Papadimitriou > Creative Director | FutureEverything > twitter: @futureverything @irini_mirena | web: http://futureeverything.org > Federation House, 2 Federation Street, Manchester, M4 4BF > > > *CURRENT PROJECTS:* > > *See our latest news here > <https://mailchi.mp/futureeverything/newsletter-march2020-898486?e=[UNIQID]>* > > *Future Focus* > <https://futureeverything.org/news/introducing-our-new-programme-future-focus/> > Our new online programme bringing people together to share ideas, connect > and collectively imagine better, more considerate futures. > > *Trickle Down, A New Vertical Sovereignty > <https://futureeverything.org/portfolio/entry/trickle-down-a-new-vertical-sovereignty/> > by Helen Knowles* > A tokenised four-screen video installation and generative soundscape > attached to the blockchain, exploring value systems and wealth disparity. > This new body of work is now available for touring. > > > *Innovate Manchester > <https://futureeverything.org/event/innovate-manchester-our-digital-futures-data-ethics/> > * > An ambitious events programme bringing together business, academia and > creative thinkers to collaborate on ideas for a more sustainable future. > In collaboration with MIDAS and the Business Growth Hub. > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org > https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
_______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@lists.netbehaviour.org https://lists.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
