Conversation Circle / Cercle sur les conversations

disclaimer: Here are some notes I typed up during the discussion. This doesn’t represent anything “official” ;-)

link to event

Moderateur: Kenneth Werbin

see photos here. There are annotations and hyperlinks on some of the photos if you want to know a few of the people.

Guest: Paul Shore
Paul Shore est un entrepreneur social et chef du bureau au Canada du réseau « Guerrilla News » (gnn.tv). La longue carrière de Paul en tant que réalisateur/producteur inclut des courts métrages aux réseaux CNN et Fox News. Ses films provocants, dont « IBM and the Holocaust » et « Aftermath: Unanswered Questions from 9/11 » peuvent être visionner à http://gnn.tv . Paul est aussi co-fondateur et directeur des médias pour l’organisation « Apathy is boring », dont la mission est « . . . d’employer les arts, les médias et la technologie pour encourager les jeunes à s’engager dans le processus politique et ainsi révolutionner la démocratie.»

Note: This public conversation takes place during Journées Alternatives. See the events tomorrow and Sunday if you’re interested.

I’m not going to try to provide a summary of the discussion, but I invite people to add their recollections and commentaires in the comment section below (en Francais ou Anglais).

Phrases/Questions/Points to consider:

-Is forwarding an email considered “activism”? - before social movements used to take to the streets.

-How can we build a way in which we relate to each other on a human level while still using this new technology?

-How can the revolution happen on-line when the powers that be have much better use of these technologies?

-Is technology neutral?

Yes, it is just a tool.
vs.
People creating encryption technology with the intention for individuals to use it to keep information private.

-There was a lot of discussion about language, but I wouldn’t know how to summarize it. Anybody want to fill this in?

-The affect that technology is having on the socialization of children. How will our the current crop of kids relate to the world / each other after having grown up on videogames, internet?

-Point for discussion: What does everyone think of me taking notes and photos on people? Criticisms? Is it helpful for anyone? One word for it is sousveillance aka “Little Brother”.

As Ken said, see you at the next conversation.
Security and Surveillance: How big is Big Brother? - Oct 19th.