Untangle: A Day of Technology, Feelings, and Resistance

As part of the HTMlles festival, Eastern Bloc in collaboration with Ada X invites you to a day of reflection bringing together discussions and demonstrations around feminist approaches to care, ethical technology, and digital autonomy.

The day, with its main programming offered in hybrid format, will open with a collective discussion facilitated by Tyra Maria Trono, Programming Coordinator at Ada X. The conversation will explore the connections between the projects being presented and the festival's themes.

This will be followed by a presentation of Cursors of Care, a project led by artist Tricia Enns, exploring how small creative gestures can infuse care and meaning into our everyday digital spaces through the creation of personalized pixelated cursors and icons. Following this will be a workshop led by Techtechtech on their project To Weave a Web: the Poetics of Opting Out, featuring artists and researchers Liane Decary-Chen, Marie LeBlanc Flanagan, Sarah Choukah, and Chanel Robin. They will invite us to reflect on ways to divest from tech giants and imagine ethical, sustainable, and community-centered tools.

The day will close with an in-person gathering for those who can join us on-site, with the opportunity to build your own mini server in a micro-workshop.

12:30 PM - In-person welcome

12:45 PM - Virtual room opens

1:00 - 1:30 PM - Discussion circle facilitated by Tyra Maria Trono

1:30 - 2:30 PM - "Cursors of Care" by Tricia Enns

2:30 - 5:30 PM - "To Weave a Web" by Techtechtech

5:30 - 8:00 PM - Social gathering (in-person, open to all)

6:00 - 6:30 PM - "Build Your Own Mini Server" micro-workshop (in-person only)

Free admission, RSVP required.

Programming will be held primarily in English.

Join us at 55 rue de Louvain Ouest # 53 or online.

Bar on site during the evening (cash and card).