Online 26th May | Barcelona 27th May | Madrid 28th May
Towards a democratic, decolonial and human rights-based approach artificial intelligence

Joining together collectives and social movements to generate shared knowledge and action proposals
Día 1 | Jueves 26 de Mayo | SESIÓN ONLINE
Lafede.cat, Espai Societat Oberta, Colectivo Algorights, Observatorio Trabajo, Algoritmo y Sociedad, Fronteras Digitales, XNet, Algoracee, EDRI-Digital Freedom Fund Carmen Juares, Oyidiya Oji Palino, Tayrine Dias DoSantos, Nadia Nadesan
Día 2 | Viernes 27 de Mayo | BARCELONA
Sasha Constanza-Chock, Ada Lovelace Institute, Biometric Citizen Council + AIA, AI Now, Open Government Partnership, Eticas Consulting, Democractic Society, Alianza Justicia Algorítmica, Elena Silvestrini
Día 3 | Sábado 28 de Mayo | MADRID
Algorace, Oyidiya Oji Palino, Safia Oulmane, Ghett’UP, Colectivo Mijente
Streaming
May 26 Session 9:30 – 14:00
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Conference Program
Thursday/26th May | ONLINE
Introduction and welcome to the conference
Judith Membrives i Llorens in name of Lafede.cat, Espai Societat Oberta, Algorace and Algorights.
9:30 - 10:00
Democratising Artificial Intelligence in a context of political turmoil
Lucia Errandonea - Algorights
Lorem fistrum por la gloria de mi madre esse jarl aliqua llevame al sircoo. De la pradera ullamco qué dise usteer está la cosa muy malar.
10:00 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 10:35
How can civil society hack the inequalities of the system?
Speakers:
Simona Levi - XNET
Alberto Alvarez - Observatorio Trabajo Algoritmo y Sociedad
Youssef M. Ouled - Fronteras Digitales
Moderators: Carmen Juares
10:35 - 12:00
Break
12:00 - 12:30
Decolonising digital rights: a global view with immediate action
12:30 - 13:45
Wrap up and introduction to the afternoon workshop
13:45 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 15:30
Interactive workshop: 'Other futures of data and artificial intelligence: reimagining with Design Justice'
Workshop facilitated by Tayrine Dias DosSantos and Nadia Nadesan, Platoniq (available only in Spanish)
15:30 - 17:30
All sessions will have simultaneous English translations
Friday/27/May | BARCELONA
Canòdrom-Ateneu d'Innovació Digital I Democràtica (Map)
Welcome to day 2. Review of previous sessions and introduction to the day
9:30 - 10:00
Why and how to involve afffected communities by Artificial Intelligence?
Safia Oulmane ( GHETT'UP )
Anna Colom - Democratic Society
Judith Membrives - Barcelona AI Taskforce
Presented by: Moha Gerehou.
10:00 - 11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:30
Citizen participation in the implementation of artificial intelligence in the public sector
Algorithmic accountability for the public sector - Divij Joshi from La Alianza OGP, Ada Lovelace Institute, and AI Now
Biometric Citizen Council - Aidan Peppin of Ada Lovelace Institute
Algorithm Audit Guide - Gemma Galdón from Fundación Eticas
Moderates: Gala Pin
(English session with simultaneous translation)
11:30 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 15:00
Workshop 1: Biometric data, legislation and litigation
15:00- 16:30
Workshop 2: Why and how to carry out an algorithmic impact assessment
15:00 - 16:30
Workshop 3: AI regulation and political opportunities in the European Union
Pamela Valenti – Open Society Foundations
15:00 - 16:30
Break
16:30 - 17:00
Collective reflection and next steps
17:00 - 18:30
Informal vermouth among attendees
Until 20:00
Saturday/28/May | MADRID
Espacio Cultural Conciencia Afro (Map)
Welcome to the third day. Review of the previous two days and introduction to the day's sessions
12:00 - 12:30
How to incorporate a digital perspective in an anti-racist organization?
Safia Oulmane ( GHETT'UP )
Session facilitated by Miriam Hatibi
(Session in English with simultaneous translations)
13:15 - 14:30
Break
14:30 - 16:00
Workshop 'If we want a future in freedom, we have to re-appropiate technology'
Cinthya Rodriguez. Mijente = Gente + Justice. A new political home for Latinx and Chicanx organization.
16:00 - 18:00
Break
18:00 - 18:30
Final collective reflection and next steps
18:30 - 19:30
Final celebration
19:30 - 22:00

Speakers

Lucia Errandonea
Algorights
Thursday 26th May | ONLINE

Paola Ricaurte
Tierra Común
Thursday 26th May | ONLINE

Alberto (Tito) Álvarez
Observatorio Trabajo Algoritmo y Sociedad
Thursday 26th May | ONLINE
Join this conference to generate knowledge and act collectively!

Travel grants
With the aim of promoting access and participation to the conference for the greatest number of interested and diverse communities, we offer grants for those who meet the requirements detailed below. This aid consists of accommodation and travel grants for 27th (in Barcelona) and 28th May (in Madrid). The Selection Committee will choose 8 candidates who will be announced as soon as possible.
Eligibility
- People who plan to participate in the three days of the Conference (26th online, 27th in Barcelona, and 28th in Madrid).
- Preference will be given to people who do not live in the province of Barcelona or the Autonomous Community of Madrid and/or who live in these territories and need the scholarship to access the event in the city where they do not live.
- People must work or collaborate in an anti-racist, human rights and/or global justice organisation/movement.
- Confirm that they can participate in the 3 days, online, and in Barcelona and Madrid.
- Priority will be given to people who are part of racialized and/or migrant groups
- Detailing the reasons why you want to come will also help to decide who will be chosen.
We invite you to fill in this short form so that we can take into account your needs and evaluate your applications.
Discover the resources we have put at your disposal
- All
- Blog Post
- Recommended
- Resistances
- Video

NLP to prevent racist biases adopted

Introduction to AI and racial discrimination

Technological resistances: learning and challenges for the future

Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, risks and opportunities

Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights: utopia or reality?

Conversation with Virginia Eubanks in Barcelona

Proposals for an AI that does not reproduce structural inequalities

EURODAC: a biometric system to categorise and criminalise those migrants and refugees we don’t want

Antiracism Concepts

AI concepts
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