[spectre] // BLACKLIST Berlin #4: What Is Democracy? //

[Julian Oliver]

Dear Spectre,

You are cordially invited to our fourth BLACKLIST event at Spektrum Berlin, on
Thursday November the 22nd. 

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Do we really live in a democracy? Do we even know what Democracy is?

BLACKLIST #4 asks these questions in the context of the newly-released
documentary "What Is Democracy?" by director Astra Taylor (Žižek!, Examined
Life). 

Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What Is Democracy?
reflects on a word we too often take for granted.

Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic, philosophical journey spans millennia and
continents: from ancient Athens’ groundbreaking experiment in self-government to
capitalism’s roots in medieval Italy; from modern-day Greece grappling with
financial collapse and a mounting refugee crisis to the United States reckoning
with its racist past and the growing gap between rich and poor.

Featuring a diverse cast—including celebrated theorists, trauma surgeons,
activists, factory workers, asylum seekers, and former prime ministers—this
urgent film connects the past and the present, the emotional and the
intellectual, the personal and the political, in order to provoke and inspire.
If we want to live in democracy, we must first ask what the word even means. 

PANELISTS

Abid Muhajir - Features in the film. Former English teacher born in Afghanistan,
grew up in Pakistan.

Liza Pflaum - Political scientist, activist and co-founder of the Seebrücke
movement.

Shanon Bobinger - Speaker, cultural bridge-builder.

Moderated by Jean Peters artist and co-founder of culture jamming activist group
Peng! Collective.

The panel begins at 21:30 and will be held in English. We invite audience
engagement in English, German and French. 

Please find more about the event, alongside an RSVP email address, map and
trailer for What Is Democracy? here:

    https://blackl.st

As this is a free and popular event with limited seats, we kindly ask you RSVP
at least 48hrs beforehand.

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BLACKLIST is a series of public documentary film screenings and accompanying
panel sessions thematically grouped around the significant societal and
environmental challenges of our time. Themes include (yet are not limited to)
Militarisation of Police, Automated Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Mass
Surveillance, 21st Century Fascism, Over-consumption, The 6th Mass Extinction,
Food Security and Climate Change.

Each screening comprises a single newly-released documentary film and panel of
four to six guests whose members are considered experts and/or activists closely
related to the (given) theme. It is the goal of this panel to address tensions,
challenges and mitigation strategies following the screening, inviting debate
and discussion to the ends of encouraging engagement.

In short, BLACKLIST aims to bring attendees in contact with activists around
themes already important to them, stimulating their own 'latent activist' to get
involved toward the ends of enacting positive change.

BLACKLIST is derived from its parent Black Sheep; the initiative of Ziya Tong,
Black Sheep events comprise private, ad-hoc screenings to activists in cities
worldwide.

    https://blackl.st

BLACKLIST is kindly supported by:

    Spektrum http://spektrumberlin.de/
    Black Sheep http://blacksh33p.org/
    HotDocs https://www.hotdocs.ca/

Kind regards,

-- 
Julian Oliver
https://julianoliver.com
https://criticalengineering.org
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