[spectre] Exposing Crimes is Not a Crime: The Real-World Consequences of WikiLeaks, March 19-22

[Tatiana Bazzichelli]

Dear all,

In just over a week, our conference 'Exposing Crimes Is Not A Crime: The 
Real-World Consequences of WikiLeaks' will take place at HAU Hebbel am 
Ufer (HAU 1) in Berlin and Stadtwerkstatt (Berlin-Mitte).

The year 2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the foundation of WikiLeaks. 
This symposium explores its legacy, why its work mattered, and how 
society and politics shifted as its global releases exposed systems of 
power. WikiLeaks members, journalists, lawyers, experts, artists, 
activists, and major whistleblowers will come together for four days in 
Berlin.

In light of the current global political conflicts, it is now more 
important than ever that we discuss topics such as war, surveillance, 
secrecy, and new paths for action and resistance. You will find details 
of the speakers and panels below and here:
https://www.disruptionlab.org/exposing-crimes-is-not-a-crime

As usual, there will be an opportunity to ask questions remotely, and 
the panels will also be streamed /for free on our website and HAU4.
Tickets for the symposium are available here or on site at HAU1:
https://www.disruptionlab.org/exposing-crimes-is-not-a-crime#tickets

## Schedule

## Thursday, March 19 2026
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1), Berlin

17:00 · Opening Words
Margarita Tsomou (Curator Theory & Discourse, HAU Hebbel am Ufer, 
GR/DE). Tatiana Bazzichelli (Founder and Artistic Director, Disruption 
Network Lab, IT/DE).

17:10–19:10 · The Reasons Behind
Stella Assange (Human Rights Lawyer, ZA/UK/AU), Sunna Ævarsdóttir 
(Global Director of Courage International, IS), Renata Ávila Pinto 
(Lawyer, CEO, Open Knowledge Foundation, GT/UK), Chip Gibbons 
(Journalist, Researcher, US).
Moderation: Tatiana Bazzichelli (Director, Disruption Network Lab, IT/DE).

20:00–22:00 · War & Military
Lisa Ling (Whistleblower, Former Technical Sergeant, US Air Force Drone 
Surveillance Programme, US), John Kiriakou (Former CIA Counter-Terrorism 
Officer, Anti-Torture Whistleblower, US), John Goetz (Investigative 
Journalist, US/DE), Jesselyn Radack (Director, Whistleblower & Source 
Protection at ExposeFacts, US/FR).
Moderation: Michael Sontheimer (Historian and Journalist, DE).

## Friday, March 20 2026
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1), Berlin

17:00-19:00 · Government & Diplomatic Cables
Kristinn Hrafnsson (Editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, IS), Stefania Maurizi 
(Investigative Journalist, Regular Contributor, Il Fatto Quotidiano, 
IT), Jack Poulson, Executive Director, Tech Inquiry, US, Ewen MacAskill 
(Reporter, Former Guardian's Defence and Intelligence Correspondent, UK).
Moderation: Joseph Farrell (WikiLeaks Ambassador, UK).

20:00-22:00 · Intelligence & Cybersurveillance
Terry Albury (Former FBI Agent, Whistleblower, US), Thomas Drake 
(Whistleblower, former Senior Executive at the National Security Agency, 
US), Katharine Gun (Iraq War Whistleblower, former GCHQ Linguist and 
Analyst, UK/TR), Andy Müller-Maguhn (Wau Holland Foundation, DE).
Moderation: Chip Gibbons (Journalist, Researcher, US).

## Saturday, March 21 2026
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1), Berlin
17:00-19:00 Global Economy & Corporate Secrets

Matthew Kennard (Author, Investigative Journalist, UK), Scott Ludlam 
(Designer, Researcher, Former Senator for Western Australia, AU), 
Esteban Servat (Climate Activist, Founder, EcoLeaks AR/DE), Clara López 
Rubio  (Filmmaker, ES/DE).
Moderation: Deepa Govindarajan Driver (Lecturer in Governance, 
Regulation and Risk, Henley Business School, UK).

20:00-22:00 · Art as Evidence & Resistance
Robert Trafford  (Deputy Director, Forensis; Assistant Director, 
Forensic Architecture, UK/DE), Institute for Dissent and Datalove 
(Collective of Hackers, Artists, Activists and Tinkerers, DE, FR, US), 
Davide Dormino (Visual Artist, Activist, IT), Manja McCade (Artist, 
Co-Founder, Julian Assange Archive e.V., DE).
Moderation: Becky Haghpanah-Shirwan (Director, A/POLITICAL, UK).

## Sunday, March 22 2026 · Activation Day · Register
Stadtwerkstatt, Berlin
Free with Registration here: https://www.disruptionlab.org/activation-day

13:00–15:30 · Tactics & Actions for the Future
With tactical input by: Andrei Molodkin (Conceptual Artist, RU/FR), Raja 
Stutz & Claudia Daseking (Assange Support Berlin, DE), Mauro Forte 
(Activist, Free Assange Napoli, IT). With the active participation of 
the conference speakers and the audience. Facilitators: Tatiana 
Bazzichelli (Founder and Artistic Director, Disruption Network Lab, 
IT/DE), Institute for Dissent and Datalove (Collective of Hackers, 
Artists, Activists and Tinkerers, DE, FR, US).

16:00–18:00 · WEKILL//LEAKS: A Card Game
With: Institute for Dissent and Datalove (Collective of Hackers, 
Artists, Activists and Tinkerers, DE, FR, US).
WEKILL//LEAKS is a two-player card game in which players take on 
opposing roles: The Empire or The Leak.

## Collaboration Events: Film Screenings

16.3 · XY Chelsea · Screening + Q&A · Sputnik Kino
with Tatiana Bazzichelli (Founder and Artistic Director, Disruption 
Network Lab) & Anna Ramskogler-Witt (Artistic Director, Doxumentale).
https://www.sputnik-kino.com/program/movie/3670

23.3 · Hacking Justice · Screening + Q&A · ACUD Kino
With Clara López Rubio, Film Director, ES/DE (speaker in Global Economy 
& Corporate Secrets)
https://acudkino.de/Programm/hacking_justice_-_film_screening/20070

I hope to see many of you!

All the best,

Tatiana

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Tatiana Bazzichelli // Artistic Director
Disruption Network Lab
https://www.disruptionlab.org/
E-mail for personal messages: tbazz(at)disruptionlab.org
Twitter: @disruptberlin // @t_bazz
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