Seeds of Change: Unlearning and Radical Collective Change in Online Communities

Explore the potential of online activist communities to drive radical collective change through decolonial social unlearning practices in this 43-minute conference talk from the 37C3 event. Delve into the findings of a 5-year participatory action research program examining two activist online communities. Discover the enabling conditions necessary for fostering deep relationships, criticality, and emergent leadership in digital spaces. Examine the importance of joyful, liberating practices in unlearning harmful cultural patterns and the need to balance expertise with fearless presence in the face of global challenges. Gain insights on harnessing socio-technical networks to unite forces against capitalist and neocolonial structures, while critically evaluating technology's role in societal transformation. Learn about the pitfalls of digital communication tools in creating a better world and the significance of confronting unsustainable and oppressive structures. Join speaker Dorian Cavé in this thought-provoking discussion on changing the world through online communities and decolonial approaches to collaboration, knowledge, and community-building.