The Book and Movie Club “‘Re’Imaginando Tecnologias: Caminhos para o Futuro” (“‘Re’Imagining Technologies: Paths to the Future”), conducted in Portuguese together with Instituto da Hora and Eureka, invites participants to explore the intersections of technology, the future, and the challenges and perspectives shaping these debates through sci-fi narratives. Featuring thought-provoking discussions, live meetings, and an in-person event, the club fosters … Read More
Book and Movie Club: “Technology Through Feminist Lenses”
With the generous support of the Patrick J McGovern Foundation, Data-Pop Alliance and Eureka proudly launched the free Book and Movie Club titled “Technology Through Feminist Lenses.” The club conducted sessions in three languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Throughout its three months, we utilized curated content to explore technology as a lens to discuss intersectional feminist perspectives, race, class, and … Read More
Book Club: “Counting Femicide with Catherine D’Ignazio”
This Book Club, featured the book “Counting Femicide: Data Feminism in Action” by Catherine D’Ignazio, which documents the creative, intellectual, and emotional labor of data activists across the Americas as they seek to fill the institutional gap in counting femicides and gender-related killings. The Book Club facilitated a safe space for discussion with the author herself during 8 live discussion … Read More
Eureka: A Social Media Platform for Social Change
Eureka is the first book-film club for social change. We are a non-for-profit and non-data extractive social media platform designed for users to find books and films on a particular topic, discuss it with a community and ultimately, inspire engagement and action towards social change. Our goal is to use culture content as an excuse to promote deep dialogue. Our … Read More
Book and Movie Club: “Networks’ Capitalism: Addiction, Disinformation and Violence”
This Book and Movie Club, a joint effort between Eureka and DPA, focused on addiction, disinformation, and violence stemming from social media in the context of Latin America. The Club featured two documentaries, a fiction movie, and a book related to the topic that addressed questions such as, Does monetization imply addition? How is social media used to spread hatred … Read More