[HacktionLab] Fwd: Cafe event next Monday: drones, killer robots and the politics of technology

[Mike Harris]

For anyone in London and interested....any hacktionlabbers fancy going
along and representing?


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Subject: 	Cafe event next Monday: drones, killer robots and the politics
of technology
Date: 	Thu, 4 Jul 2013 12:18:20 +0100 (BST)
From: 	Ned Ludd <luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: 	Ned Ludd <luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk>
To: 	Ned Ludd <luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk>




Dear friends,

Here is a reminder about the first in our series of meetings on the
politics of technology, focusing on drones, killer robots and the arms
trade. If you're not in London or can't make it, you might still be
interested in the blog <http://breakingtheframe.org.uk/?p=30#comment-4>
by Richard Moyes of the campaign to stop killer robots. We would be
grateful if you could forward this message to appropriate groups, tweet
etc.  

Best wishes

Ned Ludd
Luddites200: www.luddites200.org.uk

megamachinetoplow

> Beaking the Frame Part 1:
> Technology out of control? Drones, Killer Robots and the Arms Trade
>
> Remote controlled drones have already caused many civilian casualties
> in the 'war on terror', and people in the target zones and in Britain
> are campaigning against their use. But the military is moving towards
> letting battlefield 'killer robots' take their own decisions without
> human input. Should we allow computers to decide who lives and who
> dies?  Who is legally responsible for their actions? This first
> meeting in our 'Breaking the Frame' series on the politics of
> technology will address some of the ethical and 'existential' issues
> raised by the march of technocracy. There will be plenty of time for
> informal discussion. See Richard Moyes' blog post
> <http://breakingtheframe.org.uk/?p=30#comment-4>
>
> When: 7pm July 8th 2013
> Where: Fairly Square Bar and Cafe: 51 Red Lion St London WC1R 4PF
>
> Introductions from:
>
>   * Anne-Marie O'Reilly - Campaign Against the Arms Trade
>     <http://www.caat.org.uk/>
>   * Chris Cole - Drones Campaign Network
>     <http://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com/>
>   * Richard Moyes -  Article 36
>     <http://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/www.article36.org> & Campaign
>     to Stop Killer Robots
>     <http://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/www.stopkillerrobots.org>
>
> For more information visit 
> <http://breakingtheframe.org.uk/>www.breakingtheframe.org.uk
> <http://breakingtheframe.org.uk/>, and if you're coming join the
> Facebook event page: breaking the frame
> <https://www.facebook.com/events/171016693067947/?fref=ts>, or
> contact luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk>
>
> Breaking the Frame: discussions on the politics of technology
>
> Technology dominates our world, but many people think ‘its just a
> neutral tool’ or that technology = progress.  Although it does bring
> some benefits, most technology designed and controlled by corporate,
> military and technocratic elites to serve their interests and exert
> their power.  Luddites200 is organising a series of monthly events to
> look at the technology politics of food, energy, work, gender, war,
> the economy, health etc.  There will be speakers from campaigning
> groups and lots of time for discussion.  We are preparing for a 3-day
> gathering in May 2014 on these issues.
>
> July 8th Technology out of control? Drones, killer robots and the arms
> trade
> AugustNew nuclear and the lessons of Fukushima
> SeptemberGender and the politics of technology 
> OctoberEconomic crisis and austerity: “It’s the technology, stupid”
> NovemberFood, GM and synthetic biology
> DecemberExtreme Energy (fracking, tar sands etc) and climate change
> JanuaryThe politics of alternative technology and workers’ plans
> FebruaryDigital technology, surveillance and Big Data
> MarchToxics and nanotechnology
> April‘Mental health’, big pharma and the new eugenics
>
> When: 7pm 2nd Monday of the month
> Where: Fairly Square Bar and Cafe, 51 Red lion St London WC1R 4PF
> For more information visit www.breakingtheframe.org.uk
> <http://uk-mg42.mail.yahoo.com/neo/www.breakingtheframe.org.uk>,
> Facebook: Breaking the frame
> <https://www.facebook.com/events/171016693067947/?fref=ts> or
> contact luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk <mailto:luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk>.