Feminism In The Age of Sexist Algorithms & Tech Giants
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Join us for a day of discussions, practical workshops and networking on how to strengthen feminist strategies, narratives and resilience with our Greens/EFA MEPs Melissa Camara, Benedetta Scuderi, Alexandra Geese and Nicu Stefanuta, as well as international experts.
Across Europe and beyond, feminist defenders are at the forefront of advancing democracy, human rights, climate justice and social justice. Yet they increasingly operate in hostile contexts shaped by authoritarianism, anti-gender movements, digital misogyny, shrinking civic space and growing threats to democracy. At the same time, funding for feminist organisations is being cut or redirected, while support remains short-term, inaccessible and insufficient, especially for grassroots, intersectional and frontline movements.
This backlash is part of a broader reactionary alliance spanning far-right and authoritarian actors, anti-feminist digital networks, billionaire-owned media and tech platforms. Gender, race, migration and sexuality are increasingly weaponised to divide societies and undermine democratic values. Gendered disinformation targets women leaders, feminist defenders and marginalised communities, while online misogyny and manosphere cultures fuel offline violence and reinforce authoritarian narratives.
Meanwhile, tech billionaires, algorithms and AI infrastructures are concentrating unprecedented political and cultural power, shaping public debate and civic participation. Feminists must therefore challenge not only the political forces driving backlash, but also the economic and technological systems that enable and amplify it.
In light of these developments, the second edition of Feminist Futures will move from diagnosis to strategy, and from reaction to power-building.
How can we organise and communicate effectively in today’s digital context? How can we build collective narratives and practical tools to confront fascism, digital authoritarianism and patriarchal backlash at their roots?
The Greens/EFA invite you to a day of feminist organising, strategy and coalition-building.
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The programme will take place in two venues:
Session 1, European Parliament, room ASP 1E2
Master of Ceremonies & moderation: Joanna Maycock, co-Founder Flamingo Collective
9:00 - 9:30
Registration & coffee
9:30
Welcome by MEP Melissa Camara, Greens/EFA MEP
9:45 - 11:00
First panel: Sexist by Design? Algorithms, AI and the New Digital Backlash
- Neil Datta, Executive Director at EPF
- Josephine Ballon, Head of legal at HateAid
- Alexandra Geese, Greens/EFA MEP
- Asha Allen, Director and Secretary General of the CDT Europe Office
11:00 - 11:15
Coffee pause
11:15 - 12:45
Reclaiming Our Voices: Feminist Activism in the Digital Age
- Kristina Wilfore, Director of Innovation & Global Projects at Reset.tech
- Corinna De Cesare, Italian journalist, entrepreneur and media innovator, founder and editor-in-chief of The Period
- Nicu Stefanuta, Greens/EFA MEP
- Alina Greavu, known online as Aluziva, one of Romania’s most visible feminist and social-justice voices TBC
12:45
Conclusions and follow up by Benedetta Scuderi, Greens/EFA MEP
Session 2, Atelier29, rue Jacques de Lalaing 29, 1040 Brussels
13:00 - 14:30
Networking Lunch
14:30 - 18:00
Afternoon Workshops: tools for a feminist future
14:30 - 16:00
Workshop on Digital Resilience Toolkit for Women in Politics by Kristina Wilford
16:30 - 18:00
Workshop on Shadowbanning, Digital Censorship and Feminist Resistance: Tools, Tactics, Remedies by Martha Dimitratou, Digital Strategist at Reprorights uncensored
18:00 - 19:30
Evening Networking Cocktail: Feminist Speed Networking
