Challenging Secrecy and Surveillance: Building Anti-Surveillance Activism Title: Challenging Secrecy and Surveillance: Building Anti-Surveillance Activism Speaker: Alex Hotz Date: Friday 19 August 2016 Time: 12:30-14:00 Venue: CCS Seminar Room 602, 6th Floor, MTB Tower, Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal Topic: This seminar considers how state security structures have become increasingly involved in politics and public life. It draws from student activism on university campuses including the RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall campaigns. It also examines the extent to which there is evidence of abuse of the state's surveillance capabilities. Speaker Bio: Alex Hotz is a student activist and an active member of RhodesMustFall and FeesMustFall at the University of Cape Town. She is one of the students facing disciplinary action for involvement in student activism. She has completed a BA in Politics, Film and Radio Production, a Postgraduate Diploma in International Law and is in the process of completing her L.L.B. She is currently the Secrecy Organizer at the Right2Know Campaign. Her interest in secrecy and surveillance stems from student activism especially in the area of private security and the militarization of campuses. She is interested in the role that surveillance plays in curtailing and criminalizing activism and protest.  Back

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