"In a world saturated with data, algorithms, and stories told by those in power, what does it take to truly unlearn the narratives that shape us? Chelsea Manning has lived at the fault lines of secrecy and truth, obedience and conscience, isolation and community. In this powerful keynote, she shares how her journey—from classified military intelligence to public whistleblowing to life as a network security advocate—has been defined not by what she learned, but by what she had the courage to unlearn.

Through personal stories and hard-won insights, Chelsea explores how dismantling the myths we inherit—about safety, control, identity, and technology—can open space for new, more liberating forms of knowledge. She challenges us to re-imagine the internet as a place that serves people rather than power, where openness is a practice, not a slogan, and where creativity thrives alongside accountability.

A World of New Learnings is both a cautionary tale and a call to action: an invitation to let go of the certainties that no longer serve us, to see clearly the systems we participate in, and to consciously build futures rooted in empathy, transparency, and collective care.

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Chelsea E. Manning is a technologist, data scientist, and security consultant based in Brooklyn, New York, known for her expertise in security and artificial intelligence. Manning works directly with journalists, activists, and civil society organizations on digital security projects and advocates for industry-wide adoption of ethical guardrails in machine learning, arguing for accountability standards akin to those in medicine and law as AI systems increasingly shape public life."

On November 9th.
https://www.youtube.com/live/BTrAzGu6Fu8

#ChelseaManning #keynote #MozillaFestival

Barcelona signa un acord per mantenir el Mozilla Festival a la ciutat les dues pròximes edicions i promoure les tecnologies de codi obert – Servei de Premsa

Lloc web del Servei de Premsa del Gabinet de l'Alcaldia de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona.

The @mozilla team has done a spectacular job for MozFest 2025. What a stunning setting to envision a technological future that empowers humans and is based on shared values. If you‘re also in Barcelona and would like to chat about Open Data and Open Source AI send me a DM, I‘m here until Monday! #mozfest #mozfest2025 #mozillafestival #mozilla #opensource #ai
At #mozillafestival if anyone is about

Final leg of my journey from Dundee to Barcelona. TGV from Paris. Four hours in and there are still three to go.

Very comfortable, smooth and spacious on the top deck. Feels like 1st class in the UK (which I’ve only ever experienced as a free upgrade).

Patchy Internet has impacted my work a bit but hey ho.

Glimpsed some small Alps near Grenoble, trying to look impressive because their big cousins were out of sight.

#MozillaFestival

Meet Daniel Harris ( @dahacouk ) founder of @kendraio Foundation at @mozilla Festival Barcelona November 7 to 9. We're building free open-source toolkit infrastructure for non-developers to create apps. Talk to Daniel about no-code, local-first, AI-second and malleable-software.

#kendraio #kendraioapp #interoperability #dataportability #interface #nocode #api #opensource #userinterface #localfirst #collaboration #privacy #security #MozillaFestival #MozFest

Third (very short) leg of my journey to Barcelona was a 3km walk from Gard de Nord to my hotel. I skipped the Metro because the weather was lovely. Not far to walk but my bag did get heavier as I went. #MozillaFestival
Lovely trip on the Caledonian Sleeper. Gentle rumbling and clunking through the night, which I like. Early vegan breakfast in the club car and into Euston in plenty of time. Next step on journey to Barcelona: Eurostar from St Pancras to Paris. #MozillaFestival
Aquest cap de setmana se celebra el Mozilla Festival - i dissabte a les 9 tenim un fòrum per discutir servidors de barri! https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/47 #mozilla #mozillafestival #localservers #communitytechnology
Mozilla Festival Schedule

For 15 years, Mozilla Festival has been the home for big ideas, bold conversations, and the movement for a better internet. From November 7th to 9th, we’re bringing that energy back to Barcelona, and you're invited to be a part of it.

Estoy en Barcelona para participar en el #DecidimFest. Me toca moderar una mesa sobre redes descentralizadas con @andypiper, @Amandine y @robin. Luego me quedo para el #MozillaFestival. Si nos cruzamos por ahí, avisad. 😉