On Wednesday 15 January, we organised a workshop on microplastics with Abdoulaye Sene and Carolina García Cataño. In this workshop, we wanted to tackle the issue of microplastics because they are little known and yet they have a major impact on the environment and health. We ended up talking about a continent of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, i.e. a […]
On 11 December 2024, as the last activity of the year, we organised a workshop on the visualisation of the techno-colonial map. On this occasion, we wanted to introduce the notion of techno-colonialism, specifically linked to the extraction, production and transport of electronic waste. We always kept in mind the objective of creating links between the different stages of colonialism, […]
On 13 November 2024 we celebrated the second edition of La TASSE des IDEES, a panel conversation on the taste of e-waste with M- Soumaré from Sénegal Numerique, Eva García Vazquez professor from the University of Oviedo Spain. Moderated by Carolina García Nit Tekna Logik, followed by the Cebu e-jen performance with Anael Nkeoua dit Prince Art.This time we looked […]
On the 27th November 2024, I was invited to take part in a panel organised by AS Création in Bargny, along with Mounganga Boulingui (JVE Senegal) and Fatoumata Diedhiou (Association CRAC). This opportunity arose thanks to the DUD Forum, where I had the pleasure of meeting stylist Adama Sarr. She came to the IDEAS project stand, and after a brief […]
This screening is part of the IDEES project, which is a cross-disciplinary project. One of its aims is to work on the economic opportunities offered by electronic waste, and to develop these activities as part of the social economy. If we talk more about the social and solidarity economy (SSE) than the circular economy (a term more commonly used in […]
Raising awareness of the impact of electronic waste is becoming increasingly urgent. In its 2024 edition, the Global E-Waste Monitor predicts that 62 billion tonnes of e-waste will be produced by 2022 and 82 billion tonnes by 2030, of which only about 20% will be recycled. The production of e-waste involves different actors and issues, which we want to address […]