Hack The Earth 2026: In Defense of Territories is a gathering to weave alliances between defenders of territories and the networks of life, ancient and communal knowledge, and the internet and free media.

American billionaire Warren Buffett, with an estimated fortune of 133 billion dollars, has said: "There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." We keep experiencing situations of disbelief, fear, and anger related to the accelerating destruction by the criminal alliance formed by capitalism, patriarchy, and colonialism. Genocide of the Palestinian people with the help of META and Microsoft, invasion and usurpation of oil-rich countries, conversion of territories into extractable strategic resources through the murder of defenders and resisting communities, destruction of ecosystem diversity to add more cement and data centers, distortion of truth and evidence through AI-generated videos.
We've seen how tech giants finally removed their politically correct mask to show their true face: technofascism based on mass surveillance, militarization of their technologies, outrageous proposals to feed their clouds while they dry up the rivers.

How do we break out of this loop where we can only react to the neocon agenda and find ways to rethink new forms of collective action, self-management processes, and convergence between movements? Our humble proposal for this Hack the Earth (HTE) is to bring together defenders—of the land and of the internet—to exchange knowledge, learn, and, if possible, create new forms of articulation to defend territories while we defend ourselves from this system.

We defend territories and the webs of life, we defend ancient and communal knowledge, we create new worlds. We know that the diversity of ecosystems and technical systems must take priority. In this HTE we're going to build bridges and weave alliances between the sovereignty of our bodies, food sovereignty, and technological sovereignty.

Starting from communality and from the fact that we all share the need to inform and communicate with our support networks and allies, we want to make explicit what we do so that our reflections, demands, proposals, and collective actions reach more people. We want to document our memories, collect evidence and testimonies, so that our struggles, so necessary to transform and change the world, are not left without a voice, without a space to build. In this HTE we're going to discuss and politicize our practices with information and communication technologies, and we're going to reflect on their psychological, social, political, ecological, and economic costs. We'll also look at ways that movements defending digital rights can weave alliances with movements defending territories.

Hackeja La Terra Is the main event of Calafou, colònia ecoindustrial postcapitalista, an ancient industrial colony and now a space of technological, social and political innovation placed at Vallbona d'Anoia. Catalunya.

This HTE marks 15 years of Calafou's existence, our collective proposal to inhabit a territory contaminated and abandoned by the old patriarcapitalist system of "industrial colonies" and resignify it together. Throughout the process, we've learned that the best way to organize an event like this is through self-managed processes and collective action converging for a few days. For our part, we'll offer:

• A space to sleep (in various ways: camping, hostel, van...)
• Food (thanks to our collective kitchen working group)
• Space to gather, talk, and learn (workshops, talks, conferences, round tables)
• Moments and spaces to celebrate (with performances, concerts, and a party for everyone)
• Places to distribute essential care among everyone (caring for and maintaining spaces, waste management, child-friendly space, translation and documentation)

MAP

By train from Barcelona Plaça Espanya

• Take the train R6 or R60 "Igualada". Train timetables FGC R6 o R60.
• The first train leaves at 5:30am and the last one at 22:00h, arribing to Vallbona d'Anoia at 23.28.
• You can take a train every hour and lasts 1 hour and 20 min to arribe to Vallbona d'Anoia.
• Once in Vallbona d'Anoia station, follow the instructions to arrribe to Calafou.
• Atention: you need a 5 zones tiket for the train.
• The tikets are only sold in the machines of "Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya" (FGC), not in the subway stations.

Desde Vallbona d'Anoia

• There is no public transport from Vallbona d'Anoia to Calafou.
• La ruta per a arribar des de l'estació de tren de Vallbona d'Anoia a Calafou, a peu, monopatí, bici, cotxe o furgoneta és gairebé la mateixa.
• Cal baixar direcció sud-oest, sortir del poble i passar pel Polígon Industrial la Plana.
• Quan arribes al polígon hi ha una carretera asfaltada que baixa cap a vall, segueix-la fins al final i creua el va riure.
• Local people will help you to find the place

ROUTE IN OPENSTREETMAP

Resistance to Data Centres

• Tu Nube Seca Mi Rio
  An awareness campaign about the environmental impact of digital infrastructures, especially data centres that consume large amounts of water and energy, drying up rivers and local ecosystems.
  https://tunubesecamirio.com/

• Le Nuage Etait Sous Nos pieds (The Cloud Was Under Our Feet)
  A research and activism collective that makes the materiality of digital infrastructures visible. They unmask the environmental and social impacts of data centres and other technological mega-infrastructures, especially in France. They trace submarine cables, data centres and the complicity of public powers to understand what is mobilised when we touch our screens: what travels, pollutes, heats, digs and exploits. They maintain a participatory map of projects and resistance against data centres.
  https://lenuageetaitsousnospieds.org/

• Instituto LatinoAmericano de Terraformación - What to do if they plan to build a data centre in your community?
  A practical workshop on resistance strategies and community organising in the face of the imposition of data centres and other technological mega-infrastructures on territories.
  https://terraforminglatam.net/datacenterboom-cuando-la-nube-se-instala-en-nuestro-territorio

Extractive Megaprojects

• Col·lectiu 'Per la Conca'
  An association made up of people and collectives working to preserve, promote and energise the natural and cultural heritage of the Conca d'Òdena. It was founded to halt the construction of a large industrial estate and propose alternatives centred on revitalising river, agricultural and forest spaces, seeking a model "for a living Conca".
  https://perlaconca.org/

Healing Damaged Territories

• Miceliar el daño. Fungal alliances for inhabiting a damaged territory - Sporótrica (eemeemee network)
  Sporótrica is a nomadic laboratory of fungal imagination and cultivation practices with others. It is a node of the eemeemee network (Mutant Mycopirate Enclave). The goal of the Mutant eemeemee is to maintain a network of experiences, processes and knowledge generated around DIWO mycology.
  https://eemeemeee.org

Privacy and Security

• Spywares and TecnoConsultorio
  An open workshop to check whether there are signs of spyware on your phone, and a space to discuss doubts and technological curiosities. We bring fanzines and tech gadgets; you bring your questions and challenges. Together we build a safe environment for learning.
  https://sindominio.net/logout/web/

• Fembloc - Digital Feminist Self-Defence
  A collective working on feminist self-defence in the digital sphere, offering tools and strategies to protect ourselves from sexist violence online.
  https://fembloc.cat/

Defence of Life and the Commons

• Kite Flying
  A kite-flying activity to monitor possible contamination of the territory.

• Rage is Ours. A Political Emotion in Dispute
  Presentation of Oriol Erausquin's book that explores rage as a political emotion and tool for social transformation. He is currently researching a doctoral thesis in sociology on far-right conspiracy theories, focused on the "Great Replacement" theory. He is known online for his political activity under the username Infusión Ideológica.
  https://pantube.tv/infusion-ideologica/

Technological, Food and Bodily Sovereignty

• Altranet — A Critical Thinking Laboratory for Collectively Surviving the Fall of the Internet
  A workshop to understand how commercial internet will disappear, explore what we will lose when that happens, and discover alternative communication protocols: Morse, Data 2 Sound, SSTV, Bluetooth, LoRa. A collaboration between Donestech and Startdown Lab.
  https://donestech.net/

• Platohedro — Art and Technology for Buen Vivir
  A non-profit collaborative creative platform based in Medellín, Colombia. Since 2004 it has been dedicated to artistic creation, experimentation, free culture and alternative pedagogies, guided by the philosophy of Buen Vivir (Good Living) and Buen Conocer (Good Knowing).
  https://platohedro.org/

Permacomputing

• An E-Bike for the Mind: How to Give New Life to a 20-Year-Old Laptop
  A walkthrough of the steps needed to repair a 2004 Thinkpad and turn it into a useful tool: clean-up, repair, hardware and software choices. The result is an offline-first computer running modern software, designed for privacy, focus and efficiency. Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes.

F*** Big Techs

• Proyecto Una - The Virality of Evil
  A critical analysis of how disinformation and hate speech spread virally on social networks and digital platforms. Proyecto UNA is a writing collective on a mission to unmask the new forms of fascism hiding behind apparently harmless symbolism and to recognise and value feminist alliances forged in the heat of pixels. From a popular and collective standpoint, they investigate digital communities, new forms of internet propaganda and our relationship with technology.
  https://pantube.tv/proyecto-una/

Performance and Experimental

• Improvised Body Music Circle
  An invitation to a fully immersive and improvised musical experience using voice, body percussion and movement. It draws inspiration from rhythmic practices from around the world: call-and-response singing, clapping games and circle song traditions. Duration: 2 hours.

• Fanzine Stand — La Sènia Amagada
  A table with fanzines from the La Sènia Amagada project where you can browse, get informed and acquire materials. An open and playful space to get to know the project up close.

• Speculative Fiction, Feminist Futurotopias and Altranet Workshop
  A workshop to imagine other possible ecosystems by weaving relationships between ourselves, machines and living ecosystems. A collective exploration of what the world could look like after the disappearance of commercial internet.

Communities

• Nihilism Today
  A talk with slides that starts from the question "do communities sustain themselves in nothingness?" to propose a reframing of the concept through a playful and light-hearted journey through a selection of texts on nihilism, its history and its different types. Duration: 1 hour with space for questions and dialogue.

Program (under construction)

Thursday, April 02

Friday, April 03

Saturday, April 04

Sunday, April 05

• You can participate in Hack The Earth as an attendee to the talks and workshops.
• You can also participate by offering a workshop or talk related to this year's theme.
• We will have a limited capacity of 150 people.

If you are interested in attending HTE 2026, please register here and indicate your preferences (days, needs, accommodation, meals, economic capacity). If you are interested in proposing a workshop, a talk or a performance, please also register your proposal here.

Accessibility
Calafou is a space with significant physical accessibility limitations: it has stairs, uneven stone floors, slopes and areas under renovation. We are aware of these difficulties and want to be transparent about the characteristics of the environment so that each person can assess whether they can participate according to their needs. Despite these limitations, we have welcomed people with all types of functional diversities and we do what is possible to accommodate the specific needs of each participant. In the registration form you will find a space where you can indicate your particular needs, and we will contact you to find solutions within our possibilities.
If you have any questions or suggestions about what additional information would be useful to include in this section, please don't hesitate to contact us: calafou at riseup dot net

FORM

We do not have grants or budget, but we will look for ways to cover, as far as possible, travel and material costs for selected proposals. Regarding travel coverage for people participating in the program, we will only be able to cover short or cheap trips.
Base prices:

• 25€ per day (15€ breakfast/lunch/dinner + 5€ calafou maintenance costs + 5€ workshops)
• 90€ for 4 days

In the registration form you will be able to indicate your economic capacity. We understand that everyone's situation is different and we want to facilitate everyone's participation.
Contribution options:

• I can pay the full price
• I want to make a solidarity contribution to cover the costs of the workshop facilitators and Calafou's organization
• I need financial help and can contribute a smaller amount
  In the form you will be able to specify the amount you can or want to contribute.