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[[File:VPN_Community_Initiative_Village_Image.png|right|500px]]The VPN Village is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events held over the last week of November and first week of December will address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and will show attendees how to set up their own VPN servers and proxies to support their communities and users combatting censorship globally.

The Village is part of TCU’s [[VPN Community Initiative]] which was formed in 2022 to bring together a diverse group of individuals working within and around the VPN ecosystem - including providers, researchers, digital security specialists and technologists - to collaborate and share knowledge.

'''Stay tuned! There are more events to come! Sessions will be added as details are finalized.'''

=Workshops & Events=

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'''[[November 17 2022 GM|Becoming Your Community’s VPN Provider with WEPN]] with Amir Gharabaghi and Reza Nasab, WEPN'''

Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 9am - 10am EST / 2pm - 3pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Glitter+Meetup%3A+Becoming+Your+Community%E2%80%99s+VPN+Provider+with+WEPN&iso=20221117T09&p1=179&ah=1 What time is it in my city?]) 

Join us to learn how WEPN works and what user needs it was created to address; discuss the current censorship and access situation in Iran and how WEPN is currently being deployed to support users in Iran; and learn how you can use WEPN to support individuals in Iran and other heavily censored regions. '''[[November 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]''' 

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'''[[Run Snowflake Proxies and Strengthen Internet Freedom]] with Gustavo Gus, Community Team Lead, Tor Project'''

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 9am - 10:30am EST / 2pm - 3:30pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Run+Snowflake+Proxies+and+Strengthen+Internet+Freedom&iso=20221129T09&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 

Have you considered helping users from censored regions to access the free and open internet? Snowflake is a new pluggable transport that allows people from all over the world to access the open internet. In this workshop, you will learn what Snowflake is, and how to set up a proxy and help censored users bypass internet censorship. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_1 RSVP here]''' 

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'''[[Threat Modeling 101: Understanding When to Use or Not Use a VPN]] with Trinh Nguyen, Director of Safety and Technology, Team CommUNITY'''

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 8:30am - 10am EST / 1:30pm - 3pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Threat+Modeling+101%3A+Understanding+When+to+Use+or+Not+Use+a+VPN+%28Talk+and+Q%26A%29&iso=20221130T0830&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 

In this session, attendees will learn about basic risk assessment and threat modeling, VPN use cases, and how to determine when using a VPN may be helpful, or may not be. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_5 RSVP here]''' 

[[File:All_of_them_claim_to_be_the_best.png|left|100px]]

'''[[“All of them claim to be the best”: A multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers]] with Reethika Ramesh, CS PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan, and lead researcher at VPNalyzer'''

Tuesday, December 1, 2022 at 11am - 12pm EST / 4pm - 5pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=%E2%80%9CAll+of+them+claim+to+be+the+best%E2%80%9D%3A+A+multi-perspective+study+of+VPN+users+and+VPN+providers&iso=20221201T11&p1=179&ah=1 What time is it in my city?])

Join Reethika Ramesh, lead VPNalyzer researcher and co-author of the aforementioned paper, to hear about the key takeaways from the VPN user survey and VPN provider interviews and find out about new developments with the VPNalyzer Tool, a desktop tool that helps test and identify security and privacy issues with your VPN. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_2 RSVP here]'''

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'''[[Getting Started with Outline: Helping your friends and family access the Open Internet]] with Vinicius Fortuna, Staff Software Engineer & Daniel LaCosse, Senior Software Engineer, Google'''

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:30am - 11am EST / 2:30pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Getting+Started+with+Outline+Workshop%3A+Helping+your+friends+and+family+access+the+Open+Internet&iso=20221206T0930&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 

In this 1.5 hour workshop, participants will learn about what Outline is and how it works, and will then set up their own Outline VPN server. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_3 RSVP here]'''

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'''[[How to Critically Choose a VPN]] with Viktor Vecsei, COO at IVPN'''

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 10am - 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=How+to+Critically+Choose+a+VPN&iso=20221207T10&p1=179&ah=1 What time is it in my city?]) 

In this session, you will learn how to recognize signals of trustworthiness in VPN providers and more effectively analyze VPN recommendation resources in your search for a VPN service that respects your privacy, safety and security as a user. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_4 RSVP here]'''

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'''[[NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions]] with Arina Shalunova & Marina Feygelman, NewNode'''

Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 10am - 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NewNode+VPN%3A+Internet+Access+In+Shutdowns+And+Disruptions+%28Presentation+%26+Demo%29&iso=20221208T10&p1=%3A&ah=1 What time is it in my city?]) 

There is a lot of talk about VPNs to fight censorship and using VPNs for security, but there’s a missing piece: what do you do when the internet isn’t there? Internet shutdowns generally happen at the times when up-to-date information is most important. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_6 RSVP here]'''

NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions

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* '''Date:''' Thursday, December 8
* '''Time:''' 10am to 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NewNode+VPN%3A+Internet+Access+In+Shutdowns+And+Disruptions+%28Presentation+%26+Demo%29&iso=20221208T10&p1=%3A&ah=1 What time is it in my city?])
* '''Who:''' Arina Shalunova, Project Manager at NewNode & Marina Feygelman, Executive Director at NewNode
* '''Location:''' Zoom

'''RSVP:''' https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_6

===NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions (Presentation)===

There is a lot of talk about VPNs to fight censorship and using VPNs for security, but there’s a missing piece: what do you do when the internet isn’t there? Internet shutdowns generally happen at the times when up-to-date information is most important.

NewNode VPN helps users reach information even during internet shutdowns, using peer-to-peer and device-to-device connections. In this session, you will learn how the NewNode VPN works and what other NewNode-protocol products are available to support users in an internet shutdown or disruption. Individuals affected by internet shutdowns or who work with affected groups are encouraged to join this session.

'''Bios:'''

* '''Arina Shalunova''' joined NewNode in 2020. She is interested in digital rights, access, and community education.
* '''Marina Feygelman''' is the executive director of NewNode, leading it from an idea to a deployed protocol with millions of users across three products. A molecular biologist by training, Marina has spent the last five years fighting and exposing internet censorship.

=Notes & Resources=
''Notes and resources will be added here''

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Calendar of Events

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=== Featured Recurring Events===

'''Glitter Meetups:''' [[Glitter Meetup|Every Thursday at 9am EST]] we host a weekly town hall for digital rights advocates from around the world, which take place on the [http://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/ IF Mattermost Square Channel]. Email us at team[at]digitalrights.community if you need a [[TCU Mattermost|invite]].

'''Community Knowledge Shares:''' Each week, we bring to you [[Community_Knowledge_Share|online conversations and gatherings]] lead by the Internet Freedom community. CKS workshops last 1-2 hours, are interactive, and are designed to help you learn and share knowledge, but also to brainstorm and networks with others! If you want to be a presenter, email us at team[at]digitalrights.community

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'''December 2022'''
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|December 8
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_6 RSVP Here]'''
|Arina Shalunova & Marina Feygelman
|-
|December 7
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[How to Critically Choose a VPN]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_4 RSVP Here]'''
|Viktor Vecsei
|-
|December 6
|9:30am EST / 2:30pm UTC
|'''[[Getting Started with Outline: Helping your friends and family access the Open Internet]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_3 RSVP Here]'''
|Vinicius Fortuna & Daniel LaCosse
|-
|December 1
|11am EST / 4pm UTC
|'''[[“All of them claim to be the best”: A multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_2 RSVP Here]'''
|Reethika Ramesh
|}

 
'''November 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|November 30
|8:30am EST / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Threat Modeling 101: Understanding When to Use or Not Use a VPN]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_5 RSVP Here]'''
|Trinh Nguyen
|-
|November 29
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Run Snowflake Proxies and Strengthen Internet Freedom]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_1 RSVP Here]'''
|Gustavo Gus
|-
|November 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The Tor Project and how it can support our communities]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square.
|Raya Sharbain
|-
|November 23
|12pm EST / 5pm UTC
|'''[[November 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Islam
|-
|November 23
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Into the Fediverse on the Back of Mastodon]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/cks60 RSVP Here]'''
|Ahmad Gharbeia
|-
|November 23
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 23 2022, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|November 17
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Becoming Your Community’s VPN Provider with WEPN]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square. '''[[November 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Amir Gharabaghi and Reza Nasab
|-
|November 16
|6:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[16 de Noviembre, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[16 de Noviembre, 2022 LATAM|Lea las Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|November 16
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|November 10
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 10 2022 GM|The Glitterest Glitter Meetup]]'''
|At the Glitterest GM you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, insights on the latest big tech nonsense, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field. We will be happy to hear from you!
|Astha
|-
|November 9
| 8am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 9 2022 AMA|AMA: TCU's Next Global Gathering]]'''
|Come join us on November 9 and ask all the questions you may have about TCU's next global gathering which will be celebrated in Fall 2023. We will be reviewing our plans, and seeking your feedback. '''[[November 9 2022 AMA|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|November 3
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[The archives of positive future: dance with a furious smile as you are the future: To be Fire]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts.
|Stéphanie Janaina
|-
|November 3
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Introducing Ijeruka, a digital learning platform centering African knowledge]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square. '''[[November 3 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Anwulika Okonjo
|-
|November 2
|10:30am EDT / 2:30pm UTC
|'''[[Organizational Accountability Wheel Webinar]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''Notes Coming Soon'''
|RJ Williams and Thanh Mai K'Taaya
|}

 
'''October 2022'''
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|October 28
|6:30am EDT / 4pm IST
|'''[[October 28 2022, Asia Meetup|Asia Meetup]]'''
|The [[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Astha
|-
|October 27
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Your Own Oxygen Mask First: An Intimate Conversation for Digital Rights Leaders about Burnout]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Your Own Oxygen Mask First: An Intimate Conversation for Digital Rights Leaders about Burnout|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Zad ElMakkaoui
|-
|October 27
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 27 2022 GM|The Glitterest Glitter Meetup]]'''
|At the Glitterest GM you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, insights on the latest big tech nonsense, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[October 27 2022 GM|Notes Coming Soon]]'''
|Islam
|-
|October 26
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|'''[[October 26 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[October 26 2022, MENA Meetup|Notes Coming Soon]]'''
|Islam
|-
|October 25
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Processing Rage 101]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Processing Rage 101|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Ji-Youn Kim
|-
|October 20
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Responding to Defeat and Creating Communities of Hope]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Responding to Defeat and Creating Communities of Hope|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Jehanzeb Baldiwala and Prathama Raghavan
|-
|October 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 20 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital rights in Bolivia and Datachiri]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[October 20 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Cristian León
|-
|October 19
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[19 de Octubre, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[19 de Octubre, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|October 19
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|October 19
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 19 2022, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[October 19 2022, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|October 18
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Healing in the In-Between: Exploring Migration and Vicarious Trauma]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Healing in the In-Between: Exploring Migration and Vicarious Trauma|Notes Coming Soon]]'''
|Gabes Torres
|-
|October 13
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|'''[[October 13 2022, VPN Community Gathering|Monthly VPN Community Gathering]]'''
|The [[Monthly VPN Community Gatherings]] bring together technologists, academics, providers and frontline defenders working within and around the VPN ecosystem on a monthly basis.
|Erin
|-
|October 13
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Trauma & Identity: a deep dive on intersectionality]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Trauma & Identity: a deep dive on intersectionality|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Danisha Baro, LMHC, LPC, Fahad Awan
|-
|October 13
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 13 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Standing with the Milk Tea Alliance: Lessons in allyship]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[October 13 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Xun-ling
|-
|October 12
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[Deconstructing Trauma]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Deconstructing Trauma|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Nawal Muradwij
|-
|October 6
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 6 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Introducing Outline VPN and the Outline Support Community!]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[October 6 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vinicius Fortuna
|-
|}

 
'''September 2022'''
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|September 29
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 29 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Quantum Visions of Africanfuturism: Allegories of AI]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 29 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Aishatu Gwadabe
|-
|September 28
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[September 28 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[September 28 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Islam
|-
|September 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 28 2022, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[September 28 2022, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|September 22
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 22 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Palestine under a digital panopticon: what can we do?]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 22 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Laila Sit Aboha
|-
|September 21
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[21 de Septiembre, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[21 de Septiembre, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|September 21
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|September 15
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 15 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: WhatsApp Pay and financial data monopolies]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 15 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vanessa Koetz
|-
|September 8
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 8 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital Accessibility]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 8 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Nancy Reyes Flores
|-
|September 1
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 1 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: AI, Emerging technologies and the woman question]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 1 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Favour
|-
|}

 
'''July 2022'''
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|July 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 28 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Introducing The Meme Studies Research Network]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 28 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Idil Galib
|-
|July 27
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[July 27 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[July 27 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Islam
|-
|July 27
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 27, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[July 27, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|July 27
|1:30pm Delhi Time (UTC+5:30)
|'''[[July 27, 2022 Asia Meetup|Asia Meetup]]'''
|The [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from Asia to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other.
|Astha
|-
|July 21
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 21 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Hijas de Internet (Internet's Daughters) - The Internet also belongs to children]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 21 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Hijas de Internet
|-
|July 20
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[20 de Julio, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[20 de Julio, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|July 20
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|July 14
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 14 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Surveillance in the Anthropocene]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 14 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Paz Peña & Danae Tapia
|-
|-
|July 7
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 7 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Where my data at - Building African feminist resistance to data practices]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 7 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Chenai Chair
|-
|July 5
|6pm EDT
|'''[[Tor en dispositivos móviles, Transportes Conectables & Snowflake]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''[[Tor en dispositivos móviles, Transportes Conectables & Snowflake|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Fabiola Maurice
|}
'''June 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|June 30
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 30 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pathways to Organizational Health]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 30 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Sandy & Danae
|-
|June 29
|1:30pm Delhi Time (UTC+5:30)
|'''[[June 29, 2022 Asia Meetup|Asia Meetup]]'''
|The [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from Asia to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other.
|Astha
|-
|June 29
|5pm CAT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[June 29 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[June 29 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Islam
|-
|June 29
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|June 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 28 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[June 28 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|June 23
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 23 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Fairwork Argentina and their findings about platform work]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 23 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Pía Garavaglia
|-
|June 22
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[22 de Junio, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[22 de Junio, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|June 22
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Pathways to Organizational Health ]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field.
|Selma Zaki
|-
|June 16
|12:30pm to 5pm UTC & 1am to 3am UTC
|'''[https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/digital-rights-job-fair-june-22 Digital Rights Job Fair]'''
|Meet leading organizations at the intersection of technology, human rights, and social justice, working on the most important issues facing our world.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|June 9
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 9 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: How social media censorship affects dissidents in Kashmir]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 9 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Ifat Gazia
|-
|June 2
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 2 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Inclusion: Not Just an Add On]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 2 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Garnett Achieng
|}

'''May 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|May 26
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 26 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Bread&Net Festival - The 5th edition]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 26 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Moussa
|-
|May 25
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[May 25 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Islam
|-
|May 25
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 25, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[May 25, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|May 24
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[Tor on Mobile Devices, Pluggable Transports / Snowflake]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''[[Tor on Mobile Devices, Pluggable Transports / Snowflake|Read Notes Here]]'''
|David Oliver, Fabiola Maurice
|-
|May 19
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 19 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Chile - Digital rights in the new Constitution and the state of press freedom]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 19 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Francisca Skoknic
|-
|May 18
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[May 18 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup: #FreeAlaa]]'''
|This [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] will focus on brainstorming and mobilizing collective action in solidarity with and in support of [https://freealaa.net/alaa-bio Alaa Abdelfattah]. Alaa has been on hunger strike since April 2, 2022, and time is of the essence. We will do a community reading of his writings including from [https://freealaa.net/you-have-not-yet-been-defeated You Have Not Yet Been Defeated], identify action points in which you may participate, and discuss any strategic or practical suggestions you may have..
|Islam, Rima & Wafaa
|-
|May 18
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, May 18, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/linguacafe_7 RSVP Here]'''
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|May 12
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 12 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Colour of Surveillance Europe Conference]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 12 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Fenya Fischler
|-
|May 11
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[11 de Mayo, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[11 de Mayo, 2022 LATAM|Lee las notas aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|May 5
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 5 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Using Data from Ranking Digital Rights to Make Your Case]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 5 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Leandro Ucciferri and Zak Rogoff
|}

'''April 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|April 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 28 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: What's new in Tella 2.0?]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[April 28 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Raphael Mimoun
|-
|April 27
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[April 27 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[April 27 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|April 21
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 21 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Makhno, an experimental content takedown mapper for social media]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[April 21 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Claudio Agosti & Laura Carrer
|-
|April 20
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, April 20, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|April 7
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 7 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital Privacy and Security Survey 2021]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[April 7 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Maya Ninova & Nicholas Merrill
|-
|April 5
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[OTF Fireside Chat: Funding Opportunities & Feedback|CKS: OTF Fireside Chat: Funding Opportunities & Feedback]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''Notes Coming Soon'''
|Shems Abdelwahab, Bryan Nunez, Eman Jaradat, Sarah Aoun
|-
|}

'''March 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|March 31
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 31 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The BASICS Project]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 31 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Dr. Gina Helfrich
|-
|March 24
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The WikiRate project]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 24 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Laureen van Breen, Tom Howie, Lucia Ixtacuy
|-
|March 23
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[March 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|March 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Spyware attacks against human rights defenders in the MENA region]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Mohammed Al-Maskati
|-
|March 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 17 2022 Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup|Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup]]'''
|[[Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup]] takes place in the Pluggable Transport channel on the [[IFF Mattermost]] and it welcomes users, developers and PT enthusiasts to share their news/updates happening once per month.
|Vasilis
|-
|March 16
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|'''[[Grab a cup of coffee and come to talk about making your podcast!|CKS: Grab a cup of coffee and come to talk about making your podcast!]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field.
|Laura Vidal and Laura Schwartz Henderson
|-
|March 16
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, March 16, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|March 16
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Tawanda
|-
|March 10
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[March 10 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 10 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|March 3
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[March 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Addressing Burnout]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 3 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Selma Zaki
|-
|}

'''February 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|February 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 24 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vasilis
|-
|February 23
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[February 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|February 23
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, February 23, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. '''RSVP Closed'''
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|February 17
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The Facebook Papers: thoughts from technologists and activists]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Dia and dkg
|-
|February 16
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Tawanda
|-
|February 10
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 10 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Circulo App]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 10 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vladimir Cortés, Martha Tudón and Fabiola Maurice
|-
|February 3
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|}

'''January 2022'''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|January 31
|6pm EST / 11pm UTC
|'''[[31 de Enero, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas.
|Nathaly and David
|-
|January 27
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[January 27 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Security in a Box]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 27 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Gus Andrews
|-
|January 26
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[January 26 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|January 20
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[January 20 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 20 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vasilis
|-
|January 19
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, January 19, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Rima
|-
|January 13
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[January 13 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|}

 

'''[[Past Events 2020 - 2021]]'''

NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions

2022-11-22T14:41:04Z

Iffadmin:

[[File:VPN Community Initiative.png|right|200px]]
* '''Date:''' Thursday, December 8
* '''Time:''' 10am to 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NewNode+VPN%3A+Internet+Access+In+Shutdowns+And+Disruptions+%28Presentation+%26+Demo%29&iso=20221208T10&p1=%3A&ah=1 What time is it in my city?])
* '''Who:''' Arina Shalunova, Project Manager at NewNode & Marina Feygelman, Executive Director at NewNode
* '''Location:''' Zoom

'''RSVP:''' https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_6

===NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions (Presentation & Demo)===

There is a lot of talk about VPNs to fight censorship and using VPNs for security, but there’s a missing piece: what do you do when the internet isn’t there? Internet shutdowns generally happen at the times when up-to-date information is most important.

NewNode VPN helps users reach information even during internet shutdowns, using peer-to-peer and device-to-device connections. In this session, you will learn how the NewNode VPN works and what other NewNode-protocol products are available to support users in an internet shutdown or disruption. Individuals affected by internet shutdowns or who work with affected groups are encouraged to join this session.

'''Bios:'''

* '''Arina Shalunova''' joined NewNode in 2020. She is interested in digital rights, access, and community education.
* '''Marina Feygelman''' is the executive director of NewNode, leading it from an idea to a deployed protocol with millions of users across three products. A molecular biologist by training, Marina has spent the last five years fighting and exposing internet censorship.

=Notes & Resources=
''Notes and resources will be added here''

NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions

2022-11-22T14:40:27Z

Iffadmin: Created page with "200px * '''Date:''' Thursday, December 8 * '''Time:''' 10am to 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddat..."

[[File:How to Critically Choose a VPN Service Tile.png|right|200px]]
* '''Date:''' Thursday, December 8
* '''Time:''' 10am to 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NewNode+VPN%3A+Internet+Access+In+Shutdowns+And+Disruptions+%28Presentation+%26+Demo%29&iso=20221208T10&p1=%3A&ah=1 What time is it in my city?])
* '''Who:''' Arina Shalunova, Project Manager at NewNode & Marina Feygelman, Executive Director at NewNode
* '''Location:''' Zoom

'''RSVP:''' https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_6

===NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions (Presentation & Demo)===

There is a lot of talk about VPNs to fight censorship and using VPNs for security, but there’s a missing piece: what do you do when the internet isn’t there? Internet shutdowns generally happen at the times when up-to-date information is most important.

NewNode VPN helps users reach information even during internet shutdowns, using peer-to-peer and device-to-device connections. In this session, you will learn how the NewNode VPN works and what other NewNode-protocol products are available to support users in an internet shutdown or disruption. Individuals affected by internet shutdowns or who work with affected groups are encouraged to join this session.

'''Bios:'''

* '''Arina Shalunova''' joined NewNode in 2020. She is interested in digital rights, access, and community education.
* '''Marina Feygelman''' is the executive director of NewNode, leading it from an idea to a deployed protocol with millions of users across three products. A molecular biologist by training, Marina has spent the last five years fighting and exposing internet censorship.

=Notes & Resources=
''Notes and resources will be added here''

VPN Community Initiative Village 2022

2022-11-22T14:37:19Z

Iffadmin:

__NOTOC__
[[File:VPN_Community_Initiative_Village_Image.png|right|500px]]The VPN Village is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events held over the last week of November and first week of December will address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and will show attendees how to set up their own VPN servers and proxies to support their communities and users combatting censorship globally.

The Village is part of TCU’s [[VPN Community Initiative]] which was formed in 2022 to bring together a diverse group of individuals working within and around the VPN ecosystem - including providers, researchers, digital security specialists and technologists - to collaborate and share knowledge.

'''Stay tuned! There are more events to come! Sessions will be added as details are finalized.'''

=Workshops & Events=

[[File:How_to_Become_Your_Community's_Provider_with_WEPN.png|left|100px]]
'''[[November 17 2022 GM|Becoming Your Community’s VPN Provider with WEPN]] with Amir Gharabaghi and Reza Nasab, WEPN'''

Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 9am - 10am EST / 2pm - 3pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Glitter+Meetup%3A+Becoming+Your+Community%E2%80%99s+VPN+Provider+with+WEPN&iso=20221117T09&p1=179&ah=1 What time is it in my city?]) 

Join us to learn how WEPN works and what user needs it was created to address; discuss the current censorship and access situation in Iran and how WEPN is currently being deployed to support users in Iran; and learn how you can use WEPN to support individuals in Iran and other heavily censored regions. '''[[November 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]''' 

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'''[[Run Snowflake Proxies and Strengthen Internet Freedom]] with Gustavo Gus, Community Team Lead, Tor Project'''

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 9am - 10:30am EST / 2pm - 3:30pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Run+Snowflake+Proxies+and+Strengthen+Internet+Freedom&iso=20221129T09&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 

Have you considered helping users from censored regions to access the free and open internet? Snowflake is a new pluggable transport that allows people from all over the world to access the open internet. In this workshop, you will learn what Snowflake is, and how to set up a proxy and help censored users bypass internet censorship. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_1 RSVP here]''' 

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'''[[Threat Modeling 101: Understanding When to Use or Not Use a VPN]] with Trinh Nguyen, Director of Safety and Technology, Team CommUNITY'''

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 8:30am - 10am EST / 1:30pm - 3pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Threat+Modeling+101%3A+Understanding+When+to+Use+or+Not+Use+a+VPN+%28Talk+and+Q%26A%29&iso=20221130T0830&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 

In this session, attendees will learn about basic risk assessment and threat modeling, VPN use cases, and how to determine when using a VPN may be helpful, or may not be. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_5 RSVP here]''' 

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'''[[“All of them claim to be the best”: A multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers]] with Reethika Ramesh, CS PhD Candidate at the University of Michigan, and lead researcher at VPNalyzer'''

Tuesday, December 1, 2022 at 11am - 12pm EST / 4pm - 5pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=%E2%80%9CAll+of+them+claim+to+be+the+best%E2%80%9D%3A+A+multi-perspective+study+of+VPN+users+and+VPN+providers&iso=20221201T11&p1=179&ah=1 What time is it in my city?])

Join Reethika Ramesh, lead VPNalyzer researcher and co-author of the aforementioned paper, to hear about the key takeaways from the VPN user survey and VPN provider interviews and find out about new developments with the VPNalyzer Tool, a desktop tool that helps test and identify security and privacy issues with your VPN. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_2 RSVP here]'''

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'''[[Getting Started with Outline: Helping your friends and family access the Open Internet]] with Vinicius Fortuna, Staff Software Engineer & Daniel LaCosse, Senior Software Engineer, Google'''

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 9:30am - 11am EST / 2:30pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Getting+Started+with+Outline+Workshop%3A+Helping+your+friends+and+family+access+the+Open+Internet&iso=20221206T0930&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 

In this 1.5 hour workshop, participants will learn about what Outline is and how it works, and will then set up their own Outline VPN server. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_3 RSVP here]'''

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'''[[How to Critically Choose a VPN]] with Viktor Vecsei, COO at IVPN'''

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 10am - 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=How+to+Critically+Choose+a+VPN&iso=20221207T10&p1=179&ah=1 What time is it in my city?]) 

In this session, you will learn how to recognize signals of trustworthiness in VPN providers and more effectively analyze VPN recommendation resources in your search for a VPN service that respects your privacy, safety and security as a user. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_4 RSVP here]'''

'''[[NewNode VPN: Internet Access In Shutdowns And Disruptions]] with Arina Shalunova & Marina Feygelman, NewNode'''

Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 10am - 11am EST / 3pm - 4pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=NewNode+VPN%3A+Internet+Access+In+Shutdowns+And+Disruptions+%28Presentation+%26+Demo%29&iso=20221208T10&p1=%3A&ah=1 What time is it in my city?]) 

There is a lot of talk about VPNs to fight censorship and using VPNs for security, but there’s a missing piece: what do you do when the internet isn’t there? Internet shutdowns generally happen at the times when up-to-date information is most important. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_6 RSVP here]'''

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Threat Modeling 101: Understanding When to Use or Not Use a VPN

2022-11-21T14:00:52Z

Iffadmin:

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* '''Date:''' Wednesday, November 30, 2022 
* '''Time:''' 08:30am to 10am EST / 1:30pm - 3pm UTC ([https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Threat+Modeling+101%3A+Understanding+When+to+Use+or+Not+Use+a+VPN+%28Talk+and+Q%26A%29&iso=20221130T0830&p1=179&ah=1&am=30 What time is it in my city?]) 
* '''Who:''' Trinh Nguyen, Director of Safety and Technology, Team CommUNITY
* '''Location:''' Zoom

'''RSVP:''' https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_5

=== Threat Modeling 101: Understanding When to Use or Not Use a VPN (Talk and Q&A) ===

How do I know if I should use a VPN? Across VPN review sites and advertising, VPNs are often marketed as a “one size fits all” solution for nearly any digital safety and security woes. However, downloading and using a VPN is not always the solution that will best address your needs. In this session, attendees will learn about basic risk assessment and threat modeling, VPN use cases, and how to determine when using a VPN may be helpful, or may not be.

'''Bio:''' Trinh Nguyen is a holistic security and movement building trainer and oversees the safety and security of the Internet Freedom Festival including its partners and participants. Trinh has over 15 years of training experience, previously working on campaigns for reproductive justice, anti-oppression, Internet Freedom, and pro-democracy efforts in Vietnam. As a movement building trainer, Nguyen incorporates capacity building and cybersecurity tactics to help diverse grassroots pro-democracy and human rights movements achieve digital resiliency and organizational security.

Formerly a member of Viet Tan, a Vietnamese pro-democracy group, Trinh co-founded their Internet Freedom Program that worked to disseminate cybersecurity, anti-surveillance, and circumvention knowledge and technologies inside Vietnam. She is a board member of Horizontal, a technology nonprofit serving human rights defenders through digital security support and tool development, and a co-founder of Vietnam Rise, a movement building organization. She also serves as an advisor for the Ford Foundation’s Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT).

=Notes and Resources=
''Notes and resources will be posted here''

Calendar of Events

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=== Featured Recurring Events===

'''Glitter Meetups:''' [[Glitter Meetup|Every Thursday at 9am EST]] we host a weekly town hall for digital rights advocates from around the world, which take place on the [http://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/ IF Mattermost Square Channel]. Email us at team[at]digitalrights.community if you need a [[TCU Mattermost|invite]].

'''Community Knowledge Shares:''' Each week, we bring to you [[Community_Knowledge_Share|online conversations and gatherings]] lead by the Internet Freedom community. CKS workshops last 1-2 hours, are interactive, and are designed to help you learn and share knowledge, but also to brainstorm and networks with others! If you want to be a presenter, email us at team[at]digitalrights.community

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'''December 2022'''
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|December 7
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[How to Critically Choose a VPN]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_4 RSVP Here]'''
|Viktor Vecsei
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|December 6
|9:30am EST / 2:30pm UTC
|'''[[Getting Started with Outline: Helping your friends and family access the Open Internet]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_3 RSVP Here]'''
|Vinicius Fortuna & Daniel LaCosse
|-
|December 1
|11am EST / 4pm UTC
|'''[[“All of them claim to be the best”: A multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_2 RSVP Here]'''
|Reethika Ramesh
|}

 
'''November 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
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|November 30
|8:30am EST / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Threat Modeling 101: Understanding When to Use or Not Use a VPN]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_5 RSVP Here]'''
|Trinh Nguyen
|-
|November 29
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Run Snowflake Proxies and Strengthen Internet Freedom]]'''
|The [[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and more. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/vpnvillage2022_1 RSVP Here]'''
|Gustavo Gus
|-
|November 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The Tor Project and how it can support our communities]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square.
|Raya Sharbain
|-
|November 23
|12pm EST / 5pm UTC
|'''[[November 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Islam
|-
|November 23
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Into the Fediverse on the Back of Mastodon]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/cks60 RSVP Here]'''
|Ahmad Gharbeia
|-
|November 23
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 23 2022, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|November 17
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Becoming Your Community’s VPN Provider with WEPN]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square. '''[[November 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Amir Gharabaghi and Reza Nasab
|-
|November 16
|6:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[16 de Noviembre, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[16 de Noviembre, 2022 LATAM|Lea las Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|November 16
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|November 10
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 10 2022 GM|The Glitterest Glitter Meetup]]'''
|At the Glitterest GM you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, insights on the latest big tech nonsense, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field. We will be happy to hear from you!
|Astha
|-
|November 9
| 8am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 9 2022 AMA|AMA: TCU's Next Global Gathering]]'''
|Come join us on November 9 and ask all the questions you may have about TCU's next global gathering which will be celebrated in Fall 2023. We will be reviewing our plans, and seeking your feedback. '''[[November 9 2022 AMA|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|November 3
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[The archives of positive future: dance with a furious smile as you are the future: To be Fire]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts.
|Stéphanie Janaina
|-
|November 3
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[November 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Introducing Ijeruka, a digital learning platform centering African knowledge]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square. '''[[November 3 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Anwulika Okonjo
|-
|November 2
|10:30am EDT / 2:30pm UTC
|'''[[Organizational Accountability Wheel Webinar]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''Notes Coming Soon'''
|RJ Williams and Thanh Mai K'Taaya
|}

 
'''October 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
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|October 28
|6:30am EDT / 4pm IST
|'''[[October 28 2022, Asia Meetup|Asia Meetup]]'''
|The [[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Astha
|-
|October 27
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Your Own Oxygen Mask First: An Intimate Conversation for Digital Rights Leaders about Burnout]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Your Own Oxygen Mask First: An Intimate Conversation for Digital Rights Leaders about Burnout|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Zad ElMakkaoui
|-
|October 27
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 27 2022 GM|The Glitterest Glitter Meetup]]'''
|At the Glitterest GM you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, insights on the latest big tech nonsense, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[October 27 2022 GM|Notes Coming Soon]]'''
|Islam
|-
|October 26
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|'''[[October 26 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[October 26 2022, MENA Meetup|Notes Coming Soon]]'''
|Islam
|-
|October 25
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Processing Rage 101]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Processing Rage 101|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Ji-Youn Kim
|-
|October 20
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Responding to Defeat and Creating Communities of Hope]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Responding to Defeat and Creating Communities of Hope|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Jehanzeb Baldiwala and Prathama Raghavan
|-
|October 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 20 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital rights in Bolivia and Datachiri]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[October 20 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Cristian León
|-
|October 19
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[19 de Octubre, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[19 de Octubre, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|October 19
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|October 19
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 19 2022, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[October 19 2022, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|October 18
|9:30am EDT / 1:30pm UTC
|'''[[Healing in the In-Between: Exploring Migration and Vicarious Trauma]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Healing in the In-Between: Exploring Migration and Vicarious Trauma|Notes Coming Soon]]'''
|Gabes Torres
|-
|October 13
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|'''[[October 13 2022, VPN Community Gathering|Monthly VPN Community Gathering]]'''
|The [[Monthly VPN Community Gatherings]] bring together technologists, academics, providers and frontline defenders working within and around the VPN ecosystem on a monthly basis.
|Erin
|-
|October 13
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Trauma & Identity: a deep dive on intersectionality]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Trauma & Identity: a deep dive on intersectionality|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Danisha Baro, LMHC, LPC, Fahad Awan
|-
|October 13
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 13 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Standing with the Milk Tea Alliance: Lessons in allyship]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[October 13 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Xun-ling
|-
|October 12
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[Deconstructing Trauma]]'''
|The [[Community Health Village 2022]] offers educational and experiential sessions that share knowledge and perspectives from mental healthcare practitioners and other experts. '''[[Deconstructing Trauma|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Nawal Muradwij
|-
|October 6
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 6 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Introducing Outline VPN and the Outline Support Community!]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[October 6 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vinicius Fortuna
|-
|}

 
'''September 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
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|September 29
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 29 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Quantum Visions of Africanfuturism: Allegories of AI]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 29 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Aishatu Gwadabe
|-
|September 28
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[September 28 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[September 28 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Islam
|-
|September 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 28 2022, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[September 28 2022, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|September 22
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 22 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Palestine under a digital panopticon: what can we do?]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 22 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Laila Sit Aboha
|-
|September 21
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[21 de Septiembre, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[21 de Septiembre, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|September 21
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|September 15
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 15 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: WhatsApp Pay and financial data monopolies]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 15 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vanessa Koetz
|-
|September 8
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 8 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital Accessibility]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 8 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Nancy Reyes Flores
|-
|September 1
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 1 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: AI, Emerging technologies and the woman question]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[September 1 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Favour
|-
|}

 
'''July 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
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|July 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 28 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Introducing The Meme Studies Research Network]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 28 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Idil Galib
|-
|July 27
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[July 27 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[July 27 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Islam
|-
|July 27
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 27, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[July 27, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|July 27
|1:30pm Delhi Time (UTC+5:30)
|'''[[July 27, 2022 Asia Meetup|Asia Meetup]]'''
|The [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from Asia to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other.
|Astha
|-
|July 21
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 21 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Hijas de Internet (Internet's Daughters) - The Internet also belongs to children]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 21 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Hijas de Internet
|-
|July 20
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[20 de Julio, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[20 de Julio, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|July 20
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|July 14
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 14 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Surveillance in the Anthropocene]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 14 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Paz Peña & Danae Tapia
|-
|-
|July 7
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 7 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Where my data at - Building African feminist resistance to data practices]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[July 7 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Chenai Chair
|-
|July 5
|6pm EDT
|'''[[Tor en dispositivos móviles, Transportes Conectables & Snowflake]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''[[Tor en dispositivos móviles, Transportes Conectables & Snowflake|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Fabiola Maurice
|}
'''June 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|June 30
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 30 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pathways to Organizational Health]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 30 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Sandy & Danae
|-
|June 29
|1:30pm Delhi Time (UTC+5:30)
|'''[[June 29, 2022 Asia Meetup|Asia Meetup]]'''
|The [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from Asia to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other.
|Astha
|-
|June 29
|5pm CAT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[June 29 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[June 29 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Islam
|-
|June 29
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|June 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 28 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[June 28 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|June 23
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 23 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Fairwork Argentina and their findings about platform work]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 23 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Pía Garavaglia
|-
|June 22
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[22 de Junio, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[22 de Junio, 2022 LATAM|Lea Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|June 22
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Pathways to Organizational Health ]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field.
|Selma Zaki
|-
|June 16
|12:30pm to 5pm UTC & 1am to 3am UTC
|'''[https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/digital-rights-job-fair-june-22 Digital Rights Job Fair]'''
|Meet leading organizations at the intersection of technology, human rights, and social justice, working on the most important issues facing our world.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|June 9
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 9 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: How social media censorship affects dissidents in Kashmir]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 9 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Ifat Gazia
|-
|June 2
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 2 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Inclusion: Not Just an Add On]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[June 2 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Garnett Achieng
|}

'''May 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|May 26
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 26 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Bread&Net Festival - The 5th edition]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 26 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Moussa
|-
|May 25
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[May 25 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Islam
|-
|May 25
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 25, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[May 25, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
|May 24
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[Tor on Mobile Devices, Pluggable Transports / Snowflake]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''[[Tor on Mobile Devices, Pluggable Transports / Snowflake|Read Notes Here]]'''
|David Oliver, Fabiola Maurice
|-
|May 19
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 19 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Chile - Digital rights in the new Constitution and the state of press freedom]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 19 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Francisca Skoknic
|-
|May 18
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[May 18 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup: #FreeAlaa]]'''
|This [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] will focus on brainstorming and mobilizing collective action in solidarity with and in support of [https://freealaa.net/alaa-bio Alaa Abdelfattah]. Alaa has been on hunger strike since April 2, 2022, and time is of the essence. We will do a community reading of his writings including from [https://freealaa.net/you-have-not-yet-been-defeated You Have Not Yet Been Defeated], identify action points in which you may participate, and discuss any strategic or practical suggestions you may have..
|Islam, Rima & Wafaa
|-
|May 18
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, May 18, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/linguacafe_7 RSVP Here]'''
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|May 12
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 12 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Colour of Surveillance Europe Conference]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 12 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Fenya Fischler
|-
|May 11
|6:30pm EDT / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[11 de Mayo, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. '''[[11 de Mayo, 2022 LATAM|Lee las notas aqui]]'''
|Ursula and David
|-
|May 5
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 5 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Using Data from Ranking Digital Rights to Make Your Case]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[May 5 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Leandro Ucciferri and Zak Rogoff
|}

'''April 2022'''
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| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|April 28
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 28 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: What's new in Tella 2.0?]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[April 28 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Raphael Mimoun
|-
|April 27
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[April 27 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[April 27 2022, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|April 21
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 21 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Makhno, an experimental content takedown mapper for social media]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[April 21 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Claudio Agosti & Laura Carrer
|-
|April 20
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, April 20, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|April 7
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 7 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital Privacy and Security Survey 2021]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[April 7 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Maya Ninova & Nicholas Merrill
|-
|April 5
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[OTF Fireside Chat: Funding Opportunities & Feedback|CKS: OTF Fireside Chat: Funding Opportunities & Feedback]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field. '''Notes Coming Soon'''
|Shems Abdelwahab, Bryan Nunez, Eman Jaradat, Sarah Aoun
|-
|}

'''March 2022'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|March 31
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 31 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The BASICS Project]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 31 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Dr. Gina Helfrich
|-
|March 24
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The WikiRate project]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 24 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Laureen van Breen, Tom Howie, Lucia Ixtacuy
|-
|March 23
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|'''[[March 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|March 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Spyware attacks against human rights defenders in the MENA region]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Mohammed Al-Maskati
|-
|March 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 17 2022 Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup|Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup]]'''
|[[Pluggable Transports Monthly Meetup]] takes place in the Pluggable Transport channel on the [[IFF Mattermost]] and it welcomes users, developers and PT enthusiasts to share their news/updates happening once per month.
|Vasilis
|-
|March 16
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|'''[[Grab a cup of coffee and come to talk about making your podcast!|CKS: Grab a cup of coffee and come to talk about making your podcast!]]'''
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field.
|Laura Vidal and Laura Schwartz Henderson
|-
|March 16
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, March 16, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|March 16
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[March 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Tawanda
|-
|March 10
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[March 10 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 10 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|March 3
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[March 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Addressing Burnout]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[March 3 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Selma Zaki
|-
|}

'''February 2022'''
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|February 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 24 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vasilis
|-
|February 23
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[February 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|February 23
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, February 23, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. '''RSVP Closed'''
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|February 17
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The Facebook Papers: thoughts from technologists and activists]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Dia and dkg
|-
|February 16
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Tawanda
|-
|February 10
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 10 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Circulo App]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 10 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vladimir Cortés, Martha Tudón and Fabiola Maurice
|-
|February 3
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[February 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|}

'''January 2022'''
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|January 31
|6pm EST / 11pm UTC
|'''[[31 de Enero, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas.
|Nathaly and David
|-
|January 27
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[January 27 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Security in a Box]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 27 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Gus Andrews
|-
|January 26
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[January 26 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|January 20
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[January 20 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 20 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vasilis
|-
|January 19
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[Lingua Cafe, January 19, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Rima
|-
|January 13
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[January 13 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|}

 

'''[[Past Events 2020 - 2021]]'''

November 9 2022 AMA

2022-11-21T13:43:41Z

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'''Date:''' Wednesday, November 9

'''Time:''' 8am EDT / 1pm UTC

'''Who:''' Team CommUNITY

'''Where:''' On IFF Mattermost Square Channel.

* Don't have an account to the IFF Mattermost? [[IFF_Mattermost|you can request one following the directions here.]]

== Team CommUNITY's Next Global Gathering: Ask me Anything Event ... ==

Next year in Fall 2023, Team CommUNITY (TCU) will be launching our first in-person event post pandemic. To help address new challenges and opportunities, TCU is implementing a new format which will be focused on a federated, decentralized model where both organizations and individuals can self-organize. It will also be hosted in a different city :)

We know that many of you have questions, including how to prepare, and what to expect. You probably have lots of feedback you want to share as well!

As such, join us on November 9 @ 1pm UTC and talk directly to TCU staff who will address all your questions, and will be ready to listen to all your feedback. This chat will be hosted on our Mattermost instance in the Square channel.

To prepare, make sure to read our blog post with detailed information about the event: https://www.digitalrights.community/blog/globalgathering2023

'''Memories of Past In-Person Events :) '''

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== Notes ==
'''How do people in the TCU's IF Square feel about the new global gathering? How are you feeling about it? What do you all want it to look like?'''
* It's long overdue. It should happen. It's needed.
* So so so excited. I think a lot of us work remotely in this space, and so the lack of these in-person opportunities to collaborate and socialize with people we work with and care about has been challenging on top of the daily COVID-related isolation.
* I feel like people are working on their own silos. We need some cross pollination to happen. Learn from mistakes and successes. Put brains together.
* Excitement! Hoping that visa processes (if applicable) aren't too hard to get for ppl in developing countries
* We do want to know how to host a satellite event, would like to know more. Also! Is it possible to be hosted in another continental? Or should I be around Southern Europe?

'''It will be smaller in size. Why?'''
* In a nutshell because of capacity. Right now because of health, travel, and visa issues, we cannot take care of 1,200+ plus people like we have done in the past.
* The decentralized model means that the responsibility is divided. But also, this is a reboot, and right now there are critical issues happening in our community, but internally and externally that require immediate attention by decision makers. So the hope is that this small gathering will provide the community the space to make strategic decisions that need to be made about things like the health of our organizations, and the rise in threats we are seeing.
* However, small does not mean that others can't participate. The decentralized model will guarantee that if you come, there will be a place for you to meet others.

'''What does a decentralized design event look like?'''
* Decentralized means that there will be a bunch of public and private events happening throughout the host city that are organized by either different organizations or people. We are currently reaching out and working with partners, but also will provide individuals with some type of virtual space for folks to coordinate their own gatherings.
* The Calyx Institute has already committed to organizing a public event at a local restaurant where folks not invited to the 200 person gathering can go for free, and hangout on the beach, because it's literally on the beach. So this means, you can come, not be invited to the 200 person event gathering, and still network, work, and also connect with important folks...while relaxing.

'''Will you still be helping with travel, as well as visas?'''
* Yes, we are trying to fundraise to hire a company that can help you all with that. At a minimum we can do what we have always done, and provide folks with a letter that you can use for your visa application. And the company we hire will hopefully provide guidance.
* However, what we cannot do is be on top of you to remember to apply early (as there are long queues) or work with you to your security plan. We hope that other organizations that you are either part of, or work with in some capacity can step in to help people.

'''If my organization wants to organize a satellite event, what do I need to do?'''
* Email us immediately! There are so many good opportunities for you to participate and create a kick ass event. We can also help you with local venues etc. Just email team@digitalrights.community.

'''Where is the event?'''
* We can't tell you the exact location yet, what we can tell you is that it will be somewhere in Portugal. And yes, we checked with both EU resources and Portugal is considered part of the mediterranean.

'''Is the satellite event only located in the hosted city? What if my organization would like to do side events but in the other continents?'''
* We can definitely talk about it and we can definitely see how we can fit into the official schedule where we will be listing all satellite events. We would love to talk to you and see if it fits.
* This is similar to what we use to do for Techno Activism Third Mondays or Coffee and CIrcumvention. We are totally open. Email us!

'''When will you announce the dates?'''
* As soon as we finish some paperwork with the venue. Hopefully in the next two weeks.

'''How will the invited people be selected? Do we have to apply?'''
* So first, let me explain the reasoning and what will happen during the 200 event. We will call it the summit for now. We really want to get organizational leaders, specific experts, and decision makers in the room, because there are some pressing issues that need immediate attention.
* For example:
** a) So many of our organizations (and networks) are imploding because of mental health reasons, among others
** b) the economic climate is getting worse, and in many places so are the socio=political environments
** c) we have a serious recruitment and retention problem in our space right now.
* We need decision makers to be able to make important "Course directions' ' immediately. For example, right now, why aren't more orgs doing things like a 4-day work week? What can be done to address the funding shortages we are seeing etc.
* It will be a combination of identifying people we already know we want in the room, but also having an application process where people can apply to come as well.
* It will be the same 200 people for three days. (maybe we will go up to 250) but these folks need to do some serious work those three days.
* We suspect the self-organizing part, which we are already helping organize with partners, will be much more chill, relaxed and fun, but the 250 gathering is really about making some "course correction" decisions. For example, given these organizational health issues, why aren't more orgs adapting things like a 4 day work week? Or what are they doing to improve the health of their orgs

'''If I'm not invited to the smaller event, how can I participate?'''
* There will be so many opportunities! Here are few bullet points:
** Join one of the many public events that will be hosted by partners.
** Use Team CommUNITY tools to organize an outing or gathering while in the city. For example, organize a walk, a meeting at the beach, or even a gathering at one of the amazing cafes.
** If you are an organization, consider organizing your org retreat or organizing a smaller event for X thing (for example, meeting of rapid responders)
** Also, and most importantly, the city is small enough that there are enough hotels for everyone, but also it will allow for organic meeting of digital rights defenders on the street. Trust us. There will be many options for you to participate

'''Do I need to RSVP to go to the decentralized event?'''
* Yes and no. We are still working on this with partners. But it seems to at least provide some level of coordinate, we will be asking people coming to the decentralized "branch" to RSVP in some capacity

'''Why should I attend?'''
* We can't answer that but here is why we would attend:
** Beautiful, healing location. We can't tell you how much Portugal has a special healing energy. Also, it's so freaking diverse, and much more integrated than say Spain. We were taken back at how much healing we did when we went to visit. Nature is on another level.
** We miss you, and you probably miss us. This is a good opportunity to reconnect with old folks, and meet new folks, and recharge your battery with your community in a way that won't be too overwhelming.
** There will be tons of things to do, as always, just in a more relaxed, laid back way...kinda like those books where you can pick your own adventure

'''Will glitter (and frankly) the joyful environment be still a thing?'''
* 100% Listen, if we can't bring joy and glitter, then there is no need to organize an event. More than ever we need to laugh, have fun, and bring in some of the good old feelings of love and joy that we experienced together in the past. This is why we picked a more beach location: .to bring this joy to another level

'''How can I best support the event?'''
* You can help the event but helping others get there. Meaning, this is a time for us to HELP each other in real ways. This can be helping them secure funding for travel. Helping them with their security plan for travel. Or it can mean, organizing an event while there (remember a gathering can be 10 people on a trail, supporting each other.) And also reminding people that just because things are different doesn't mean that things will be bad. BUT OVERALL, ask each other what you all need to attend, and help each other.

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[[File: VPN Community Initiative.png|right|300px]]

The VPN Community Initiative is a diverse group of experts working in and around the VPN ecosystem. The community consists of commercial and non-commercial VPN providers, technologists and developers of circumvention and VPN-adjacent technologies, academics and researchers, advocates, and frontline defenders. The goal of the VPN Community Initiative is to:

* Improve trust among different players working within the VPN ecosystem;
* Build solidarity focusing on improving industry standards and mobilizing around common threats; and
* Ensure the needs of the most at-risk from the digital rights community are made known to VPN companies, so that they can improve their offerings for these users.

''If you have questions about the VPN Community Initiative or how to become involved, contact [mailto:erinm@digitalrights.community erinm].''

=VPN Community Activities=

==VPN Community Events==

[[Monthly VPN Community Gatherings]] 
[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/July_27,_2022_,_Africa_Meetup July, 2022 Africa Meetup on Regional VPN Use] 
[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/October_6_2022_GM October 6, 2022 Glitter Meetup with Outline VPN]

==VPN Community Unconferences==

[[VPN Community Unconference 2022]] 
[[Industry Standards Collaborative Conversation]] 2020

==VPN Villages==

[[VPN Community Initiative Village 2022]] 
[[IFF VPN Village 2020]]