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	~~[[File:Ggbanner2026.png\|frameless\|center\|2000px\|alt=Gathering defenders at the intersection of technology and rights]]~~
	~~<div style="float:right; width:400px; padding:14px; margin:10px 0 18px 24px; background:#E9F7F3; border:3px solid #6ED7D9; border-radius:10px; box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">~~
	~~<ul style="margin:10px 0 0 18px;">~~
	~~<li>[[Visa and Security Support]]</li>~~
	~~<li>[[Equity Fund]]</li>~~
	~~<li>[[GGProgram2026\|Programming]]</li>~~
	~~<li>[[Hotels and Transportation\|Hotels and Transportation Options]]</li>~~
	~~<li>[[Navigating Estoril]]</li>~~
	~~<li>[[Navigating Portugal]]</li>~~
	~~<li>[[Global Gathering 2026\|Global Gathering Homepage]]</li>~~
	~~</ul>~~
	~~</div>~~

	In several months, we will be sharing a call for proposals where approved participants can submit ideas for Circles, Meetups, and Booths. In response to your feedback, more skillshares will be included in the 2026 event programming.

	~~== '''The Format''' ==~~
	~~'''Circles''', or collaborative discussions that draw out collective wisdom, facilitate brainstorming, or help problem-solve around challenges.~~

	~~'''Booths''' allow projects to use one of the venue’s permanent structures to showcase their work, demo a tool, run a skillshare, or have one-to-one conversations with participants.~~

	'''Meetups''' are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.

	'''Villages:''' In some cases, we will be grouping Circles and Booths into Villages, which are community-led hubs focused on specific themes, regions or areas of practices. In the past, organizations and networks have hosted villages centered on their core work, shared challenges, or regional priorities.

	~~== '''2026 Themes''' ==~~

	~~=== '''Ecosystem Security, Sustainability, and Health''' ===~~

	* Identifying and onboarding new funders to the field
	* Best practices navigating new organizational realities
	* Org security in low-resource environments
	* Digital security training for at-risk groups and journalists
	* Whistleblowing protection

	~~=== '''Surveillance and Censorship''' ===~~

	* Showcasing current research and frontline insights
	* Conversations that allow for threat and/or trend discovery
	* New and emerging spyware developments
	* Combatting smart cities, data brokers, and other privacy intrusive tools
	* Showcasing open source circumvention tools and encrypted communication tools, as well as protocols, and effective approaches
	* Brainstorming emerging technological challenges and trends in online surveillance and censorship, and collaborative problem solving

	* Challenges and updates in security education and training

	~~=== '''Alternative Infrastructure and Digital Sovereignty''' ===~~

	* Educational sessions focused on how to build decentralized, community-owned technologies and protocols.
	* Advice on hosting, potential tools, and common problems, and suggestion of open source tools.

	~~=== '''Emerging and Urgent Tech Issues: Disinformation, AI, Platform Accountability, Internet Blackouts, Etc.''' ===~~

	* Updates on current trends related to disinformation, platform accountability, and other tech-related emerging issues impacting rights defenders and journalists, prioritizing frontline experiences, and understanding impacts on democratic process and public trust (for example, during elections).
	* Information on current disinformation campaigns actions, and discussions on actions needed.
	* Developments in platform accountability work, current needs, and brainstorming cross-regional actions.
	* Best practices to navigate internet blackouts, particularly during milestone moments (elections, etc).
	* Best practices in information integrity, archiving, and defense tactics. Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making as it relates to surveillance, censorship, equity and access. Algorithmic governance, discussions around how to ensure human rights principles are embedded into automated processes that inform, shape or make decisions that affect people, institutions and societies. especially in areas traditionally governed by human judgment, laws, or public institutions. (policing systems, etc).

	~~=== '''Civil Society Reflections on Tech Regulation and Global Implication''' ===~~

	* Updates on laws, governance frameworks, and regulatory approaches shaping digital rights, data protection and privacy, freedom of expression, Internet governance, etc.
	* SLAPPs and other legal or regulatory attacks on civil society; use and regulation of privacy, security, and encryption technologies
	* Regulatory, technical, and civic responses to emerging risks
	* Tech and policy regulations impacting globally, such as policies impacting decentralized open source technologies, or using circumvention technologies.

	~~== '''Villages''' ==~~
	~~Additionally, some of the Villages that we hope to host include the following. Reach out if your organization would like to partner to support a Village.~~

	* '''Spyware Response'''
	* '''Circumvention Tech Hub'''
	* '''VPN Community Village'''
	* '''Secure Communications'''
	* '''Org Sec Village'''
	* '''Ecosystem Resilience Salon'''
	* '''Alternative Infrastructure Builders'''
	* '''Regional Action Lab'''

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	In several months, we will be sharing a call for proposals where approved participants can submit ideas for Circles, Meetups, and Booths. ~~Responding~~ to ~~all of~~ your feedback, more skillshares will be included in the 2026 event programming.		In several months, we will be sharing a call for proposals where approved participants can submit ideas for Circles, Meetups, and Booths. In response to your feedback, more skillshares will be included in the 2026 event programming.

	== '''The Format''' ==		== '''The Format''' ==

Sandy: /* CIvil Society Reflections on Tech Regulation and Global Implication */

2026-02-11T20:45:26Z

CIvil Society Reflections on Tech Regulation and Global Implication

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	* Best practices in information integrity, archiving, and defense tactics. Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making as it relates to surveillance, censorship, equity and access. Algorithmic governance, discussions around how to ensure human rights principles are embedded into automated processes that inform, shape or make decisions that affect people, institutions and societies. especially in areas traditionally governed by human judgment, laws, or public institutions. (policing systems, etc).		* Best practices in information integrity, archiving, and defense tactics. Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making as it relates to surveillance, censorship, equity and access. Algorithmic governance, discussions around how to ensure human rights principles are embedded into automated processes that inform, shape or make decisions that affect people, institutions and societies. especially in areas traditionally governed by human judgment, laws, or public institutions. (policing systems, etc).

	=== '''~~CIvil~~ Society Reflections on Tech Regulation and Global Implication''' ===		=== '''Civil Society Reflections on Tech Regulation and Global Implication''' ===

	* Updates on laws, governance frameworks, and regulatory approaches shaping digital rights, data protection and privacy, freedom of expression, Internet governance, etc.		* Updates on laws, governance frameworks, and regulatory approaches shaping digital rights, data protection and privacy, freedom of expression, Internet governance, etc.

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	* Regulatory, technical, and civic responses to emerging risks		* Regulatory, technical, and civic responses to emerging risks
	* Tech and policy regulations impacting globally, such as policies impacting decentralized open source technologies, or using circumvention technologies.		* Tech and policy regulations impacting globally, such as policies impacting decentralized open source technologies, or using circumvention technologies.

			== '''Villages''' ==
			Additionally, some of the Villages that we hope to host include the following. Reach out if your organization would like to partner to support a Village.

			* '''Spyware Response'''
			* '''Circumvention Tech Hub'''
			* '''VPN Community Village'''
			* '''Secure Communications'''
			* '''Org Sec Village'''
			* '''Ecosystem Resilience Salon'''
			* '''Alternative Infrastructure Builders'''
			* '''Regional Action Lab'''

Sandy: /* The Format */

2026-02-10T20:25:14Z

The Format

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	'''Meetups''' are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.		'''Meetups''' are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.

	'''Villages:''' In some cases, we will be grouping Circles and Booths into Villages ~~to focus~~ on a specific ~~theme~~, ~~area~~ or ~~region~~.		'''Villages:''' In some cases, we will be grouping Circles and Booths into Villages, which are community-led hubs focused on specific themes, regions or areas of practices. In the past, organizations and networks have hosted villages centered on their core work, shared challenges, or regional priorities.

	== '''2026 Themes''' ==		== '''2026 Themes''' ==

Sandy at 20:23, 10 February 2026

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	~~'''Circles, Meetups, and Booths:~~
	~~'''~~
	In several months, we will be sharing a call for proposals where approved participants can submit ideas for Circles, Meetups, and Booths. Responding to all of your feedback, more skillshares will be included in the 2026 event programming.		In several months, we will be sharing a call for proposals where approved participants can submit ideas for Circles, Meetups, and Booths. Responding to all of your feedback, more skillshares will be included in the 2026 event programming.

	Circles, or collaborative discussions that draw out collective wisdom, facilitate brainstorming, or help problem-solve around challenges.		== '''The Format''' ==
			'''Circles''', or collaborative discussions that draw out collective wisdom, facilitate brainstorming, or help problem-solve around challenges.

	Booths allow projects to use one of the venue’s permanent structures to showcase their work, demo a tool, run a skillshare, or have one-to-one conversations with participants.		'''Booths''' allow projects to use one of the venue’s permanent structures to showcase their work, demo a tool, run a skillshare, or have one-to-one conversations with participants.

	Meetups are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.		'''Meetups''' are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.

	'''Villages:''' In some cases, we will be grouping Circles and Booths into Villages to focus on a specific theme, area or region.		'''Villages:''' In some cases, we will be grouping Circles and Booths into Villages to focus on a specific theme, area or region.

Sandy at 20:22, 10 February 2026

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	~~__TOC__~~

Sandy at 20:21, 10 February 2026

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			__NOTOC__

	[[File:Ggbanner2026.png\|frameless\|center\|2000px\|alt=Gathering defenders at the intersection of technology and rights]]		[[File:Ggbanner2026.png\|frameless\|center\|2000px\|alt=Gathering defenders at the intersection of technology and rights]]
	<div style="float:right; width:400px; padding:14px; margin:10px 0 18px 24px; background:#E9F7F3; border:3px solid #6ED7D9; border-radius:10px; box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">		<div style="float:right; width:400px; padding:14px; margin:10px 0 18px 24px; background:#E9F7F3; border:3px solid #6ED7D9; border-radius:10px; box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);">

Sandy at 20:21, 10 February 2026

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	Meetups are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.		Meetups are designed to gather participants who share a commonality or interest in a more informal setting. While Team CommUNITY will be coordinating a select number of topical and regional networking meetups, participants will be provided with tools to self-organize their own meetups.

			'''Villages:''' In some cases, we will be grouping Circles and Booths into Villages to focus on a specific theme, area or region.

			== '''2026 Themes''' ==

			=== '''Ecosystem Security, Sustainability, and Health''' ===

			* Identifying and onboarding new funders to the field
			* Best practices navigating new organizational realities
			* Org security in low-resource environments
			* Digital security training for at-risk groups and journalists
			* Whistleblowing protection

			=== '''Surveillance and Censorship''' ===

			* Showcasing current research and frontline insights
			* Conversations that allow for threat and/or trend discovery
			* New and emerging spyware developments
			* Combatting smart cities, data brokers, and other privacy intrusive tools
			* Showcasing open source circumvention tools and encrypted communication tools, as well as protocols, and effective approaches
			* Brainstorming emerging technological challenges and trends in online surveillance and censorship, and collaborative problem solving

			* Challenges and updates in security education and training

			=== '''Alternative Infrastructure and Digital Sovereignty''' ===

			* Educational sessions focused on how to build decentralized, community-owned technologies and protocols.
			* Advice on hosting, potential tools, and common problems, and suggestion of open source tools.

			=== '''Emerging and Urgent Tech Issues: Disinformation, AI, Platform Accountability, Internet Blackouts, Etc.''' ===

			* Updates on current trends related to disinformation, platform accountability, and other tech-related emerging issues impacting rights defenders and journalists, prioritizing frontline experiences, and understanding impacts on democratic process and public trust (for example, during elections).
			* Information on current disinformation campaigns actions, and discussions on actions needed.
			* Developments in platform accountability work, current needs, and brainstorming cross-regional actions.
			* Best practices to navigate internet blackouts, particularly during milestone moments (elections, etc).
			* Best practices in information integrity, archiving, and defense tactics. Artificial Intelligence and automated decision-making as it relates to surveillance, censorship, equity and access. Algorithmic governance, discussions around how to ensure human rights principles are embedded into automated processes that inform, shape or make decisions that affect people, institutions and societies. especially in areas traditionally governed by human judgment, laws, or public institutions. (policing systems, etc).

			=== '''CIvil Society Reflections on Tech Regulation and Global Implication''' ===

			* Updates on laws, governance frameworks, and regulatory approaches shaping digital rights, data protection and privacy, freedom of expression, Internet governance, etc.
			* SLAPPs and other legal or regulatory attacks on civil society; use and regulation of privacy, security, and encryption technologies
			* Regulatory, technical, and civic responses to emerging risks
			* Tech and policy regulations impacting globally, such as policies impacting decentralized open source technologies, or using circumvention technologies.

DRAdmin at 16:16, 29 January 2026

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	<li>[[Visa and Security Support]]</li>		<li>[[Visa and Security Support]]</li>
	<li>[[Equity Fund]]</li>		<li>[[Equity Fund]]</li>
	<li>[GGProgram2026\|Programming]]</li>		<li>[[GGProgram2026\|Programming]]</li>
	<li>[[Hotels and Transportation\|Hotels and Transportation Options]]</li>		<li>[[Hotels and Transportation\|Hotels and Transportation Options]]</li>
	<li>[[Navigating Estoril]]</li>		<li>[[Navigating Estoril]]</li>