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Victoria at 15:05, 8 June 2023

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	===== '''Tell us a bit more about you and your work''' =====		===== '''Tell us a bit more about you and your work''' =====
	~~I was born and raised in Beirut. I studied graphic design and worked in Beirut for a year and a half before deciding to go to London to pursue a masters degree.~~

	After my graduation, I worked at Barnbrook, a highly reputable design studio in London for 7 years		* I was born and raised in Beirut. I studied graphic design and worked in Beirut for a year and a half before deciding to go to London to pursue a masters degree.
			* After my graduation, I worked at Barnbrook, a highly reputable design studio in London for 7 years
	I left in early 2020 to set up my own design practice, and a few months prior to that I launched [https://www.instagram.com/takweer_/ Takweer]		* I left in early 2020 to set up my own design practice, and a few months prior to that I launched [https://www.instagram.com/takweer_/ Takweer]
			* My design practice engages primarily with clients from the arts and culture sectors, such as museums, cultural institutions, art events, artist collaborations, and so on
	My design practice engages primarily with clients from the arts and culture sectors, such as museums, cultural institutions, art events, artist collaborations, and so on		* I've worked with some of the most exciting cultural institutions in the world like V&A museum, Art Basel, The National Gallery, Somerset House, and Hayward Gallery to name a few and I created work with some very exciting people like Banksy and Rihanna
			* But after seven years at the studio, I felt like I needed my voice and perspective to take centre stage, so I left my job to set up my own practice, so I can work with clients that align closer to my vision, and hopefully more Arab clients
	I've worked with some of the most exciting cultural institutions in the world like V&A museum, Art Basel, The National Gallery, Somerset House, and Hayward Gallery to name a few and I created work with some very exciting people like Banksy and Rihanna		* I also launched Takweer as a space I can explore my own queer/Arab identity
			* I was mean to leave my job in 2019, but Fenty (Rihanna's company) and Phaidon (publishing house) came to the studio to commission us to design a massive coffee table book celebrating the life and work of Rihanna
	But after seven years at the studio, I felt like I needed my voice and perspective to take centre stage, so I left my job to set up my own practice, so I can work with clients that align closer to my vision, and hopefully more Arab clients		* I ended up delaying my departure by a year to work and complete the project, which was super fun!

	I also launched Takweer as a space I can explore my own queer/Arab identity

	I was mean to leave my job in 2019, but Fenty (Rihanna's company) and Phaidon (publishing house) came to the studio to commission us to design a massive coffee table book celebrating the life and work of Rihanna

	I ended up delaying my departure by a year to work and complete the project, which was super fun!

	===== '''This guides us smoothly into my second question, can you tell us more about Takweer? What drove you to create it?''' =====		===== '''This guides us smoothly into my second question, can you tell us more about Takweer? What drove you to create it?''' =====

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 We will be in conversation with Marwan Kaabour, who will talk to us about Takweer, a platform that explores and archives queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. Takweer, through Instagram, has engaged people across borders with Arab struggles and histories, through providing knowledges and mainstreaming it by using different formats, including memes.
-'''Marwan Kaabour''' is a graphic designer and artist. He works with institutions, brands and individuals in the art and cultural sector. He is also the founder of Takweer. Marwan moved from his hometown Beirut to London in 2011 to pursue a master's degree, before joining Barnbrook – one of the UK’s most formidable and celebrated design agencies. He later set up his own design practice in 2020. In 2019, he founded Takweer, a platform that explores and archives queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture.
+'''Marwan Kaabour''' (@tawkeer on Mattermost) is a graphic designer and artist. He works with institutions, brands and individuals in the art and cultural sector. He is also the founder of Takweer. Marwan moved from his hometown Beirut to London in 2011 to pursue a master's degree, before joining Barnbrook – one of the UK’s most formidable and celebrated design agencies. He later set up his own design practice in 2020. In 2019, he founded Takweer, a platform that explores and archives queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture.
 He has worked with some of the world’s most exciting cultural institutions, artists and publishers including the V&A Museum, Phaidon, Art Basel, The National Gallery, Thames & Hudson, Serpentine Galleries, Hayward Gallery, Somerset House, Banksy, and South London Gallery. He designed the much-celebrated Rihanna book, which was named as one of Time magazine's best photo books of 2019, and more recently the artist book he designed in collaboration with artist Mahmoud Khaled titled Fantasies on a Found Phone, Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It, was chosen as part of Creative Review’s Photography Annual as one of the best photography publications of 2022.
 ==Notes==
-''Notes will be posted here''

Victoria at 07:21, 8 May 2023

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	*'''Date:''' Thursday, May 25		*'''Date:''' Thursday, May 25
	*'''Time:''' 9am EDT / 1pm UTC		*'''Time:''' 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
	*'''Who:''' ~~Raquel Saraiva and Pedro Amaral~~		*'''Who:''' Marwan Kaabour
	*'''Moderator:''' ~~Ursula~~		*'''Moderator:''' Islam
	*'''Where:''' On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.		*'''Where:''' On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
	**Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? [[TCU Mattermost\|you can request one following the directions here.]]		**Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? [[TCU Mattermost\|you can request one following the directions here.]]

	We will ~~learn~~ about ~~Brazil digital rights challenges and the bill~~ that ~~is proposing to moderate online content~~ and ~~hate speech~~ in ~~the country~~. ~~The issue of platforms liability and content moderation has become a pressing concern after the storming of the Brazilian capital by far-right supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro on January~~, ~~2023. As a result of the violence that day~~, ~~the new Lula Da Silva's Brazilian government~~ has ~~actively pursued measures to enhance the responsibility of intermediaries in moderating online content. Although there are risks to freedom of expression~~ and ~~privacy in some regulation proposals~~, ~~civil society is engaged in the process due to the urgency of platform regulation to promote safer online spaces in the country~~.		==== '''<nowiki/>'Takweer' - Localizing Queer Arab Narratives & Digital Cultures''' ====
			We will be in conversation with Marwan Kaabour, who will talk to us about Takweer, a platform that explores and archives queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture. Takweer, through Instagram, has engaged people across borders with Arab struggles and histories, through providing knowledges and mainstreaming it by using different formats, including memes.

	*'''~~Raquel Saraiva~~''', ~~president~~ of ~~Instituto de Pesquisa em Direito e Tecnologia do Recife (Law~~ and ~~Technology Research Institute of Recife~~ in ~~Portuguese)~~.		'''Marwan Kaabour''' is a graphic designer and artist. He works with institutions, brands and individuals in the art and cultural sector. He is also the founder of Takweer. Marwan moved from his hometown Beirut to London in 2011 to pursue a master's degree, before joining Barnbrook – one of the UK’s most formidable and celebrated design agencies. He later set up his own design practice in 2020. In 2019, he founded Takweer, a platform that explores and archives queer narratives in Arab history and popular culture.
	*'''Pedro Amaral''', ~~project leader at Instituto de Pesquisa em Direito e Tecnologia do Recife~~.
			He has worked with some of the world’s most exciting cultural institutions, artists and publishers including the V&A Museum, Phaidon, Art Basel, The National Gallery, Thames & Hudson, Serpentine Galleries, Hayward Gallery, Somerset House, Banksy, and South London Gallery. He designed the much-celebrated Rihanna book, which was named as one of Time magazine's best photo books of 2019, and more recently the artist book he designed in collaboration with artist Mahmoud Khaled titled Fantasies on a Found Phone, Dedicated to the Man Who Lost It, was chosen as part of Creative Review’s Photography Annual as one of the best photography publications of 2022.

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	''Notes will be posted here''		''Notes will be posted here''

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*[[Community Updates|Notes from Past Glitter Meetups]]
*[[Calendar of Events|Virtual Events Calendar]]
*[[IFF Mattermost|Join the TCU Mattermost]]
|}Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one [[TCU Mattermost|here]].
*'''Date:''' Thursday, May 25
*'''Time:''' 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
*'''Who:''' Raquel Saraiva and Pedro Amaral
*'''Moderator:''' Ursula
*'''Where:''' On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
**Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? [[TCU Mattermost|you can request one following the directions here.]]

We will learn about Brazil digital rights challenges and the bill that is proposing to moderate online content and hate speech in the country. The issue of platforms liability and content moderation has become a pressing concern after the storming of the Brazilian capital by far-right supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro on January, 2023. As a result of the violence that day, the new Lula Da Silva's Brazilian government has actively pursued measures to enhance the responsibility of intermediaries in moderating online content. Although there are risks to freedom of expression and privacy in some regulation proposals, civil society is engaged in the process due to the urgency of platform regulation to promote safer online spaces in the country.

*'''Raquel Saraiva''', president of Instituto de Pesquisa em Direito e Tecnologia do Recife (Law and Technology Research Institute of Recife in Portuguese).
*'''Pedro Amaral''', project leader at Instituto de Pesquisa em Direito e Tecnologia do Recife.

==Notes==
''Notes will be posted here''