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=== Featured Recurring Events===
=== Featured Recurring Events===


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<span style="font-size:larger">'''December 2024'''</span>
'''April 2025'''
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|December 5
|April 30
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[December 5 2024 GM|Make Privacy Sexy Again: Why do We Need to Choose Between Privacy and Usability? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it!
|Mardiya
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|December 12
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[December 12 2024 GM|Goodbye! Until 2025 (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come and say goodbye to a year full of Glitter Meetups, connection, community and joy!
|Mardiya
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''November 2024'''</span>
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|November 28
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 28 2024 GM|Make Privacy Sexy Again: Why do We Need to Choose Between Privacy and Usability? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au, CEO and Co-founder and Design Director and Founder of Kumquat who will be talking about: Why people choose UX over privacy; tackling poor circumvention tool design, and connecting the dots using strategic design to overcome silos
|Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au
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|November 27
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 27 2024, MENA Meetup|Digital Rights MENA Meetup]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other.
|Mardiya
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|November 21
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|'''[[November 21 2024, Africa Meetup|Digital Rights Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. During this meetup, Laura Tich, Founder of SheHack's along with her community will be sharing the work of women hackers in Kenya.
|Mardiya
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|November 21
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 21 2024 GM|What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it!
| TCU Staff
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|November 20
|5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC
|'''[[20 de Noviembre, 2024 LATAM|Digital Rights LATAM Meetup]]'''
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Meetups Latinoamericanos]] son video llamadas cada dos meses 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. Si no pueden atender por cualquier cosa, aquí mantenemos notas de cada meetup.
|Ursula & David
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|November 14
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[November 14 2024 GM|'''Advancing Digital resilience for African CSOs (Glitter Meetup)''']]
|Hear from the Executive Director and Director of Security and Innovation of [https://www.rtafrica.org/ Resilience Technology] who will be talking about how they are transforming digital resilience for African CSOs and their capacity building, innovation and customized solutions that address the unique challenges organizations face in the region, like Zeroth Cloud and the RT Spyware Fellowship, two initiatives designed to critically address the challenges of state-sponsored threats. '''[[November 14 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Elizabeth Kolade and Anthony Sule
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|November 14
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[Novembre 14 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous.
|Brahem
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|November 13
|7am EST / 12pm UTC
|[[November 13 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|The[[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia 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.
|Sapni
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|November 7
| 9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[November 7 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
| The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!
|TCU Staff
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''October 2024'''</span>
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|October 31
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 31 2024 GM|Learn More About Amnezia Software Suite (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Easy Mee, Customer Success Manager at [https://amnezia.org/en AmneziaVPN], will discuss Amnezia Research & Development, free AmneziaVPN, and AmneziaVPN Self-hosted (how to create your own VPN server under 5 minutes). '''[[October 31 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Easy Mee
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|October 24
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 24 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! '''[[October 24 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
| TCU Staff
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|October 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 17 2024 GM|Conexo: Organizational Security and Capacity Building From the Global South (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Mario, [https://conexo.org/ Conexo]’s executive director; Oriana, the project coordinator; and Fabian, their technical coordinator will discuss Conexo's work with different kinds of security interventions with at risk communities, capacity building and the [https://internews.org/areas-of-expertise/global-tech/global-tech-projects/infuse-elevating-expertise-for-digital-protectors/ Infuse project], and integrating the psychosocial and physical aspects of security. '''[[October 17 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mario, Oriana and Fabian from Conexo
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|October 10
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[October 10 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
| The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[October 10 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''September 2024'''</span>
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|September 19
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 19 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it!
| TCU Staff
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|September 12
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 12 2024 GM|The Digital Rights Monopoly: Discussing Gamification as a Tool for Digital Literacy (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Hear from Taiwo, currently the business operations manager of digital grassroots who will be talking about: The role of Gamification as a tool for Digital Literacy; importance of Gamification; and their Digital Rights Monopoly Game which is a tool for game-based Digital Literacy. '''[[September 12 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Taiwo Oreoluwa Sobowale
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|September 5
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[September 5 2024 GM|Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|This presentation aims to shed light on the phone privacy threats that users face and how privacy-focused FOSS smartphone operating systems like CalyxOS can be the foundation of effective mitigation strategies to safeguard our mobile devices.  '''[[September 5 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Chirayu Desai
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''July 2024'''</span>
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|July 25
| 11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|[[July 25 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Africa Meetup''']]
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other.
|Mardiya & Tawanda
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|July 25
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 25 2024 GM|Butter Box - Life Without Internet Made Smoother (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|The Guardian Project team will be sharing their work on the Butter ecosystem, designed to provide tools and services to people with limited or no access to the Internet. '''[[July 25 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Fabiola Maurice
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| July 24
| 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|[[24 de Julio, 2024 LATAM|'''LATAM Meetup''']]
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups Latinoamericanos]] ocurren cada dos meses y 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. '''[[24 de Julio, 2024 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Ursula & David
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|July 24
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|[[July 24 2024, MENA Meetup|'''MENA Meetup''']]
|[[April 30 2025, Africa Meetup|'''Digital Rights Organizational Analysis: Lessons from Gambia''']]
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[July 24 2024, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|During this webinar, Poncelet will be sharing his approach to conducting timely organizational assessments to identify strengths, opportunities and weaknesses within current models. The goal is to share knowledge on how small digital rights organizations can map out emerging trends to make timely decisions contributing to their sustainability in the long run. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/lessons_from_gambia_april_2025 RSVP Here]'''
|Yosr
|Poncelet Ileleji
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|July 18
|April 24
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 18 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it!
| TCU Staff
|-
|July 17
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|'''[[Julliet 17 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. [[Julliet 17 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Brahem
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|July 17
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|[[July 17 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|The[[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia 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.
|Sapni
|-
|July 11
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 11 2024 GM|Community Networks Guide (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Hear from Hiure, a community network and internet infrastructure builder, who will be talking about what community networks are, the process of start building a community network building, and types of Community Networks. '''[[July 11 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
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|July 4
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[July 4 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
| The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!
|TCU Staff
|-
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''June 2024'''</span>
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|June 27
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 27 2024 GM|Rosenpass – Securing Cryptographic Applications Against Quantum Computer Attacks (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|hear from Karolin, a cryptographer at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy in Germany, who will be talking abou Rosenpass, an add-on for WireGuard that adds post-quantum security to WireGuard; the importance of how post-quantum security provides a layer of protection for cryptographic applications against quantum computers and more. '''[[June 27 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Karolin
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|June 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 20 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! '''[[June 20 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
| TCU Staff
|-
|June 13
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 13 2024 GM|Kwanele's Journey Navigating Ethical Tech for GBV Justice (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Learn about how Kwanele approaches co-creating technology to support survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), the features and impact of the mobile application and chatbot, which provide crucial resources and assistance to those in need, and Kwanele's ethical approach to building technology aimed at increasing access to justice for survivors of GBV. '''[[June 13 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Leonora & Lebo
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|June 13
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|[[June 13 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|The[[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia 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.
|Sapni
|-
|June 6
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[June 6 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
| The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!
|TCU Staff
|-
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''May 2024'''</span>
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|May 30
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 30 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: Conversations Around Funding]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. '''[[May 30 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
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|May 29
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|[[May 29 2024, MENA Meetup|'''MENA Meetup''']]
|'''[[April 24 2025 GM|The Sound of Independence: Building Your Own Music Streaming Service (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[May 29 2024, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Hear from Raphael from Horizontal, who will be sharing ethics and politics on why anyone would want to move away from Spotify or other corporate music streaming services, how to build your own music streaming service without coding or technical skills, how we can make this accessible to more people, even non-techies.
|Yosr
|Raphael Mimoun
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|May 23  
|April 23
| 11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|[[May 23 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Africa Meetup''']]
|'''[[23 de Abril, 2025 LATAM|Digital Rights LATAM Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[May 23 2024, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Los '''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Digital Rights LATAM Meetups]]''' son video llamadas cada dos meses 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.  
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|Ursula y David
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|May 23
|April 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 23 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: What Is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?]]'''
|'''[[April 17 2025 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this [[Glitter Meetup]]! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! '''[[May 23 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations.
| TCU Staff
|Mardiya
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| May 22
| 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|[[22 de Mayo, 2024 LATAM|'''LATAM Meetup''']]
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups Latinoamericanos]] ocurren cada dos meses y 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 Mayo, 2024 LATAM|Lea las Notas Aqui]]'''
|Ursula & David
|-
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|May 16
|April 16
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 16 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: sheEsecures - a Platform for an Inclusive and Feminist Internet]]'''
|[[April 16 2025, MENA Meetup|'''Tech, Policy & Support: SMEX's Work in Action''']]
| Join us to talk with Selamawit about the emergence of sheEsecures, an Ethiopian social impact-driven feminist online platform devoted to crafting a safer digital space for women. sheEsecures was created following a series of digital security training sessions for young women, women journalists, and women human rights defenders. '''[[May 15 2024, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Join this webinar with Smex’s team, who will introduce a quick look at SMEX’s mission in the MENA region, share tech and policy work at SMEX, and the result of Tech and policy work on analyzing and reviewing applications. '''[https://digitalrights.formstack.com/forms/lessons_from_mena_april_2025 RSVP Here]'''
|Selamawit Tezera
|Metehan and Madleine
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|May 15
|April 10
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|[[May 15 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|The[[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia 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. '''[[May 15 2024, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Sapni
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|May 9
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|[[May 9 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia''']]
|'''[[April 10 2025 GM|Network Measurements - How to Gather and Use Evidence of an Internet Shutdown Happening in Your Country? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Join us to talk about "Convite", an awareness project about self-care and collective care, focused especially on indigenous guards, cimarronas, and rural (campesinas) communities from southwestern Colombia, as well as those who defend the environment, territorial autonomy, and alternative communication. '''[[May 9 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Learn about Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) and open datasets that allow to investigate internet shutdowns, tools to coordinate rapid response to social media and other websites blockings, and communities to be part of to get support.
|Nathaly Espitia
|Elizaveta
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|May 9
|April 3
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|'''[[Mai 9 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. '''[[Mai 9 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Brahem
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|May 2
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[May 2 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|'''[[April 3 2025 GM|What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|At the Social Networking [[Glitter Meetup]] you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[May 2 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup. There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it.
|TCU Staff
|Mardiya
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''April 2024'''</span>
'''March 2025'''
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|April 25
|March 27
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 25 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: Quiet: A Secure Slack Alternative for Groups that Outgrow Signal]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. '''[[April 25 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
| Holmes Wilson
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|April 18
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 18 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|'''[[March 27 2025 GM|Target Threats Research - A Breakdown of 3 Years of Civil Society Threat Research in South & North Korea (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
| At the Social Networking [[Glitter Meetup]] you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[April 18 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Ovi, a security researcher and threat analyst with over 10 years of experience, who will be taking us through a broad analysis of threats faced by CSOs in Korea, based on 100+ real-life events and threat research analyses conducted over the past 3 years. '''[[March 27 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
|Ovi
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| April 11
|March 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|[[April 11 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup:''' '''Election Watch for the Digital Age Project''']]
|'''[[March 20 2025 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. '''[[April 11 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. '''[[March 20 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin
|Mardiya
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|April 4
|March 13
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|'''[[April 4 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: What Is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?]]'''
|'''[[March 13 2025 GM|The Digital Security School (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this [[Glitter Meetup]]! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! '''[[April 4 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Hear from Sebastien who will be talking about the digital security school. He will take us through: connectivity in hard-to-reach place, using technological tools to defend human rights, and the importance of teaching digital security. '''[[March 13 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
|Sebastien
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|March 6
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|'''[[March 6 2025 GM|What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup. There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it.
|Mardiya
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|March 28
|February 27
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
| '''[[March 28 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|'''[[February 27 2025 GM|The Hong Kong Accountability Archive (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|At The Glitterest [[Glitter Meetup]] you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[March 28 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|The Hong Kong Accountability Archive will cover Hong Kong 2019 protest video archive - objectives & functionality; data visualisation tool of 2019 protests; challenges in building and managing the archive, and future priorities and directions. '''[[February 27 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
|Hong Kong Accountability Archive
|-
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|March 21
|February 26
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[March 21 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Africa Meetup''']]
|'''[[February 26 2025, Africa Meetup|Digital Rights Africa Meetup]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[March 21 2024, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups|'''Digital Rights Africa Regional Meetups''']] are bimonthly video calling gatherings that bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[February 26 2025, Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|Mardiya
|-
|-
| March 21
|February 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[March 21 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Localizing Security in a Box''']]
|'''[[February 20 2025 GM|Supporting Furloughed Employees Town Halls (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. [[March 21 2024 GM|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|In this space we will provide support for individuals who have been furloughed, and Team CommUNITY staff will be available to offer resume reviews and any other guidance where possible. This is also a space to connect with others in the digital rights community, share your projects, and discuss events that caught your attention.  
|Icaldua and Flo
|TCU Team
|-
|March 20
|5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|[[20 de Marzo, 2024 LATAM|'''LATAM Meetup''']]
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups Latinoamericanos]] ocurren cada dos meses y 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 Marzo, 2024 LATAM|'''Lea las Notas Aqui''']]
|Ursula & David
|-
|-
|March 20
|February 19
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC  
|5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC
|[[March 20 2024, MENA Meetup|'''MENA Meetup''']]
|[[19 de Febrero, 2025 LATAM|'''Digital Rights LATAM Meetup''']]
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[March 20 2024, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Los '''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Digital Rights LATAM Meetups]]''' son video llamadas cada dos meses 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 Febrero, 2025 LATAM|Lean las Notas Aca]]'''
|Yosr
|Ursula
|-
|-
|March 14
|February 18
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|7am EST / 12pm UTC
|'''[[March 14 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|'''[[February 18 2025, Asia Meetup|Digital Rights Asia Meetup]]'''
|On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous.
|Lezismore Taiwan’s largest privacy-first platform supporting sexual minorities will be sharing their work, experiences and challenges with community work in the region. The '''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Regional Meetups]]''' are bimonthly text-based gatherings that bring together folks from the Asian region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. '''[[February 18 2025, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TBA
|Lezismore Taiwan
|-
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|March 14
|February 13
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[March 14 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Open data and civic tech to circumvent government censorship and disinformation in Latin America''']]
|'''[[February 13 2025 GM|What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
| [[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. [[March 14 2024 GM|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it!
|Martín Szyszlican
|Mardiya
|-
|-
|March 12
|February 6
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
| [[March 12 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|'''[[February 6 2025 GM|Supporting Furloughed Employees Town Hall (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|The[[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia 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. '''[[March 12 2024, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|In this space we will provide support for individuals who have been furloughed, and Team CommUNITY staff will be available to offer resume reviews and any other guidance where possible. This is also a space to connect with others in the digital rights community, share your projects, and discuss events that caught your attention.
|Sapni
|TCU Team
|-
|March 7
|9am EST / 2pm UTC  
|'''[[March 7 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this [[Glitter Meetup]]! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! '''[[March 7 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
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|February 29
|January 30
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[February 29 2024 GM|'''The Social Networking Glitter Meetup''']]
|'''[[January 30 2025 GM|Undersea Cables in Africa - New Frontiers for Digital Colonialism (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|At The Glitterest [[Glitter Meetup]] you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!
|Esther Mwema, an award-winning artist and digital inequalities expert from Zambia, will be talking about the analysis of undersea cables ownership by Big Tech in Africa, art as a focal point of resistance and advocacy, and Internet infrastructure and Climate justice in the African context. '''[[January 30 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|TCU Staff
|Esther Mwema
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|February 22
|January 23
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[February 22 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Online Monitoring in Ghana''']]
|'''[[January 23 2025 GM|What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. '''[[February 22 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! '''[[January 23 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Kwaku Antwi
|Maridya
|-
|-
| February 15
|January 16
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[February 15 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Digital Security Challenges of Journalists in Myanmar''']]
|'''[[January 16 2025 GM|Bitpart: Sending Secure Automated Messages Over Signal (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. '''[[February 15 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Throneless Tech is a technology worker-cooperative with a new product: Bitpart , a platform that allows activists, journalists, and human rights defenders to send automated messages over Signal. They will share their learnings from design research which led to them developing it and a prototype that they would love for you to try out! '''[[January 16 2025 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Featured Guest
|Throneless Tech
|-
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|February 8
|January 9
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[February 8 2024 GM|'''The Social Networking Glitter Meetup''']]
|'''[[January 9 2025 GM|Welcome Back Glitter Meetup (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|At The Glitterest [[Glitter Meetup]] you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! '''[[February 8 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. [[January 9 2025 GM|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|TCU Staff
|Ursula
|-
|-
| February 1
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[February 1 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?''']]
|Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this [[Glitter Meetup]]! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! [[February 1 2024 GM|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|TCU Staff
|}
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''January 2024'''</span>
==Past TCU Virtual Events==
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|January 25
|12pm EST / 5pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px"> '''[[January 25 2024, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''</p>
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. [[January 25 2024, MENA Meetup|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Thalia
|-
|January 25
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px"> '''[[January 25 2024, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''</p>
| The [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. [[January 25 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|-
| January 25
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[January 25 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Digital Safety in Libya: A Helpdesk Overview''']]
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. '''[[January 25 2024 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Feras Bezanti
|-
|January 24
|5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[24 de Enero, 2024 LATAM|LATAM Meetup]]'''</p>
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups Latinoamericanos]] ocurren cada dos meses y 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. [[24 de Enero, 2024 LATAM|'''Lea las notas aqui''']]
|Ursula & David
|-
|January 18
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[January 18 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Platform Cooperativism in India''']]
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. [[January 18 2024 GM|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Sapni GK
|-
|January 18
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|'''[[January 18 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. [[January 18 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Gabriel
|-
|January 16
|7am EST / 12pm UTC
|[[January 16 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|The[[Asia Monthly Meetups| Asia bimonthly meetups]] bring together folks from the Asia 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. [[January 16 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Read Notes Here''']]
|Sapni
|-
|January 11
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[January 11 2024 GM|'''The Glitterest Glitter Meetup: Welcome Back!''']]
|At The Glitterest [[Glitter Meetup]] you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you!
|TCU Staff
|}


==Past TCU Virtual Events==
<span style="font-size:larger">'''[[TCU Calendar of Events 2023]]'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''[[TCU Calendar of Events 2023]]'''</span>



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Featured Recurring Events

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

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April 2025

Date Time Title Description Presenter
April 30 10am EDT / 2pm UTC Digital Rights Organizational Analysis: Lessons from Gambia During this webinar, Poncelet will be sharing his approach to conducting timely organizational assessments to identify strengths, opportunities and weaknesses within current models. The goal is to share knowledge on how small digital rights organizations can map out emerging trends to make timely decisions contributing to their sustainability in the long run. RSVP Here Poncelet Ileleji
April 24 10am EDT / 2pm UTC The Sound of Independence: Building Your Own Music Streaming Service (Glitter Meetup) Hear from Raphael from Horizontal, who will be sharing ethics and politics on why anyone would want to move away from Spotify or other corporate music streaming services, how to build your own music streaming service without coding or technical skills, how we can make this accessible to more people, even non-techies. Raphael Mimoun
April 23 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC Digital Rights LATAM Meetup Los Digital Rights LATAM Meetups son video llamadas cada dos meses 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. Ursula y David
April 17 9am EDT / 1pm UTC The Social Networking Glitter Meetup (Glitter Meetup) The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. Mardiya
April 16 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Tech, Policy & Support: SMEX's Work in Action Join this webinar with Smex’s team, who will introduce a quick look at SMEX’s mission in the MENA region, share tech and policy work at SMEX, and the result of Tech and policy work on analyzing and reviewing applications. RSVP Here Metehan and Madleine
April 10 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Network Measurements - How to Gather and Use Evidence of an Internet Shutdown Happening in Your Country? (Glitter Meetup) Learn about Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) and open datasets that allow to investigate internet shutdowns, tools to coordinate rapid response to social media and other websites blockings, and communities to be part of to get support. Elizaveta
April 3 9am EDT / 1pm UTC What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup. There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it. Mardiya

March 2025

Date Time Title Description Presenter
March 27 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Target Threats Research - A Breakdown of 3 Years of Civil Society Threat Research in South & North Korea (Glitter Meetup) Ovi, a security researcher and threat analyst with over 10 years of experience, who will be taking us through a broad analysis of threats faced by CSOs in Korea, based on 100+ real-life events and threat research analyses conducted over the past 3 years. Read Notes Here Ovi
March 20 9am EDT / 1pm UTC The Social Networking Glitter Meetup (Glitter Meetup) The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. Read Notes Here Mardiya
March 13 9am EDT / 1pm UTC The Digital Security School (Glitter Meetup) Hear from Sebastien who will be talking about the digital security school. He will take us through: connectivity in hard-to-reach place, using technological tools to defend human rights, and the importance of teaching digital security. Read Notes Here Sebastien
March 6 9am EST / 2pm UTC What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup. There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it. Mardiya

February 2025

Date Time Title Description Presenter
February 27 9am EST / 2pm UTC The Hong Kong Accountability Archive (Glitter Meetup) The Hong Kong Accountability Archive will cover Hong Kong 2019 protest video archive - objectives & functionality; data visualisation tool of 2019 protests; challenges in building and managing the archive, and future priorities and directions. Read Notes Here Hong Kong Accountability Archive
February 26 9am EST / 2pm UTC Digital Rights Africa Meetup The Digital Rights Africa Regional Meetups are bimonthly video calling gatherings that bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Mardiya
February 20 9am EST / 2pm UTC Supporting Furloughed Employees Town Halls (Glitter Meetup) In this space we will provide support for individuals who have been furloughed, and Team CommUNITY staff will be available to offer resume reviews and any other guidance where possible. This is also a space to connect with others in the digital rights community, share your projects, and discuss events that caught your attention. TCU Team
February 19 5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC Digital Rights LATAM Meetup Los Digital Rights LATAM Meetups son video llamadas cada dos meses 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. Lean las Notas Aca Ursula
February 18 7am EST / 12pm UTC Digital Rights Asia Meetup Lezismore Taiwan’s largest privacy-first platform supporting sexual minorities will be sharing their work, experiences and challenges with community work in the region. The Asia Regional Meetups are bimonthly text-based gatherings that bring together folks from the Asian region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Lezismore Taiwan
February 13 9am EST / 2pm UTC What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Mardiya
February 6 9am EST / 2pm UTC Supporting Furloughed Employees Town Hall (Glitter Meetup) In this space we will provide support for individuals who have been furloughed, and Team CommUNITY staff will be available to offer resume reviews and any other guidance where possible. This is also a space to connect with others in the digital rights community, share your projects, and discuss events that caught your attention. TCU Team

January 2025

Date Time Title Description Presenter
January 30 9am EST / 2pm UTC Undersea Cables in Africa - New Frontiers for Digital Colonialism (Glitter Meetup) Esther Mwema, an award-winning artist and digital inequalities expert from Zambia, will be talking about the analysis of undersea cables ownership by Big Tech in Africa, art as a focal point of resistance and advocacy, and Internet infrastructure and Climate justice in the African context. Read Notes Here Esther Mwema
January 23 9am EST / 2pm UTC What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here Maridya
January 16 9am EST / 2pm UTC Bitpart: Sending Secure Automated Messages Over Signal (Glitter Meetup) Throneless Tech is a technology worker-cooperative with a new product: Bitpart , a platform that allows activists, journalists, and human rights defenders to send automated messages over Signal. They will share their learnings from design research which led to them developing it and a prototype that they would love for you to try out! Read Notes Here Throneless Tech
January 9 9am EST / 2pm UTC Welcome Back Glitter Meetup (Glitter Meetup) Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. Read Notes Here Ursula

Past TCU Virtual Events

TCU Calendar of Events 2024

TCU Calendar of Events 2023

TCU Calendar of Events 2022

Past Events 2020 - 2021