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The weekly town hall of the digital rights community, Glitter Meetups (GMs)are text-based and take place on our Mattermost. They regularly feature guest experts that participants can questions to directly. However, GMs are also a great opportunity to connect with digital rights defenders from around the world.


| '''Glitter Meetups'''
* '''Every Thursday''' at 9:00am EDT
* [[Glitter Meetup|What are Glitter Meetups]]
* '''Where''' On the [[TCU Mattermost|TCU Mattermost?]] Secure an account [[TCU Mattermost|here]].
* [[Community Notes|More Community Updates & Knowledge]]
* '''Missed a Glitter Meetup?''' Don't worry the notes of each GM is listed below.
* [[Calendar of Events|Virtual Events Calendar]]
* [[IFF Mattermost|Join the IFF Mattermost]]


|}
We would love to have featured guests! If interested, email [email protected]


The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: [email protected]
== '''Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests''' ==
The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics every Thursday:


'''[[July 10 2025 GM|July 10, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''[[February_11_2021_GM|February 11, 2021 Glitter Meetup]]'''
''The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup''


'''Community Health'''
'''[[July 17 2025 GM|July 17, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


Topic: '''Back To The Source: App Store Politics With F-Droid'''


'''[[February_4_2021_GM|February 4, 2021 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Featured Guest: '''Hailey Still and Nzambi Kakusu'''


'''Community Updates'''
'''[[July 24 2025 GM|July 24, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world''


'''[[January_28_2021_GM|January 28, 2021 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[July 31 2025 GM|July 31, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Featured guest''' Gus Andrews
Topic: '''The Power and Relevance of Humanizing Tech and Digital Rights Through Storytelling'''


'''Topic''' Security Training and Security in a Box
Featured Guest: '''Vinayak Rajesekhar'''


=='''Notes from Past Glitter Meetups'''==


The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: [email protected]


'''[[January_14_2021_GM|January 14, 2021 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[July 3 2025 GM|July 3, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Community Updates'''
Topic: '''Tierra Común: challenges of being a tech cooperative in Mexico working with free software and digital security'''


Featured Guest: '''Mikra and Cacu'''


'''[[December_3_2020_GM|December 3, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[June 26 2025 GM|June 26, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Featured guest''' Phyu Phyu Kyaw
Topic: '''2025 Global Gathering Ask-Me-Anything (AMA)'''


'''Topic''' The rise of online censorship and surveillance in Myanmar
'''[[June 12 2025 GM|June 12, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


Topic: '''Digitized Divides: Revealing The Trade-offs of a Tech-dependent World'''


'''[[November_12_2020_GM|November 12, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Featured Guest: '''Safa'''


'''Community Updates'''
'''[[June 5 2025 GM|June 5, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world''


'''[[October_29_2020_GM|October 29, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[May 29 2025 GM|May 29, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Community Updates'''
Topic: '''Creating "Digital Playgrounds for Creative Communities" with Portal'''


Featured Guest: '''Uzoma Orji'''


'''[[October_22_2020_GM|October 22, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[May 22 2025 GM|May 22, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Featured guest''' Hapee
Topic: '''Safety & Responsibility in AI-driven Applications in War and Armed Conflict'''


Featured Guest: '''Sarra, AI Activist'''


'''[[October_15_2020_GM|October 15, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[May 15 2025 GM|May 15, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Topic''' Improving our work/network on Digital Rights
''The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup''


[[May 8 2025 GM|'''May 8, 2025 Glitter Meetup''']]


'''[[October_8_2020_GM|October 8, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Topic: '''DRAPAC VPN Project Protects Human Rights Defenders From Censorship And Surveillance'''


'''Topic''' Q&A with TunnelBear
Featured Guest: '''Meg, EngageMedia Program Coordinator'''


'''Featured guest''' Rodrigue Hajjar, TunnelBear’s Director of VPN.
'''[[April 24 2025 GM|April 24, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


Topic: '''The Sound of Independence: Building Your Own Music Streaming Service'''


'''[[October_1_2020_GM|October 1, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Featured Guest: '''Raphael Mimoun'''


'''Community Updates'''
'''[[April 17 2025 GM|April 17, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


''The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup''


'''[[September_24_2020_GM|September 24, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[April 10 2025 GM|April 10, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Community Updates'''
Topic: '''Network measurements - How to gather and use evidence of an internet shutdown happening in your country?'''


Featured Guest: '''Elizaveta'''


'''[[September_17_2020_GM|September 17, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[April 3 2025 GM|April 3, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Topic''' VPN Glitter Meetup
''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world''


'''[[March 27 2025 GM|March 27, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''[[September_10_2020_GM|September 10, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Topic: '''Target Threats Research - A Breakdown of 3 Years of Civil Society Threat Research in South & North Korea'''


'''Topic''' Greatfire's AppMaker
Featured Guest: '''Ovi'''


'''Featured guest''' Greatfire developers
'''[[March 20 2025 GM|March 20, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


''The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup''


'''[[September_3_2020_GM|September 3, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[March 13 2025 GM|March 13, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Topic''' Future Skills for Current Challenges
Topic: '''The Digital Security School'''


Featured Guest: '''Sebastien'''


'''[[August_27_2020_GM|August 27, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[March 6 2025 GM|March 6, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Community Updates'''
''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world''


'''[[February 27 2025 GM|February 27, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''[[August_13_2020_GM|August 13, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Topic: '''The Hong Kong Accountability Archive'''  


'''Topic''' What is Hong Kong National Security Law
Featured Guest: '''The Hong Kong Accountability Archive'''


'''Featured guest''' Lulu and Kaia, Open Culture Foundation


<code>As a result of funding freezes, GMs of February 6, 13, and 20 where dedicated to helping furloughed employees update their resumes.</code>


'''[[August_6_2020_GM|August 6, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Topic''' Center for Digital Resilience Help Desk Link
'''[[January 30 2025 GM|January 30, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Featured guest''' CDR staff
Topic: '''Undersea Cables in Africa - New Frontiers for Digital Colonialism'''


Featured Guest: Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au


'''[[July_30_2020_GM|July 30, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[January 23 2025 GM|January 23, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Topic''' Self-care
''The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world'''''[[January 16 2025 GM|January 16, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


Topic: '''Bitpart: Sending Secure Automated Messages Over Signal'''


'''[[July_16_2020_GM|July 16, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
Featured Guest: Throneless Tech


'''Topic''' Social Media as recordkeepers of activism
'''[[January 9 2025 GM|January 9, 2025 Glitter Meetup]]'''


'''Featured guest''' Isabella, Meedan
''Welcome back Glitter Meetup''


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'''[[Glitter Meetup Notes 2024]]'''


'''[[July_9_2020_GM|July 9, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[Glitter Meetup Notes 2023]]'''


'''Community Updates'''
'''[[Glitter Meetup Notes 2022]]'''


'''[[Glitter Meetup Notes 2021]]'''


'''[[June_25_2020_GM|June 25, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
'''[[Glitter Meetup Notes 2020]]'''


'''Topic''' Save Internet Freedom: what's going on with OTF
  '''[[Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020]]'''
 
 
'''[[June_18_2020_GM|June 18, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' The Onion Browser
 
'''Featured guest''' Fabiola and Benjamin
 
 
'''[[June_11_2020_GM|June 11, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Community Updates'''
 
 
'''[[June_4_2020_GM|June 4, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' Tiananmen Protests Anniversary
 
 
'''[[May_28_2020_GM|May 28, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' Trolls and Bullying on the Internet
 
 
'''[[May_14_2020_GM|May 14, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' WomenOnWeb Blocking in Spain
 
'''Featured guest''' Vasilis and Samba, Magma
 
 
'''[[May_7_2020_GM|May 7, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' Community Prototype Fund - Open Tech Fund
 
'''Featured guest''' Tara Tarakiyee, Program Manager
 
 
'''[[April_30_2020_GM|April 30, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' OONI - Open Observatory
 
'''Featured guest''' Maria Xynou and Arturo Filastò
 
 
'''[[April_23_2020_GM|April 23, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic:''' Journalism during quarantine and Low-end Tech
 
 
'''[[April_16_2020_GM|April 16, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic:''' Improvements for IF Funders
 
 
'''[[April_9_2020_GM|April 9, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic:''' Racism in times of COVID-19
 
 
'''[[April_2_2020_GM|April 2, 2020 Glitter Meetup]]'''
 
'''Topic''' Contact Tracing Apps
 
'''Featured guest''' Sean McDonald, FrontlineSMS.
 
 
 
 
'''[[Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020]]'''

Latest revision as of 13:25, 9 July 2025

The weekly town hall of the digital rights community, Glitter Meetups (GMs)are text-based and take place on our Mattermost. They regularly feature guest experts that participants can questions to directly. However, GMs are also a great opportunity to connect with digital rights defenders from around the world.

  • Every Thursday at 9:00am EDT
  • Where On the TCU Mattermost? Secure an account here.
  • Missed a Glitter Meetup? Don't worry the notes of each GM is listed below.
We would love to have featured guests! If interested, email [email protected]

Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests

The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics every Thursday:

July 10, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

July 17, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Back To The Source: App Store Politics With F-Droid

Featured Guest: Hailey Still and Nzambi Kakusu

July 24, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world

July 31, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: The Power and Relevance of Humanizing Tech and Digital Rights Through Storytelling

Featured Guest: Vinayak Rajesekhar

Notes from Past Glitter Meetups

The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: [email protected]

July 3, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Tierra Común: challenges of being a tech cooperative in Mexico working with free software and digital security

Featured Guest: Mikra and Cacu

June 26, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: 2025 Global Gathering Ask-Me-Anything (AMA)

June 12, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Digitized Divides: Revealing The Trade-offs of a Tech-dependent World

Featured Guest: Safa

June 5, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world

May 29, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Creating "Digital Playgrounds for Creative Communities" with Portal

Featured Guest: Uzoma Orji

May 22, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Safety & Responsibility in AI-driven Applications in War and Armed Conflict

Featured Guest: Sarra, AI Activist

May 15, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

May 8, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: DRAPAC VPN Project Protects Human Rights Defenders From Censorship And Surveillance

Featured Guest: Meg, EngageMedia Program Coordinator

April 24, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: The Sound of Independence: Building Your Own Music Streaming Service

Featured Guest: Raphael Mimoun

April 17, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

April 10, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Network measurements - How to gather and use evidence of an internet shutdown happening in your country?

Featured Guest: Elizaveta

April 3, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world

March 27, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Target Threats Research - A Breakdown of 3 Years of Civil Society Threat Research in South & North Korea

Featured Guest: Ovi

March 20, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

March 13, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: The Digital Security School

Featured Guest: Sebastien

March 6, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world

February 27, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: The Hong Kong Accountability Archive

Featured Guest: The Hong Kong Accountability Archive


As a result of funding freezes, GMs of February 6, 13, and 20 where dedicated to helping furloughed employees update their resumes.


January 30, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Undersea Cables in Africa - New Frontiers for Digital Colonialism

Featured Guest: Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au

January 23, 2025 Glitter Meetup

The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the worldJanuary 16, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Topic: Bitpart: Sending Secure Automated Messages Over Signal

Featured Guest: Throneless Tech

January 9, 2025 Glitter Meetup

Welcome back Glitter Meetup 

Glitter Meetup Notes 2024

Glitter Meetup Notes 2023

Glitter Meetup Notes 2022

Glitter Meetup Notes 2021

Glitter Meetup Notes 2020

Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020
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