September 8 2025 Agenda

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Join us for good food and music

12:00 to 13:00

Global Gathering Meet and Greet Brunch

Complimentary brunch bites, networking, and opening remarks. Join us for good food, music, and make connections!

Join the fun to defend reality against deceptive AI and deep fakes by playing “The Hunt @ Global Gathering 2025”, a multi-day photo and video scavenger hunt using the Proofmode camera app. Learn how to play at: https://proofmode.org/thehuntgg2025 and find the printed gamecards around the GG venue! Hosted by the Guardian Project

	Self-Organized Socials
	Arrange or check out the list of Self-Organized Socials taking place off-site (but close by) locations, ranging from meetups to numerous activities. https://pad.riseup.net/p/GGSocials
	A Sample of Today's Socials: Picnic in the Park

	Circles and Villages You can find detailed Circle and Village descriptions the end of this page. Please take notes! Each Circle title is linked to a Riseup pad in the agenda. You can also request to organize a self-organized Circle or Booth in the slots marked "TBD" by following these instructions.
Circles, September 8
Location	13:30 - 14:30	15:00 - 16:00	16:30 - 17:30
Circle 1 (R3)	TBD	Digital Rights X Climate Justice: Meet Up!	Digital Rights in Portugal: Where Do We Go From Here?
Circle 2 (Near Booths 51 to 52)	TBD	TBD	Commercial Spyware and Other Intrusion Capabilities: Integrating Civil Society Voices in the Pall Mall Process
Circle 3 (Near Booths 46 to 47)	Africa Meetup	Security Practioners Meetup	Mirror Maze: Non-Standard Solutions in the Area of Web Content Mirroring
Circle 4 (Near Booths 35 to 42)	Western Europe Meetup	Gathering the Gatherers	Tackling Misinformation Through Open Tools and Civic Literacy
Circle 5 (L1)	TBD	Migration and Digital Rights Meetup	Bridging Borders: Building Resilience Against Cross-Border Cyber Threats
Circle 6 (Near Booth 30)	TBD	Journalism Meetup	Remote Team Cohesion Best Practices
Villages, September 8
Location	13:30 - 14:30	15:00 - 16:00	16:30 - 17:30
APC Village (Booth 7)	FIRN Session	Coffee and Cake Locnet	Hermes Demo
Calyx Village (Booth 9)	North America Meetup	Researchers Meetup	ED Meetup
Circumvention Tech Village (Booth 12)		Technologist Meetup	Update on Censorship Circumvention Methods at Tor
Digital Crossroads: EU Rules, Regional Realities (Booth 79)	Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus (EECAC) Meetup	Policy Advocates Meetup	Anti-SLAPP Directive beyond EU borders
Open Measurement Gathering (OMG) Village (Booth 17)	Jeopardy! Are You My Measurement Tool?	Fighting Internet Censorship: Challenges and Needs	Internet Measurement Wish List
Digital Rights Sustainability Village (Main Stage)		Reimagining Financial Futures for Digital Rights	Brainstorm on Alternative Funding Models (part 1)
Regional Topics A (Booth 21)	Latin America Meetup		In the Face of Crises, Digital Care and Support for Sustainable Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional Topics B (Booth 22)	Asia Meetup		Hong Kong Meetup
SWANA Village (Booth 81)	SWANA Meetup		Words & Actions: Digital Rights Status in the WANA region

	Booths You can find detailed Booths descriptions at the bottom of this page. In the venue (IRL), each booth has a number, found on the top-center of each booth's "window".
Booths, September 8
	13:00 - 15:00			15:30 - 17:30
Location	Name	Run by		Name	Run by
Booth 4a				Feminist Helplines Community Booth	Feminist Helplines Community
Booth 4b	Amnezia VPN	Amnezia VPN		Amnezia VPN	Amnezia VPN
Booth 5				Dash Chat: Resilient Messenger for Internet Shutdowns	Darksoil Studio Dash Chat
Booth 6
(APC Village) Booth 7	NGI0 Infopoint & Spring Coaching	APC		NGI0 Infopoint & Spring Coaching	APC
Booth 8	Article 19 & Yubico	Article19 Yubico		Article 19 & Yubico	Article19 Yubico
(Calyx Village) Booth 9	Calyx Institute	Calyx Institute		Calyx Institute	Calyx Institute
Booth 10				Experience it! New Ways to Teach PGP, Anti-Censorship and Shutdown Preparedness	Conexion Segura y Libre
Booth 11				Digital Action	Global Coalition for Tech Justice
(Circumvention Tech Village) Booth 12	Tor Project & Guardian Project	Tor Project Guardian Project		Tor Project & Guardian Project	Tor Project Guardian Project
Booth 13				Greenhost: Introduction to Self-Hosting	Greenhost
Booth 14	!*! For Bodily Autonomy and Liberation !*!	Digital Defense Fund		!*! For Bodily Autonomy and Liberation !*!	Digital Defense Fund
Booth 15	Digital Safety Clinic	Access Now Digital Safety Clinic		Digital Safety Clinic	Access Now Digital Safety Clinic
Booth 16				Qubes OS	Qubes OS
(OMG Village) Booth 17	Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)	Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)		Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA)	IODA
Booth 18				Open Data Editor: What Did We Learn When Integrating the AI Feature?	Open Knowledge Foundation Open Data Editor
Booth 19				ReCIPE for Digital Rights	Oxfam ReCIPE Project
(Regional Conversations A) Booth 21				Escuela Común + Red Abya Yala	Escuela Común + Red Abya Yala
(Regional Conversations B) Booth 22				SFLC.in: Promoting Open Knowledge, Free Speech, Online Privacy, Innovation & Equality	Softwware Freedom Law Center
Booth 57	Numun Fund	Numun Fund
Booth 78				Leadership and Financial Resilience Coaching Support	Spring Strategies
(Digital Crossroads: EU Rules, Regional Realities) Booth 79				Human Constanta	Human Constanta
Booth 80				Horizontal	Horizontal
(SWANA Village) Booth 81
Booth 82	Palestine Booth	Solidarity Network of Palestinians and Allies		Palestine Booth	Solidarity Network of Palestinians and Allies

	Global Gathering After Hours
DJ Boom Boom Boom	18:00 - 21:00 DJ Boom Boom Boom 🔥 One night only! Fresh off a world tour of parking lots and laundromats, DJ BBB is bringing you Afro beats, reggaeton, Habibi sounds, Medieval flute trap, and polka remixes of Taylor Swift. This internationally acclaimed DJ is the inventor of the Bluetooth tambourine, and is among one of the most important mimes of this generation.

Partners

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Village and Circle Descriptions

Villages are "all-day hubs" focused on specific topics. They house both Booths and Circles.

Village	Run by	Village Description
APC Village	APC	The APC Village is hosted by the Association for Progressive Communications and offers a space to explore feminist, human rights–based approaches to technology. Visit to learn about APC’s global initiatives, connect with network members, and share strategies for digital justice. The APC Village's nature is one of multiple voices, constant creation of alternatives, actions and presence, distributed across local regions and globally nurturing visions for the future.
Calyx Village	Calyx Institute	Visit the Calyx Village to meet the team behind the Calyx Institute, exchange ideas on privacy and digital freedom. It’s a welcoming hub for learning and connection.
Circumvention Technology Village	Tor Project Guardian Project	The Circumvention Village is a hub for practitioners and researchers working on circumvention technology to connect, exchange ideas, and explore collaboration. It also welcomes newcomers, offering a space to learn about projects, and get answers to pressing questions
Digital Crossroads: EU Rules, Regional Realities	Digital Security Lab Ukraine	This Village focuses on the “Brussels effect” of new Digital Decade acts—platform regulation, AI governance, and Anti-SLAPP legislation—and their impact on communities in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Balkans. It will explore the practical challenges and opportunities of enhanced digital regulation within the EU legal order, with a particular focus on the rise of SLAPPs and strategies to counter them inside and outside the EU (including candidate countries).
Open Measurement Gathering (OMG) Village	Censored Planet, IODA, M-Lab and OONI	Step into the OMG Village to connect with OONI, IODA, M-Lab, and Censored Planet, and discover the latest tools for tracking internet censorship. It’s a space to learn, share experiences, and shape the future of open measurement.
Regional Conversations A & B Villages	Global Gathering Attendee Coalition	The Regional Conversations Villages (A & B) provide dedicated spaces for participants to connect around shared regional contexts. They are hubs for exchanging experiences, exploring cross-border challenges, and identifying opportunities for collaboration.
SWANA Village	Global Gathering Attendee Coalition	Join the SWANA Village to meet others from South West Asia and North Africa, exchange stories, and explore ways to tackle shared challenges. It’s a space for connection, collaboration, and strengthening solidarity across the region.

Circle Title	Circle Description
Africa Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the African region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse African projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Africa digital rights community.
Anti-SLAPP Directive beyond EU borders	Over the past two years, Eastern Europe and Central Asia have seen a troubling rise in Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). This Circle brings together a) experts working on domestic anti-SLAPP legislation and supporting mechanisms for victims, b) individuals facing SLAPP cases. Participants will exchange experiences, best practices, and concerns. The discussion will also address whether existing instruments are effective measures to combat SLAPP and if they should be expanded to other jurisdictions. Also if a global standard is needed and what it should look like (e.g., expanding to criminal cases, covering all types of actors, etc). Notably, while international organisations have developed legal instruments to safeguard the victims of abusive court proceedings, they are largely inapplicable beyond the EU borders (Anti-SLAPP Directive) or have a recommendatory nature (the Council of Europe Anti-SLAPP Recommendation).
Commercial Spyware and Other Intrusion Capabilities: Integrating Civil Society Voices in the Pall Mall Process	This Circle will aim at discussing how States can better incorporate diverse civil society voices in the Pall Mall Process to foster industry commitments to tackle the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities (CCICs), including commercial spyware. It will discuss how civil society can engage with States to ensure they take meaningful action against irresponsible CCIC companies, such as via the integration of human rights due diligence in their practices. The discussion will also look at identifying the most promising levers to drive change across the cyber intrusion market, including but not limited to investor engagement.
Jeopardy! Are You My Measurement Tool?	Have you ever experienced an Internet shutdown or censorship event, but then didn’t know which open Internet measurement tool to turn to? Join the Open Measurement Gathering groups (Censored Planet, IODA, M-Lab and OONI) in a game of jeopardy designed to help guide you through which Internet measurement tool you need. This circle aims to build the capacity of the Internet Freedom community to understand when to use what measurement tool to monitor and report on internet shutdowns and censorship events. We will start with a review of when to use which tool followed by a live game show that tests and further builds knowledge, culminating and sweet rewards! Following Global Gathering, the OMG groups will release a public guide on which internet measurement datasets to refer to depending on the type of internet shutdown or censorship event you’re investigating.
Asia Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the Asia region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse Asian projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Asian digital rights community.
Bridging Borders: Building Resilience Against Cross-Border Cyber Threats	Meet other security practitioners and discuss how cross-border cyberattacks and data breaches are impacting CSOs, as cybercriminal groups exploit regional vulnerabilities, such as weak cybersecurity policies and inconsistent threat monitoring, to launch sophisticated multi-jurisdictional attacks that range from ransomware campaigns to state-sponsored espionage. Participants will also discuss building regional alliances to improve real-time intelligence sharing, coordinate incident response and, ideally, develop harmonized cybersecurity frameworks - ensuring that our defenses are as interconnected as the threats we face.
Brainstorm on Alternative Funding Models (part 1)	This is part 1 of a two part Circle series As our field faces a historic funding crisis, many of us are asking "what now?" We all are looking for alternative funding, but how do we organize for that? How do we prepare our organization to become more agile on fundraising? What options of alternative funding exist—from reimagined grantmaking models to untapped donors, ethical partnerships, and community-powered support. Together, we’ll surface bold ideas, share examples from adjacent movements, and identify who might be ready to fund this work—even if they haven’t yet. This Circle will help us expand our collective imagination and begin to chart a path toward financial resilience rooted in solidarity, innovation, and justice.
Coffee and Cake Locnet	Visit the APC Village (Booth 7) to learn more!
Digital Rights in Portugal: Where do We go from Here?	This Circle is a precious opportunity to touch base and network among all Portugal-based activists, share updates regarding our collective agendas, and start conversations about our priorities in the near future.
Digital Rights X Climate Justice: Meet Up!	Connect with participants working at the intersection of climate justice and digital rights. Participants will share updates on their work and lessons learned; celebrate wins, and explore ways to better collaborate across borders. Participants will also take stock of global developments, and chart steps forward. Anyone engaged in digital climate justice is welcomed—whether combating climate disinformation, advancing sustainable digital infrastructure, protecting climate defenders, or addressing migration challenges linked to climate change.
ED Meetup	If you are an Executive Directors managing an organization, this is a fantastic opportunity to foster meaningful connections with other EDs, share your concerns, and seek support.
Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Caucasus Meetup (EECC) Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the EECCA region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse EECCA projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the EECCA digital rights community.
Fighting Internet Censorship: Challenges and Needs	What challenges have you encountered in monitoring, reporting, or advocating against internet censorship? How can the internet measurement community better support your efforts? Join this Circle to share your experiences, explore common obstacles, and discuss practical needs to strengthen global monitoring and response to internet censorship.
FIRN Session	Visit the APC Village (Booth 7) to learn more!
Gathering the Gatherers	If you play a facilitator role in your community, this Circle is for you! This includes community organisers, trainers, facilitators, and people who are often asked to hold space for others to negotiate conflict. Come share your experience, discuss challenges, and explore ways to adapt to the ever-changing realities of our communities and movements......while finding meaningful ways to sustain and support each other.
Hermes Demo	Visit the APC Village (Booth 7) to learn more!
Hong Kong Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in Hong Kong. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse projects in Hong Kong, and gain valuable insights, This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the digital rights community in Hong Kong.
In the Face of Crises, Digital Care and Support for Sustainable Activism in Latin America and the Caribbean	Diverse Latin America activists and defenders face multiple crises and threats today, many of which are facilitated by technology. In this CIrcle, participants will address: how are we responding, and addressing them with care? And what are the implications of our work?
Internet Measurement Wish List	If internet measurement projects like OONI, IODA, M-Lab, or Censored Planet could offer you anything, what would be on your wish list? What features, data, or tools would help you better monitor internet censorship? Join this interactive brainstorming Circle to share your ideas, needs, and feedback.
Journalism Meetup	Connect with other journalists and media professionals in the digital rights field. This is a fantastic opportunity to foster meaningful connections, share your concerns and seek support, and expand your professional network.
Latin America Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the Latin America region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse Latin American projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Latin America digital rights community.
Migration and Digital Rights Meetup	Meet others working on issues sitting at the intersection of migration and digital rights. Regardless of what region you work on or from, this meetup will help you meet folks that are working on migration issues, share support and wisdom, and solidify solidarity across borders
Mirror Maze: Non-Standard Solutions in the Area of Web Content Mirroring	Mirroring technology and website mirroring is one of the oldest tricks in the anti-censorship book. But when proxy servers and virtual private networks allowed visitors to evade censorship by technical means, website mirroring fell out of grace for much of a decade. In the last three years, website mirrors and mirroring technology has seen a bit of a revival now that the most sophisticated of censors - China, Russia, Iran, others - are consistently blocking VPN-based traffic. As part of this discussion, we want to present new ways of using mirrors, including solutions based on client-side JavaScript libraries that combine mirrors from different providers to increase the accessibility of web content, as well as those that use RSS and other delivery technologies for content mirroring. We also look forward to community participation in cataloging and reviewing new, non-standard solutions in the field of domain and web content mirroring.
North America Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the North American region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse North American projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the North American digital rights community.
Policy Advocates Meetup	Connect with individuals working at the intersection of policy and digital rights. This event offers a unique opportunity to learn from fellow policy advocates from across the world, and learn about current policy initiatives related to the impact of technology on human rights.
Reimagining Financial Futures for Digital Rights	Participants will explore how the current financial system shapes both possibilities and limitations for funding. Through guided collective inquiry and speculative ideation, participants will examine structural barriers, map dependencies, and reflect on the governance of financial flows. Rather than offering ready-made solutions, the Circle creates space for imagining new funding architectures - grounded in solidarity, care, and resistance t- could support more just and resilient futures. This is an exploratory phase for developing a shared language, identifying questions, and exploring potential directions for building alternative financial realities.
Remote Team Cohesion Best Practices	Participants will surface challenges related to working in a remote team, and then share learnings and best tips to overcome those challenges. Collectively, participants will compile a list of best practices to share with each others and the broader field.
Researchers Meetup	Connect with fellow researchers investigating digital rights topics and subjects such as internet freedom, security and technology. Participants will share insights, discuss recent findings, and explore emerging trends in the field. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or new to the field, this meetup provides a supportive environment to enhance your work and impact.
Security Practioners Meetup	Meet security practioners from around the world - from cybersecurity professionals conducting audits to digital security trainers. Whether you’re looking to share your expertise, learn from others, or expand your professional network, this Circle is a great place to learn about new developments, and find opportunities for collaboration.
SWANA Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the SWANA region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from diverse SWANA projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the SWANA digital rights community.
Tackling Misinformation Through Open Tools and Civic Literacy	Explore how open source tools can empower communities to combat misinformation, deepen media literacy, and foster civic collaboration. Together, participants will: Share open-source applications that identify message similarity, detect false content, and support real-time response coordination across regions; Analyze how media outlets frame information, and build practical skills in fact-checking and critical reading, with a focus on emerging platforms; Explore strategies for civic engagement using cooperative platforms that support collaborative image and text analysis, inviting participants to practice co-creating knowledge with strangers. This Circle is open to both beginners and advanced experts.
Technologist Meetup	Meet technologists from across the world who are working in digital rights, or in other public interest technology areas. Whether you’re looking to share your expertise, learn from others, or expand your professional network, this Circle is a great place to learn about new developments, and find opportunities for collaboration.
Update on Censorship Circumvention Methods at Tor	Tor Project will share updates on how their circumvention tools are performing and highlight the recent censorship trends they are seeing around the world, including in countries like China and Russia. This Circle is designed as a conversation with the community regarding these latest events and to discuss how we can work together to continue to fight censorship online
Western Europe Meetup	Connect with individuals actively working in the Western European region. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about different projects, gain valuable insights, and expand your professional network. This meetup is designed to foster meaningful connections and enrich the Western European digital rights community.
Words & Actions: Digital Rights Status in the WANA region	Participants from North Africa and West Asia (WANA) will share perspectives on the current state and challenges of digital rights in the region and collectively explore actions to address them. The output of this session can be used to guide funding strategies, prioritize advocacy efforts, and collaborate around new themes with different the organizations, alliances and networks working on digital rights scene in the region. Hosted by the members of the MENA Alliance for Digital Rights (MADR)

Booth Descriptions

Booth	Run by	Booth Description
Amnezia VPN	Amnezia VPN	Amnezia VPN is an open-source project that helps people bypass internet censorship and protect their privacy. Stop by to get an update on their tools and research into how censorship is evolving, especially in authoritarian contexts. while learning how they tracks and analyzes website blocks across different regions. Amnezia will also be creating an interactive space that connects art and technology. Stop by to Listen to a playlist of songs banned in Russia for political, queer, or cultural reasons; Browse books with real examples of censored or redacted content; Contribute your own stories of censorship in music, literature, media, or code from your country to build a shared archive of artistic and digital resistance.
Article19 and Yubico	Article19 Yubico	ARTICLE 19 and Yubico will be raising awareness of their work in the digital rights community. Participants will have a chance to find out more about ARTICLE 19’s work on digital security, internet infrastructure, and freedom of expression. Through Yubico’s Secure it Forward program, Yubico will be providing hands-on support - distributing free YubiKeys to attendees who need them, and sharing simple, practical resources to help strengthen digital security.
Calyx Institute	Calyx Institute	Are you developing open source mobile tools and looking for partnership and collaboration opportunities? Does your community have any particular privacy and security needs when it comes to digital tools? Come meet the Calyx Institute! This year, they are also celebrating the new recipients of our Sepal Fund. Join Library Freedom Project, Red Abya Yala, and other Sepal Fund grantees to get to know the crucial community work they have been doing. In addition, if you have used mobile tools developed by Calyx, such as CalyxOS and Seedvault, or would like to know more about their tooling, they would love to hear your experience or suggestions!
Dash Chat: Resilient Messenger for Internet Shutdowns	Darksoil Studio Dash Chat	Past by this booth to test Dash Chat on Android and IOS - a FOSS, offline-first, end-to-end encrypted messaging app designed for use in adversarial and/or low-connectivity environments.. You can also test their latest prototype and help shape its development, signup for their pilot and program, and learn insights from their ongoing ongoing research with communities around the world.
Digital Action	Global Coalition for Tech Justice	The Global Coalition for Tech Justice exists to create a world in which worldwide tech platforms and technologies serve the public good and uphold the dignity of all peoples. Come talk to us to find out more about our work, our previous campaign on the Megacycle of Elections across the globe and how you can be involved!
Digital Safety Clinic	Access Now Digital Safety Clinic	Receive direct support from digital security practioners and get your concerns addressed and questions answered. This booth is coordinated by the Access Now and will be joined by other partner organizations and digital security helplines.
Experience it! New Ways to Teach PGP, Anti-Censorship and Shutdown Preparedness	Conexion Segura y Libre VE Sin Filtro	Step into this interactive lab and explore creative tools for defending digital right Experience and collaborate on Conexion Segura and Libre's out-of-the box training tools and ati-censorship tools; Try their 3D-printed "toy" to teach the basics of PGP and what's the whole deal keys: the asymmetric lock box; Play a round a card game to teach the nuances of internet censorship; Take a look into their simulations for censorship and shutdown preparedness; And use their anti-censorship tool that uses VPNs but isn't really a VPN: Noticias Sin Filtro
Escuela Común + Red Abya Yala	Escuela Común + Red Abya Yala	Escuela Común (Common School) is a collective initiative focused on strengthening digital autonomy, privacy, and infrastructure in Latin American communities through open source tools, workshops and peer-to-peer support. They are supported by Red Abya Yala, a network that connects diverse organizations and networks to build sustainable, community-led digital infrastructure and resist surveillance, persecution, and extractivist threats. Stop by to learn about their programs!
Feminist Helplines Community Booth	Feminist Helplines Community	Learn about Navegando Libres and FemBloc's work on gender based violence facilitated by technology (GBVFT). Stop by and explore opportunities for collaboration and knowledge-exchange. They will also share knowledge on digital feminist forensic for feminist helpline via a knowledge sharing session. Stop by to share best tips and lessons learned. Navegando Libres, FemBloc
Horizontal	Horizontal	Horizontal support activists, journalist and human right defenders with technology and trainings. Stop by their booth to see the demos of their two flagship products: a) - Tella (https://tella-app.org/): a free, open source tool to encrypt and hide files in your phone, and collect and share data even with limited or no internet connectivity or in the face of repression. b) Shira (https://shira.app/): a web app to help users develop the skills needed to identify and defeat phishing attacks on email and messaging apps.. They would also love to get your feedback and requests for their apps, and can share more deeply on how they support organizations and activists!
Greenhost: Introduction to Self-Hosting	Greenhost	Bring your laptop to the Greenhost booth for our ongoing advice-corner and well help you set up your own computer in the cloud! Want to self-host something, but feel intimidated by the command-line? Unsure if self-hosting is for you? Drop by for a chat and we will suggest some options at a manageable level of complexity, and then help you get started with one of them! Meant for beginners, but experts are also welcome. Greenhost already provides numerous services to many of the GG attendees - Not only as a webhosting, e-mail and VPS provider, but also as the platform used by a lot of our community's VPN providers. We also have expertise in self-hosting of diverse software packages, like our own Stackspin that is meant as an alternative to Google Suite or Office 365. Bring us your questions about self-hosting, or just ask for a demo of Stackspin!
Human Constanta	Human Constanta	Human Constanta is a human rights organization, working in three main areas: protection of the rights of foreign citizens and stateless persons, promotion anti-discrimination, and digital freedoms and rights through advocacy, analytics, and education. Human Constanta has been on the frontline of mainstreaming and defending digital rights in Belarus since 2016, organizing Internet Governance Forum and Privacy Day in Belarus, gathering a community of digital rights enthusiasts, monitoring Internet shutdowns at the height of the 2020 protests, producing research on emerging digital rights and cybersecurity topics.
Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA)	IODA	The Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA) monitors and reports on internet outages worldwide. The team will showcase a live demo of the IODA dashboard and introduce new guides designed for less technical users. Participants will learn how and when to use IODA, what IODA Signalsare, and how their rapid response shutdown protocol works.
Leadership and Financial Resilience Coaching Support	Spring Strategies	Spring Strategies will be hosting a Spring CampFiRE mini-workshop—a facilitated space for participants to engage in dialogue about fundraising, burnout, and navigating leadership in times of uncertainty. For those wishing to go deeper, they are offering individual 45-minute leadership and financial resilience coaching sessions throughout the three days of the event, and can be booked online here: https://www.springstrategies.org/coaching-global-gathering-2025) or directly at the booth. Coaching sessions provide participants with the the space to pause, reflect, process ideas, address financial health questions, and/or explore leadership challenges, practices, and tools.
NGI0 Infopoint & Spring Coaching	APC	Visit the APC Village (Booth 7) to learn more!
Numun Fund	Numun Fund	Numun Fund is the first dedicated fund for feminist tech in, and for the Larger Majority World. They seed and sustain feminist technology infrastructure for movement organising, and understand digital technologies to be an important part of movement infrastructure. They will be setting up an interactive, hang out space for feminist tech activists and allies to get to know and learn from each other, imagine and co-conspire on how we can organise around feminist tech - in the spirit and politics of play. There will be some huddle sessions happening, with topics ranging from infrastructure sharing, and resourcing and sustainability in feminist tech organising, including co-design sessions on a solidarity economy idea they are cooking.
Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)	Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)	The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) builds free software tools that empower the public to measure and collect evidence of internet censorship. Today, thanks to its global community, OONI hosts the largest open dataset on internet censorship of its kind. Join this booth to learn about the project, ask questions, share feedback, and discover you can get involved in the global fight against internet censorship!
Open Data Editor: What did we learn when integrating the AI feature?	Open Knowledge Foundation Open Data Editor	Open Knowledge Foundation has a developed a tool that allows non-technical users to detect errors in tables. The app has a local AI integration that has been implemented and designed with insights from their community. This is a great opportunity to meet their team, learn more about the tool, and ask all the questions you may have! They will also be sharing lessons learned when implementing local AI.
Palestine Booth	Solidarity Network of Palestinians and Allies	The US-Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and across Palestine is approaching its second year, and we are witnessing Western powers' unconditional support for it. This booth will provide space to hold conversations on how to understand the genocide; 77 years of ethnic cleansing and occupation; and how it intersects deeply with our spaces. Most importantly, how we as digital rights activists can and should shape our work to engage meaningfully in this topic. This space will also be used to honor the lives of Palestinian martyrs, and raise funds for trusted partners in Gaza. Additionally, Tatreez (embroidery) sessions will be hosted to inspire conversations about solidarity through collective weaving. This space will also attempt to intersect this cause with other contexts of digital military warfare, and through solidarity, imagine what resistance against tech-assisted imperialism can look like.
Qubes OS	Qubes OS	Qubes OS is a secure operating system for laptop and desktop computers, created with reasonable security in mind: provide a secure environment, but also allow users to use all the applications and tools they need in their lives and work. In this booth, I will be showcasing Qubes OS, providing a test laptop for people to try it out, and a place to discuss how Qubes OS can help with providing a resilient, secure digital environment.
ReCIPE for Digital Rights	Oxfam ReCIPE Project	ReCIPE (ReCentering the Civic Internet through Partner Engagement) is a three-year, multi-country project led by Oxfam and co-funded by the EU to amplify the voices of Global South civil society organizations on digital rights. The project is being implemented in Bolivia, Cambodia, El Salvador, Kenya, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Tunisia, Uganda, and Vietnam. Visit their booth to learn about ongoing activities and research on threats facing vulnerable communities, and analysis of key digital rights laws and policies, including privacy and data protection frameworks. You can also view awareness-raising and capacity-building materials designed for diverse audiences, such as women, youth, platform workers, and journalists.
SFLC.in: Promoting Open Knowledge, Free Speech, Online Privacy, Innovation & Equality	SFLC.IN - Software Freedom Law Center	This booth is a space to explore and discuss the digital rights landscape in India, and is being lead by SFLC.in - a nonprofit that works at the intersection of tech, law, policy and FOSS, with a focus on advancing digital rights. Stop by to meet their team and discover potential new opportunities for collaboration or knowledge exchange!
The Tor Project & Guardian Project	The Tor Project Guardian Project	Stop by to meet the hosts of the Circumvention Tech Village - The Tor Project and Guardian Project - some of the most loved, respected and impactful tech projects in the digital rights space.
!*! For Bodily Autonomy and Liberation !*!	Digital Defense Fund	Come gather and take up space for bodily autonomy and liberation! The Digital Defense Fund provides digital security training, evaluations, referrals to trusted service providers, and security grants for organizations and movements. Stop by our booth to pick up digisec tech gear, swag, and snacks.