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== Digital Rights Calendar of Events 2026 ==
=== Featured Recurring Events===
Did you know you can submit your event - whether in-person or virtual - to our newsletter and web entities for promotion? [https://www.digitalrights.community/weekly-newsletter Use this form!]<br>


'''Glitter Meetups:''' [[Glitter Meetup|Every Thursday at 9am EST]] we host a weekly town hall for digital rights advocates from around the world, which take place on the [http://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/ IFF Mattermost Square Channel]. Email us  at [email protected] if you need an [[IFF Mattermost|invite]].
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<big>'''📣'''  '''[[Global Gathering 2026| Join us for Global Gathering 2026!]]'''</big>


'''Community Knowledge Shares:''' Each week, we bring to you [[Community_Knowledge_Share|online conversations and gatherings]] lead by the Internet Freedom community. CKS workshops last 1-2 hours, are interactive, and are designed to help you learn and share knowledge, but also to brainstorm and networks with others! If you want to  be a presenter, email us at [email protected]
<big>📅 September 4, 5 and 6, 2026</big>


<big>🌍 Portugal</big>
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=== '''JANUARY''' ===
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==== '''Strategy Design Festival''' ====
* January 20, 2026
* London
* https://www.fabriders.net/strategy-design-festival/
==== '''Digital Rights Social''' ====
* January 22, 2026
* Virtual on TCU's Mattermost
* [[January 22, 2026 Digital Rights Social]]
==== '''Archive and Resist Conclave''' ====
* January 26-27, 2026
* Dhaka
* https://archivecon.activaterights.org
==== '''FOSDEM''' ====
* January 31-February 1, 2026
* Brussels
* https://fosdem.org/2026/
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=== '''FEBRUARY''' ===
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==== '''Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege''' ====
* February 5, 2026
* https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KhfSSNeuReyCPTNGQ508zw#/registration
==== '''Digtial Rights Social: Secure Communications''' ====
* February 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* [[Community Updates|https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates]]<br>
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=== '''MARCH''' ===
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==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure''' ====
* March 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
==== '''Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026''' ====
* March 30-31, 2026
* https://pdaf.net/about-theme
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==== '''APRIL''' ====
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==== '''Cables of Resistance Event''' ====
* April 10 to 12
* Berlin, Germany
* <nowiki>https://cableresist.de/</nowiki>
==== '''Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum''' ====
* April 14-16, 2026
* Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* https://sessionize.com/digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum26/
==== '''International Journalism Festival (IJF)''' ====
* April 15-18, 2026
* Perugia, Italy
* https://www.journalismfestival.com/
=== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Spyware Protection and Transnational Repression''' ===
* April 16, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* [[Community Updates|https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates]]
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=== '''MAY''' ===
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==== '''UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference''' ====
* May 4–5, 2026
* Lusaka, Zambia
* <nowiki>https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2026-global-conference-shaping-future-peace</nowiki>
==== '''RightCon 2026''' ====
* May 5-8, 2026
* Lusaka, Zambia
* https://www.rightscon.org/
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates''' ====
* May 21, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* <nowiki>https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates</nowiki>
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==== '''JUNE''' ====
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==== '''Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)''' ====
* June 8-10, 2026
* Manila, Philippines
* https://engagemedia.org/2025/drapac26-manila/
==== '''Global Media Forum''' ====
* June 23-24, 2026
* Bonn Germany
* https://corporate.dw.com/en/gmf-2026-your-ideas-deserve-the-spotlight/a-75222151
==== '''All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions''' ====
* June 25-26, 2026
* Online and on-demand
* https://www.allthingsinmoderation.org/call-for-contributions<br />
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=== '''JULY''' ===
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''April 2022'''</span>
==== '''DWeb Camp''' ====
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* July 8-12, 2026
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| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
* Outside of Berlin, Germany
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
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|April 7
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[April 7 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Digital Privacy and Security Survey 2021]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Maya Ninova & Nicholas Merrill
|-
|}


* https://dwebcamp.org/


<span style="font-size:larger">'''March 2022'''</span>
==== '''Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)''' ====
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
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| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
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|March 31
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[March 31 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The BASICS Project]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Dr. Gina Helfrich
|-
|March 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[March 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The WikiRate project]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Laureen van Breen, Tom Howie, Lucia Ixtacuy
|-
|March 16
|11am EST / 4pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Grab a cup of coffee and come to talk about making your podcast!]]'''</p>
|[[Community Knowledge Share]] workshop series brings to you a diversity of online gathering every week lead by community leaders in the Internet Freedom field.
|Laura Vidal and Laura Schwartz Henderson
|-
|March 3
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[March 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Addressing Burnout]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Selma Zaki
|-
|}


<span style="font-size:larger">'''February 2022'''</span>
* July 20, 2026
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| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
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|February 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Vasilis
|-
|February 23
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 23 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''</p>
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA 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.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|February 23
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Lingua Cafe, February 23, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''</p>
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. '''RSVP Closed'''
|Erin, Sole, and Shaimaa
|-
|February 17
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The Facebook Papers: thoughts from technologists and activists]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 17 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Dia and dkg
|-
|February 16
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''</p>
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. '''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Tawanda
|-
|February 10
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 10 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Circulo App]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[February 10 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Vladimir Cortés, Martha Tudón and Fabiola Maurice
|-
|February 3
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 3 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|}


<span style="font-size:larger">'''January 2022'''</span>
* Hybrid, co-located with PETS in Calgary, Canada
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* https://foci.community/<br>  
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=== '''SEPTEMBER''' ===
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
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| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
==== '''Global Gathering''' ====
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
* September 4-6, 2026
|-
* Portugal
|January 31
* [https://www.digitalrights.community www.digitalrights.community]
|6pm EST / 11pm UTC
 
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[31 de Enero, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''</p>
==== '''Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)''' ====
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] 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.
 
|Nathaly and David
* Dates not yet posted, typically late Sept<br>
|-
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|January 27
=== '''OCTOBER''' ===
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
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|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 27 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Security in a Box]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 27 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''
|Gus Andrews
|-
|January 26
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 26 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''</p>
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA 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.
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|January 20
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 20 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 20 2022 GM|Read Notes Here]]'''  
|Vasilis
|-
|January 19
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Lingua Cafe, January 19, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''</p>
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Rima
|-
|January 13
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 13 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|}


<br /><br />
==== '''Digital Commons: Infrastructures, Design, and the Ethics of Autonomy''' ====


<span style="font-size:larger">'''[[Past Events 2020 - 2021]]'''</span>
* October 8-10, 2026
* Athens, Greece
* [https://www.digicommons.org www.digicommons.org]

Latest revision as of 19:35, 19 February 2026

Digital Rights Calendar of Events 2026

Did you know you can submit your event - whether in-person or virtual - to our newsletter and web entities for promotion? Use this form!

📣 Join us for Global Gathering 2026!

📅 September 4, 5 and 6, 2026

🌍 Portugal


JANUARY


Strategy Design Festival

Digital Rights Social

Archive and Resist Conclave

FOSDEM


FEBRUARY


Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege

Digtial Rights Social: Secure Communications

  • February 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC

MARCH


Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure

Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026


APRIL


Cables of Resistance Event

  • April 10 to 12
  • Berlin, Germany
  • https://cableresist.de/

Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

International Journalism Festival (IJF)

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Spyware Protection and Transnational Repression


MAY


UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference

  • May 4–5, 2026
  • Lusaka, Zambia
  • https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2026-global-conference-shaping-future-peace

RightCon 2026

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates

  • May 21, 2026   @ 14 UTC
  • TCU's Mattermost
  • https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates

JUNE


Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)

Global Media Forum

All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions


JULY


DWeb Camp

  • July 8-12, 2026
  • Outside of Berlin, Germany

Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)

  • July 20, 2026
  • Hybrid, co-located with PETS in Calgary, Canada

SEPTEMBER


Global Gathering

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)

  • Dates not yet posted, typically late Sept

OCTOBER


Digital Commons: Infrastructures, Design, and the Ethics of Autonomy