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==Join us for a Daily Virtual Coffee==
== 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? [https://www.digitalrights.community/weekly-newsletter Use this form!]<br>


'''Every weekday at 10am EST''' join us for our daily community checkins and let us know how you are. This is a great way to stay connected to each other during the various quarantines taking place thruoghout the world. It takes place on the  [http://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/ IFF Mattermost Square Channel]. Email us  at [email protected] if you need an invite.
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<big>'''📣''' '''[[Global Gathering 2026| Join us for Global Gathering 2026!]]'''</big>


==Get Ready for Virtual Community Knowledge Share Workshop Series==
<big>📅 September 4, 5 and 6, 2026</big>


Each week, the IFF brings to you online conversations and gatherings lead by the Internet Freedom community. CKS workshops last 1-2 hours, are capped at 25 seats, and are interactive, allowing the community not just to learn and share knowledge, but also to brainstorm on issues together! If you want to  be a presenter, email  team@internetfreedomfestival.org
<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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==== '''From Awareness to Action: Using Open Data to Track Surveillance Practices''' ====
* March 18
* <nowiki>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1erTfUVj_197wyWsiS6Ismnl19wQxRmNhw1puJyJIp-8/viewform</nowiki>
 
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure''' ====
 
* March 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
 
==== '''The Session Design Lab''' ====
 
* March 24 to 25
* <nowiki>https://www.fabriders.net/session-design-lab/</nowiki>
 
==== '''Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026''' ====
* March 30-31, 2026
* https://pdaf.net/about-theme
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==== '''APRIL''' ====
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==== '''Data Centers & Democracy: How US Policymakers Push Back''' ====
 
* April 8
* Online
* <nowiki>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rxt-data-centers-democracy-how-policymakers-push-back-tickets-1984908054423</nowiki>
 
==== '''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/
 
==== '''Using AI Safely: Practical Strategies for CSOs and Nonprofits''' ====
 
* April 14
* https://www.theengineroom.org/using-ai-safely-practical-strategies-for-csos-and-nonprofits-from-a-global-majority-perspective/
 
==== '''International Journalism Festival (IJF)''' ====
 
* April 15-18, 2026
* Perugia, Italy
* https://www.journalismfestival.com/
 
==== '''Targeted''' ====
 
* April 16
* Online
* <nowiki>https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ddb43d68-53cc-4d49-a239-7712dc911bb3@08722067-f231-4f22-bb68-ea4fbf92dabb</nowiki>
 
=== '''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]]
 
==== '''Take Back Tech''' ====
 
* April 17-19
* Atlanta
* <nowiki>https://www.takebacktech.com/</nowiki>
 
==== '''Data Institute''' ====
 
* April 19
* Washington DC
* <nowiki>https://cjddatainstitute.org/</nowiki>
 
==== '''AI in PRC Influence Operations – Insights from the GoLaxy Papers''' ====
 
* April 29
* Online
* <nowiki>https://dtl.tw/0429eng</nowiki>
 
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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/
 
==== '''NEW AI Powered Social Media Listening by 7amleh''' ====
 
* May 19
* Online
* https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6KgKRPd6TvWswepK_b1vsA#/registration
 
==== '''Digital Security Workshop''' ====
 
* May 20
* London
* <nowiki>https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35773/digital-security-hands-on-workshop-</nowiki>
 
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates''' ====
 
* May 21, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
 
==== '''How Artists Use Research to Inform their Practice and Work | AfroPessimist Collective for Black Art and Archiving''' ====
 
* May 21
* Virtual
* <nowiki>https://form.jotform.com/261103118107038</nowiki>
 
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==== '''JUNE''' ====
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==== '''Making and Distributing Media Under Surveillance''' ====
 
* June 2
* Online
* https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/resistance-lab-june-2
 
==== '''Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)''' ====
 
* June 8-10, 2026
* Manila, Philippines
* https://engagemedia.org/2025/drapac26-manila/
 
==== '''Reproductive Access through Technology''' ====
 
* June 10
* Online
* <nowiki>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rxt-reproductive-justice-in-the-digital-age-tickets-198888522324</nowiki>
 
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates''' ====
 
* June 18, 2026 @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
 
==== '''Global Media Forum''' ====
 
* June 23-24, 2026
* Bonn Germany
* https://corporate.dw.com/en/gmf-2026-your-ideas-deserve-the-spotlight/a-75222151
 
==== '''Fight for Us, Not for Them Event''' ====
 
* June 23
* Brussels and Online
* <nowiki>https://edri.org/our-work/announcing-the-summit-fight-for-us-not-for-them-a-public-interest-vision-for-eu-tech-policy/</nowiki>
 
==== '''All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions''' ====
 
* June 25-26, 2026
* Online and on-demand
* https://www.allthingsinmoderation.org/call-for-contributions
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=== '''JULY''' ===
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''April 2020'''</span>
==== '''DWeb Camp''' ====
 
* July 8-12, 2026


{| class="wikitable"
* Outside of Berlin, Germany
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
|'''Date'''
|'''Time'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Type'''
|'''Location'''
|'''Description'''
|'''Presenter'''
|-
|April 28
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks7 Fireplace Chat with Funders in the Internet Freedom Space]
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks7 RSVP]
|Hear from funders in the Internet Freedom space on how they are supporting projects and organizations to better handle the changes and challenges caused by COVID-19, as well as the trends they are seeing that will impact the community in the future.[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks7 Learn More]
|Ciprian Ianculovici (US Statement Department DRL), Brenda Salas (Astraea Foundation), Michael Brennan (Ford Foundation), Nat Kretchun (Open Technology Fund)
|-
|April 23
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks6 Growing Privacy Concerns During COVID-19]
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks6 RSVP]
|During these unprecedented times, across the globe governments are responding to COVID-19 in ways that pose a real risk to privacy, and may leave a lasting legacy. This includes everything from an  increase in military or police powers, to policies criminalizing the publication of misinformation, to tracking citizens via apps. Already this has led to digital rights and human rights violations. [https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks6 Learn More]
|Alison Carmel Ramer, 7amleh  and Maria Paz Canales, Derechos Digitales
|-
|April 22
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks8 The Story of Diversity, Security & Love in Southern Africa]
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks8 RSVP]
|Digital Society of Zimbabwe, now Digital Society of Africa, was one of the first collective of digital security trainers in the Internet Freedom space. It was established in 2015 because of the need they saw from at-risk groups. [https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks8 Learn More]
|Natasha Msonza, Tawanda Mugari, Both from Digital Society of Africa.
|-
|April 10
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|Magick of Glitter & Tales of Building Community
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|Completed. Notes coming soon.
|Glitter is very much like a community, made up of unique pieces all that have their unique shapes and colors, and when combine emit a radiance and beauty so strong that it can soften even the hardest of hearts. How did the IF community, which is so diverse and located in all parts of the world come together and build solidarity despite having to overcome challenges of distance, timezones, low bandwidth, lack of resources and more.
|Sandra Ordonez
|-
|April 8
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Silencing_Across_Borders:_Digital_Threats_and_Transnational_Repression_against_Exiled_Activists Silencing Across Borders: Digital Threats and Transnational Repression against Exiled Activists]
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Silencing_Across_Borders:_Digital_Threats_and_Transnational_Repression_against_Exiled_Activists Completed. Read the notes.]
|Digital technologies have enabled authoritarian regimes to monitor and repress dissidents outside their territory. Marcus Michaelsen researches investigating the digital threats against exiled and diaspora activists from Syria, Egypt and Iran face. [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Silencing_Across_Borders:_Digital_Threats_and_Transnational_Repression_against_Exiled_Activists Read more...]
|Marcus Michaelsen


|-
* https://dwebcamp.org/
|April 2
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Constructing_Feminist_Tech_through_Fiction Constructing Feminist Tech through Fiction]
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Constructing_Feminist_Tech_through_Fiction Completed. Read the notes]
|Imagination can function as a powerful feminist and collective tool for social change. Come write, draw, or record the future of tech free from patriarchy, capitalism and colonialism. [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Constructing_Feminist_Tech_through_Fiction Read more...]
|Dalia Othman, Helene von Schwichow, and Katrin Fritsch


|-
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Organizational Sustainability and Resilience''' ====
|April 2
|9:00am EST / UTC-4
|Contact Tracing
|[[Glitter_Meetup]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/April_2_2020_GM Completed. Read the notes.]
|We discuss the epidemiological, technical and societal implications to contact testing during COVID-19.
|Sean McDonald, CEO of FrontlineSMS


|}
* July 16, 2026 @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates


==== '''Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)''' ====


<span style="font-size:larger">'''March 2020'''</span>
* July 20, 2026


{| class="wikitable
* Hybrid, co-located with PETS in Calgary, Canada
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
|'''Date'''
|'''Time'''
|'''Title'''
|'''Type'''
|'''Location'''
|'''Description'''
|'''Presenter'''


|-
* https://foci.community/  
|March 31
----
|10:30am EST / 2:30pm UTC+0
=== '''SEPTEMBER''' ===
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Online_Facilitation Captivating Your Remote Teams and Meetings]
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|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
 
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Online_Facilitation Completed. Check out the notes]
==== '''Global Gathering''' ====
| We’ll share tips and tricks about designing and facilitating online meetings, when to use which online tools, and shifting mindsets to adapt to an increasingly remote work. Lead by IFF's Head of Safety & Technology [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Online_Facilitation Read more...]
* September 4-6, 2026
|IFF Team
* Portugal
* [https://www.digitalrights.community www.digitalrights.community]
 
==== '''Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)''' ====
 
* September 28 to October 1
* Mauritius
* https://internetfreedom.africa/
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=== '''OCTOBER''' ===
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|-
==== '''Trust and Safety Research Conference 2026''' ====
|March  26
|11:30am EST/UTC-4
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Taking_the_High_Route_-_the_Internet_routing_architecture_and_human_rights Taking the High Route - the Internet routing architecture and human rights]
|[[Community Knowledge Share]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Taking_the_High_Route_-_the_Internet_routing_architecture_and_human_rights Completed. Check out the notes]
|Niels discusses the interrelation between Internet routing and human rights, showcase how Internet routing is changing with the introduction of 5G, and how this is affecting human rights. [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Taking_the_High_Route_-_the_Internet_routing_architecture_and_human_rights Read the notes.]
|Neils ten Oever


|-
* October 1–2, 2026
|March  26
* <nowiki>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc63q1yE2hZzc5viRUC_3cfkF0OBqy5lkYRXNVCsliMLnaRoA/viewform</nowiki>
|9:00am EST/UTC-4
|Virtual Community Building Tips
|[[Glitter_Meetup]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup_Notes_Before_March_26,_2020#March_26_2020 Completed. Read the notes].
|The IFF team will share what they have learned throughout the years on how to build  healthy, resilient communities, especially when you a relying on virtual communications to make it happen. Others are encouraged to share their tips and lessons learned as well.
|IFF Team


|-
==== '''Digital Commons: Infrastructures, Design, and the Ethics of Autonomy''' ====
|March 19
|9:00am EST/UTC-4
|Discrimination, Disinfo & COVID-19'
|[[Glitter_Meetup]]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup_Notes_Before_March_26,_2020#March_19_2020 Completed. Read the notes].
|Our  friends in  Taiwan  will be joining us for our weekly Glitter Meetup to discuss: growing hate speech and discrimination on Asian population; Research on
the disinfo attacks Taiwan has experienced in relation to COVID-19; China's censorship of COVID-19 to-date; and rising privacy violation concerns.
|Diverse Taiwanese community members


|}
* October 8-10, 2026
* Athens, Greece
* [https://www.digicommons.org www.digicommons.org]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 21 May 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

From Awareness to Action: Using Open Data to Track Surveillance Practices

  • March 18
  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1erTfUVj_197wyWsiS6Ismnl19wQxRmNhw1puJyJIp-8/viewform

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure

The Session Design Lab

  • March 24 to 25
  • https://www.fabriders.net/session-design-lab/

Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026

APRIL

Data Centers & Democracy: How US Policymakers Push Back

  • April 8
  • Online
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rxt-data-centers-democracy-how-policymakers-push-back-tickets-1984908054423

Cables of Resistance Event

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

Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

Using AI Safely: Practical Strategies for CSOs and Nonprofits

International Journalism Festival (IJF)

Targeted

  • April 16
  • Online
  • https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ddb43d68-53cc-4d49-a239-7712dc911bb3@08722067-f231-4f22-bb68-ea4fbf92dabb

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Spyware Protection and Transnational Repression

Take Back Tech

  • April 17-19
  • Atlanta
  • https://www.takebacktech.com/

Data Institute

  • April 19
  • Washington DC
  • https://cjddatainstitute.org/

AI in PRC Influence Operations – Insights from the GoLaxy Papers

  • April 29
  • Online
  • https://dtl.tw/0429eng

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

NEW AI Powered Social Media Listening by 7amleh

Digital Security Workshop

  • May 20
  • London
  • https://www.outsavvy.com/event/35773/digital-security-hands-on-workshop-

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates

How Artists Use Research to Inform their Practice and Work | AfroPessimist Collective for Black Art and Archiving

  • May 21
  • Virtual
  • https://form.jotform.com/261103118107038

JUNE

Making and Distributing Media Under Surveillance

Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)

Reproductive Access through Technology

  • June 10
  • Online
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rxt-reproductive-justice-in-the-digital-age-tickets-198888522324

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates

Global Media Forum

Fight for Us, Not for Them Event

  • June 23
  • Brussels and Online
  • https://edri.org/our-work/announcing-the-summit-fight-for-us-not-for-them-a-public-interest-vision-for-eu-tech-policy/

All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions

JULY

DWeb Camp

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

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Organizational Sustainability and Resilience

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)

OCTOBER

Trust and Safety Research Conference 2026

  • October 1–2, 2026
  • https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc63q1yE2hZzc5viRUC_3cfkF0OBqy5lkYRXNVCsliMLnaRoA/viewform

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

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