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


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


'''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  team@digitalrights.community
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''July 2021'''</span>


<span style="font-size:larger">'''October 2024'''</span>
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|July 15
|October 31
|5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4)
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[October 31 2024 GM|Learn More About Amnezia Software Suite]]'''
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|Join us on October 31 to hear from Easy Mee, Customer Success Manager at [https://amnezia.org/en AmneziaVPN], who will discuss Amnezia Research & Development, free AmneziaVPN, and AmneziaVPN Self-hosted (how to create your own VPN server under 5 minutes).
|[[July 15 2021, MENA Meetup|How to Participate]]
|Easy Mee
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
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|July 7
|October 24
|3pm UTC+2 / CAT
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[October 24 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|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!
|[[July 7 2021 , Africa Meetup|How to Participate]]
| TCU Staff
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
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|October 17
 
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
<span style="font-size:larger">'''June 2021'''</span>
|[[Conexo: Organizational Security and Capacity Building From the Global South (Glitter Meetup)|'''Conexo: Organizational Security and Capacity Building From the Global South (Glitter Meetup)''']]
 
|Join us on October 17 to hear from Mario, [https://conexo.org/ Conexo]’s executive director; Oriana, the project coordinator; and Fabian, their technical coordinator. They 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: what would you like to see?
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|October 10
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|'''[[October 10 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
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| 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!
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|June 24
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
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|June 23
|5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[23 de Junio, 2021 LATAM|How to Participate]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathalie Espitia & David Aragort
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|June 23
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[June 23, Asia Meetup|Notes Coming Soon]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
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|June 17
|5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[June 17 2021, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
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|June 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[June 17 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.  
|Team CommUNITY
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|June 15
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Colombian Human Rights in the Digital Age]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Colombian Human Rights in the Digital Age|Read Notes Here]]
|Join us for a collaborative discussion about the current situation in Colombia. The protests and punitive and violent measures against citizens are still happening, but little news is leaving the country.  [[Colombian Human Rights in the Digital Age|Learn More]]
|Maria Juliana Soto, Nathaly Espitia, Santiago Saenz
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|June 14
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Design, Human Rights, and Harm]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|A presentation and conversation by Caroline Sinders on her practice, which looks at community health, harm in platforms, online harassment and on how design impacts policy and technology.  [[Design, Human Rights, and Harm|Learn more]]
|Caroline Sinders
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|June 10
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[June 10 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
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|June 9
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Nonprofit Management 101: Understanding the Basics of Running a Nonprofit]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Nonprofit Management 101: Understanding the Basics of Running a Nonprofit|Read Notes Here]]
|Join us to hear from Quinn McKew, she is one of the few women EDs in the digital rights space running one of the largest freedom of expression nonprofit organizations in the world. She will provide an overview of nonprofit management, share lessons she has learned throughout the years, and answer questions folks may have about nonprofit management. [[Nonprofit Management 101: Understanding the Basics of Running a Nonprofit|Learn More]]
|Quinn McKew
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|June 3
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[June 3 2021 GM|Glitter Meetup: Algorithmic Diversity: Zero Exclusion, AI & Ethics (AI & Human Rights)]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[June 3 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Join us for Glitter Meetup with featured guest Yonah Welker where we will dive into the meaning and application of algorithmic diversity in technology (including such cases as neurodiversity).
|Yonah Welker
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|June 2
|3pm UTC+2 / CAT
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[June 2 2021 , Africa Meetup|Notes Coming Soon]]
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''May 2021'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''September 2024'''</span>
 
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|May 27
|September 19
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|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[September 19 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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!
|IFF Square / [[May 27 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
| TCU Staff
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
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|May 26
|September 12
|5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[September 12 2024 GM|The Digital Rights Monopoly: Discussing Gamification as a Tool for Digital Literacy (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[26 de Mayo, 2021 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|Taiwo Oreoluwa Sobowale
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|David Aragort
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|May 20
|5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[May 20 2021, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
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|May 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[May 20 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
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|May 19
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[May 19, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
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|May 13
|2pm EDT / 6pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Remote Online Harassment During COVID19]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact on remote work and the tech workforce, with individuals facing increased risks in areas like online harassment and overall violence directed at them. Join us for collaborative conversations with three leading researchers - McKensie Mack and Yang Hong - who have been studying the phenomena from an intersectional lens. [[Remote Online Harassment During COVID19|Learn more]]
|McKensie Mack and Yang Hong
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|May 13
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[May 13 2021 GM|Glitter Meetup: Feedback on Thunderbird]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[May 13 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Do you or people you teach use Thunderbird? Are you frustrated with bugs and other difficulties with encrypting your mail? The Thunderbird developers want to hear from you. Join us for a group chat event to gather community feedback, and explore other ways the community can shape a more usable Thunderbird.
|Gus Andrews
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|May 11
|10am EDT / 4pm UTC+2
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Into the Zanga]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Into the Zanga|Read Notes Here]]
|Demo of the web-app Zanga.tech, an Arabic-speaking app store for digital security and censorship circumvention tools. [[Into the Zanga|Learn more]]
|Layla Taha
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|May 6
|10am EDT / 4pm UTC+2
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[The Data Detox Kit and Engaging Audiences]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[The Data Detox Kit and Engaging Audiences|Read Notes Here]]
|The Data Detox Kit's friendly, non-technical and non-judgemental tone and flexible approach gives people the space to choose their own journey through controlling their data privacy and digital security. [[The Data Detox Kit and Engaging Audiences|Learn more]]
|Safa Ghnaim, Tactical Tech
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|May 6
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[May 6 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
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|May 5
|September 5
|3pm UTC+2 / CAT
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[September 5 2024 GM|Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[May 5 2021 , Africa Meetup|Notes Coming Soon]]
|Chirayu Desai
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
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|May 4
|10am EDT / 4pm UTC+2
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[The Feminist Ecosystem Funding: Why Doria Feminist Fund]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|The Doria Feminist Fund seeks to create a feminist ecosystem where the new generation of feminist movement in the MENA region has access to more and better funding and resources. [[The Feminist Ecosystem Funding: Why Doria Feminist Fund|Learn more]]
|Mozn Hassan, Doria Feminist Fund
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''April 2021'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''July 2024'''</span>
 
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|April 29
|July 25
|12pm EDT / 4pm UTC+0
| 11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Coffee Talk|Coffee Talk with Matt Mitchell]]'''</p>
|[[July 25 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Africa Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Coffee Talk|Coffee Talks]]''
|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.
|RSVP Closed
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|Matt is a hacker, civil rights advocate, security researcher / bug bounty enthusiast, counter surveillance, Information & operational security trainer to NGOs, nonprofits, & journalists, and most importantly, a good human being. Currently, he is tech fellow at Ford Foundation where he is working with the BUILD and Technology and Society teams to develop digital security strategy, technical assistance offerings, and safety and security measures for the foundation’s grantee partners.
|Matt Mitchell
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|April 29
|July 25
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[April_29_2021_GM|Glitter Meetup: Feminist Funding & Autonomous Resourcing]]'''</p>
|'''[[July 25 2024 GM|Butter Box - Life Without Internet Made Smoother (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / [[April_29_2021_GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Fabiola Maurice
|Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)'s Fenya Fischler and Tenzin Dolker will be sharing trends in feminist funder space, and autonomous resourcing.
|Fenya Fishcler, Tenzin Dolker
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|April 22
| July 24
|5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0
| 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|[[24 de Julio, 2024 LATAM|'''LATAM Meetup''']]
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[22 de Abril, 2021 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|Ursula & David
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
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|April 22
|July 24
|9am EST / 1pm UTC  
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|[[July 24 2024, MENA Meetup|'''MENA Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / [[April 22 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Yosr
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
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|April 21
|July 18
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[July 18 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|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 21, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
| TCU Staff
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
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|April 15
|July 17
|4pm CAT (UTC+2) / 10am EST (UTC-4)
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[Julliet 17 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|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''']]
|[[April 15 2021, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|Brahem
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
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|April 15
|July 17
|9am EST / 1pm UTC  
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|[[July 17 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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.
|IFF Square / [[April 15 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Sapni
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.  
|Team CommUNITY
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|April 8
|July 11
|9am EST / 1pm UTC  
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[April 8 2021 GM|Glitter Meetup: Relaynet with Gus Narea]]</p>
|'''[[July 11 2024 GM|Community Networks Guide (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / [[April 8 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|TCU Staff
|Join Gus Narea to explore Relaynet, designed to establish connectivity in regions where the Internet is unavailable due to natural or human causes. [[April 8 2021 GM|Learn More]]
|Gus Narea, Relaynet
|-
|-
|April 7
|July 4
|3pm CAT (UTC+2)
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[July 4 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
| 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!
|[[April 7 2021 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|TCU Staff
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
|-
|-
|April 1
|9am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[April 1 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
|}
|}


<span style="font-size:larger">'''March 2021'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''June 2024'''</span>
 
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|March 31
|June 27
|5:30pm UTC-6 / 8:30pm UTC-3 / 1:30am UTC+2 (Thursday 1)
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[June 27 2024 GM|Rosenpass – Securing Cryptographic Applications Against Quantum Computer Attacks (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[31 de Marzo, 2021 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|Karolin
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
|-
|-
|March 30
|June 20
|12pm EST / 4pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Q&A with The Tor’s Circumvention Lead About Snowflake]]'''</p>
|'''[[June 20 2024 GM|What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|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]]'''
|[[Q&A with The Tor’s Circumvention Lead About Snowflake|Read Notes Here]]
| TCU Staff
|Join us and find out how Snowflake works, how it it's different than Tor Bridges, how this strengthens our ability to defeat censorship, and how you can help. [[Q&A with The Tor’s Circumvention Lead About Snowflake|Learn more]]
|Cecylia & Gus, The Tor Project
|-
|March 25
|10am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Disinformation Workshop: Tools & Techniques]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Disinformation Workshop: Tools & Techniques|Read Notes Here]]
|Join us for an interactive workshop introducing you to tools and techniques for detecting disinformation. Some of the approaches presented will use geolocation, digital literacy, social media research and web scraping. [[Disinformation Workshop: Tools & Techniques|Learn more]]
|Amanda Quinn, Joel Masselink and Leo Senai, Creatives Associates
|-
|March 25
|9am EST / 1pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[March 25 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|March 24
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[March 24, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
|-
|March 18
|9am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[March 18 2021 GM|Glitter Meetup: New Feminist Fund, the Numun Fund]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[March 18 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Come and learn about Numun Fund, which funds feminist groups, organizations and networks led by women, non-binary and trans people. [[March 18 2021 GM|Learn More]]
|Jac sm Kee and Esra'a Al Shafei
|-
|March 16
|10am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Collaborative Conversation on Free Speech, Extremist Organizing & The Paradox of Intolerance]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Collaborative Conversation on Free Speech, Extremist Organizing & The Paradox of Intolerance|Read Notes Here]]
|Join us for a collaborative community conversation led by former IFF Fellow Tamara Grigoryeva, helping us draw the difference between free speech and civic organizing, and hate speech and extremist organizing. [[Collaborative Conversation on Free Speech, Extremist Organizing & The Paradox of Intolerance|Learn more]]
|Tamara Grigoryeva, Creative Associates
|-
|March 11
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetup: Accessibility Knowledge]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[March 11 2021 GM|Read Notes here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Team CommUNITY
|-
|March 4
|6pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-5)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[March 4 2021, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
|-
|March 4
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[March 4 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|March 3
|3pm UTC+2 / CAT
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[March 3 2021 , Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
|}
 
<span style="font-size:larger">'''February 2021'''</span>
 
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|February 26
|11:00am - 1:30pm EST / 4:00pm - 6:30pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Story Time Cafe with Internet Master Storytellers]]</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|Join us for a fun and interactive cafe hour, and hear from the Internet’s storytellers from all corners of the web. Let’s reclaim the Internet by bearing witness to all the health and unhealthy moments of 2020, sharing our needs for 2021, and set a collective vision for the future. [[Story Time Cafe with Internet Master Storytellers|Learn more]]
|Mozilla and Team CommUNITY
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|February 25
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[February 25 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|February 24
|5:30pm UTC-6 / 8:30pm UTC-3 / 00:30am UTC+2 (Thursday 25)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[24 de Febrero, 2021 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
|-
|February 24
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[February 24, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
|-
|February 18
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|February 11
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[February 11 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|February 4
|6pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-5)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[February 4 2021, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
|-
|February 4
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[February 4 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|}
 
<span style="font-size:larger">'''January 2021'''</span>
 
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|January 28
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetup with Gus Andrews]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[January 28 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|This week our featured guest is Gus Andrews, who will be talking about security training materials, and particularly about Security in a Box and its refreshment. Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|January 27
|5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 8:30pm Chile (UTC-3) / 00:30am UTC+2 (Jueves 28)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[27 de Enero, 2021 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
|-
|January 21
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / No notes
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|January 20
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[January 20, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
|-
|January 14
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[January 14 2021 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|}
 
<span style="font-size:larger">'''December 2020'''</span>
 
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|December 17
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / No Notes
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|December 16
|5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 8:30pm Chile (UTC-3) / 00:30am UTC+2 (Jueves 17)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[16 de Diciembre, 2020 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
|-
|-
|December 16
|June 13
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[June 13 2024 GM|Kwanele's Journey Navigating Ethical Tech for GBV Justice (Glitter Meetup)]]'''
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[December 16, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|Leonora & Lebo
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
|-
|-
|December 10
|June 13
|6pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-5)
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|[[June 13 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|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.
|[[December 10 2020, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|Sapni
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
|-
|-
|December 3
|June 6
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[December 3 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: The rise of online censorship and surveillance in Myanmar]]</p>
|'''[[June 6 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
| 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!
|IFF Square / [[December 3 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|TCU Staff
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. Phyu Phyu Kyaw is our Glitter Meetup Guest. We discussed their report identifying and analyzing various surveillance and censorship tactics currently in use by the authorities in Myanmar.
|IFF Team
|-
|December 2
|9am EST / 2pm UTC / 4pm Cairo / 10pm Taipei
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[DigiSec Trainers Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[DigiSec Trainers Meetup|DigiSec Trainers Meetups]]''
|RSVP Closed / Notes Coming Soon
|This recurring meetup will bring together trainers or educators of digital safety, digital security, organizational security. It'll be a chance for us to share, collaborate, and discuss new advancing threats, strategies for training, new educational materials, reminisce about the old days of in-person trainings...and many more! [[DigiSec Trainers Meetup|Learn more]]
|Trinh Nguyen, Head of Operations of Team CommUNITY
|-
|December 1
| 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 4pm CET (UTC+1) / 10am EST (UTC-5)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Meet Me at El Sala: December 1, 2020|Meet Me at El Sala]]</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|RSVP Closed
|We will be hosting Laura Vidal as our first guest in "Meet Me at El Sala" it's a 1-hour 'Ask Me Any Thing' to chat with Laura about the Mozilla Internet Health Report, the feature, the stories Mozilla collected from different parts of the world and what we're hoping for and why it's important to have more voices from the Middle East and North Africa. [[Meet Me at El Sala: December 1, 2020|Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa, with Laura Vidal
|-
|-
|December 1-4
|[https://www.breadandnet.org/en.html/ Program]
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://www.breadandnet.org/ Bread & Net 2020]</p>
|''What is [https://www.breadandnet.org/en.html Bread & Net]''
|RSVP Closed
|For Bread&Net 2020, SMEX will be focusing on how the COVID-19 pandemic and recent catastrophes in the MENA region are changing the conversation around digital rights, across five main themes. [https://www.breadandnet.org/en.html Learn more]
|SMEX
|}
|}


<span style="font-size:larger">'''November 2020'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''May 2024'''</span>
 
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|November 25
|May 30
|3:00pm UTC+2 / CAT
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[May 30 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: Conversations Around Funding]]'''
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[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]]'''
|[[Africa Monthly Meetups|How to RSVP]]
|TCU Staff
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
|-
|-
|November 23 - 24
|May 29
|[https://internetdagarna.se/program/ Schedule]
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetdagarna.se/english/  The Internet Days]'''</p>
|[[May 29 2024, MENA Meetup|'''MENA Meetup''']]
|''What are [https://internetdagarna.se/english/ the Internet Days]''
|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]]'''
|[https://delegia.com/app/attendee/new_registration.asp?LANGUAGEID=2&PROJECTID=16678&CLEAR=yes&REGLINEID=89908&REGLINENO=1&REGLINEPAGENO=1&MENUITEMID= Register]
|Yosr
|Internetdagarna (The Internet Days) is a conference where people meet for two days to gain new and in-depth knowledge of the Internet and the impact of digitalization on society.
|
|-
|-
|November 20
|May 23
|6:00pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 5:00pm CET (UTC+1)
| 11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[November 20 2020, MENA Meetup|Independent Media in Lebanon After the Blast]]'''</p>
|[[May 23 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Africa Meetup''']]
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[November 20 2020, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|On August 4, 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port ripped through half of the capital, taking 200 lives, injuring thousands and rendering 300,000 homeless. The impact of the blast was also felt by independent media workers, who'd had -- over the years -- taken up headquarters in the neighborhoods that had been hit the most. [[November 20 2020, MENA Meetup|Learn more]]
|Azza El Masri, Meedan
|-
|-
|November 19
|May 23
|5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 8:30pm Chile (UTC-3) / 00:30am UTC+2 (Viernes 20)
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[May 23 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: What Is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?]]'''
|''What are the [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[19 de Noviembre, 2020 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
| TCU Staff
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
|-
|-
|November 19
| May 22
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
| 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[November 19 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|[[22 de Mayo, 2024 LATAM|'''LATAM Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / No Notes
|Ursula & David
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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|November 18
|May 16
|8:00pm - 9:30pm (GMT+7)
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://digitalreach.asia/event/the-pandemic-of-surveillance-digital-contact-tracing-in-southeast-asia/  The Pandemic of Surveillance: Digital Contact Tracing in Southeast Asia]'''</p>
|'''[[May 16 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: sheEsecures - a Platform for an Inclusive and Feminist Internet]]'''
|''What is [https://digitalreach.asia/event/the-pandemic-of-surveillance-digital-contact-tracing-in-southeast-asia/ the Pandemic of Surveillance]''
| 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]]'''
|[https://digitalreach.asia/event/the-pandemic-of-surveillance-digital-contact-tracing-in-southeast-asia/ Register]
|Selamawit Tezera
|The event will present findings regarding on how the adoption of digital contact tracing in the region affects the right to privacy and its potential surveillance. This will feature the situation in six countries in the region that have adopted digital contact tracing (Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Philippines) and the regional context.  
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|November 18
|12:00pm EST / 5:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Creating Your Own Custom Security Policy]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|Join Gem Barrett who will provide you with an overview of SOAP, a free online tool they created to help organizations generate custom security policies. They will share a brief history of how SOAP and their research analyzing how security policies are used by civil society organizations. [[Creating Your Own Custom Security Policy|Learn more]]
|Gem Barret, SOAP
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|November 18
|May 15
|10:00am  EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Annotated Bibliography: Transnational Digital Repression]]'''</p>
|[[May 15 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|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]]'''
|[[Annotated Bibliography: Transnational Digital Repression|Read Notes Here]]
|Sapni
|In this session we are going to paint a picture of how transnational digital repression works, which regimes engage in such activities and using what digital tools, and how these efforts impact diaspora communities. [[Annotated Bibliography: Transnational Digital Repression|Learn more]]
|Noura Al-Jizawi, Siena Anstis, and Sharly Chan, Citizen Lab
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|November 18
|May 9  
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[November 18, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
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|November 15
|10am EST / 2pm UTC / 4pm Cairo / 10pm Taipei
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Women GNC Meetup|Women & GNC Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What is the [[Women GNC Meetup|Women & GNC Meetup]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|The monthly meetups bring together women and gender non-conforming individuals working in digital to share, support and learn from each other. We will also share different tips and tools on topics ranging from dealing with sexism at work, to creating robust feminist tech infrastructure. [[Women GNC Meetup|Learn more]]
|Karen Reilly
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|November 13
|4pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 9am EST (UTC-5)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[November 13 2020, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
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|November 12
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[November 12 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[November 12 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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|November 10
|10am-12pm EST / 3-5pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[VPN & Policy]]'''</p>
|''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ What is the VPN Village]''
|[[VPN & Policy|Read Notes Here]]
|More and more countries are passing laws that criminalize the usage of VPNs. For this two-hour workshop, we will be bringing together policy experts who can share the various strategies and legal frameworks being used to counter this growing criminalization. [[VPN & Policy|Learn more]]
|Shames Abdelwahab, Vadym Gud, Alexis and Joey Salazar
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|November 9
|1:00pm EST / 6pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Telling Stories about Algorithms]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Telling Stories about Algorithms|Read Notes Here]]
|Join Susan McGregor for a special storytime about algorithms. We talk a lot about algorithms without always having a good understanding of the forces and elements that shape them, considering the impact they are having on our society. Learn what algorithms actually do, their impact, and why we need to do research on and report about them. [[Telling Stories about Algorithms|Learn more]]
|Susan McGregor, Columbia University's Data Science Institute
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|November 5
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[November 5 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / No Notes
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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|November 3
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network Traffic to Detect Digital Threats]]'''</p>
|''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ What is the VPN Village]''
|[[Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network Traffic to Detect Digital Threats|Read Notes Here]]
|The access to surveillance tech by governments and other powerful actors has increased in the last decade. Nowadays malicious software is one of the tools to-go when attempting to monitor and surveil victims like journalists, that have very few resources at hand to identify an ongoing infection in their devices. Veronica Valeros will share her work on Emergency VPN, a solution developed as part of the [https://www.civilsphereproject.org/ Civispher Project], at the Czech Technical University, that puts power back in the hands of users. [[Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network Traffic to Detect Digital Threats|Learn more]]
|Veronica Valero, Co-founder of the MatesLab Hackerspace
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''October 2020'''</span>
 
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|October 29
|5pm UTC+1 (Berlin) /  6pm UTC+2 (El Cairo)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[October 29 2020, MENA Meetup|Icarus Project: Testing and Analyzing Internet Censorship Circumvention Solutions]]'''</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[October 29 2020, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|In the last few years the MENA region has witnessed unprecedented rise of internet censorship. Countries like Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Saudia Arabia have been blocking and restricting access to websites of their adversaries and also independent media outlets and human rights organizations. [[October 29 2020, MENA Meetup|Learn more]]
|Mohamed Tita, Icarus Project
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|October 29
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[October 29 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[October 29 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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|October 22
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[The State of Internet Freedom Around the World]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[The State of Internet Freedom Around the World|Read Notes Here]]
|This year has been one of the most difficult years the Internet Freedom community has experienced in the last decade. Join EFF’s very own Jillian C. York, as she gives us a year in review, helping us understand the trends we are experiencing, and what we can do in the coming year to support Internet Freedom. [[The State of Internet Freedom Around the World|Learn more]]
|Jillian C. York, EFF
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|October 22
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[October 22 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup with Hapee]]'''</p>
|[[May 9 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''  
|IFF Square / [[October 22 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
| Join us as Hapee provides his perspective on the digital rights field. Trends he is noticing. What keeps him committed to serving. And even answer questions on technical infrastructure!
|Hapee from Greenhost
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|October 21
|3:00pm UTC+2
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Africa Monthly Meetups|Africa Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|The 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. [[Africa Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Tawanda
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|October 20
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC / 3pm Cairo / 9pm Taipei
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[DigiSec Trainers Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[DigiSec Trainers Meetup|DigiSec Trainers Meetups]]''
|[[DigiSec Trainers Meetup. October 20, 2020|Read Notes Here]]
|This recurring meetup will bring together trainers or educators of digital safety, digital security, organizational security. It'll be a chance for us to share, collaborate, and discuss new advancing threats, strategies for training, new educational materials, reminisce about the old days of in-person trainings...and many more! [[DigiSec Trainers Meetup|Learn more]]
|Trinh Nguyen, Head of Operations of the IFF Team
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|October 15
|5:30pm Mexico / 7:30pm Chile
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Latin America Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[15 de Octubre, 2020 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Nathaly Espitia
|Nathaly Espitia
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|October 15
|May 9
|4pm Cairo & Berlin (UTC+2)
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[MENA Monthly Meetups|MENA Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[Mai 9 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|[[October 15 2020, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|Brahem
|The 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. [[MENA Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafaa
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|October 15
|May 2
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC  
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[October 15 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|'''[[May 2 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''  
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / [[October 15 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|TCU Staff
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|October 14
|13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[October 14, Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
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|October 13
|9:00am EDT / 1:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[The Alarming Growing Trend of Digital Identification Systems]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Notes Coming Soon
|The rise of use of digital ID systems comes with grave privacy, surveillance and exclusion concerns. Thus, there is currently an urgent need for more research and discussion about the appropriate use of Digital ID Systems. [[The Alarming Growing Trend of Digital Identification Systems|Learn more]]
|Amber Sinha, Centre for Internet and Society
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|October 8
|9am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[October 8 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Q&A with Tunnel Bear]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[October 8 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Did you ever want to know what countries use VPNs the most? What is the VPN industry doing to evolve to meet increasing digital right threats? This is also a good time to share some of the issues and challenges folks have been encountering in the field in regards to TunnelBear. [[October 8 2020 GM |Learn more]]
|Rodrigue Hajjar, the Director of VPN at Tunnel Bear
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|October 6
|1pm EDT / 5pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Resisting Public Space Surveillance: Fostering privacy and anonymity in the age of mass video and facial recognition surveillance]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Resisting Public Space Surveillance: Fostering privacy and anonymity in the age of mass video and facial recognition surveillance|Read Notes Here]]
|Surveillance technology in the public space is being used for illegitimate purposes such as to dissuade social protests. The unliability of facial recognition surveillance have led to the wrong detention of innocent people, having a disparate impact on female, non-caucasian, trans or non-binary population. [[Resisting Public Space Surveillance: Fostering privacy and anonymity in the age of mass video and facial recognition surveillance|Learn more]]
|Santiago Narváez, R3D
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|October 1
|9am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[October 1 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[October 1 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
|-
|October 1 - 16
|[https://ona20.journalists.org/sessions/ Schedule]
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://ona20.journalists.org/ ONA Everywhere]</p>
|''What is [https://ona20.journalists.org/ ONA 20]''
|[https://ona20.journalists.org/ Register]
|The Online News Association will host its 21st annual conference everywhere, all at once, Oct. 1 – 16, 2020. Our global journalism innovation festival will be virtual, offering interactive collaboration with some of the most innovative minds in digital media, including journalists, media executives, product teams, entrepreneurs and educators.
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''September 2020'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''April 2024'''</span>
 
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|September 24
|April 25
|5pm Cairo (CEST/EET/UTC+2) / 6pm Lebanon (UTC+3)
| 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[September 24 2020, MENA Meetup|Libyan Social Media as Conflict Zone]]'''</p>
|'''[[April 25 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: Quiet: A Secure Slack Alternative for Groups that Outgrow Signal]]'''
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[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]]'''
|[[September 24 2020, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
| Holmes Wilson
|Join us to hear from Khadeja Ramali who will be talking about the conflict zone in Libyan social media, which has become another weapon in the arsenal of warring groups. Find out how social media platforms are being used to spread disinformation, hate speech, and normalize violence. [[September 24 2020, MENA Meetup|Learn more]]
|Hosted by Rima and Wafaa. Speaker: Khadeja Ramali
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|September 24
|April 18
|9am EST / 1pm UTC  
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[September 24 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[April 18 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
| 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]]'''
|IFF Square / [[September 24 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|TCU Staff
|The goal of this meetup is to provide the community with a place to map out challenges and brainstorm on possible next steps that we can do collectively as a community. To enhance this, we will invite a few key VPN researchers to participate and provide guidance. [[Glitter Meetup|Learn more]]
|IFF Team
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|September 22
| April 11
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|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ Industry Standards Collaborative Conversation]'''</p>
|[[April 11 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup:''' '''Election Watch for the Digital Age Project''']]
|''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ what is the VPN Village]''
|[[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]]'''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ Private]
|Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin
|This private workshop is a beta test to bring together a handful of community leaders working on VPN issues. This collaborative discussion on industry standards, will begin with the mapping of issues activists and journalists will face in coming years. [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ Learn more]
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|September 17
|April 4
|9am EST / 1pm UTC  
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[September 17 2020 GM|VPN Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|'''[[April 4 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: What Is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / [[September 17 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|TCU Staff
|The goal of this meetup is to provide the community with a place to map out challenges and brainstorm on possible next steps that we can do collectively as a community. To enhance this, we will invite a few key VPN researchers to participate and provide guidance. [[September 17 2020 GM |Learn more]]
|IFF Team
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|September 17
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Sept 17 Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Africa Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[Sept 17 Africa Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Africa Monthly Meetups |Learn more]]
|Tawanda
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|September 15
|3pm Tunis / 4pm Cairo - Berlin/ 5pm Beirut (2pm UTC)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[September 15 2020 MENA Notes|MENA Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[MENA Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[September 15 2020 MENA Notes|Read Notes Here]]
|The 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. [[September 15 2020 MENA Notes|Learn more]]
|Rima and Wafa
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|September 10
|13:30 Delhi / 16:00 Taipei-Kuala Lumpur (8:00 UTC)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Asia Monthly Meetups|Asia Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Asia Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[Sept 10 Asia Meetup|Read Notes Here]]
|The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. [[Asia Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Lulu
|-
|September 10
|9am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[September 10 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Greatfire's AppMaker]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[September 10 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|AppMaker is based on GreatFire's past successful work with collateral freedom, which was initially funded by OTF. The project allows anybody to create their own Android app with built in anti-censorship technology. [[September 10 2020 GM|Learn More]]
|Greatfire Developers
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|September 8
|12pm EST / 4pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[How to VPN|How to VPN]]'''</p>
|''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/vpn-village/ What is the VPN Village]''
|[[How to VPN|Read Notes Here]]
|This introductory workshop is designed for folks that want to understand what a VPN is, how it works, and how it differs from other tools like Tor. Participants will learn what a VPN does and does not do, best use cases, and how to pick a VPN provider that is both trustworthy and serves your needs. [[How to VPN|Learn more]]
|Elijiah Waxwing, Senior Technologist at Calyx
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|September 3
|3pm EST / 7pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[3 de Septiembre, 2020 LATAM|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[3 de Septiembre, 2020 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly
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|September 3
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[September 3 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[September 3 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''August 2020'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''March 2024'''</span>
 
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|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
| '''[[March 28 2024 GM|The Social Networking Glitter Meetup]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square
|TCU Staff
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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|August 20
|March 21
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|11am EDT / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|[[March 21 2024, Africa Meetup|'''Africa Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / No Notes
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|IFF Team
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|August 19
| March 21
|1pm EST / 5pm UTC+0
|9am EDT / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Identity 2.0: Exploring Digital Identities Through Art]]'''</p>
|[[March 21 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Localizing Security in a Box''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[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''']]
|[[Identity 2.0: Exploring Digital Identities Through Art|Read Notes Here]]
|Icaldua and Flo
|Artists and techies aren't worlds apart. Both are trying to shape the future using the tools they have to hand. Creators of Identity 2.0, an art project which empowers people to explore their digital identity, will be joining us to share their story of how they started, what they've discovered and their artistic process. [[Identity 2.0: Exploring Digital Identities Through Art|Learn more]]
|Arda Awais and Savena Surana
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|August 18
|6:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[18 de Agosto, 2020 LATAM|Latin American Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Latin American Monthly Meetups]]''
|[[18 de Agosto, 2020 LATAM|Read Notes Here]]
|We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|Learn more]]
|Nathaly
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|August 13
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[August 13 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: What is Hong Kong National Security Law: why we should concern about it]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [[August 13 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|How can the Hong Kong National Security Law affect civil society in Hong Kong? How can Hong Kong National Security Law affect everyone globally especially activists around the world? We will answer these questions and we will discuss how should the international community support friends and civil society in Hong Kong, smartly. [[August 13 2020 GM|Learn more]]
|Lulu and Kaia, Open Culture Foundation
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|August 6
|11am EST / 3pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Coffee Talk|Coffee Talk with Danielle Blunt]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Coffee Talk|Coffee Talks]]''
|Completed. Audio soon.
|Join us as we talk to Blunt, a NYC-based Dominatrix, about her work fighting for sex workers rights and anti-traffiking advocacy and her experience co-founding the sex workers and allies collective Hacking//Hustling, which  works at the intersection of technology and social justice in response to  SESTA-FOSTA. [[Coffee Talk|Learn more]]
|Danielle Blunt
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|August 6
|March 20
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[August_6_2020_GM|Glitter Meetup: CDR Link]]'''</p>
|[[20 de Marzo, 2024 LATAM|'''LATAM Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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''']]
|IFF Square / [[August_6_2020_GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Ursula & David
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
During this GM we will be discussing CDR Link, is a privacy and security-focused helpdesk that allows individuals to offer their community a secure, multi-channel, mobile-first way to ask for digital security help using everyday messaging apps, like Signal, Whatsapp, and Telegram [[August_6_2020_GM|Learn more]]  
|Fabiola and Josh, The Guardian Project
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|March 20
 
|10am EDT / 2pm UTC
<span style="font-size:larger">'''July 2020 / Notes'''</span>
|[[March 20 2024, MENA Meetup|'''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. '''[[March 20 2024, MENA Meetup|Read Notes Here]]'''
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|July 30
|March 14
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0
|9am EDT/ 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[July 30 2020 GM | Glitter Meetup: Self-care]]'''</p>
|[[March 14 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Open data and civic tech to circumvent government censorship and disinformation in Latin America''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
| [[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''']]  
|IFF Square / [[July 30 2020 GM|Read Notes Here]]
|Martín Szyszlican
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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|July 29
|March 12
|12pm EST / 4pm UTC+0
|8am EDT / 12pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[The Intergenerational Ruptures and Bridges in Feminism]]'''</p>
| [[March 12 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|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]]'''
|[[The Intergenerational Ruptures and Bridges in Feminism|Read Notes Here]]
|Sapni
|Explore with Laura Vidal the intergenerational ruptures and bridges between feminism in this interactive workshop, and find those blind spots on tech that are waiting to be tackled. [[The Intergenerational Ruptures and Bridges in Feminism|Learn more.]]
|Laura Vidal
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|July 23
|March 7
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Glitter Meetup|Glitter meetups: Community Updates]]'''</p>
|'''[[March 7 2024 GM|Glitter Meetup: What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?]]'''
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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]]'''
|IFF Square / No Notes  
|TCU Staff
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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|July 16
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[July 16 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Corporate Social Media as Recordkeepers]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/July_16_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|We talk about how corporate social media platforms becoming the recordkeepers of activist history while there is still a total lack of transparency regarding their content moderation policies. Isabella will walk us through the pathways to reach out to communities, the data sources for feminist archives in social media and the challenges of collecting this content in Latin America/the world.
|Isabella
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|July 15
|3pm EST / 7pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Decentralized Web: Research Findings|Decentralized Web: Research Findings]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Decentralized Web: Research Findings|Read Notes Here]]
|The Decentralized Web or DWeb is a decentralized or distributed web that is not controlled by a single entity or being logically decentralized. Projects considered dweb are Tor Project or BitTorrent. Anna Lekanova, from the Fluence Project, will share the findings of the survey she conducted with more than 650 Decentralized Web Developers to find out their needs, the current challenges and their role inside the internet environment.  [[Decentralized Web: Research Findings|Read More]]
|Anna Lekanova, Fluence Project
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|July 14
|3pm EST / 7pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Procesos en Capacitaciones en Seguridad Integral y Digital]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Procesos_en_Capacitaciones_en_Seguridad_Integral_y_Digital Leer Notas Aqui]
|Hay distintos procesos para conseguir buenas capacitaciones en seguridad integral y digital. Tierra en Común diseña e implementa estrategias de seguridad para organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos y periodistas. Desde esta cooperativa, Fernando compartirá sus experiencias y reflexiones tras años de capacitaciones en seguridad digital. [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Procesos_en_Capacitaciones_en_Seguridad_Integral_y_Digital Lea más]
|Fernando Hernandez, Tierra en Común
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|July 9
|9am EST / 1pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[July 9 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Community Updates]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/July_9_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''June 2020 / Notes'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''February 2024'''</span>
 
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|February 29
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|[[February 29 2024 GM|'''The Social Networking 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!
|TCU Staff
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|June 25
|February 22
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[June 25 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: What’s Going on at OTF]]'''</p>
|[[February 22 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Online Monitoring in Ghana''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|[[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]]'''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/June_25_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Kwaku Antwi
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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|June 18
| February 15
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[June 18 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Onion Browser]]'''</p>
|[[February 15 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Digital Security Challenges of Journalists in Myanmar''']]
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|[[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]]'''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/June_18_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Featured Guest
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
|Benjamin & Fabiola, the Guardian Project
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|June 16
|February 8
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Understanding Hong Kong]]'''</p>
|[[February 8 2024 GM|'''The Social Networking Glitter Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|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]]'''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Understanding_Hong_Kong Read Notes Here]
|TCU Staff
|Since June 2019, Hong Kong has had over 1,000 protests, and more than 8,900 people have been arrested. Protest started because Beijing wanted extradition to mainland China, which undermined judicial independence and endangered dissidents. [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Understanding_Hong_Kong Read More]
|Dr. Lokman Tsui, researcher and activist
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|June 11
|2:00pm EST  / 6:00pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk Coffee Talk with Michelle Ferrier]'''</P>
|''What are [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk Coffee Talks]''
|Completed. Audio soon.
|Michelle has worked relentlessly to ensure that black and brown voices are not only heard, but that they have the tools, skills, and support they need  to speak loudly and proudly. She has worked to push for more diverse newsrooms and media, and has served as beacon of support for so many young communicators.
|Michelle Ferrier, co-founder of TrollBusters
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|June 11
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/June_11_2020_GM Glitter Meetup]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/June_11_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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|June 10
|4:30pm - 5:30pm UTC+8 (Manila)
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Digital Rights in Southeast Asia]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Completed. Notes soon.
|An open discussion with activists and researchers in Southeast Asia to gain a better insight into the state of digital rights within the region, cross-country trends and issues, and how movements are pushing back.
|Nica Dumlao, Jun-E Tan, Don Le, Lee Yi Ting, Lisa Garcia and more
|-
|June 8-12
|[https://usable.tools/blog/2020-05-26-iff-orgsecvillage/ Schedule]
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[OrgSec Village Notes|IFF OrgSec Village hosted by Internews]]'''</p>
|''What is the [https://usable.tools/blog/2020-05-26-iff-orgsecvillage/ OrgSec Village]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/OrgSec_Village_Notes Read Notes Here]
|This event will bring together security auditors, digital security trainers, and other experts and practitioners for a five-day program of over 20 community-led sessions exploring five major themes in organizational security.
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|June 5
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[So You Want to be a Digital Security Trainer]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|Completed. Notes soon.
|You discovered digital security, and now you want to become a trainer so you can teach folks in your community how to stay safe. However, you may be confused as to what path to follow, where to look for information, and overall how to form yourself  as a trainer. It may feel overwhelming and confusing. Don’t worry, it's not you!
|Oma, Holistic Security Consultant
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|June 4
|2:00pm EST / 6:00pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk Coffee Talk with Jorge Luis Sierra]'''</p>
|''What are [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk CKS Coffee Talks]''
|Completed. Audio soon.
|Jorge Luis Sierra embodies all the characteristics of a good investigative journalist who fights relentlessly to protect the most vulnerable. He is the co-founder and CEO of the  Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers.
|Jorge Luis Sierra, Investigative Journalist and Digital Security Trainer
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|June 4
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[June 4 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Tiananmen Protest Anniversary]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/June_4_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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| 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">'''May 2020 / Notes'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''January 2024'''</span>
 
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|10:00am EST / 02:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''IFF House Party'''</p>
|Community Check-in
|IFF Square
|The IFF House Party is a great way to celebrate the week with the community! Join us and dance with different digital right defenders throughout the world. We will provide the link 15 minutes before in the IFF Square on Mattermost.
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|May 28
|12:00pm EST / 04:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Disinformation_Strategies_and_Tactics|Disinformation Strategies and Tactics]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[Disinformation_Strategies_and_Tactics| Read Notes Here]]
|Across the world more and more communities are being manipulated by fake news and misinformation. However, most people don't really understand how this is implemented. Join us and find  out what common tactics and strategies are used. [https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks15 Read More]
|Gabrielle Lim, Researcher at Harvard's Shorenstein Center
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|May 28
|09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_28_2020_GM#Topic:_Trolls_and_Bullying_on_the_Internet Glitter Meetup: Trolls and Bullying on the Internet]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_28_2020_GM#Topic:_Trolls_and_Bullying_on_the_Internet Read Notes Here]
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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|May 26
|January 25
|11:30am EST / 03:30pm UTC+0
|12pm EST / 5pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk Coffee Talk with Sarah Aoun]'''</p>
|<p style="font-size:16px"> '''[[January 25 2024, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk CKS Coffee Talks]''
|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''']]
|Completed. Audio soon.
|Thalia
|Sarah is a data activist, an operational security trainer, and human rights technologist. These skills made her a perfect fit for the Open Tech Fund, where as Chief Technologist, she provides support to countless projects fighting censorship and surveillance.
|Sarah Aoun from Open Tech Fund
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|May 21
|January 25
|09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''Glitter Meetup: Cancelled'''</p>
|<p style="font-size:16px"> '''[[January 25 2024, Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
| 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''']]
|IFF Square / No notes
|Mardiya & Tawanda
|Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community
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|May 14
| January 25
|10:00am EST / 02:00pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[How to Better Prepare for the Next Internet Shutdown]]'''</p>
|[[January 25 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Digital Safety in Libya: A Helpdesk Overview''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[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]]'''
|Completed. Notes soon.
|Feras Bezanti
|Internet shutdowns have become more common place as authoritarian governments use it as a viable option to silence their citizens. Join Ahmad from NetFreedom Pioneers to find out about different ways to respond to internet shutdowns, tech and alternative solutions and more.
|Ahmad Ahmadian from Net Freedom Pioneers
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|May 14
|January 24
|09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0
|5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[May 14 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Women on Web website censored in Spain]]'''</P>  
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[24 de Enero, 2024 LATAM|LATAM Meetup]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter_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 Enero, 2024 LATAM|'''Lea las notas aqui''']]
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_14_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Ursula & David
|Featured guest will be Vasilis talking about his research into the blocking of a woman's website in Spain. Report here: https://blog.magma.lavafeld.org/post/women-on-web-blocking/ Glitter Meet is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
|Magma
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|May 12
|January 18
|10:00am EST / 02:00pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Covid-19_Without_a_Lockdown:_Digital_Tools_Used_in_Taiwan_for_Coronavirus_Prevention_%26_Monitoring Without a Lockdown: Digital Tools Used in Taiwan for Coronavirus Prevention & Monitoring]'''</p>
|[[January 18 2024 GM|'''Glitter Meetup: Platform Cooperativism in India''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[[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''']]
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Covid-19_Without_a_Lockdown:_Digital_Tools_Used_in_Taiwan_for_Coronavirus_Prevention_%26_Monitoring Read Notes Here]
|Sapni GK
|Taiwan does not have lock-down, and all businesses and schools remain open, while still having a very low number of COVID-19 cases - 429 cases since January. Join us and find  out what  methods and approaches they have taken to be a stellar example of innovation and safety.
|Lulu Keng, OCF
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|May 7
|January 18
|03:00pm EST / 07:00pm UTC+0
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk Coffee Talk with Nash Sheard]'''</p>
|'''[[January 18 2024, Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup|Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup]]'''
|''What are [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Coffee_Talk CKS Coffee Talks]''
|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''']]
|Completed. Audio Soon.
|Gabriel
|We first encountered Nash because he is currently leading the EFF's grassroots, student and community organizing efforts. However, after getting to know this native New Yorker, we were inspired by his long history of helping activists mitigate harmful interactions with the state.
|Nash Sheard from EFF
|-
|-
|May 7
|January 16
|09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0
|7am EST / 12pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[May 7 2020 GM|OTF Prototype Fund]]'''</p>
|[[January 16 2024, Asia Meetup|'''Asia Meetup''']]
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup|Glitter Meetups]]''
|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''']]
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/May_7_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|Sapni
|We will talk with Tara, Program Manager from Open Tech Fund to talk about the Community Prototype Fund, that is designed to empower the community of activists, technologists and frontline human rights defenders by providing seed funding for the initial development of ground-breaking technologies and applied research.
|Tara Tarakiyee
|-
|-
|May 5
|January 11
|03:00pm EST / 07:00pm UTC+0
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Am%C3%A9rica_Latina:_la_tecnolog%C3%ADa_en_tiempos_de_COVID-19 América Latina: la tecnología en tiempos de COVID-19]'''</p>
|[[January 11 2024 GM|'''The Glitterest Glitter Meetup: Welcome Back!''']]
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|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!
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Am%C3%A9rica_Latina:_la_tecnolog%C3%ADa_en_tiempos_de_COVID-19 Read Notes Here]
|TCU Staff
|Con la llegada del COVID-19 a América Latina, muchos países del continente han visto sus libertades y derechos digitales más vulnerables que nunca. Desde aplicaciones móviles que siguen la geolocalización de los ciudadanos hasta interrupciones del servicio de red, doxxing y ciberpatrullaje en redes; la comunidad se enfrenta a nuevos retros para poder capacitar y continuar apoyando a los diferentes grupos con los que trabaja.[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Am%C3%A9rica_Latina:_la_tecnolog%C3%ADa_en_tiempos_de_COVID-19 Read More]
|Vivian Zúñiga, Cristian León
 
|}
|}


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


<span style="font-size:larger">'''April 2020 / Notes'''</span>
<span style="font-size:larger">'''[[TCU Calendar of Events 2022]]'''</span>


{| class="wikitable"
<span style="font-size:larger">'''[[Past Events 2020 - 2021]]'''</span>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
|'''Date'''
|'''Time'''
|'''Title'''
|'''What is...'''
|'''Location / Notes'''
|'''Description'''
|'''Presenter'''
 
|-
|April 30
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[How Activists Organize Self Care and Collective Care?]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/How_Activists_Organize_Self_Care_and_Collective_Care%3F Read Notes Here]
|Join Dhyta to discuss how activists see and do care, and brainstorm alternative methods that are rooted in what we value, and is accessible to all..[https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks9 Learn More]
|Dhyta Caturani,(feminist activist working on issues related to human rights, social justice, civil liberties, sexuality, women’s rights, and violence against women)
|-
|April 30
|9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC +0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[April 30 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: OONI]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/April_30_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|We talk with Maria and Arturo, from OONI and discover the new features and possibilities of OONI Probe. The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of Internet censorship around the world.
|Maria Xynou and Arturo Filastò
|-
|April 28
|10:00am EST / 2:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Fireplace Chat with Funders in the Internet Freedom Space]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Fireplace_Chat_with_Funders_in_the_Internet_Freedom_Space Read Notes Here]
|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.org/wiki/index.php/Fireplace_Chat_with_Funders_in_the_Internet_Freedom_Space 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
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Growing Privacy Concerns During COVID-19]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Growing_Privacy_Concerns_During_COVID-19 Read Notes Here]
|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. [[Growing Privacy Concerns During COVID-19|Learn More]]
|Alison Carmel Ramer, 7amleh  and Maria Paz Canales, Derechos Digitales
|-
|April 22
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[The Story of Diversity, Security & Love in Southern Africa]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/The_Story_of_Diversity,_Security_%26_Love_in_Southern_Africa Read Notes Here]
|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.org/wiki/index.php/The_Story_of_Diversity,_Security_%26_Love_in_Southern_Africa Learn More]
|Natasha Msonza, Tawanda Mugari, Both from Digital Society of Africa.
|-
|April 10
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Magick of Glitter & Tales of Building Community]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Magick_of_Glitter_%26_Tales_of_Building_Community Read Notes Here]
|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
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[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]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Silencing_Across_Borders:_Digital_Threats_and_Transnational_Repression_against_Exiled_Activists Read Notes Here]
|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
 
|-
|April 2
|11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Constructing_Feminist_Tech_through_Fiction Constructing Feminist Tech through Fiction]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Constructing_Feminist_Tech_through_Fiction Read Notes Here]
|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
 
|-
|April 2
|9:00am EST / UTC-4
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[April 2 2020 GM|Glitter Meetup: Contact Tracing Apps]]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/April_2_2020_GM Read Notes Here]
|We discuss the epidemiological, technical and societal implications to contact testing during COVID-19.
|Sean McDonald, CEO of FrontlineSMS
 
|}
 
 
<span style="font-size:larger">'''March 2020 / Notes'''</span>
 
{| class="wikitable
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
|'''Date'''
|'''Time'''
|'''Title'''
|'''What is...'''
|'''Location / Notes'''
|'''Description'''
|'''Presenter'''
 
|-
|March 31
|10:30am EST / 2:30pm UTC+0
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Online_Facilitation Captivating Your Remote Teams and Meetings]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Online_Facilitation Read Notes Here]
| 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...]
|IFF Team
 
|-
|March  26
|11:30am EST/UTC-4
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[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]'''</p>
|''What are [[Community Knowledge Share|CKS Workshops]]''
|[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Taking_the_High_Route_-_the_Internet_routing_architecture_and_human_rights Read Notes Here]
|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
 
|-
|March  26
|9:00am EST/UTC-4
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup_Notes_Before_March_26,_2020#March_26_2020 Glitter Meetup: Virtual Community Building Tips]'''</p>
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup_Notes_Before_March_26,_2020#March_26_2020 Read Notes Here]
|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
 
|-
|March 19
|9:00am EST/UTC-4
|<p style="font-size:16px"> '''[https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup_Notes_Before_March_26,_2020#March_19_2020 Glitter Meetup: Discrimination, Disinfo & COVID-19]'''
|''What are [[Glitter_Meetup]]''
|IFF Square / [https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup_Notes_Before_March_26,_2020#March_19_2020 Read Notes Here]
|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
 
|}

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October 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
October 31 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Learn More About Amnezia Software Suite Join us on October 31 to hear from Easy Mee, Customer Success Manager at AmneziaVPN, who will discuss Amnezia Research & Development, free AmneziaVPN, and AmneziaVPN Self-hosted (how to create your own VPN server under 5 minutes). Easy Mee
October 24 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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
October 17 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Conexo: Organizational Security and Capacity Building From the Global South (Glitter Meetup) Join us on October 17 to hear from Mario, Conexo’s executive director; Oriana, the project coordinator; and Fabian, their technical coordinator. They will discuss Conexo's work with different kinds of security interventions with at risk communities, capacity building and the Infuse project, and integrating the psychosocial and physical aspects of security: what would you like to see? Mario, Oriana and Fabian from Conexo
October 10 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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

September 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
September 19 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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
September 12 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Taiwo Oreoluwa Sobowale
September 5 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Chirayu Desai

July 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
July 25 11am EDT / 3pm UTC Africa Meetup The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Mardiya & Tawanda
July 25 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Fabiola Maurice
July 24 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC LATAM Meetup Los 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. Read Notes Here Ursula & David
July 24 10am EDT / 2pm UTC MENA Meetup The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Yosr
July 18 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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 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. Read Notes Here Brahem
July 17 8am EDT / 12pm UTC Asia Meetup The 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 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. Read Notes Here TCU Staff
July 4 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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

June 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
June 27 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Karolin
June 20 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff
June 13 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Leonora & Lebo
June 13 8am EDT / 12pm UTC Asia Meetup The 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 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

May 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
May 30 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here TCU Staff
May 29 10am EDT / 2pm UTC MENA Meetup The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Yosr
May 23 11am EDT / 3pm UTC Africa Meetup The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Mardiya & Tawanda
May 23 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff
May 22 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC LATAM Meetup Los 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. Lea las Notas Aqui Ursula & David
May 16 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Glitter Meetup: sheEsecures - a Platform for an Inclusive and Feminist Internet 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. Read Notes Here Selamawit Tezera
May 15 8am EDT / 12pm UTC Asia Meetup The 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. Read Notes Here Sapni
May 9 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Glitter Meetup: "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia 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. Read Notes Here Nathaly Espitia
May 9 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Brahem
May 2 9am EDT / 1pm UTC The Social Networking 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff

April 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
April 25 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Holmes Wilson
April 18 9am EDT / 1pm UTC The Social Networking 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff
April 11 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Glitter Meetup: Election Watch for the Digital Age Project Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin
April 4 9am EDT / 1pm UTC 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff

March 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
March 28 9am EDT / 1pm UTC The Social Networking 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff
March 21 11am EDT / 3pm UTC Africa Meetup The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Mardiya & Tawanda
March 21 9am EDT / 1pm UTC Glitter Meetup: Localizing Security in a Box Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here Icaldua and Flo
March 20 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC LATAM Meetup Los 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. Lea las Notas Aqui Ursula & David
March 20 10am EDT / 2pm UTC MENA Meetup The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Yosr
March 14 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC 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. TBA
March 14 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC Glitter Meetup: Open data and civic tech to circumvent government censorship and disinformation in Latin America Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here Martín Szyszlican
March 12 8am EDT / 12pm UTC Asia Meetup The 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. Read Notes Here Sapni
March 7 9am EST / 2pm UTC 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff

February 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
February 29 9am EST / 2pm UTC The Social Networking 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! TCU Staff
February 22 9am EST / 2pm UTC Glitter Meetup: Online Monitoring in Ghana Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here Kwaku Antwi
February 15 9am EST / 2pm UTC Glitter Meetup: Digital Security Challenges of Journalists in Myanmar Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here Featured Guest
February 8 9am EST / 2pm UTC The Social Networking 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff
February 1 9am EST / 2pm UTC 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! Read Notes Here TCU Staff

January 2024

Date Time Title Description Presenter
January 25 12pm EST / 5pm UTC

MENA Meetup

 The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Thalia
January 25 10am EST / 3pm UTC

Africa Meetup

 The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here Mardiya & Tawanda
January 25 9am EST / 2pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Feras Bezanti
January 24 5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC

LATAM Meetup

 Los 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. Lea las notas aqui Ursula & David
January 18 9am EST / 2pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Sapni GK
January 18 8am EST / 1pm UTC 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. Read Notes Here Gabriel
January 16 7am EST / 12pm UTC Asia Meetup The 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. Read Notes Here Sapni
January 11 9am EST / 2pm UTC 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

TCU Calendar of Events 2023

TCU Calendar of Events 2022

Past Events 2020 - 2021

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