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


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


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


<big>🌍 Portugal</big>
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=== '''JANUARY''' ===
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==== '''Strategy Design Festival''' ====
* January 20, 2026
* London
* https://www.fabriders.net/strategy-design-festival/
==== '''Digital Rights Social''' ====
* January 22, 2026
* Virtual on TCU's Mattermost
* [[January 22, 2026 Digital Rights Social]]
==== '''Archive and Resist Conclave''' ====
* January 26-27, 2026
* Dhaka
* https://archivecon.activaterights.org
==== '''FOSDEM''' ====
* January 31-February 1, 2026
* Brussels
* https://fosdem.org/2026/
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=== '''FEBRUARY''' ===
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==== '''Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege''' ====
* February 5, 2026
* https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KhfSSNeuReyCPTNGQ508zw#/registration
==== '''Digtial Rights Social: Secure Communications''' ====
* February 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* [[Community Updates|https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates]]<br>
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=== '''MARCH''' ===
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==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure''' ====
* March 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
==== '''Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026''' ====
* March 30-31, 2026
* https://pdaf.net/about-theme
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==== '''APRIL''' ====
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==== '''Data Centers & Democracy: How US Policymakers Push Back''' ====
* April 8
* Online
* <nowiki>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rxt-data-centers-democracy-how-policymakers-push-back-tickets-1984908054423</nowiki>
==== '''Cables of Resistance Event''' ====
* April 10 to 12
* Berlin, Germany
* <nowiki>https://cableresist.de/</nowiki>
==== '''Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum''' ====
* April 14-16, 2026
* Abidjan, Ivory Coast
* https://sessionize.com/digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum26/
==== '''Using AI Safely: Practical Strategies for CSOs and Nonprofits''' ====
* April 14
* https://www.theengineroom.org/using-ai-safely-practical-strategies-for-csos-and-nonprofits-from-a-global-majority-perspective/
==== '''International Journalism Festival (IJF)''' ====
* April 15-18, 2026
* Perugia, Italy
* https://www.journalismfestival.com/
==== '''Targeted''' ====
* April 16
* Online
* <nowiki>https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ddb43d68-53cc-4d49-a239-7712dc911bb3@08722067-f231-4f22-bb68-ea4fbf92dabb</nowiki>
=== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Spyware Protection and Transnational Repression''' ===
* April 16, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* [[Community Updates|https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates]]
==== '''Take Back Tech''' ====
* April 17-19
* Atlanta
* <nowiki>https://www.takebacktech.com/</nowiki>
==== '''AI in PRC Influence Operations – Insights from the GoLaxy Papers''' ====
* April 29
* Online
* <nowiki>https://dtl.tw/0429eng</nowiki>
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=== '''MAY''' ===
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==== '''UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference''' ====
* May 4–5, 2026
* Lusaka, Zambia
* <nowiki>https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2026-global-conference-shaping-future-peace</nowiki>
==== '''RightCon 2026''' ====
* May 5-8, 2026
* Lusaka, Zambia
* https://www.rightscon.org/
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates''' ====
* May 21, 2026   @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
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==== '''JUNE''' ====
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==== '''Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)''' ====
* June 8-10, 2026
* Manila, Philippines
* https://engagemedia.org/2025/drapac26-manila/
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates''' ====
* June 18, 2026 @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
==== '''Global Media Forum''' ====
* June 23-24, 2026
* Bonn Germany
* https://corporate.dw.com/en/gmf-2026-your-ideas-deserve-the-spotlight/a-75222151
==== '''All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions''' ====
* June 25-26, 2026
* Online and on-demand
* https://www.allthingsinmoderation.org/call-for-contributions
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=== '''JULY''' ===
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==== '''DWeb Camp''' ====
* July 8-12, 2026
* Outside of Berlin, Germany
* https://dwebcamp.org/
==== '''Digital Rights Social / Focus: Organizational Sustainability and Resilience''' ====
* July 16, 2026 @ 14 UTC
* TCU's Mattermost
* https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
==== '''Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)''' ====
* July 20, 2026
* Hybrid, co-located with PETS in Calgary, Canada
* https://foci.community/
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=== '''SEPTEMBER''' ===
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==== '''Global Gathering''' ====
* September 4-6, 2026
* Portugal
* [https://www.digitalrights.community www.digitalrights.community]
==== '''Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)''' ====
* Dates not yet posted, typically late Sept<br>
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=== '''OCTOBER''' ===
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<span style="font-size:larger">'''February 2022'''</span>
==== '''Trust and Safety Research Conference 2026''' ====
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| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|January 24
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 24 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Vasilis
|-
|February 17
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 17 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: The Facebook Papers: thoughts from technologists and activists]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Dia and dkg
|-
|February 16
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 16, 2022 , Africa Meetup|Africa Meetup]]'''</p>
|The [[Africa Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. .
|Tawanda
|-
|February 10
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[February 10 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Circulo App]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Vladimir Cortés, Martha Tudón and Fabiola Maurice
|-
|}


<span style="font-size:larger">'''January 2022'''</span>
* October 1–2, 2026
{| class="wikitable"
* <nowiki>https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc63q1yE2hZzc5viRUC_3cfkF0OBqy5lkYRXNVCsliMLnaRoA/viewform</nowiki>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|-
| style="width:10%" | '''Date'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Time'''
| style="width:20%" | '''Title'''
| style="width:40%" | '''Description'''
| style="width:15%" | '''Presenter'''
|-
|January 31
|6pm EST / 11pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[31 de Enero, 2022 LATAM|Latin America Meetup]]'''</p>
|Los [[Latin American Monthly Meetups|meetups mensuales Latinoamericanos]] son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas.
|Nathaly and David
|-
|January 27
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 27 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Security in a Box]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Gus Andrews
|-
|January 26
|10am EST / 3pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 26 2022, MENA Meetup|MENA Meetup]]'''</p>
|The [[MENA Monthly Meetups]] bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world.  
|Rima & Wafaa
|-
|January 20
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 20 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup: Pluggable Transports]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square. '''[[January 20 2022 GM|Read the notes here]]'''
|Vasilis
|-
|January 19
|8am EST / 1pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[Lingua Cafe, January 19, 2022|Lingua Cafe]]'''</p>
|[[Lingua Cafe]] is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process.
|Erin, Sole, and Rima
|-
|January 13
|9am EST / 2pm UTC
|<p style="font-size:16px">'''[[January 13 2022 GM|Glitter Meetup]]'''</p>
|[[Glitter Meetup]] is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IFF Square.
|Team CommUNITY
|}


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


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

Latest revision as of 19:03, 23 April 2026

Digital Rights Calendar of Events 2026

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

📣 Join us for Global Gathering 2026!

📅 September 4, 5 and 6, 2026

🌍 Portugal


JANUARY


Strategy Design Festival

Digital Rights Social

Archive and Resist Conclave

FOSDEM


FEBRUARY


Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege

Digtial Rights Social: Secure Communications

  • February 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC

MARCH


Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure

Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026


APRIL


Data Centers & Democracy: How US Policymakers Push Back

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

Cables of Resistance Event

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

Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

Using AI Safely: Practical Strategies for CSOs and Nonprofits

International Journalism Festival (IJF)

Targeted

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

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Spyware Protection and Transnational Repression

Take Back Tech

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

AI in PRC Influence Operations – Insights from the GoLaxy Papers

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

MAY


UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference

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

RightCon 2026

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates


JUNE


Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates

Global Media Forum

All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions


JULY


DWeb Camp

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

Digital Rights Social / Focus: Organizational Sustainability and Resilience

Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)

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

SEPTEMBER


Global Gathering

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)

  • Dates not yet posted, typically late Sept

OCTOBER


Trust and Safety Research Conference 2026

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

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