VPN Community Initiative Village 2023

The VPN Village is a two-week virtual series of events focused on VPN user education and solidarity. The events held over the last week of November and first week of December will address gaps in user education around VPNs, the challenge of analyzing and selecting a VPN, and will show attendees how to set up their own VPN servers and proxies to support their communities and users combatting censorship globally.

The Village is part of TCU’s VPN Community Initiative which was formed in 2022 to bring together a diverse group of individuals working within and around the VPN ecosystem - including providers, researchers, digital security specialists and technologists - to collaborate and share knowledge.

Workshops & Events

Entender, eludir y confrontar apagones: Formaciones en línea con la Shutdown Academy with Laura Vidal

Monday, November 27 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC

En esta sesión, presentaremos los cursos en línea de la Shutdown Academy, disponibles en español para el público hispano y latinoamericano interesado en aprender a lidiar con apagones de internet en diferentes contextos. RSVP Here

Advanced Outline Deployments for Resilience and Scale with Vinicious Fortuna

Wednesday, November 29 at 8am EST / 1pm UTC

In this session we will learn about ways to extend Outline and customize your deployment to make your service more resilient to blocking and scale better. RSVP Here

Preparing for the 2024 Election and Addressing Surveillance and Censorship in Tanzania with Zaituni Njovu

Thursday, November 30 at 9am EST / 2pm UTC

Zaituni Njovu, Executive Director at  Zaina Foundation, will share the current privacy right violation in Tanzania and discuss instances of  Surveillance and Censorship in this country as they prepare toward elections in 2024 and 2025. Learn More