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'''The Global Gathering brings together digital rights defenders from around the world''' for three days of collaboration building, knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and rejuvenation. These are individuals working on the most pressing challenges arising at the intersection of human rights, social justice and technology, and/or are actively protecting their networks. | '''The Global Gathering brings together digital rights defenders from around the world''' for three days of collaboration building, knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and rejuvenation. These are individuals working on the most pressing challenges arising at the intersection of human rights, social justice and technology, and/or are actively protecting their networks. | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 1 February 2024
The Global Gathering brings together digital rights defenders from around the world for three days of collaboration building, knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and rejuvenation. These are individuals working on the most pressing challenges arising at the intersection of human rights, social justice and technology, and/or are actively protecting their networks.
Current Edition: 2024
➡️ Check out the 2024 Global Gathering landing page for information on deadlines, programs, travel tips, and more! NOTE: WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Past Editions
Global Gathering 2023
The 2023 edition was the first in-person event we hosted post-pandemic, and part of a three year plan to grow the Global Gathering in a sustainable, safe way to the size and scope achieved pre-pandemic. 550 participants were hosted. For information on this event, check out the following links:
The 2023 Global Gathering report back covers in detail what happened during the event, the successes and challenges, and much more! Highlights of the report:
➡️ TCU had a five minute segment during Portugal’s most popular lunchtime news program.
➡️ 332 organizations representative of 92 countries
➡️ 57.6% of participants identified as women or gender nonconforming
➡️ 35.75% new voices, or people that have never attended a digital rights event
➡️ 54.3% living in the Global Majority
➡️ 109 high risk people were supported with visa and border crossing support, and 17 with direct financial support, despite TCU not having officially launched their Equity Fund in 2023.
➡️ Satellite convenings took place including Vietnam Cyber Dialogues, Global Network for Digital Resilience, Feminist Funders convening, organizational team retreats, and others.
Check out the 2023 Global Gathering landing page to see the program and activities
