April 4 2024 GM

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Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IF Square on the TCU Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. It is a text-based chat where digital rights defenders can share regional and projects updates, expertise, ask questions, and connect with others from all over the world! Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one here.

• Date: Thursday, April 4
• Time: 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
• Who: Mardiya
• Where: On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.
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What is Happening with 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!

Notes

We talked about music and a participant shared some interesting reads:

• New evaluation: https://hewlett.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IRHGRE-Evaluation-2021.pdf Quote: Even when donors extended “long-term commitment, grant flexibility, and mutual accountability” to grantees (INGOs I believe), these weren’t “consistently being passed on into grantee-subgrantee relationships." and (separately)
• Also: https://theintercept.com/2024/04/03/linux-hack-xz-utils-backdoor/

We shared some call for proposals:

• Free & Open Source Software Sustainability Fund: https://www.opentech.fund/funds/free-and-open-source-software-sustainability-fund/ The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Sustainability Fund is Open Technology Fund’s newest mechanism to support the long-term maintenance of established FOSS projects and the communities that sustain them.
• Mozilla Senior Fellowship Program: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/what-we-fund/fellowships/senior-fellows/fellowship-details/ Mozilla's Senior Fellowship program provides time, resources, tools, community, and amplification to the cohort. During their tenure, fellows have the opportunity to use their skills — whether in technology, policy, research, or movement building — to lay the groundwork or build up on existing initiatives for a more open and inclusive internet environment.
• Mapping Transparency & Governance on Rainforest Issues: https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/call-proposals-mapping-transparency-and-governance-rainforest-issues The Pulitzer Center is opening a new call for rainforest grant applications. We invite journalists, editors, and independent media organizations to submit proposals on Innovative Reporting: Mapping Transparency and Governance on Rainforest Issues.
• The ICANN Grant Program: https://www.icann.org/grant-program-en The ICANN Grant Program is an exciting opportunity for eligible organizations across the globe to apply for funding for projects that are consistent with ICANN's mission and aligned with the objectives of the ICANN Grant Program.