Calendar of Events
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Join us for a Daily Virtual Coffee
Every weekday at 10am EST join us for our daily community checkins and let us know how you are. This is a great way to stay connected to each other during the various quarantines taking place thruoghout the world. It takes place on the IFF Mattermost Square Channel. Email us at team@internetfreedomfestival.org if you need an invite.
Each week, the IFF brings to you online conversations and gatherings lead by the Internet Freedom community. CKS workshops last 1-2 hours, are capped at 25 seats, and are interactive, allowing the community not just to learn and share knowledge, but also to brainstorm on issues together! If you want to be a presenter, email team@internetfreedomfestival.org .
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May 2020
| Date | Time | Title | Type | Location | Description | Presenter |
| May 7 | 03:00pm EST / 07:00pm UTC+0 | Coffee Talk with Nash Sheard | Community Knowledge Share | RSVP | 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 stateRead More | Nash Sheard from EFF |
| May 5 | 03:00pm EST / 07:00pm UTC+0 | América Latina: la tecnología en tiempos de COVID-19 | Community Knowledge Share | RSVP | 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.Read More | Vivian Zúñiga, Cristian León |
April 2020
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| April 30 | 11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0 | How Activists Organize Self Care and Collective Care? | Community Knowledge Share | Read the notes. | 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..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 28 | 10:00am EST / 2:00pm UTC+0 | Fireplace Chat with Funders in the Internet Freedom Space | Community Knowledge Share | Read the notes. | 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.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 | Growing Privacy Concerns During COVID-19 | Community Knowledge Share | Completed | 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. Learn More | Alison Carmel Ramer, 7amleh and Maria Paz Canales, Derechos Digitales |
| April 22 | 11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0 | The Story of Diversity, Security & Love in Southern Africa | Community Knowledge Share | Completed. | 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. Learn More | Natasha Msonza, Tawanda Mugari, Both from Digital Society of Africa. |
| April 10 | 11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0 | Magick of Glitter & Tales of Building Community | Community Knowledge Share | Completed. | 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 | Silencing Across Borders: Digital Threats and Transnational Repression against Exiled Activists | Community Knowledge Share | Completed. Read the notes. | 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. Read more... | Marcus Michaelsen |
| April 2 | 11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0 | Constructing Feminist Tech through Fiction | Community Knowledge Share | Completed. Read the notes | 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. Read more... | Dalia Othman, Helene von Schwichow, and Katrin Fritsch |
| April 2 | 9:00am EST / UTC-4 | Contact Tracing | Glitter_Meetup | Completed. Read the notes. | We discuss the epidemiological, technical and societal implications to contact testing during COVID-19. | Sean McDonald, CEO of FrontlineSMS |
March 2020
| Date | Time | Title | Type | Location | Description | Presenter |
| March 31 | 10:30am EST / 2:30pm UTC+0 | Captivating Your Remote Teams and Meetings | Community Knowledge Share | Completed. Check out the notes | 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 Read more... | IFF Team |
| March 26 | 11:30am EST/UTC-4 | Taking the High Route - the Internet routing architecture and human rights | Community Knowledge Share | Completed. Check out the notes | 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. Read the notes. | Neils ten Oever |
| March 26 | 9:00am EST/UTC-4 | Virtual Community Building Tips | Glitter_Meetup | Completed. Read the notes. | 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 | Discrimination, Disinfo & COVID-19' | Glitter_Meetup | Completed. Read the notes. | 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 |
