April 4 2024 GM
From TCU Wiki
| Glitter Meetups |
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.
- Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? you can request one following the directions here.
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/
- Mozilla Senior Fellowship Program: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/what-we-fund/fellowships/senior-fellows/fellowship-details/
- Mapping Transparency & Governance on Rainforest Issues: https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/call-proposals-mapping-transparency-and-governance-rainforest-issues
- The ICANN Grant Program: https://www.icann.org/grant-program-en
