Community Updates
Glitter Meetup (GM) is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community, attracting digital rights defenders from all corners of the world!! On this page you will find the notes or "minutes" from previous meetups, and information about upcoming ones.
- Every Thursday at 9:00am EDT
- Where On the TCU Mattermost? Secure an account here.
- Missed a Glitter Meetup? Don't worry the notes of each GM is listed below.
GMs are text-based chats, and provide digital rights defenders with space to share their work, personal, or regional updates, as well as ask questions; secure support or resources; share their expertise; and grow their human network! From time to time, we invite a featured guest who shares their expertise, and participants can ask questions to directly. Once a month, we also host a more social GM called The Social Networking Glitter Meetup where you can connect with others in a more organic, social way.
View our Calendar of Events for a complete list of our virtual events
We would love to have featured guests! If interested, email [email protected]
Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests
The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics every Thursday:
September 5, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Chirayu Desai
Topic: Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions
September 12, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Taiwo
Topic: TBA
September 19, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
Review our Digital Justice House Toolkit here, which proposes three transformations in the digital rights workplace to improve your team health:
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Notes from Past Glitter Meetups
The following are community updates from the weekly Glitter Meetup. If you need to connect to anyone mentioned below, please reach out. We do practice "consensual introductions," meaning we have to check with the person before doing so. No names are associated with the summary notes. Please contact us if you have any questions related to these notes: [email protected]
July 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guests: Fabiola Maurice and Tiffany Robertson
Topic: Butter Box - Life Without Internet Made Smoother
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
July 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Hiure
Topic: Community Networks Guide
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
June 27, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Karolin
Topic: Rosenpass – Securing Cryptographic Applications Against Quantum Computer Attacks
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
June 13, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guests: Lebo & Leonora
Topic: Kwanele's Journey Navigating Ethical Tech for GBV Justice
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
Topic: Conversations Around Funding
The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world
May 16, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Selamawit Tezera
Topic: sheEsecures - a Platform for an Inclusive and Feminist Internet
May 9, 2024 Glitter Meetup: Featured Guest: Nathaly Espitia Diaz
Topic: "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
April 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Holmes Wilson
Topic: Quiet: A Secure Slack Alternative for Groups that Outgrow Signal
April 18, 2024 Glitter Meetup:
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
Featured Guests: Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin
Topic: Learn More About the Election Watch for the Digital Age Project
What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
Featured Guests: Icaldua and Flo
Topic: "Localizing Security in a Box" in Indonesian
Featured Guest: Martín Szyszlican
Topic: Open Data and Civic Tech to Circumvent Government Censorship and Disinformation in Latin America
What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?
February 29, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
February 22, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Kwaku Antwi
Topic: Online Monitoring in Ghana
Topic: Digital Security Challenges of Journalists in Myanmar
February 8, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup
February 1, 2024 Glitter Meetup
What is happening in Digital Rights around the world?
January 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Feras Bezanti
Topic: Digital Safety in Libya: A Helpdesk Overview
January 18, 2024 Glitter Meetup
Featured Guest: Sapni GK
Topic: Platform Cooperativism in India
January 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup
The Glitterest Glitter Meetup: Welcome back!
Glitter Meetup Notes 2023
Glitter Meetup Notes 2022
Glitter Meetup Notes 2021
Glitter Meetup Notes 2020
Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020