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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 team@digitalrights.community

Upcoming Meetups with Featured Guests

The following are upcoming Glitter Meetups with featured guests and/or topics every Thursday:

October 10, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

October 17 2024 GM

October 24, 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:
  • Right to disconnect
  • 4 day work week
  • Unlimited vacations

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: team@digitalrights.community

September 12, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Taiwo

Topic: The Digital Rights Monopoly: Discussing Gamification as a Tool for Digital Literacy

September 19, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

The collaborative community discussion on what is Happening in Digital Rights around the world

September 5, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guest: Chirayu Desai

Topic: Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions

July 25, 2024 Glitter Meetup. Featured Guests: Fabiola Maurice and Tiffany Robertson

Topic: Butter Box - Life Without Internet Made Smoother

July 18, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

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

July 4, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

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

June 20, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

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

June 6, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

May 30, 2024 Glitter Meetup.

Topic: Conversations Around Funding

May 23, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

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

May 2, 2024 Glitter Meetup:

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

April 11, 2024 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guests: Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin

Topic: Learn More About the Election Watch for the Digital Age Project

April 4, 2024 Glitter Meetup

What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World?

March 28, 2024 Glitter Meetup

The monthly global Digital Rights community networking meetup

March 21, 2024 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guests: Icaldua and Flo

Topic: "Localizing Security in a Box" in Indonesian

March 14, 2024 Glitter Meetup

Featured Guest: Martín Szyszlican

Topic: Open Data and Civic Tech to Circumvent Government Censorship and Disinformation in Latin America

March 7, 2024 Glitter Meetup

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

February 15, 2024 GM

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!


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Glitter Meetup Notes 2020
Glitter Meetup Notes Before March 26, 2020