Global Gathering

The Global Gathering brings together digital rights defenders from around the world for three days of collaboration building, knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and rejuvenation. These are individuals working on the most pressing challenges arising at the intersection of human rights, social justice and technology, and/or are actively protecting their networks.

Our 2024 Global Gathering edition was part of a three-year vision to grow the event to the impact, size, and scope achieved pre-pandemic in a sustainable way that prioritizes the safety of our community.

2024 Global Gathering Edition

The Global Gathering 2024 was the second edition of our in-person event post-pandemic, welcoming around 1,000 participants. The 2024 edition counted with co-designed Villages, Circles, Booths, Regional and Practitioners Meetups, Evening activities, and much more!

Review the following pages to learn more about it:

• 2024 Global Gathering landing page, where you will find the programming, dates, times and descriptions of all the activities for each day.
• The 2024 Travel and Safety Advice, a great document with travel, safety and security advice to ensure participants safety and security before, during, and after their participation in the GG. Included is a great checklist of items to bring, contact numbers of both TCU team and Portuguese entities to have on hand, and much more!
• Planning Your Trip page which recommended hotels in the area around the GG venue, how participants can get to Estoril from the airport, as well as hospitals, pharmacies and other healthcare information.
• Navigating Estoril page which includes an interactive map about the GG venue area providing information about the location of nearby services, restaurants, cafes, train spots, supermarkets, and even outdoor locations. The page also provides a list of day trips participants can take from Estoril, healthcare services, a list of ATMs and Banks near the GG venue, and some Portuguese language tips, including how to order coffee.
• Visa and Equity Fund Support page
• Health, Safety & Security Policies, such as our Code of Conduct, the Community Culture Guidelines, Security Policy, and COVID Policy

2023 Global Gathering Edition

The Global Gathering 2023 edition was the first in-person event we hosted post-pandemic, welcoming 550 participants.

• The 2023 Global Gathering report back covers in detail what happened during the event. Highlights:
  • TCU had a five minute segment during Portugal’s most popular lunchtime news program.
  • 332 organizations representative of 92 countries
  • 57.6% of participants identified as women or GNC
  • 54.3% living in the Global Majority
  • 35.75% new voices, or people that have never attended a digital rights event
  • 109 high risk people were supported with visa and border crossing support.
  • Sample of satellite events: Vietnam Cyber Dialogues, Global Network for Digital Resilience, Feminist Funders convening
    

• Check out the 2023 Global Gathering landing page to see the program and activities

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