Calendar of Events
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Featured Recurring Events
Glitter Meetups: Every Thursday at 9am EST we host a weekly town hall for digital rights advocates from around the world, which take place on the IFF Mattermost Square Channel. Email us at [email protected] if you need an invite.
Community Knowledge Shares: Each week, we bring to you online conversations and gatherings lead by the Internet Freedom community. CKS workshops last 1-2 hours, are interactive, and are designed to help you learn and share knowledge, but also to brainstorm and networks with others! If you want to be a presenter, email us at [email protected]
January 2022
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| January 19 | 8am EST / 1pm UTC | What is Lingua Cafe | RSVP Here | Lingua Café is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. Learn More | Erin, Sole, and Rima |
December 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| December 14 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | In this session, we will go through the process of creating a podcast answering some questions like why you want to launch your podcast? the strategic planning for the podcast? How to choose a suitable podcast for your channel? What do you need to launch a podcast? Learn More | Sarah Alsherif | |
| December 10 | 10 am EST / 3pm UTC | What is Lingua Cafe | Notes Coming Soon | Lingua Café is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. Learn More | Erin, Sole, and Rima | |
| December 9 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| December 2 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Vasilis | |
| December 2 | 8am EST / 1pm UTC | Care is Resistance: From Being Detained as a "Terrorist" to the Coping-with-prison-guide |
What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | Coming from the experience of the #Istanbul10, this workshop will combine storytelling with small exercises and options for experience exchange and mutual envisioning steps for self- and community resilience. Learn More | Peter Steudtner |
November 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| November 23 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | In this workshop we want to take the very first steps on how to deal with conflicts in a constructive and respectful way. Learn More | Marianne Koch | |
| November 18 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | In this session, she will take you on a trance-like journey of breathwork, movement, play, and creativity, guiding you into cultivating safety within your body, and consequently with your external environment. Learn More | Leila Ghaddar | |
| November 16 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | Dealing with Distress in the Digital Rights Community: What can you do as a community leader? |
What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | This workshop is targeted towards community leaders and community managers who lead and care for members of the digital rights activist community, particularly those from vulnerable and marginalized communities. Learn More | Dalal Alhomaizi & Alaa Alhomaizi |
| November 11 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | No Notes Available | During the ceremony we will offer and ask for balance, wisdom, peace, love. We will also ask for wisdom to continue walking in our mission, invoking the heart of the sky, heart of the earth, heart of the water, heart of the water, heart of the fire, heart of air, and all the energies of the Mayan calendar. Learn More | Nana Marina Cruz | |
| November 11 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| November 10 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | Join transdisciplinary designers Nour Abou-Jaoude, Julia W. Szagdaj, and Anna Lathrop, as they take us on a journey to imagine and make concrete a future filled with joy and hope. Learn More | Nour Abou-Jaoude, Julia W Szagdaj, Anna Lathrop | |
| November 9 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | This workshop will bring participants together to explore collective and personal tools which can make our activism more effective and sustainable, while ensuring that our organizations and movements reflect the values we are fighting for. Learn More | Ilaj | |
| November 4 | 3pm EST / 7pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | Notes Coming Soon | In this session, she will help demystify diverse types of healing practices, with an eye towards cultural and religious considerations, and help you understand how to design your own mental health plan. Learn More | Mathero Nkhalamba | |
| November 4 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | What is Lingua Cafe | Notes Coming Soon | Lingua Café is an online language exchange open to anyone within the Team CommUNITY community who is interested in improving their language skills - for professional or personal reasons - and getting to connect with other community members in the process. Learn More | Erin, Sole, and Rima | |
| November 4 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| November 2 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What is the Community Health Village | Read Notes Here | In this session, she will help demystify diverse types of healing practices, with an eye towards cultural and religious considerations, and help you understand how to design your own mental health plan. Learn More | Mathero Nkhalamba |
October 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| October 28 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | David Oliver, Co-Founder & Fabiola Maurice, Community Manager of The Guardian Project | |
| October 21 | 11am EDT / 3pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | We are thrilled to host Yara Sallam to discuss Even The Finest of Warriors, a research and a book project which deals with issues that have been long ignored because they have been categorized as ‘personal issues.’ . Learn More | Yara Sallam | |
| October 21 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| October 14 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Vasilis |
September 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| September 30 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0 | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathalie Espitia & David Aragort | |
| September 30 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| September 23 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| September 22 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| September 16 | 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| September 16 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| September 14 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | Fundraising and Participatory Decision Making in the LGBTQAI Non-Profit Ecosystem |
What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | Join us for a special edition of CKS workshop, where Xeenarh will share the wisdom they have acquired. Learn More | Xeenarh Mohammed |
| September 9 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| September 7 | 10am EST / 2pm | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | In this CKS, we will explore the essential elements of a bug report, compare bug reports to "feature requests" and "user stories," and cover different writing styles used by different development teams. Learn More | Gus Andrews | |
| September 2 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Vasilis | |
| September 2 | 8am EST / 12pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | Mailvelope is an open-source email encryption company. It is a browser extension tool that provides end-to-end email encryption to your existing inbox. In this CKS workshop, Bobkevin will cover everything you need to know about Mailvelope. Learn More | Bobkevin Shoo |
August 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| August 25 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| August 12 | 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| August 12 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| August 4 | 3pm UTC+2 / CAT | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda |
July 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| July 29 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| July 28 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0 | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathalie Espitia & David Aragort | |
| July 22 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| July 21 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| July 15 | 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Safa | |
| July 15 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Hosted by SMEX,Bread&Net is an annual unconference that promotes and defends digital rights across Arabic speaking countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa (SWANA). | Francoise Nehme and Moussa Saleh, Bread&Net | |
| July 14 | 3pm UTC+2 / CAT | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda | |
| July 13 | 9am ET/1pm UTC or 3pm ET/7pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | Join us for a debrief of Team CommUNITY’s 2020 Community Health Report: "Building Stronger Communities - The case for mental health support for digital rights defenders.” Learn More | Selma Zaki, Team CommUNITY | |
| July 8 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Team CommUNITY’s Director of Community Mental Health Program, Selma Zaki, will share the findings of the 2020 Community Health Report. This is a great opportunity to share your reactions to the findings, and provide input on the psychosocial services and workshops that Team CommUNITY will be offering in the coming months. | Selma Zaki, Team CommUNITY | |
| July 1 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY |
June 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| June 24 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| June 23 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0 | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathalie Espitia & David Aragort | |
| June 23 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| June 17 | 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| June 17 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| June 15 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Join us for a collaborative discussion about the current situation in Colombia. The protests and punitive and violent measures against citizens are still happening, but little news is leaving the country. Learn More | Maria Juliana Soto, Nathaly Espitia, Santiago Saenz | |
| June 14 | 12pm EDT / 4pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | A presentation and conversation by Caroline Sinders on her practice, which looks at community health, harm in platforms, online harassment and on how design impacts policy and technology. Learn more | Caroline Sinders | |
| June 10 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| June 9 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | Nonprofit Management 101: Understanding the Basics of Running a Nonprofit |
What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Join us to hear from Quinn McKew, she is one of the few women EDs in the digital rights space running one of the largest freedom of expression nonprofit organizations in the world. She will provide an overview of nonprofit management, share lessons she has learned throughout the years, and answer questions folks may have about nonprofit management. Learn More | Quinn McKew |
| June 3 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Algorithmic Diversity: Zero Exclusion, AI & Ethics (AI & Human Rights) |
What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Join us for Glitter Meetup with featured guest Yonah Welker where we will dive into the meaning and application of algorithmic diversity in technology (including such cases as neurodiversity). | Yonah Welker |
| June 2 | 3pm UTC+2 / CAT | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda |
May 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| May 27 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| May 26 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0 | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | David Aragort | |
| May 20 | 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-4) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| May 20 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| May 19 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| May 13 | 2pm EDT / 6pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | Covid-19 has had a dramatic impact on remote work and the tech workforce, with individuals facing increased risks in areas like online harassment and overall violence directed at them. Join us for collaborative conversations with three leading researchers - McKensie Mack and Yang Hong - who have been studying the phenomena from an intersectional lens. Learn more | McKensie Mack and Yang Hong | |
| May 13 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Do you or people you teach use Thunderbird? Are you frustrated with bugs and other difficulties with encrypting your mail? The Thunderbird developers want to hear from you. Join us for a group chat event to gather community feedback, and explore other ways the community can shape a more usable Thunderbird. | Gus Andrews | |
| May 11 | 10am EDT / 4pm UTC+2 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Demo of the web-app Zanga.tech, an Arabic-speaking app store for digital security and censorship circumvention tools. Learn more | Layla Taha | |
| May 6 | 10am EDT / 4pm UTC+2 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | The Data Detox Kit's friendly, non-technical and non-judgemental tone and flexible approach gives people the space to choose their own journey through controlling their data privacy and digital security. Learn more | Safa Ghnaim, Tactical Tech | |
| May 6 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| May 5 | 3pm UTC+2 / CAT | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda | |
| May 4 | 10am EDT / 4pm UTC+2 | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | The Doria Feminist Fund seeks to create a feminist ecosystem where the new generation of feminist movement in the MENA region has access to more and better funding and resources. Learn more | Mozn Hassan, Doria Feminist Fund |
April 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| April 29 | 12pm EDT / 4pm UTC+0 | What are Coffee Talks | RSVP Closed | Matt is a hacker, civil rights advocate, security researcher / bug bounty enthusiast, counter surveillance, Information & operational security trainer to NGOs, nonprofits, & journalists, and most importantly, a good human being. Currently, he is tech fellow at Ford Foundation where he is working with the BUILD and Technology and Society teams to develop digital security strategy, technical assistance offerings, and safety and security measures for the foundation’s grantee partners. | Matt Mitchell | |
| April 29 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)'s Fenya Fischler and Tenzin Dolker will be sharing trends in feminist funder space, and autonomous resourcing. | Fenya Fishcler, Tenzin Dolker | |
| April 22 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-5) / 6:30pm Chile (UTC-4) / 10:30pm UTC+0 | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| April 22 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| April 21 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| April 15 | 4pm CAT (UTC+2) / 10am EST (UTC-4) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| April 15 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| April 8 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Join Gus Narea to explore Relaynet, designed to establish connectivity in regions where the Internet is unavailable due to natural or human causes. Learn More | Gus Narea, Relaynet | |
| April 7 | 3pm CAT (UTC+2) | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda | |
| April 1 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY |
March 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| March 31 | 5:30pm UTC-6 / 8:30pm UTC-3 / 1:30am UTC+2 (Thursday 1) | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| March 30 | 12pm EST / 4pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Join us and find out how Snowflake works, how it it's different than Tor Bridges, how this strengthens our ability to defeat censorship, and how you can help. Learn more | Cecylia & Gus, The Tor Project | |
| March 25 | 10am EST / 2pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Join us for an interactive workshop introducing you to tools and techniques for detecting disinformation. Some of the approaches presented will use geolocation, digital literacy, social media research and web scraping. Learn more | Amanda Quinn, Joel Masselink and Leo Senai, Creatives Associates | |
| March 25 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| March 24 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| March 18 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Come and learn about Numun Fund, which funds feminist groups, organizations and networks led by women, non-binary and trans people. Learn More | Jac sm Kee and Esra'a Al Shafei | |
| March 16 | 10am EST / 2pm UTC | Collaborative Conversation on Free Speech, Extremist Organizing & The Paradox of Intolerance |
What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Join us for a collaborative community conversation led by former IFF Fellow Tamara Grigoryeva, helping us draw the difference between free speech and civic organizing, and hate speech and extremist organizing. Learn more | Tamara Grigoryeva, Creative Associates |
| March 11 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Team CommUNITY | |
| March 4 | 6pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-5) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| March 4 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| March 3 | 3pm UTC+2 / CAT | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda |
February 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| February 26 | 11:00am - 1:30pm EST / 4:00pm - 6:30pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | Join us for a fun and interactive cafe hour, and hear from the Internet’s storytellers from all corners of the web. Let’s reclaim the Internet by bearing witness to all the health and unhealthy moments of 2020, sharing our needs for 2021, and set a collective vision for the future. Learn more | Mozilla and Team CommUNITY | |
| February 25 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| February 24 | 5:30pm UTC-6 / 8:30pm UTC-3 / 00:30am UTC+2 (Thursday 25) | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| February 24 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| February 18 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| February 11 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| February 4 | 6pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-5) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| February 4 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team |
January 2021
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| January 28 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | This week our featured guest is Gus Andrews, who will be talking about security training materials, and particularly about Security in a Box and its refreshment. Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| January 27 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 8:30pm Chile (UTC-3) / 00:30am UTC+2 (Jueves 28) | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| January 21 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| January 20 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| January 14 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team |
December 2020
| Date | Time | Title | What is.. | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| December 17 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No Notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| December 16 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 8:30pm Chile (UTC-3) / 00:30am UTC+2 (Jueves 17) | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| December 16 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| December 10 | 6pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 11am EST (UTC-5) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| December 3 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: The rise of online censorship and surveillance in Myanmar |
What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. Phyu Phyu Kyaw is our Glitter Meetup Guest. We discussed their report identifying and analyzing various surveillance and censorship tactics currently in use by the authorities in Myanmar. | IFF Team |
| December 2 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC / 4pm Cairo / 10pm Taipei | What are DigiSec Trainers Meetups | RSVP Closed / Notes Coming Soon | This recurring meetup will bring together trainers or educators of digital safety, digital security, organizational security. It'll be a chance for us to share, collaborate, and discuss new advancing threats, strategies for training, new educational materials, reminisce about the old days of in-person trainings...and many more! Learn more | Trinh Nguyen, Head of Operations of Team CommUNITY | |
| December 1 | 5pm CAT (UTC+2) / 4pm CET (UTC+1) / 10am EST (UTC-5) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | RSVP Closed | We will be hosting Laura Vidal as our first guest in "Meet Me at El Sala" it's a 1-hour 'Ask Me Any Thing' to chat with Laura about the Mozilla Internet Health Report, the feature, the stories Mozilla collected from different parts of the world and what we're hoping for and why it's important to have more voices from the Middle East and North Africa. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa, with Laura Vidal | |
| December 1-4 | Program | What is Bread & Net | RSVP Closed | For Bread&Net 2020, SMEX will be focusing on how the COVID-19 pandemic and recent catastrophes in the MENA region are changing the conversation around digital rights, across five main themes. Learn more | SMEX |
November 2020
| Date | Time | Title | What is.. | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| November 25 | 3:00pm UTC+2 / CAT | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | How to RSVP | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda | |
| November 23 - 24 | Schedule | What are the Internet Days | Register | Internetdagarna (The Internet Days) is a conference where people meet for two days to gain new and in-depth knowledge of the Internet and the impact of digitalization on society. | ||
| November 20 | 6:00pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 5:00pm CET (UTC+1) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | On August 4, 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port ripped through half of the capital, taking 200 lives, injuring thousands and rendering 300,000 homeless. The impact of the blast was also felt by independent media workers, who'd had -- over the years -- taken up headquarters in the neighborhoods that had been hit the most. Learn more | Azza El Masri, Meedan | |
| November 19 | 5:30pm Mexico (UTC-6) / 8:30pm Chile (UTC-3) / 00:30am UTC+2 (Viernes 20) | What are the Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| November 19 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No Notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| November 18 | 8:00pm - 9:30pm (GMT+7) | The Pandemic of Surveillance: Digital Contact Tracing in Southeast Asia |
What is the Pandemic of Surveillance | Register | The event will present findings regarding on how the adoption of digital contact tracing in the region affects the right to privacy and its potential surveillance. This will feature the situation in six countries in the region that have adopted digital contact tracing (Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Philippines) and the regional context. | |
| November 18 | 12:00pm EST / 5:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | Join Gem Barrett who will provide you with an overview of SOAP, a free online tool they created to help organizations generate custom security policies. They will share a brief history of how SOAP and their research analyzing how security policies are used by civil society organizations. Learn more | Gem Barret, SOAP | |
| November 18 | 10:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | In this session we are going to paint a picture of how transnational digital repression works, which regimes engage in such activities and using what digital tools, and how these efforts impact diaspora communities. Learn more | Noura Al-Jizawi, Siena Anstis, and Sharly Chan, Citizen Lab | |
| November 18 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| November 15 | 10am EST / 2pm UTC / 4pm Cairo / 10pm Taipei | What is the Women & GNC Meetup | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together women and gender non-conforming individuals working in digital to share, support and learn from each other. We will also share different tips and tools on topics ranging from dealing with sexism at work, to creating robust feminist tech infrastructure. Learn more | Karen Reilly | |
| November 13 | 4pm Central Africa Time (UTC+2) / 9am EST (UTC-5) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| November 12 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| November 10 | 10am-12pm EST / 3-5pm UTC | What is the VPN Village | Read Notes Here | More and more countries are passing laws that criminalize the usage of VPNs. For this two-hour workshop, we will be bringing together policy experts who can share the various strategies and legal frameworks being used to counter this growing criminalization. Learn more | Shames Abdelwahab, Vadym Gud, Alexis and Joey Salazar | |
| November 9 | 1:00pm EST / 6pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Join Susan McGregor for a special storytime about algorithms. We talk a lot about algorithms without always having a good understanding of the forces and elements that shape them, considering the impact they are having on our society. Learn what algorithms actually do, their impact, and why we need to do research on and report about them. Learn more | Susan McGregor, Columbia University's Data Science Institute | |
| November 5 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No Notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| November 3 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC | Civilsphere's Emergency VPN: Analyzing Mobile Network Traffic to Detect Digital Threats |
What is the VPN Village | Read Notes Here | The access to surveillance tech by governments and other powerful actors has increased in the last decade. Nowadays malicious software is one of the tools to-go when attempting to monitor and surveil victims like journalists, that have very few resources at hand to identify an ongoing infection in their devices. Veronica Valeros will share her work on Emergency VPN, a solution developed as part of the Civispher Project, at the Czech Technical University, that puts power back in the hands of users. Learn more | Veronica Valero, Co-founder of the MatesLab Hackerspace |
October 2020
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| October 29 | 5pm UTC+1 (Berlin) / 6pm UTC+2 (El Cairo) | Icarus Project: Testing and Analyzing Internet Censorship Circumvention Solutions |
What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | In the last few years the MENA region has witnessed unprecedented rise of internet censorship. Countries like Egypt, Turkey, Iran and Saudia Arabia have been blocking and restricting access to websites of their adversaries and also independent media outlets and human rights organizations. Learn more | Mohamed Tita, Icarus Project |
| October 29 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| October 22 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | This year has been one of the most difficult years the Internet Freedom community has experienced in the last decade. Join EFF’s very own Jillian C. York, as she gives us a year in review, helping us understand the trends we are experiencing, and what we can do in the coming year to support Internet Freedom. Learn more | Jillian C. York, EFF | |
| October 22 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Join us as Hapee provides his perspective on the digital rights field. Trends he is noticing. What keeps him committed to serving. And even answer questions on technical infrastructure! | Hapee from Greenhost | |
| October 21 | 3:00pm UTC+2 | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Notes Coming Soon | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it is a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda | |
| October 20 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC / 3pm Cairo / 9pm Taipei | What are DigiSec Trainers Meetups | Read Notes Here | This recurring meetup will bring together trainers or educators of digital safety, digital security, organizational security. It'll be a chance for us to share, collaborate, and discuss new advancing threats, strategies for training, new educational materials, reminisce about the old days of in-person trainings...and many more! Learn more | Trinh Nguyen, Head of Operations of the IFF Team | |
| October 15 | 5:30pm Mexico / 7:30pm Chile | What are Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly Espitia | |
| October 15 | 4pm Cairo & Berlin (UTC+2) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafaa | |
| October 15 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| October 14 | 13:30 Delhi (UTC+5:30) / 16:00 Taipei - Kuala Lumpur (UTC+8) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| October 13 | 9:00am EDT / 1:00pm UTC+0 | The Alarming Growing Trend of Digital Identification Systems |
What are CKS Workshops | Notes Coming Soon | The rise of use of digital ID systems comes with grave privacy, surveillance and exclusion concerns. Thus, there is currently an urgent need for more research and discussion about the appropriate use of Digital ID Systems. Learn more | Amber Sinha, Centre for Internet and Society |
| October 8 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Did you ever want to know what countries use VPNs the most? What is the VPN industry doing to evolve to meet increasing digital right threats? This is also a good time to share some of the issues and challenges folks have been encountering in the field in regards to TunnelBear. Learn more | Rodrigue Hajjar, the Director of VPN at Tunnel Bear | |
| October 6 | 1pm EDT / 5pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Surveillance technology in the public space is being used for illegitimate purposes such as to dissuade social protests. The unliability of facial recognition surveillance have led to the wrong detention of innocent people, having a disparate impact on female, non-caucasian, trans or non-binary population. Learn more | Santiago Narváez, R3D | |
| October 1 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| October 1 - 16 | Schedule | What is ONA 20 | Register | The Online News Association will host its 21st annual conference everywhere, all at once, Oct. 1 – 16, 2020. Our global journalism innovation festival will be virtual, offering interactive collaboration with some of the most innovative minds in digital media, including journalists, media executives, product teams, entrepreneurs and educators. |
September 2020
| Date | Time | Title | Type | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| September 24 | 5pm Cairo (CEST/EET/UTC+2) / 6pm Lebanon (UTC+3) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | Join us to hear from Khadeja Ramali who will be talking about the conflict zone in Libyan social media, which has become another weapon in the arsenal of warring groups. Find out how social media platforms are being used to spread disinformation, hate speech, and normalize violence. Learn more | Hosted by Rima and Wafaa. Speaker: Khadeja Ramali | |
| September 24 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | The goal of this meetup is to provide the community with a place to map out challenges and brainstorm on possible next steps that we can do collectively as a community. To enhance this, we will invite a few key VPN researchers to participate and provide guidance. Learn more | IFF Team | |
| September 22 | what is the VPN Village | Private | This private workshop is a beta test to bring together a handful of community leaders working on VPN issues. This collaborative discussion on industry standards, will begin with the mapping of issues activists and journalists will face in coming years. Learn more | |||
| September 17 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | The goal of this meetup is to provide the community with a place to map out challenges and brainstorm on possible next steps that we can do collectively as a community. To enhance this, we will invite a few key VPN researchers to participate and provide guidance. Learn more | IFF Team | |
| September 17 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Africa Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Tawanda | |
| September 15 | 3pm Tunis / 4pm Cairo - Berlin/ 5pm Beirut (2pm UTC) | What are MENA Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, it's a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Rima and Wafa | |
| September 10 | 13:30 Delhi / 16:00 Taipei-Kuala Lumpur (8:00 UTC) | What are Asia Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | The monthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. In addition, its a time for us to find ways to support each other, and help us understand what is happening in our part of the world. Learn more | Lulu | |
| September 10 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | AppMaker is based on GreatFire's past successful work with collateral freedom, which was initially funded by OTF. The project allows anybody to create their own Android app with built in anti-censorship technology. Learn More | Greatfire Developers | |
| September 8 | 12pm EST / 4pm UTC | What is the VPN Village | Read Notes Here | This introductory workshop is designed for folks that want to understand what a VPN is, how it works, and how it differs from other tools like Tor. Participants will learn what a VPN does and does not do, best use cases, and how to pick a VPN provider that is both trustworthy and serves your needs. Learn more | Elijiah Waxwing, Senior Technologist at Calyx | |
| September 3 | 3pm EST / 7pm UTC | What are Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly | |
| September 3 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team |
August 2020
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| August 27 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| August 20 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No Notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | IFF Team | |
| August 19 | 1pm EST / 5pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Artists and techies aren't worlds apart. Both are trying to shape the future using the tools they have to hand. Creators of Identity 2.0, an art project which empowers people to explore their digital identity, will be joining us to share their story of how they started, what they've discovered and their artistic process. Learn more | Arda Awais and Savena Surana | |
| August 18 | 6:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC+0 | What are Latin American Monthly Meetups | Read Notes Here | We host regularly meetups for the Latin American community (and their allies) to share work and updates; strengthen friendships and collaborations; and tackle the biggest issues facing Latin American together. Learn more | Nathaly | |
| August 13 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | Glitter Meetup: What is Hong Kong National Security Law: why we should concern about it |
What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | How can the Hong Kong National Security Law affect civil society in Hong Kong? How can Hong Kong National Security Law affect everyone globally especially activists around the world? We will answer these questions and we will discuss how should the international community support friends and civil society in Hong Kong, smartly. Learn more | Lulu and Kaia, Open Culture Foundation |
| August 6 | 11am EST / 3pm UTC+0 | What are Coffee Talks | Completed. Audio soon. | Join us as we talk to Blunt, a NYC-based Dominatrix, about her work fighting for sex workers rights and anti-traffiking advocacy and her experience co-founding the sex workers and allies collective Hacking//Hustling, which works at the intersection of technology and social justice in response to SESTA-FOSTA. Learn more | Danielle Blunt | |
| August 6 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community.
During this GM we will be discussing CDR Link, is a privacy and security-focused helpdesk that allows individuals to offer their community a secure, multi-channel, mobile-first way to ask for digital security help using everyday messaging apps, like Signal, Whatsapp, and Telegram Learn more |
Fabiola and Josh, The Guardian Project |
July 2020 / Notes
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| July 30 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | ||
| July 29 | 12pm EST / 4pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Explore with Laura Vidal the intergenerational ruptures and bridges between feminism in this interactive workshop, and find those blind spots on tech that are waiting to be tackled. Learn more. | Laura Vidal | |
| July 23 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No Notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | ||
| July 16 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | We talk about how corporate social media platforms becoming the recordkeepers of activist history while there is still a total lack of transparency regarding their content moderation policies. Isabella will walk us through the pathways to reach out to communities, the data sources for feminist archives in social media and the challenges of collecting this content in Latin America/the world. | Isabella | |
| July 15 | 3pm EST / 7pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | The Decentralized Web or DWeb is a decentralized or distributed web that is not controlled by a single entity or being logically decentralized. Projects considered dweb are Tor Project or BitTorrent. Anna Lekanova, from the Fluence Project, will share the findings of the survey she conducted with more than 650 Decentralized Web Developers to find out their needs, the current challenges and their role inside the internet environment. Read More | Anna Lekanova, Fluence Project | |
| July 14 | 3pm EST / 7pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Leer Notas Aqui | Hay distintos procesos para conseguir buenas capacitaciones en seguridad integral y digital. Tierra en Común diseña e implementa estrategias de seguridad para organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos y periodistas. Desde esta cooperativa, Fernando compartirá sus experiencias y reflexiones tras años de capacitaciones en seguridad digital. Lea más | Fernando Hernandez, Tierra en Común | |
| July 9 | 9am EST / 1pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community |
June 2020 / Notes
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| June 25 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | ||
| June 18 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | Benjamin & Fabiola, the Guardian Project | |
| June 16 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Since June 2019, Hong Kong has had over 1,000 protests, and more than 8,900 people have been arrested. Protest started because Beijing wanted extradition to mainland China, which undermined judicial independence and endangered dissidents. Read More | Dr. Lokman Tsui, researcher and activist | |
| June 11 | 2:00pm EST / 6:00pm UTC | What are Coffee Talks | Completed. Audio soon. | Michelle has worked relentlessly to ensure that black and brown voices are not only heard, but that they have the tools, skills, and support they need to speak loudly and proudly. She has worked to push for more diverse newsrooms and media, and has served as beacon of support for so many young communicators. | Michelle Ferrier, co-founder of TrollBusters | |
| June 11 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | ||
| June 10 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm UTC+8 (Manila) | What are CKS Workshops | Completed. Notes soon. | An open discussion with activists and researchers in Southeast Asia to gain a better insight into the state of digital rights within the region, cross-country trends and issues, and how movements are pushing back. | Nica Dumlao, Jun-E Tan, Don Le, Lee Yi Ting, Lisa Garcia and more | |
| June 8-12 | Schedule | What is the OrgSec Village | Read Notes Here | This event will bring together security auditors, digital security trainers, and other experts and practitioners for a five-day program of over 20 community-led sessions exploring five major themes in organizational security. | ||
| June 5 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC | What are CKS Workshops | Completed. Notes soon. | You discovered digital security, and now you want to become a trainer so you can teach folks in your community how to stay safe. However, you may be confused as to what path to follow, where to look for information, and overall how to form yourself as a trainer. It may feel overwhelming and confusing. Don’t worry, it's not you! | Oma, Holistic Security Consultant | |
| June 4 | 2:00pm EST / 6:00pm UTC | What are CKS Coffee Talks | Completed. Audio soon. | Jorge Luis Sierra embodies all the characteristics of a good investigative journalist who fights relentlessly to protect the most vulnerable. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers. | Jorge Luis Sierra, Investigative Journalist and Digital Security Trainer | |
| June 4 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community |
May 2020 / Notes
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| May 29 | 10:00am EST / 02:00pm UTC+0 | IFF House Party |
Community Check-in | IFF Square | The IFF House Party is a great way to celebrate the week with the community! Join us and dance with different digital right defenders throughout the world. We will provide the link 15 minutes before in the IFF Square on Mattermost. | |
| May 28 | 12:00pm EST / 04:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Across the world more and more communities are being manipulated by fake news and misinformation. However, most people don't really understand how this is implemented. Join us and find out what common tactics and strategies are used. Read More | Gabrielle Lim, Researcher at Harvard's Shorenstein Center | |
| May 28 | 09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | ||
| May 26 | 11:30am EST / 03:30pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Coffee Talks | Completed. Audio soon. | Sarah is a data activist, an operational security trainer, and human rights technologist. These skills made her a perfect fit for the Open Tech Fund, where as Chief Technologist, she provides support to countless projects fighting censorship and surveillance. | Sarah Aoun from Open Tech Fund | |
| May 21 | 09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0 | Glitter Meetup: Cancelled |
What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / No notes | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community | |
| May 14 | 10:00am EST / 02:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Completed. Notes soon. | Internet shutdowns have become more common place as authoritarian governments use it as a viable option to silence their citizens. Join Ahmad from NetFreedom Pioneers to find out about different ways to respond to internet shutdowns, tech and alternative solutions and more. | Ahmad Ahmadian from Net Freedom Pioneers | |
| May 14 | 09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter_Meetup | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | Featured guest will be Vasilis talking about his research into the blocking of a woman's website in Spain. Report here: https://blog.magma.lavafeld.org/post/women-on-web-blocking/ Glitter Meet is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community. | Magma | |
| May 12 | 10:00am EST / 02:00pm UTC+0 | Without a Lockdown: Digital Tools Used in Taiwan for Coronavirus Prevention & Monitoring |
What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | Taiwan does not have lock-down, and all businesses and schools remain open, while still having a very low number of COVID-19 cases - 429 cases since January. Join us and find out what methods and approaches they have taken to be a stellar example of innovation and safety. | Lulu Keng, OCF |
| May 7 | 03:00pm EST / 07:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Coffee Talks | Completed. Audio Soon. | 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 state. | Nash Sheard from EFF | |
| May 7 | 09:00am EST / 01:00pm UTC+0 | What are Glitter Meetups | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | We will talk with Tara, Program Manager from Open Tech Fund to talk about the Community Prototype Fund, that is designed to empower the community of activists, technologists and frontline human rights defenders by providing seed funding for the initial development of ground-breaking technologies and applied research. | Tara Tarakiyee | |
| May 5 | 03:00pm EST / 07:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 / Notes
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| April 30 | 11:00am EST / 3:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 30 | 9:00am EST / 1:00pm UTC +0 | What are Glitter_Meetup | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | We talk with Maria and Arturo, from OONI and discover the new features and possibilities of OONI Probe. The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of Internet censorship around the world. | Maria Xynou and Arturo Filastò | |
| April 28 | 10:00am EST / 2:00pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | 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 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 |
What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 | What are Glitter_Meetup | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | We discuss the epidemiological, technical and societal implications to contact testing during COVID-19. | Sean McDonald, CEO of FrontlineSMS |
March 2020 / Notes
| Date | Time | Title | What is... | Location / Notes | Description | Presenter |
| March 31 | 10:30am EST / 2:30pm UTC+0 | What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 |
What are CKS Workshops | Read Notes Here | 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 | What are Glitter_Meetup | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | 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 | What are Glitter_Meetup | IFF Square / Read Notes Here | 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 |
