May 16 2024 GM

Glitter Meetups What are Glitter Meetups Notes from Past Glitter Meetups Virtual Events Calendar Join the TCU Mattermost

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, May 16
• Time: 9am EDT / 1pm UTC
• Who: Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin
• Moderator: 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.

sheEsecures - a platform for an inclusive and feminist internet

Join us to talk with Selamawit about the emergence of sheEsecures, an Ethiopian social impact-driven feminist online platform devoted to crafting a safer digital space for women. sheEsecures was created following a series of digital security training sessions for young women, women journalists, and women human rights defenders. Additionally, Selamawit will delve into the details of the quarterly digital magazine produced by the platform, sheEsecures Digest, which specifically addresses feminist internet issues and the localization of digital security concerns.

Featured guest bio:

• Selamawit Tezera is a Pan-African feminist who grounds her work in intersectional feminist politics as the foundation for disrupting unequal power structures. For 7 years now, she has engaged in this work at a national, regional, and international level at organizations such as Earuyan Solutions, African Feminism, Black Feminist Futures, Internews Network, FRIDA | the Young Feminist Fund, and others at the intersections of youth inclusion, gender, human rights, and technology, with a focus on advancing social justice. She also supports regional feminist movements as a global advisor for FRIDA. As a Safe Sisters fellow, she gave digital security training to more than 90 women human rights defenders. She recently founded a digital platform, sheEsecures, which advocates for digital rights and internet freedom for women. She is also a Mandela Washington Fellow.

Notes

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