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Glitter Meetups: Every Thursday at 9am EDT we host a weekly town hall for digital rights advocates from around the world, which take place on the IF Mattermost Square Channel. Email us at team[at]digitalrights.community if you need a invite
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December 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| December 12 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Goodbye! Until 2025 (Glitter Meetup) | Join us for the final Digital Rights Town Hall of the year. Let's celebrate the wins, learn from the challenges, and dream big for 2024. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts and ideas as we wrap up the year together! | Mardiya |
| December 5 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! | Mardiya |
November 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| November 28 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Make Privacy Sexy Again: Why do We Need to Choose Between Privacy and Usability? (Glitter Meetup) | Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au, CEO and Co-founder and Design Director and Founder of Kumquat who will be talking about: Why people choose UX over privacy; tackling poor circumvention tool design, and connecting the dots using strategic design to overcome silos | Laurisha Rampersad and Kayee Au |
| November 27 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Digital Rights MENA Meetup | The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. | Mardiya |
| November 21 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC | Digital Rights Africa Meetup | The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. During this meetup, Laura Tich, Founder of SheHack's along with her community will be sharing the work of women hackers in Kenya. Read Notes Here | Mardiya |
| November 21 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! | TCU Staff |
| November 20 | 5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC | Digital Rights LATAM Meetup | Los Meetups Latinoamericanos son video llamadas cada dos meses para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. Si no pueden atender por cualquier cosa, aquí mantenemos notas de cada meetup. Lea las Notas Aqui | Ursula & David |
| November 14 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Advancing Digital resilience for African CSOs (Glitter Meetup) | Hear from the Executive Director and Director of Security and Innovation of Resilience Technology who will be talking about how they are transforming digital resilience for African CSOs and their capacity building, innovation and customized solutions that address the unique challenges organizations face in the region, like Zeroth Cloud and the RT Spyware Fellowship, two initiatives designed to critically address the challenges of state-sponsored threats. Read Notes Here | Elizabeth Kolade and Anthony Sule |
| November 14 | 8am EST / 1pm UTC | Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup | On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. | Brahem |
| November 13 | 7am EST / 12pm UTC | Asia Meetup | The Asia bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia 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. | Sapni |
| November 7 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! | TCU Staff |
October 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| October 31 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Learn More About Amnezia Software Suite (Glitter Meetup) | Easy Mee, Customer Success Manager at AmneziaVPN, will discuss Amnezia Research & Development, free AmneziaVPN, and AmneziaVPN Self-hosted (how to create your own VPN server under 5 minutes). Read Notes Here | Easy Mee |
| October 24 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| October 17 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Conexo: Organizational Security and Capacity Building From the Global South (Glitter Meetup) | Mario, Conexo’s executive director; Oriana, the project coordinator; and Fabian, their technical coordinator will discuss Conexo's work with different kinds of security interventions with at risk communities, capacity building and the Infuse project, and integrating the psychosocial and physical aspects of security. Read Notes Here | Mario, Oriana and Fabian from Conexo |
| October 10 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
September 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| September 19 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! | TCU Staff |
| September 12 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Digital Rights Monopoly: Discussing Gamification as a Tool for Digital Literacy (Glitter Meetup) | Hear from Taiwo, currently the business operations manager of digital grassroots who will be talking about: The role of Gamification as a tool for Digital Literacy; importance of Gamification; and their Digital Rights Monopoly Game which is a tool for game-based Digital Literacy. Read Notes Here | Taiwo Oreoluwa Sobowale |
| September 5 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Is There HOPE for Phone Privacy? CalyxOS and Privacy-Focused FLOSS Phone Solutions (Glitter Meetup) | This presentation aims to shed light on the phone privacy threats that users face and how privacy-focused FOSS smartphone operating systems like CalyxOS can be the foundation of effective mitigation strategies to safeguard our mobile devices. Read Notes Here | Chirayu Desai |
July 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| July 25 | 11am EDT / 3pm UTC | Africa Meetup | The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. | Mardiya & Tawanda |
| July 25 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Butter Box - Life Without Internet Made Smoother (Glitter Meetup) | The Guardian Project team will be sharing their work on the Butter ecosystem, designed to provide tools and services to people with limited or no access to the Internet. Read Notes Here | Fabiola Maurice |
| July 24 | 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC | LATAM Meetup | Los meetups Latinoamericanos ocurren cada dos meses y son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. Read Notes Here | Ursula & David |
| July 24 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | MENA Meetup | The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Yosr |
| July 18 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! | TCU Staff |
| July 17 | 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC | Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup | On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. Read Notes Here | Brahem |
| July 17 | 8am EDT / 12pm UTC | Asia Meetup | The Asia bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia 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. | Sapni |
| July 11 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Community Networks Guide (Glitter Meetup) | Hear from Hiure, a community network and internet infrastructure builder, who will be talking about what community networks are, the process of start building a community network building, and types of Community Networks. Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| July 4 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! | TCU Staff |
June 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| June 27 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Rosenpass – Securing Cryptographic Applications Against Quantum Computer Attacks (Glitter Meetup) | hear from Karolin, a cryptographer at Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy in Germany, who will be talking abou Rosenpass, an add-on for WireGuard that adds post-quantum security to WireGuard; the importance of how post-quantum security provides a layer of protection for cryptographic applications against quantum computers and more. Read Notes Here | Karolin |
| June 20 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | What is Happening with Digital Rights Around the World? (Glitter Meetup) | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| June 13 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Kwanele's Journey Navigating Ethical Tech for GBV Justice (Glitter Meetup) | Learn about how Kwanele approaches co-creating technology to support survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), the features and impact of the mobile application and chatbot, which provide crucial resources and assistance to those in need, and Kwanele's ethical approach to building technology aimed at increasing access to justice for survivors of GBV. Read Notes Here | Leonora & Lebo |
| June 13 | 8am EDT / 12pm UTC | Asia Meetup | The Asia bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia 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. | Sapni |
| June 6 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup is a space to connect with others in the community. Join us to talk about whatever you want: a project that you are working on, an event that caught your attention, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! | TCU Staff |
May 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| May 30 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Conversations Around Funding | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| May 29 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | MENA Meetup | The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Yosr |
| May 23 | 11am EDT / 3pm UTC | Africa Meetup | The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Mardiya & Tawanda |
| May 23 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: What Is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| May 22 | 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC | LATAM Meetup | Los meetups Latinoamericanos ocurren cada dos meses y son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. Lea las Notas Aqui | Ursula & David |
| May 16 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: 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. Read Notes Here | Selamawit Tezera |
| May 15 | 8am EDT / 12pm UTC | Asia Meetup | The Asia bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia 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. Read Notes Here | Sapni |
| May 9 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: "Convite"- the Security and Self-care Communication Program for Indigenous, Black and Rural Communities in Colombia | Join us to talk about "Convite", an awareness project about self-care and collective care, focused especially on indigenous guards, cimarronas, and rural (campesinas) communities from southwestern Colombia, as well as those who defend the environment, territorial autonomy, and alternative communication. Read Notes Here | Nathaly Espitia |
| May 9 | 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC | Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup | On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. Read Notes Here | Brahem |
| May 2 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | At the Social Networking Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
April 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| April 25 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Quiet: A Secure Slack Alternative for Groups that Outgrow Signal | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Holmes Wilson |
| April 18 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | At the Social Networking Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| April 11 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Election Watch for the Digital Age Project | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Elizabeth Sutterlin and Maddie Masinsin |
| April 4 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: What Is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
March 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| March 28 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | At The Glitterest Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| March 21 | 11am EDT / 3pm UTC | Africa Meetup | The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Mardiya & Tawanda |
| March 21 | 9am EDT / 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Localizing Security in a Box | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Icaldua and Flo |
| March 20 | 5:30pm EDT / 9:30pm UTC | LATAM Meetup | Los meetups Latinoamericanos ocurren cada dos meses y son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. Lea las Notas Aqui | Ursula & David |
| March 20 | 10am EDT / 2pm UTC | MENA Meetup | The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Yosr |
| March 14 | 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC | Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup | On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. | TBA |
| March 14 | 9am EDT/ 1pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Open data and civic tech to circumvent government censorship and disinformation in Latin America | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Martín Szyszlican |
| March 12 | 8am EDT / 12pm UTC | Asia Meetup | The Asia bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia 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. Read Notes Here | Sapni |
| March 7 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
February 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| February 29 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | At The Glitterest Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! | TCU Staff |
| February 22 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Online Monitoring in Ghana | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Kwaku Antwi |
| February 15 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Digital Security Challenges of Journalists in Myanmar | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Featured Guest |
| February 8 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | The Social Networking Glitter Meetup | At The Glitterest Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
| February 1 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: What is Happening in Digital Rights Around the World? | Come to share emerging and existing digital rights conversations happening around the world and in your region at this Glitter Meetup! There is something new, specific or special that you would like to bring to the technology and human rights table? Join us and let's talk about it! Read Notes Here | TCU Staff |
January 2024
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Presenter |
| January 25 | 12pm EST / 5pm UTC | The MENA bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the MENA region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Thalia | |
| January 25 | 10am EST / 3pm UTC | The Africa bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the African region to share, connect, seek help, and release stress by celebrating each other. Read Notes Here | Mardiya & Tawanda | |
| January 25 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Digital Safety in Libya: A Helpdesk Overview | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Feras Bezanti |
| January 24 | 5:30pm EST / 10:30pm UTC | Los meetups Latinoamericanos ocurren cada dos meses y son un espacio para charlar, compartir proyectos, soltar un poco de estrés, contar buenas noticias y ayudarnos entre todes a solucionar lo que podamos en las no tan buenas. Lea las notas aqui | Ursula & David | |
| January 18 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | Glitter Meetup: Platform Cooperativism in India | Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community happening on the IF Square on TCU Mattermost. Read Notes Here | Sapni GK |
| January 18 | 8am EST / 1pm UTC | Digital Rights in Francophone Africa and MENA Meetup | On s'y retrouve pour échanger, s'entraider et décompresser ensemble. C'est aussi l'occasion de partager nos travaux et de rester informés sur ce qui se passe dans les régions francophones. Si vous ne pouvez pas participer aux réunions bimensuelles, ne vous inquiétez pas, nous prenons des notes à chaque rencontre, que vous pouvez consulter ci-dessous. Read Notes Here | Gabriel |
| January 16 | 7am EST / 12pm UTC | Asia Meetup | The Asia bimonthly meetups bring together folks from the Asia 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. Read Notes Here | Sapni |
| January 11 | 9am EST / 2pm UTC | The Glitterest Glitter Meetup: Welcome Back! | At The Glitterest Glitter Meetup you’re welcome to join and talk about whatever you want: sharing a song, general questions about the experience of working in the digital rights field, your insights on the latest big tech nonsense, and even your vacations. We will be happy to hear from you! | TCU Staff |
