TCU Calendar of Events 2024

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! Read Notes Here	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. Read Notes Here	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. Read Notes Here	Brahem
November 13	7am EST / 12pm UTC	Digital Rights 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
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	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	Thalia
January 25	10am EST / 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
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	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
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