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The Team CommUNITY Global Gathering (TCU-GG) will be taking place this year from 27 to 29 September, bringing together participants from around the globe to explore four thematic tracks:

  • Ecosystem Wellbeing
  • Circumvention Technologies
  • Security, Threats, and Risks
  • Digital Rights 2050

Formerly known as the Internet Freedom Festival (IFF), the Global Gathering re-emerged last year following the COVID-19 pandemic with a fresh format, expanded participant capacity and a renewed commitment to bringing together “digital rights networks from around the world for three days of collaboration building, knowledge sharing, brainstorming, and rejuvenation”. The event will take place in Estoril, Portugal, and a large representation from the APC network will be taking part in the various activities, including Thai Netizen Network, Point of View, Sursiendo, eQualitie, Pollicy, TEDIC, Jokkolabs Banjul, Zaina Foundation, Colnodo, 7amleh, EngageMedia, Open Culture Foundation, SMEX and Taller de Comunicación Mujer, along with a number of associates.

The network’s participation strategy at the Global Gathering has been informed by several discussions in the lead-up to the event, and have identified three primary goals of participation that also speak to APC’s strategic plan:

  • Map and connect: With many participants from various sectors attending the event, it is a valuable opportunity to connect with and learn from actors in the digital rights and digital security space.
  • Capacity and knowledge building: The event will offer ample opportunities for learning and enhance understanding of priority areas such as artificial intelligence, mis/disinformation, digital threats, mitigation strategies and digital infrastructure. 
  • Promoting and strengthening common agendas: Through multiple projects and initiatives, APC will be able to build partnerships and deepen collaborations with a view to strengthening our advocacy work.

Alongside plenaries, social events and celebrations, programming at the event will centre around two meeting formats: circles and booths. Circles include facilitated 45-minute discussions and meetups following a preset agenda. Booths, on the other hand, are two-hour spaces that participants can shape freely to showcase their work through flexible formats including demos, discussions and skill sharing.

The following schedule indicates circles and booths being organised by the APC network through the three days of the event. You can also access more details on the event schedule wiki.


Friday, September 27

CIRCLES

You are Here: Splinternet 
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 13:30 – 14:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

Tools of Resistance: Showcase of Existing Solutions and Open Mic for New Projects 
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

Make It Worse: Help Us Build the Creepiest Shutdown Simulator
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 WEST |  Location: Booth 3

How do we get the internet we want? Feminist Provocations and Questions for Internet Governance
Run by: APC (APC Village)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

BOOTHS

SplinterCon by eQualitie Village 
Run by: eQualitie
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

APC Village
Run by: APC
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

Open Culture Foundation
Run by: OCF
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 18

WANA Café
Run by: SMEX
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81

SplinterCon by eQualitie Village 
Run by: eQualitie
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

APC Village
Run by: APC
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

WANA Café
Run by: SMEX
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81


Saturday, September 28

CIRCLES

The Case of El Salvador: Strengthening Civil Society and Media through Capacity-Building in a Fragmented Country
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 13:30 – 14:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

Exchanging Feminist Methodologies, Politics and Practice in Capacity Building and Feminist Technology
Run by: APC (APC Village)
Time: 13:30 – 14:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

Resilient Networks: Hosting federated services in adversarial conditions
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

Testing OuiSync for Shutdown Scenarios
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

On Selective Protection and Regulations: TFGBV and Hate Speech against Gender and Sexual Rights Defenders
Run by: APC (APC Village)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

BOOTHS

Introducing the DigiSec.Wiki: Come Collaborate with Us! 
Run by: EngageMedia
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 2

SplinterCon by eQualitie Village 
Run by: eQualitie
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

APC Village
Run by: APC
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21 

WANA Café
Run by: SMEX
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81

SplinterCon by eQualitie Village
Run by: eQualitie
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

APC Village 
Run by: APC
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

WANA Café 
Run by: SMEX
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81


Sunday, September 29

CIRCLES

Echoes of Isolation: Gathering First-Hand Accounts from Fragmented Networks
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 13:30 – 14:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion in Open Source Projects
Run by: APC (APC Village)
Time: 13:30 – 14:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

The MENA Alliance for Digital Rights
Run by: SMEX
Time: 13:30 – 14:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81

Bridging the Void: Deploying Satellite Solutions for Isolated Communities
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 15:00 – 16:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

The Real ESCAPE GAME: 1 Hour to Break Out of the Splinternet!
Run by: eQualitie (SplinterCon Village)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

Safety for Voices: South-South Strategies for WHRDs in Digital Spaces
Run by: APC (APC Village)
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

BOOTHS

SplinterCon by eQualitie Village 
Run by: eQualitie
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

FACTER: Revolutionizing Digital Investigation for Newsrooms to Counter Mis/Dis/Mal Information
Run by: Media Matters for Democracy (MmfD))
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 15

APC Village
Run by: APC
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

WANA Café
Run by: SMEX
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81

SplinterCon by eQualitie Village
Run by: eQualitie
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 3

APC Village
Run by: APC
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 21

WANA Café
Run by: SMEX
Time: 15:30 – 17:30 WEST  |  Location: Booth 81


To learn more about the event and explore the full schedule, visit the Global Gathering wiki.