[Festival] IFF Weekly | August 7 - 11

[IFF Team]

Dear Friends,


Here are your updates for the week of August 7-11


### News and Updates ###


Our News and Updates section is driven by you! Be sure to include us in
your rounds of announcements and campaign updates!


***Remembering Bassel Khartabil***

In the last few days it was confirmed that Bassel Khartabil was executed
by Syrian authorities in 2015. Bassel was a Syrian-Palestinian blogger,
open-source software developer, and a passionate leader of the open
access movement in Syria. Most importantly, he loved his country. To
remember him, we ask you to take a moment to read a letter his wife,
Noura Ghazi, wrote to him in 2015.


https://globalvoices.org/2015/02/23/a-love-letter-to-jailed-syrian-palestinian-bassel-khartabil/


***IREX extends call for org sec trainers deadline to Mon 8/14***


IREX is extending its call for digital safety trainers working in
organizational security to Monday 8/14.The initiative includes a
granting mechanism to support organizational security trainings and
travel support to global and regional summits for exchanging knowledge
and best practices. The program will kick off with a Trainers’ Summit
planned for November 2017.  This initiative is open to both individuals
and organizations.


https://we.opentech.fund/t/looking-for-org-sec-trainers-open-to-consultants-and-organizations/435


***Help the #Istanbul10***

Amnesty International is asking that people send messages to Turkish
Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül demanding the release of the human
rights defenders and information technology trainers that were detained
earlier this month. To help with the collection of these messages, they
have set up an online form.


https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/tell-erdogan-free-amnesty-turkey-idil-eser-and-nine-others

### Community Stories ###


Community Stories is our platform to amplify your work. Get in touch
with us to feature your story in our Medium publication!
https://medium.com/iff-community-stories


Here are some of your previous stories:


Is Internet safe for #FutureGeneration?

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/is-internet-safe-for-futuregeneration-9de04625b28b


Open Technology Communities and their relevance today

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/open-technology-communities-and-their-relevance-today-6915382db5e3


En Venezuela combatimos la dictadura a través del rock and roll

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/en-venezuela-combatimos-la-dictadura-a-trav%C3%A9s-del-rock-and-roll-8fb93a08d064


### Upcoming Events ###


Would you like to see a calendar of these and many other events online?
Let us know and please keep us informed about events you plan on attending!

* MyData 2017 *

+ When: August 30-Sep 1

+ Where: Tallinn (Estonia) & and (Helsinki, Finland)

+ Website: https://mydata2017.org/


MyData brings together communities from the business, research, civil
society and government communities to shape how personal data is managed
globally.

* COCONET (Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp) *
+ When: 22-26 October 2017
+ Where: Bali or Yogyakarta, Indonesia
+ Website: http://www.engagemedia.org/Projects/camp-coconet/


The Southeast Asia Digital Rights Camp COCONET (Connecting Communities &
Networks) currently has a call for proposals. The event is being
organized by EngageMedia, the Association for Progressive Communications
(APC), and the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), along with key
regional allies.

* Simposio LAVITS 2017 *

+ When: 29 November - 01 December 2017
+ Where: Santiago, Chile
+ Website: https://datosprotegidos.org/lavits2017/


Abstracts for the Simposio LAVITS 2017 symposia are due on August 20.
The event focuses on instigating critical analysis and debate on crucial
issues surrounding surveillance in society with a specific focus on
Latin American.

### Spotlight! ###


Looking for new adventures in the Internet Freedom space? Drop us line
with your profile and we will feature it here to help you connect with
your next great project!


Dan Bateyko, an internet rights researcher supported by a Watson
Fellowship, is looking for part-time volunteer opportunities in research
and writing while traveling in Central and South America from August
10th to September 10th.

+ Availability: Part-time, starting August 10th;
+ Location: Central and South America;
+ Ideal contribution: Research, Writing
+ Skills: Research, writing, editing, design and layout, CMS
+ Areas of interest: Internet rights, freedom of expression/online
censorship, digital commons, open data
+ Resume:https://dbateyko.me/static/resume.pdf
+ Contact: dbateyko at gmail.com


### Job Opportunities ###


All submitted jobs are always available at:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/


✎ * Director or Engineering, PeaceTech Lab* (LO)
+ Washington, DC

+ http://www.peacetechlab.org/director-of-engineering


✎ * (Multiple Positions) – Peerio *

+ Montreal (Canada) or Remote

+ https://www.peerio.com/careers.html


✎ * (Multiple Positions) – Data & Society *
+ New York City, NY
+ https://datasociety.net/blog/jobs/


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Peace and love,

The IFF Team

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