[Festival] IFF Weekly | June 12 - 16

Mon Jun 12 17:12:49 CEST 2017

Dear friends,

Can you believe it’s already time to start thinking about the 2018 IFF?!
Join the conversation about it on Twitter (@InternetFF) our Mattermost,
or wherever else you think we should be!

This week’s conversations have been on the 2018 Themes. What are your
ideas? Let us know!

Here are the updates for June 12 - 16:

### IFF 2018: Fellowship Launch ###

It’s been one short week since we launched the application process for
IFF’s 2018 Fellows, and the response has been tremendous! Many
professionals and leaders in Internet Freedom have answered the call to
help make guide the IFF’s content to make it relevant, immediate and
representative of the community and its challenges.

Become an IFF Fellow and help create and curate the programming that
inspires and empowers the voices of Internet Freedom throughout the world!

Remember! APPLICATIONS CLOSE June 30.

Submit your application today:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/2018-fellowship/

### News and Updates ###

*** GnuPG Launches Fundraising Campaign ***

The GnuPG Project launched their funding campaign last week. The
campaign aims to secure 15000 Euro per month in recurring donations from
individual donors to finance the development of their free software.
Activists, journalists, lawyers, and many others rely on GnuPG to
protect their communication and, more than two-thirds of the servers
running the Internet rely on GnuPG to verify the integrity of system
updates.

Donations can be made at the newly reworked website:
https://gnupg.org/donate/

*** New Project to Track Imprisoned Iranian Bloggers ***

More than 360 bloggers in Iran have been prosecuted and imprisoned. At
least 2 have been killed and one is waiting for execution. IranSec
recently launched a website that tracks the plight of imprisoned Iranian
bloggers, accessible in Farsi and English.

https://iransec.org/iranian-bloggers-jail-en/

### Community Stories ###

*** En Venezuela combatimos la dictadura a través del rock and roll ***
(In Venezuela we fight the dictatorship with rock and roll)

Por Melanio Escobar, Director de RedesAyuda y Humano Derecho (@MelanioBar)

“Desde la organización que dirijo, RedesAyuda y en nuestro proyecto
Humano Derecho Radio Estación, hemos usado la música y la tecnología
para combatir esta dura realidad que enfrentamos los venezolanos. Somos
la radio de la música radical y el contenido social, donde tratando los
temas de Derechos Humanos en un lenguaje más accesible para las masas y
utilizando el punk rock como hilo conductor hemos logrado posicionar
ante los ciudadanos una fuente ininterrumpida de información, análisis y
debate.”

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

Please share your story with the community! Our publication is a
platform for you to share the stories behind the work you do, to help
build connections from within and inspire those within and outside of
our community.

### Upcoming Events ###

THIS WEEK: We’re going to be at the Allied Media Conference. Would you
like to connect with other IFF community members there or join in on
what’s happening in Detroit? Hop on Mattermost, an Open Source,
self-hosted alternative to Slack. Request an invite at:
https://community.internetfreedomfestival.org/signup_user_complete/?id=71jwiewte7bb9rqq85s3d8to5w

If you’re already on Mattermost, join the “Allied Media Conference” channel!

* Allied Media Conference *
+ When: June 15-18, 2017
+ Where: Detroit MI, USA
+ Website: https://www.alliedmedia.org/amc

A collaborative laboratory of media-based organizing strategies. The
Allied Media Conference is a collaboratively designed event. Conference
content is curated with care every year by 100+ volunteer coordinators
of tracks, practice spaces, and network gatherings. We define "media" as
anything you use to communicate with the world. You are a media-maker!

* Sustain *
+ When: June 19
+ Where: San Francisco CA, USA
+ Website: https://sustainoss.org

“Sustain” will be a one day conversation for open source software
sustainers. There will be no keynotes, expo halls or talks. Only a
guided discussion and concrete ideas about getting and distributing
money or in-kind services to the Open Source community.

* Open Source Bridge *
+ When: June 20-23, 2017
+ Where: Portland, OR
+ Website: http://opensourcebridge.org/

Open Source Bridge is an annual conference focused on building open
source community and citizenship through four days of technical talks,
hacking sessions, and collaboration opportunities. Participants include
developers, hardware hackers, community organizers, and people involved
in the business of open source.

* Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) *
+ When: July 18-21, 2017
+ Where: Minneapolis (MN), USA
+ Website: https://petsymposium.org/

The annual Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS) brings
together privacy experts from around the world to present and discuss
recent advances and new perspectives on research in privacy technologies.

Stipends for assistance are available! The deadline for application is
May 31: https://petsymposium.org/2017/stipends.php

* SHA2017 *
+ When: August 4-8, 2017
+ Where: Scoutinglandgoed in Zeewolde, Netherlands
+ Website: https://sha2017.org/

SHA2017 is an international non-profit outdoor hacker camp/conference.
The camp is organized for and by volunteers from and around all facets
of the international hacker community.

Join the Internet Freedom Camp “Fuzzy Freedom Fractal” where we’ll have
a presence!

* MyData 2017 *
+ When: August 30-Sep 1
+ Where: Tallinn (Estonia) & and (Helsinki, Finland)
+ Website: https://mydata2017.org/

MyData is a human centred approach in personal data management that
combines industry need to data with digital human rights. MyData 2017
conference brings together businesses, the research community, civil
society and government to shape the fundamentals on how personal data is
managed globally.

* CopyCamp 2017: Internet of Copyrighted Things *
+ When: September 28-29
+ Where: Warsaw, Poland
+ Website: http://copycamp.pl/en/

CopyCamp is the biggest conference about social and economic aspects of
copyright in Europe. It has been the place for a balanced, original, and
multi-sided debate, facilitating the exchange of ideas about exclusive
rights all over Europe and abroad. CopyCamp discusses the law, but it is
not a legal conference, reaching out to people active in culture,
education, science, government, and technology. This year we also wish
to invite those active in other areas, for example, health, food, or
security.

### Community 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 team :)

Name: Antonella Maia Perini
+ Availability: From mid-July, 30-40 hours per week.
+ Location: Remote Work, open to opportunities in Buenos Aires or the
European Union.
+ Ideal positions: Researcher, Policy Analyst or Project Manager
+ Skills: writing, research, project management, digital campaigning,
advocacy
+ Areas of interest: Internet governance; Technology in International
Relations; Internet and Human Rights; ICT for Development; Digital Democracy
+ Resume
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12TEYkoTDMsBwpTLID5z1n53kDraP0lgd17F_IZicJUg/edit?usp=sharing
+ Contact: antomperini at gmail.com; T: @antoperini

### Job Opportunities ###

You know the greatest thing about our Job Board? It’s entirely driven by
your submissions and community support! Please spread the word to all
those in the market for a new candidate or job opportunity. Submit there
and we’ll include your job here in the weekly too!

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

✎ * Security Engineer - Freedom of the Press Foundation *
+ Location: San Francisco, CA (USA) or Remote
+ https://freedom.press/jobs/job-opening-security-engineer-securedrop/

✎ * Software Engineer - Freedom of the Press Foundation *
+ Location: San Francisco, CA (USA) or Remote
+
https://freedom.press/jobs/job-opening-software-engineer-securedrop-and-other-projects/

✎ * Program Associate - Internews *
+ Location: Washington, DC (USA)
+
https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=710

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The IFF Team