[Festival] IFF Weekly | November 27-December 1

[IFF Team]

Dear Friends,

We hope you’ve had a wonderful week. This is a reminder that we’re
constantly inspired by your passion and commitment, and are so grateful
to be part of this amazing community. Thank you for being you!

Here are your updates for the week of November 27 to December 1:

### News and Updates ###

*** DRF and NetBlocks find blanket and nation-wide ban on social media
in Pakistan and demand it to be lifted immediately ***
The NetBlocks https://netblocks.org internet shutdown observatory
project in coordination with the Digital Rights Foundation
https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/ has collected evidence of
nation-wide internet disruptions throughout Pakistan.
https://digitalrightsfoundation.pk/press-release-drf-and-netblocks-find-blanket-and-nation-wide-ban-on-social-media-in-pakistan-and-demand-it-to-be-lifted-immediately/

*** IFF Hotels Update ***
There are no more discounted rooms available at the AC Hotel Valencia by
Marriott. However, rooms are still available at the full price.

To accommodate the demand, we have partnered with two new hotels,
Ilunion Aqua 3 and Ilunion Aqua 4, which are now offering special deals
for IFF attendees. To book your rooms with the Aqua hotels, send an
email to mcordoba at ilunionhotels.com copying
team at internetfreedomfestival.org, with the subject “Internet Freedom
Festival Booking.”

See the complete accommodation list and special booking instructions
here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Final-IFF-Accomodation-List.pdf

*** Waitlist Reminder ***
We reached maximum capacity in only 4 weeks! This is a first time for
us, and we are completely humbled by the response. As always, we are so
grateful that you’ve dedicated your time and energy to creating this
community with us.

Two important notes regarding registration:

1) You can still sign up for our waitlist. We will be inviting new
registrations on a rolling basis.

2) Please let the IFF team know ASAP if you registered but cannot
attend. We have so many folks on our waitlist, and this will ensure that
they can attend. (Of course, we’ll miss you!)

***All Humans are Technologists***
“The social justice perspective on technology is essential because it
helps us focus our attention on power and history, rather than the
technology itself. Technology is produced by and operates within our
existing cultural, political, and economic systems—according to these
systems, new technologies may amplify existing structures or force a
realignment. Each new technological innovation presents an opportunity
to build a more just system, but only within the context of our current
systems and power structures.”
http://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/all-humans-are-technologists/

### Ally’s Corner ###

“When discussing body size, use neutral descriptions such as “higher
weight,” “lower weight,” “larger body,” “smaller build,” “medium size.” 

>From Ally’s workshop:
http://files.frameshiftconsulting.com/Ally%20Skills%20Workshop%20slides.pdf

### Community Stories ###

Get in touch with us to feature your story in our Medium publication!
https://medium.com/iff-community-stories

***The Privilege of Giving Up Technology***
This piece was written by one of our policy, advocacy, and research
fellows, Andreas Reventlow:

“But many people are not able to make that choice and as technology
companies permeate more and more aspects of our lives, our dependency on
them is only likely to grow. When that happens, privacy will only become
more of a luxury. Where technology was once only available to the
privileged few, those with privilege are now the ones who are able to
give it up.”
https://medium.com/@areventlow/the-privilege-of-giving-up-technology-ccf5629b2c6b

***Better Security by Design***
“When your organization addresses the security vulnerabilities
identified by OWASP, it’s a good moment to involve your designers and
usability experts in the conversation, as well as your security experts.
OWASP recommends finding “natural opportunities to gather security
information and feed it back into your process.” The same goes for design.”
https://medium.com/@gusandrews/better-security-by-design-88d4efcf916

### Upcoming Events ###

Please share with us events that should be published in this section!

* Women Who Code Community Hackathon *
+ When: 27-28 November 2017
+ Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
+ Website:
https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Kuala-Lumpur/events/245002201/?rv=ea1&_af=event&_af_eid=245002201&https=on

* Simposio LAVITS 2017 *
+ When: 29 November - 01 December 2017
+ Where: Santiago, Chile
+ Website: http://lavits2017.datosprotegidos.org/

* Primavera Hacker *
+ When: 2-3 December 2017
+ Where: Santiago, Chile
+ Website: https://phacker.org/convocatoria.html#convocatoria

* Global Voices Summit *
+ When: 2-3 December 2017
+ Where: Colombo, Sri Lanka
+ Website:
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/16/announcing-the-2017-global-voices-summit-join-us-in-colombo-sri-lanka-on-december-2-3/

* SRCCON: WORK*
+ When: 7-8 December 2017
+ Where: Philadelphia, PA
+ Website: https://work.srccon.org/

* Tails new features test*
+ When: 8-10 December 2017
+ Where: Berlin, Germany
+ Website: https://survey.tails.boum.org/index.php/374714

*Libre Graphics Meeting*
+ When: 26-30 April 2018
+ Where: Seville, Spain
+ Website: http://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2018/

### Job Opportunities ###

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

✎ * Senior Program Manager – Phandeeyar *
+ Myanmar
http://phandeeyar.org/careers/3284-2/

✎ * Senior Product Design – Ushahidi *
+ Nairobi
https://ushahidi.workable.com/jobs/607806

✎ * Project Manager– Freedom of the Press Foundation *
+ San Francisco area, remote considered
https://freedom.press/jobs/job-opening-project-manager-freedom-press-foundation/

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Peace and love,
The IFF Team