[Festival] IFF Weekly October 16-20

[IFF Team]

Dear Friends,

As things ramp up here at the IFF headquarters, we really appreciate the
love we have been receiving from you folks! Sending the love back via
some amazing NEW Community Stories found below! Here are your community
updates for the week of October 16-20.


### News and Updates ###


*** October 31 is the deadline to submit your proposal for the 2018 IFF! ***
You have ONLY two weeks left to submit your session proposals! The
demand we are expecting this year is very high. To ensure your sessions
get the consideration they deserve from the IFF Fellows, please submit
them by the deadline.

Our guide for what a great session looks like:
https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/how-to-submit-a-great-session-for-the-internet-freedom-festival-210137875840

Submit your session proposal(s) here:
https://platform.internetfreedomfestival.org


*** New Region added to the Diversity and Inclusion Travel Fund ***

The Diversity and Inclusion Fund (DIF) is back to provide travel
assistance opportunities to 2018 IFF session hosts from the Global
South. In addition to Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, South
Asia and Southeast Asia, we have added Eastern Europe to the fund.


Please note, you can only apply to the DIF once you submit a session.
You can do both by visiting: https://platform.internetfreedomfestival.org


***Our Community Speaks at the UN Human Rights Council 36th Session***
Various organizations in the IFF community came together on September 19
to share their growing concern over the growing crackdown by States on
the use of secure digital communications and the release of the #Istanbul10.
Read the speech here:
https://ifex.org/turkey/2017/09/19/apc_ifex_hrc36_4_statement/


***New policies needed to close the digital divide, says Internet
Society***

The Internet Society (ISOC) has today launched a new report “Spectrum
Approaches for Community Networks,” outlining policy initiatives that
government, the private sector, and local actors can take to expand
Internet access to underserved communities and remote areas.  

https://www.internetsociety.org/policybriefs/spectrum


### Community Stories ###


***Azerbaijani Exile Spotlights Risks to Internet, Press Freedoms***

While she still deals with the trauma of ongoing trolling three years
post-exhile, Geybulla is not one to back down when it comes to Internet
freedom. The freelance journalist, blogger, and outspoken critic of
online harassment is currently seeking a partner to document Internet
censorship by the Azerbaijani government.

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/azerbaijani-exile-spotlights-risks-to-internet-press-freedoms-e2cffa867077


***Thoughts on Journalism, Media, and Communications for the 2018 IFF***

Each week, our fellows will share their views on their themes, and the
topics they are most excited to discuss during the Internet Freedom
Festival this March. This time around, we’re focusing on Journalism,
Media, and Communications:

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/thoughts-on-journalism-media-and-communications-for-the-2018-iff-a6a08ec75710


***Umbrella: Helping Users Deal with Digital and Physical Security Risks***

Every so often, we like to feature a particularly awesome project from
the IFF community. Umbrella, an app that helps users learn about and
deal with digital and physical security risks, is exactly that. We
talked to Rory Byrne, an IFF alum and one of the project’s co-founders,
about the inspiration behind Umbrella and his goals for the app:

https://medium.com/iff-community-stories/umbrella-helping-users-deal-with-digital-and-physical-security-risks-d694777c8e02


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


### 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!


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


*CampaignCon*

+ When: 7-9 November 2017

+ Where: Johannesburg, South Africa

+ Website: https://campaigncon.org/


*Indigenous Connectivity Summit*

+ When: 7-9 November 2017

+ Where: Santa Fe, New Mexico (And virtual)

+ Website:
https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/


* Internetdagarna*

+ When: 20-21 November 2017

+ Where: Stockholm, Sweden

+ Website: https://internetdagarna.se/


* 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/


### Job Opportunities ###


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


✎ * Web Developer–ASL19*

+ Toronto, Canada

https://asl19.org/en/join-us/web-developer/


✎ *Programme Officer, Internet Governance/Internet Freedom– Counterpart
International*

+ Washington, DC

https://recruiting.ultipro.com/COU1004COUNT/JobBoard/311ebbe2-8c13-4f9e-a674-863e60ad790f/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=a4264ebd-5de1-4dbf-ae97-dc31693171ca


✎ * Programme Officer- Digital Freedom Fund *

+ Berlin or Amsterdam preferred

https://digitalfreedomfund.org/vacancies/


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Peace and love,

The IFF Team

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