[Festival] IFF Weekly: October 23-27

[IFF Team]

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*Dear Friends,We hope you’ve had a safe week filled with new learnings,
good friends, and lots of fun. Either way, we’re sending you updates for
the week of October 23-27 packaged with a big hug:*

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### News and Updates ###


*** Last Call for Session Proposals! ***October 31 is the deadline to
send your proposals for the 2018 IFF!


You have only ONE week left to submit your session proposals! We are
expecting a big turnout this year. 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


*** And Last Call for Diversity & Inclusion Travel Grants Too! ***

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


***Expanding services offered by OTF’s usability labs***

The Open Technology Fund (OTF) seeks multiple individuals or
organizations to support the existing services offered by their
Usability Lab and to support new additional services to be offered by
the lab. Usability Lab services are only provided to those efforts
advancing global internet freedom, within OTF’s mission and core focus
areas. The deadline is October 31.

https://www.opentech.fund/requests/expanding-services-offered-otfs-usability-lab

***SAFETAG Fellowship Grants due Nov 17***

Internews is launching a funding pool to diversify and scale SAFETAG
across the broader human rights and digital security community.
Internews is seeking to fund approximately individuals or teams embedded
in organizations to customize SAFETAG to meet their needs, conduct
SAFETAG-based assessments integrating these customizations, and share
these approaches back with the SAFETAG community. Grant amounts are
expected to vary based on local costs and scope, but the average grant
is expected to be $25,000 USD and approximately 4 months in duration.

https://safetag.org/2017/09/28/safetagfellowship.html


### 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!


*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/


✎ * IT Coordinator–Videre est Credere*

+ London, UK

https://www.indeed.co.uk/cmp/VIDERE-EST-CREDERE/jobs/IT-Coordinator-a16ec67fbc5d71f7


✎ *Technology & Civil Liberties Policy Attorney– ACLU*

+ San Francisco

https://www.aclunc.org/about/opportunities/technology-civil-liberties-policy-attorney


✎ * Director, Partnerships and Outreach– Digital Security Exchange*

+ Remote

https://www.digitalsecurityexchange.org/opportunities/


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Peace and love,

The IFF Team

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