[IFF] Newsletter | March 18-22

Fri Mar 22 16:59:15 CET 2019

Dear friends,

This newsletter is a service for the community of Internet Freedom
defenders around the world! Send us interesting updates, open positions,
events and resources and we will share it in our next newsletter.
Contact us at team at internetfreedomfestival.org.

Here are our updates for the week of 18 to 22 of March:  

=== IFF Related: Updates & Callouts ===

*** Travel notice for IFF participants traveling through Istanbul ***

Due to airport changes taking place in Istanbul on April 6th, many
flights are being rebooked or cancelled. If you are traveling through
Istanbul (either as a final destination or have a layover) on April 6th
or later dates, please contact your airlines to check your flights.

*** Early Bird Registration: Sunday, March 31 ***

This year we will have early bird registration on Sunday from 2:00pm to
5:00pm. This will allow you to not only avoid long lines on Monday, but
catch up with friends!

*** Volunteers Needed on Sunday ***

Calling all volunteers! Join us on Sunday to both get training and also
to help us with setup! We have tons of goodies for the IFF swag bag, so
we need tons of help filling the swag bags! Meet us at Las Naves, the
official venue at 1:00pm!

*** IFF Radio ***

This year IFF will have its very own live radio program! It will feature
15 minute capsules of interviews, interrupted with amazing
internet-related beats!! Currently, the creators are looking for people
to interview during the event. If you are interested, reach out to
team at internetfreedomfestival.org. To see the day and hours of broadcast,
visit the wiki.

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

*** Calling All Players: Bring your DigiSec Games ***

This year we will have Game Corner at the IFF, and we need everyone to
bring their digisec games!! The corner will be located in the Theater
Hall. We are also looking for game masters, for hours of the day, to
help lead games. To volunteer as a game master, please email
team at internetfreedomfestival.org

*** The IFF Expo ***

The IFF Expo will be happening all day, every day, with 6 to 8 projects
rotating every two hours. During the IFF Expo, representatives from
projects and organizations will include, among others, Civil Rights
Defenders, Ford Foundation, Hivos, Open Tech Fund, Electronic Frontier
Foundation, Digital Defense Fund, Tactical Tech, Net Freedom Pioneers,
Urgen Action Fund Latin America, Globaleaks and others!  Make sure to
visit the wiki to see the complete list of organizations and projects
will be presenting on what days! In addition, several Internet Freedom
donors will participate, so make sure to check it out!

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

*** Mentor Table ***

This year’s IFF will also be featuring a mentor table that will be
available every day at every hour, and will be staffed by amazing
individuals from different disciplines and regions from the IF space.
Mentor Table volunteers will try to answer all sorts of questions about
the IF community itself and other related issues, provide feedback on
your project or idea, and help to identify resources or connect you with
specific experts! We encourage even old school folks to use the
service! The schedule of the mentors will be published on the wiki in
the next week, including the time of the mentor slot they are hosting

*** Digital Security Help Desk ***

We will be hosting various Digital Security Help Desk hours throughout
the week. We encourage you to check out the IFF Expo schedule to see
when it will be available. The desk will be staffed with digital
security experts who can answer questions about a range of digital
security topics, including organizational security, or provide feedback
on specific needs or problems. Link to the expo schedule can be found on
the wiki.

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

*** Night Socials**

This year we have various night socials planned, including the IFF
birthday party, which will take place on Tuesday, April 2. The b-day
celebrations will include cake, candy, a dj spinning 80’s and 90’s
music, and a glittery surprise!! Check out the wiki for all the night
socials; https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

*** Self-Organized Sessions during the Internet Freedom Festival ***

Is your team virtual and meeting in real life in Valencia? Are you
excited about the people interested in x topic, and want to coordinate
efforts for 2019? Can't believe there is no session on x? Then
self-organized is the answer for you. Each year, we offer multiple
spaces throughout the day where people can coordinate their own
self-organized session, once they are on the ground in Valencia. If you
would like to book one of the slots available, please follow the
instructions below:

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Propose_a_Self-Organized_Session

***Check out the Various Events you Can’t Miss ***

This year we have a bunch of meetups, workshops and social events you
don’t want to miss. This includes a three part Liberation series,
several psycho-social workshops, and informal meetups to help you
network with people working on different topics and/or regions of the
world. Check out our wiki for more info!

https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

=== In the News ===

*** Indela: New LATAM Funder ***

Initiative for Digital Rights in Latin America (Indela) will fund
projects of digital rights organizations in Latin America***
Indela is an initiative that will fund, build capacities and provide
support to organizations that promote digital rights in Latin America.
They are looking for projects focusing on public campaigns, applied
research, advocacy and litigation on topics such as freedom of
expression, privacy and access to knowledge. The first Open Call closes
on March 31, 2019, with a financing limit per project of up to USD 75,000.

https://indela.fund/

*** NordVPN Meme Campaign against Article 13 ***

As the EU is close to passing a copyright reform law, NordVPN joins
millions of Europeans in opposing the new law. Since memes are one of
the most popular forms of expression which Article 13 puts at risk,
NordVPN invites all internet users to express their opposition through a
meme contest. Create a meme about Article 13, expressing how it might
affect your life or why you’re opposed to it. Upload it to Twitter or
Reddit, use the hashtag #NotMyEUdirective and tag NordVPN – @NordVPN. On
Reddit, upload it to the sticky thread on the NordVPN subreddit. On
March 26th 12:00 PM GMT, they will close the contest and count the results.

https://nordvpn.com/blog/article-13-nordvpn-meme-contest/.

***The Guardian Project, Okthanks and Mike Tigas, are teaming up to
improve the Onion Browser for iOS***

They need your feedback!  To ensure the Onion Browser fits your need,
please take the following survey which will take 10 minutes to complete!
Questions, email fabiola at guardianproject.info

https://okthanks.typeform.com/to/iw3KZp

### Events Calendar ###

Please note that we only feature events with a code of conduct. Have a
look at the full Internet Freedom Events Calendar over here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/internet-freedom-events-calendar/

RECURRING: IFF Glitter Meetups | Every Thursday at 10am EST
+ IFF Mattermost Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

TICS: Topics on Internet Censorship and Surveillance | March 24-28, 2019
+ Valencia, Spain
https://www.iaria.org/conferences2019/filesICN19/TICS.pdf

Internet Freedom Festival | April 1-5, 2019
+ Valencia, Spain
https://internetfreedomfestival.org

RightsCon | June 11-14, 2019
+ Tunis, Tunisia
https://www.rightscon.org/

EuRuKo | June 21-22, 2019
+ Rotterdam, The Netherlands
https://euruko2019.org/

Citizen Lab Summer Institute | July 31 - August 2, 2019
+ Toronto, Canada
https://citizenlab.ca/summerinstitute/

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### Job Opportunities ###

Share your job opportunities with us to be featured on our newsletter.
All job opportunities are available at:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎ Senior Software Engineer | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://grnh.se/201a69991

✎ Global policy advocacy project coordinator | APC
+ Targeted Regions
https://www.apc.org/en/node/35396/

✎ Communicator | Whose Knowledge?
+ Remote
https://whoseknowledge.org/about-us/opportunities/

✎ Product Manager | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://grnh.se/bd71c4241

✎ Project Director | Measurement Lab
+ Remote
https://www.measurementlab.net/jobs/project-director/

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