[IFF] Weekly | March 23-27

Fri Mar 27 13:10:19 CET 2020

Dear friends,

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

Here are our updates for the week of March 23-27:

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*** Upcoming Community Knowledge Share (CKS) Workshops ***

@ March 31: Online Facilitation: Captivating Your Remote Teams & Meeting
// Lead by Trinh Nguyen
-> https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks2

@ April 2: Constructing Feminist Tech through Fiction
// Lead by Dalia Othman, Helene Schwichow and  Katrin Frisch.
-> https://internetfreedomfestival.formstack.com/forms/cks3

You can see these and other gatherings on the IFF Virtual Calendar of
Events:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Calendar_of_Events

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*** Physical, Emotional and Digital Protection while Using Home as
Office in Times of COVID-19 ***

Check out the ideas and tips compiled by Frontline Defenders, on how
HRDs can stay safe during the pandemic. This includes physical,
emotional and digital protection.

https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/statement-report/protection-HRDs-covid-19

*** A Shot in the Dark: The Impact of the Social Media Tax in Uganda on
Access, Usage, Income and Productivity ***

A new report report and campaign from Policy on the social media taxes
in Uganda and the wide-ranging impact, especially now during a pandemic.
Campaign: Report:

https://pollicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/A-Shot-in-the-Dark-The-Impact-of-the-Social-Media-Tax-in-Uganda.pdf

Campaign: https://freesocial.media/

*** Privacy Threatening Responses to COVID-19 Across the Globe ***

To help researchers, we have asked our community to update us on
responses to COVID-19 that may pose a risk to privacy and leave a
lasting legacy. If you have a story you would like to share, email us or
post it on the IFF Mattermost COVID channel.

- Karnataka Government Publishes  Addresses of People COVIID-19 Quarantine
https://www.medianama.com/2020/03/223-privacy-karnataka-addresses-coronavirus-quarantine/

- Ecuador Surveillance Measures to Confront Pandemic is a Threat to
Human Rights
https://www.apc.org/en/node/36103/

- Netanyahu Imposes Dangerous “Big Brother” Surveillance Under the
Pretext of a Security Response to the Coronavirus
https://www.apc.org/en/news/7amleh-netanyahu-imposes-dangerous-big-brother-surveillance-under-pretext-security-response

- Covid-19 in Africa: When is Surveillance Necessary and Proportionate?
https://cipesa.org/2020/03/covid-19-in-africa-when-is-surveillance-necessary-and-proportion

- Valencia Tracking People Via Mobile Phones
https://www.xatakamovil.com/movil-y-sociedad/moviles-para-controlar-coronavirus-gobierno-usara-datos-localizacion-para-rastrear-movimientos-prevenir-contagios

*** Coalition Letter Regarding Transparency and Access in Response to
COVID-19 ***

132 organizations have signed a statement asking the US government
branches and agencies to commit to their  duty to   include the public
in the policy-making process, including policies related to COVID-19 as
well as routine ongoing functions of governance.

https://www.eff.org/document/coalition-letter-regarding-transparency-and-access-response-covid-19

*** Censorship & Disinformation to Blame for the Spread of COVID-19 ***

As the world struggles to fight the ravages of the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19), we are now only beginning to have a fuller picture of how
the Chinese government’s use of censorship and misinformation has
hindered people’s ability to report, track and treat the disease.

https://medium.com/@TeresaMunoz/censorship-and-disinformation-to-blame-for-the-spread-of-covid-19-e3453c05642c

### Grants, Fellowships, & Awards ###

Send us your opportunities, and we will include them in our newsletter!

Indela
Deadline: April 4, 2020
https://indela.fund/

DRL Internet Freedom
Advancing and Promoting Peer-to-Peer Communications Technologies NOFO
Deadline: April 10, 2020
https://www.state.gov/internet-freedom-advancing-and-promoting-peer-to-peer-communications-technologies/

United for Iran
IranCubator 2.0
Deadline: April 15, 2020
https://united4iran.org/en/irancubator/contest.html

The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
CFP: Countering Online Violence against Women Human Rights Defenders
Deadline: April 30, 2020
https://mk0rofifiqa2w3u89nud.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Call-for-Proposals_Online-Space-for-WHRDs_Public_03.03.2020-Final.pdf

The Community Prototype Fund (CPF)
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.opentech.fund/funds/community-prototype-fund/

Knight Foundation Research Funding for Internet Governance
Deadline: Will remain open until otherwise indicated.
https://knightfoundation.org/funding-opp-research-norms-rules-governance-internet-digital-platforms/

### 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/

IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday
9am EST | 1pm UTC | 9pm UTC+8
+ IFF Mattermost Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

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### Job Opportunities ###

To view the complete list of jobs or post one, visit the IFF Job Board:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎  Senior Manager, Global Marketing | Wikimedia
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2149497?gh_src=469d24b61us

✎  Technical Product Manager | Wikimedia
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2147625?gh_src=299a811a1us

✎  Evaluation Strategist, Grantmaking | Wikimedia
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2147601?gh_src=9e36361d1us

✎  Senior Copywriter | Wikimedia
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2144068?gh_src=904a59001us

✎  Digital Rights Campaigner	 | OpenMedia
+ Vancouver, Canada or remote
https://openmedia.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=23&source=other

✎  Consultancy for the development of the APC 2020-2023 communications
strategy | Association for Progressive Communications
+ Remote
https://www.apc.org/en/node/36093/

✎  Software Engineer - Wikipedia Library | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2139727?gh_src=511ae9461

✎  System Architect | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2140530?gh_src=b1561f601

✎  Events Specialist (remote) | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2112453?gh_src=260c9c5b1

✎  Brand Collaborations Lead | Wikimedia Foundation
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2129050?gh_src=4d17d0461

✎  Human Rights Policy Advocacy Lead | Association for Progressive
Communications
+ Remote
https://www.apc.org/en/news/job-call-human-rights-policy-advocacy-lead

✎  Senior Engineering Manager | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2121415?gh_src=c76f48af1

✎  Director of Technology Projects | Electronic Frontier Foundation
+ San Francisco, CA
https://www.eff.org/opportunities/jobs/director-technology-projects

✎  Senior Application Security Engineer | Wikimedia Foundation
+ Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2116686?gh_src=277b64091

✎  Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Wikimedia Foundation
+ San Francisco, CA or Remote
https://boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/2117176?gh_src=87a1d96e1

To view the complete list of jobs or post one, visit the IFF Job Board:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Job_Board

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